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Thomas Bourchier 1440–1491 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1440

Birth Location: Little Easton, Essex, England

Death Date: 26 OCT 1491

Death Location: Ware, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Henry Essex

Mother: Isabel Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Tilney, Isabel Barre

Children(s): Joan Bourchier, John Bourchier

In 1440, Thomas Bourchier entered the world in Little Easton, Essex, England, born to Henry Bourchier 1St Earl Of Essex And Isabel Plantagenet. Thomas Bourchier married Elizabeth Tilney, Isabel Barre, and had children including Joan Elizabeth Bourchier, John Bourchier. Thomas Bourchier passed away in 1491 in Ware, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1440, Thomas Bourchier entered the world in Little Easton, Essex, England, born to Henry Bourchier 1St Earl Of Essex And Isabel Plantagenet.
  • Thomas Bourchier married Elizabeth Tilney, Isabel Barre, and had children including Joan Elizabeth Bourchier, John Bourchier.
  • Thomas Bourchier passed away in 1491 in Ware, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Thomas Bourchier's Ancestors

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Thomas Bourchier
1440–1491
Birth Place: Little Easton, Essex, England
Parents
Henry Bourchier 1st Earl of Essex
1404–1483
Earl, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Isabel Plantagenet
1411–1484
Conisbrough, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Countess (of Staffordshire Anne) Buckingham
1383–1438
Pheshy, Essex, England
Richard Plantagenet
1376–1415
England
Anne Mortimer
1388–1415
New Forest, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Plantagenet
1341–1402
Joan Holand
1339–1397
Roger Mortimer
1371–1391
Eleanor Holland
1369–1405
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Earl Holand
1354–1397
Alice Fitzalan
1352–1414
Earl Holand
1354–1397
Alice Fitzalan
1352–1414

Thomas Bourchier's Descendants

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Thomas Bourchier (1440–26 OCT 1491) m. Elizabeth Tilney (ABT 1465–4 APR 1497) m. Isabel Barre (ABT 1440–)
  1. 1. Joan (Elizabeth) Bourchier 1499–1548 m. Sir (Richard Croxton Carter, Lord of Garston) Manor 1494–1558
    1. 1. Alice Carter 1529–1593 m. Edward (B.) Heath 1525–
      1. 1. William (A.) Heath –1625 m. Agnes Cheney 1560–1594
        1. 1. Prudence Heath 1597– m. Edward Morrison 1590–1631
  2. 2. John Bourchier 1433–1533 m. Katherine Howard 1427–1535
    1. 1. Jane Bouchier 1490–1562 m. Edmund (Knyvett) II 1448–1488
      1. 1. Alice Knyvett 1513–1560 m. Oliver Spiers 1513–1543
      2. 2. Ann (Bourchier) Knyvett 1509–1595 m. Richard Sears 1509–1540
        1. 1. John (Bourchier) Sears 1528–1595 m. Elizabeth Hawkins 1530–1562
      3. 3. Catherine Knyvett 1521–1596
      4. 4. Christian Knyvett 1519–1560
      5. 5. Edmund Knyvett 1525–1567
      6. 6. Elizabeth Knyvett 1527–1528 m. Francis Bohun 1525–1605
      7. 7. John Knyvett 1524–1561 m. Agnes (Anne) Harcourt 1518–1579
        1. 1. Thomas Knyvett 1538–1539 m. Muriel Parry 1545–1616
      8. 8. Rose Knyvett 1515–1588 m. Oliver Reynes 1480–1560
      9. 9. Thomas Knyvett 1565–1569 m. Elizabeth Hayward 1560–1610
        1. 1. Philip Knyvett 1584–1635 m. Katherine Ford 1585–1647
      10. 10. William Knyvett 1531–1612 m. Dorothy Thimelthorpe 1535–1616

Thomas Bourchier's Timeline

2 Records

1440
1440
Birth of Thomas Bourchier in Little Easton, Essex, England
Little Easton, Essex, England
1491
26 OCT 1491
Age 51
Death of Thomas Bourchier
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Little Easton, Essex, England
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 March 2019, 20:10), entry for Thomas Bourchier(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LYPS-ZT3

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ware, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 March 2019, 20:10), entry for Thomas Bourchier(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LYPS-ZT3
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Thomas Bourchier, 1491; Burial, Ware, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England, Saint Mary's Churchyard; citing record ID 120471635, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 OCT 1491
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 March 2019, 20:10), entry for Thomas Bourchier(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LYPS-ZT3
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Thomas Bourchier, 1491; Burial, Ware, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England, Saint Mary's Churchyard; citing record ID 120471635, <i>Find a Grave</i>

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