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Thomas Bell 1549 – 1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4-12-1549

Birth Location: Brancepeth, Durham, England

Death Date: 1609

Death Location: Wokingham, Berkshire, England

Father: Roger Beyton

Mother: Elizabeth Stuteville

Spouse(s): Lady Clarke

Children(s): Katherine Meakins

The story of Thomas Bell began in 1549 in Brancepeth, Durham, England. Thomas Bell married Lady Bridget Clarke, and had children including Katherine Catharina (Bell) Meakins. Thomas Bell passed away in 1609 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Bell began in 1549 in Brancepeth, Durham, England.
  • Thomas Bell married Lady Bridget Clarke, and had children including Katherine Catharina (Bell) Meakins.
  • Thomas Bell passed away in 1609 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roger Beyton
1526 – 1556
Birth Location: Beyton, Suffolk, England
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Elizabeth Stuteville
1526 – 1556
Birth Location: Debenham, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Clarke
1552 – 1592
Birth Location: Little Bentley, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Katherine Meakins
1584 – 1651
Birth Location: Achurch, Northamptonshire, England
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Thomas Bell's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Bell
1549 – 1609
Birth Place: Brancepeth, Durham, England
Parents
Roger Ric. Bell of Beyton
1526 – 1556
Beyton, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth (Stoteville) Stuteville
1526 – 1556
Debenham, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Stuteville of) Dalham
1502 – 1571
Debenham, Suffolk, England
Lady (Ann Stoteville Byrde) (Bird)
1506 – 1583
Gazeley, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Bell's Descendants

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Thomas Bell (4-12-1549 – 1609) m. Lady (Bridget) Clarke (1552 – 1592)
  1. 1. Katherine (Catharina (Bell)) Meakins (19 Apr 1584 – 3 Feb 1651) m. Thomas (Meakins Bell) III (1589 – 1646)
    1. 1. Thomas Meekins (1611 – 10 Dec 1687) m. Sarah (Catherine) Beardsley (1615 – 21 Jan 1651)
      1. 1. Mary ({Allis, Ellis} MEAKINS ***) MEEKINS? (8 Jun 1645 – 10 April 1705) m. Nathaniel CLARK (27 November 1641 – 30 March 1669)
        1. 1. Mary Clark (1663 – 11 December 1711) m. Jonathan Parsons (1693 – Abt 1782)

Thomas Bell's Timeline

2 Records

1549
4-12-1549
Birth of Thomas Bell in Brancepeth, Durham, England
Brancepeth, Durham, England
1609
1609
Age 60
Death of Thomas Bell in Wokingham, Berkshire, England
Wokingham, Berkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4-12-1549
    Event Place: Brancepeth, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: Wokingham, Berkshire, England
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