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Thomas Gerard II 1518 – 1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1518

Birth Location: In or near Kingsley & Bryn or Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 30 Jul 1540

Death Location: SmithField, Lancashire, England- Executed by being burned at the stake as a Heretic(Martyred) due to his conversion to Lutheranism

Father: Thomas 1513,

Mother: Margaret Trafford,

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In 1518, Thomas Gerard II Sir Knight entered the world in In or near Kingsley & Bryn or Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England, born to Thomas Gerard, Lord of Kingsley, Bryn & Winwick, High Sheriff of Lancashire, Led Lancashire Archers at Flodden Field 1513, and Margaret "Margery" Trafford,. Thomas Gerard II Sir Knight passed away in 1540 in SmithField, Lancashire, England- Executed by being burned at the stake as a Heretic(Martyred) due to his conversion to Lutheranism.

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Biography

  • In 1518, Thomas Gerard II Sir Knight entered the world in In or near Kingsley & Bryn or Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England, born to Thomas Gerard, Lord of Kingsley, Bryn & Winwick, High Sheriff of Lancashire, Led Lancashire Archers at Flodden Field 1513, and Margaret "Margery" Trafford,.
  • Thomas Gerard II Sir Knight passed away in 1540 in SmithField, Lancashire, England- Executed by being burned at the stake as a Heretic(Martyred) due to his conversion to Lutheranism.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas 1513,
1488 – 1523
Birth Location: Brynhill of Brindle, Choreley, Lancashire, England
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Margaret Trafford,
1490 – 1540
Birth Location: Wimbolds Trafford, Lancashire OR Cheshire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas II's Ancestors

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Thomas II
1518 – 1540
Birth Place: In or near Kingsley & Bryn or Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Gerard, Lord of Kingsley, Bryn & Winwick, High Sheriff of Lancashire, Led Lancashire Archers at Flodden Field 1513,
1488 – 1523
Brynhill of Brindle, Choreley, Lancashire, England
Margaret ("Margery") Trafford,
1490 – 1540
Wimbolds Trafford, Lancashire OR Cheshire, England
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Thomas II's Timeline

2 Records

1518
19 Jun 1518
Birth of Thomas Gerard II Sir Knight in In or near Kingsley & Bryn or Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England
In or near Kingsley & Bryn or Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England
1540
30 Jul 1540
Age 22
Death of Thomas Gerard II Sir Knight in SmithField, Lancashire, England- Executed by being burned at the stake as a Heretic(Martyred) due to his conversion to Lutheranism
SmithField, Lancashire, England- Executed by being burned at the stake as a Heretic(Martyred) due to his conversion to Lutheranism

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1518
    Event Place: In or near Kingsley & Bryn or Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1540
    Event Place: SmithField, Lancashire, England- Executed by being burned at the stake as a Heretic(Martyred) due to his conversion to Lutheranism
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