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Thomas Gerard 1512 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1512

Birth Location: Bryn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: ABT 1558

Death Location: Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Gerard

Mother: Margaret Trafford

Spouse(s): Jaine Leigh

Children(s): Thomas Gerard, Catherine Gerrard, Henry Gerard, Elizabeth Gerard, Margaret Gerard

In 1512, Thomas Gerard entered the world in Bryn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Gerard and Margaret Trafford. Thomas Gerard married Jaine Leigh, and had children including Thomas Gerard, Catherine Gerrard, Henry Gerard, Elizabeth Gerard, Margaret Gerard. Thomas Gerard passed away in 1558 in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1512, Thomas Gerard entered the world in Bryn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Gerard and Margaret Trafford.
  • Thomas Gerard married Jaine Leigh, and had children including Thomas Gerard, Catherine Gerrard, Henry Gerard, Elizabeth Gerard, Margaret Gerard.
  • Thomas Gerard passed away in 1558 in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Children(s)

Thomas Gerard's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Gerard
1512 – 1558
Birth Place: Bryn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Gerard
1488 – 1523
Winwick, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Trafford
1490 – 1540
Trafford Park, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Peter Gerard
1460 – 1492
Kingsley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Stanley
1460 – 1506
Hooton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Edmund Trafford
1450 – 1514
Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Savage
1452 – 1525
Clifton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gerard
1431 – 1490
Lady Fouleshurst
1443 – 1502
William Stanley
1433 – 1512
Margaret Bromley
1434 – 1469
John Trafford
1420 – 1488
Elizabeth Ashton
1431 – 1490
Katherine Stanley
1430 – 1498
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Gerard
1407 – 1447
Isabel Strangeways
1413 – 1448
William Stanley
1405 – 1466
Mary Savage
1407 – 1444
John Bromley
1409 – 1488
Margaret Wydeville
1420 – 1470
Edmund Trafford
1394 – 1457
Anne Tyldesley
1394 – 1470

Thomas Gerard's Descendants

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Thomas Gerard (ABT 1512 – ABT 1558) m. Jaine Leigh (1518 – 20 NOV 1575)
  1. 1. Thomas Gerard (1532 – 1601) m. Elizabeth Port (1540 – SEP 1601)
    1. 1. John Gerard (ABT 1552 – ) m. <Living>
    2. 2. Dorothy Gerard (ABT 1554 – ) m. Edmund Peckham (1550 – )
    3. 3. Mary Gerrard (ABT 1556 – ) m. John Jenison (ABT 1558 – 1608) m. John Jennison (ABT 1562 – )
    4. 4. Martha Gerard (ABT 1558 – ) m. Michael Jennison m. Michael Jennison (ABT 1564 – ) m. Michael Jenison (ABT 1560 – )
    5. 5. Thomas Gerard (1560 – 16 FEB 1620) m. Cecily Maney (ABT 1560 – 1628) m. Mary Ashton (1555 – ABT 1636)
      1. 1. John Gerard (1580 – 16 DEC 1655)
        1. 1. Francis Garrett (1610 – 1 SEP 1691) m. Mary Dennis (1632 – 1654)
      2. 2. Thomas Gerard (4 OCT 1585 – 15 MAY 1641) m. Frances Molyneux (1585 – 28 FEB 1613) m. Frances Molyneux (1580 – )
      3. 3. Thomas Gerard (1586 – 15 MAY 1630) m. Thomas Barrett (ABT 1550 – BEF 1630) m. Frances Molyneux (1580 – ) m. Frances Molyneux (1585 – 28 FEB 1613)
      4. 4. Frances Gerard (ABT 1587 – )
      5. 5. Richard Gerard (ABT 1589 – )
      6. 6. Ann Gerard m. John Cox (<1587> – )
  2. 2. Catherine Gerrard (1533 – BEF 20 NOV 1575) m. Henry Torbocke (ABT 1510 – 8 MAR 1583) m. William Torbock (ABT 1526 – 1558) m. Robert Charnock (1540 – 12 JAN 1616)
  3. 3. Henry Gerard (ABT 1535 – 1571) m. Catherine Walsh (1525 – 1570)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Gerard (ABT 1536 – ) m. Robert Worsley (ABT 1533 – 1604/1605)
  5. 5. Margaret Gerard (ABT 1542 – )

Thomas Gerard's Timeline

2 Records

1512
ABT 1512
Birth of Thomas Gerard in Bryn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Bryn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1558
ABT 1558
Age 46
Death of Thomas Gerard in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1512
    Event Place: Bryn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1558
    Event Place: Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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