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Thomas Hayward 1522 – 1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1522

Birth Location: Spetchley, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: Oct 1547

Death Location: Spetchley, Worcestershire, England

Father: Sir Bridgnorth

Mother: Lady Whitebrooke

Spouse(s): Margaret Sowthall, Helen Bussey, Betteris Elden

Children(s): Katherine Berkeley

Thomas Hayward was born in 1522 in Spetchley, Worcestershire, England, the child of Sir George Hayward of Bridgnorth and Lady Margaret Whitebrooke. Thomas Hayward married Margaret Sowthall, Helen M. Bussey, Betteris Elden, and had children including Katherine Berkeley. Thomas Hayward passed away in 1547 in Spetchley, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Thomas Hayward was born in 1522 in Spetchley, Worcestershire, England, the child of Sir George Hayward of Bridgnorth and Lady Margaret Whitebrooke.
  • Thomas Hayward married Margaret Sowthall, Helen M. Bussey, Betteris Elden, and had children including Katherine Berkeley.
  • Thomas Hayward passed away in 1547 in Spetchley, Worcestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Bridgnorth
1505 – 1567
Birth Location: Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England
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Lady Whitebrooke
1505 – 1560
Birth Location: Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England
LW

Spouses(s)

Margaret Sowthall
1528 – 1586
Birth Location: Spetchley, Worcestershire, England
MS
Helen Bussey
1530 – 1548
Birth Location: Spetchley, Worcestershire, England
HB
Betteris Elden
Birth Location: –
BE

Children(s)

Katherine Berkeley
1548 – 1614
Birth Location: Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England
KB

Thomas Hayward's Ancestors

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Thomas Hayward
1522 – 1547
Birth Place: Spetchley, Worcestershire, England
Parents
Sir George Hayward of Bridgnorth
1505 – 1567
Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England
Lady (Margaret) Whitebrooke
1505 – 1560
Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
JOHN ((SIR) deBailey) HAYWARD
1465 – 1570
Brocton, Shropshire, , England
Lady (Agnes deTilden GLOVER) (Hayward)
1486 – 1546
, Shropshire, , England
John (Whitbrooke) Beresford
1475 – 1580
London, England
Dorothy (Dorothea Leknor) Lewknor
1471 – 1548
London, London, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Hayward's Descendants

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Thomas Hayward (1522 – Oct 1547) m. Margaret Sowthall (1528 – 30 July 1586) m. Helen (M.) Bussey (abt. 1530 – 1548) m. Betteris Elden
  1. 1. Katherine Berkeley (1548 – 1614) m. Sir (Judge Rowland) Berkeley (1548 – 01 Jun 1611)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Page (1573 – 1625) m. Robert (Thomas) Page (1570 – 1628)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Page (1 Apr 1593 – 12 Dec 1640) m. Robert Berkeley (1571 – 1622)
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane Marshall) Berkeley (1613 – 1635) m. John (Marshall (ELoth)) Sr (1610 – 1650)

Thomas Hayward's Timeline

2 Records

1522
1522
Birth of Thomas Hayward in Spetchley, Worcestershire, England
Spetchley, Worcestershire, England
1547
Oct 1547
Age 25
Death of Thomas Hayward in Spetchley, Worcestershire, England
Spetchley, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Spetchley, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1547
    Event Place: Spetchley, Worcestershire, England
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