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Thomas Emerson 1540 – 1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Great Dunmow, Essex, England

Death Date: 15 Oct 1595

Death Location: Great Dunmow, Essex, England

Father: Sir Emerson

Mother: Lady Holmes

Spouse(s): JOANNA BRASSE

Children(s): Ortus Emersone

In 1540, Thomas Emerson entered the world in Great Dunmow, Essex, England, born to Sir Ralfe Ralph Emerson and Lady Elsabethe "Isabelle" Holmes. Thomas Emerson married JOANNA BRASSE, and had children including Ortus Robert Emersone. Thomas Emerson passed away in 1595 in Great Dunmow, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Thomas Emerson entered the world in Great Dunmow, Essex, England, born to Sir Ralfe Ralph Emerson and Lady Elsabethe "Isabelle" Holmes.
  • Thomas Emerson married JOANNA BRASSE, and had children including Ortus Robert Emersone.
  • Thomas Emerson passed away in 1595 in Great Dunmow, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Emerson
1506 – 1552
Birth Location: Foxton, Bishopric, County Durham, England
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Lady Holmes
1518 – 1570
Birth Location: Great Dunmow, Essex, England
LH

Spouses(s)

JOANNA BRASSE
1542 – 1561
Birth Location: Great Dunmow, Essex, England
JB

Children(s)

Ortus Emersone
1561 – 1620
Birth Location: Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
OE

Thomas Emerson's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Emerson
1540 – 1595
Birth Place: Great Dunmow, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Ralfe Ralph Emerson
1506 – 1552
Foxton, Bishopric, County Durham, England
Lady (Elsabethe "Isabelle") Holmes
1518 – 1570
Great Dunmow, Essex, England
Grandparents
Reverend (Sir Knight John Richard IV Earl of Ashton) Lawrence
1500 – 1559
Ashton Hall, Lancashire Hill, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Emerson's Descendants

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Thomas Emerson (1540 – 15 Oct 1595) m. JOANNA BRASSE (1542 – 25 Oct 1561)
  1. 1. Ortus (Robert) Emersone (25 Oct 1561 – 6 Jan 1620) m. Susanna ("Anna") Crabbe (24 Feb 1556 – 20 Nov 1626)
    1. 1. Thomas Emerson (1584 – 1666)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Emerson (12 Apr 1616 – 20 Feb 1692) m. Thomas Linfurth (18 Nov 1610 – 15 Nov 1672)
        1. 1. Mary (Linfurth Brown -) 7GG (07 Feb 1649 – 13 Sep 1726)

Thomas Emerson's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Thomas Emerson in Great Dunmow, Essex, England
Great Dunmow, Essex, England
1595
15 Oct 1595
Age 55
Death of Thomas Emerson in Great Dunmow, Essex, England
Great Dunmow, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Great Dunmow, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1595
    Event Place: Great Dunmow, Essex, England
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