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Thomas Willoughby Chief Justice of the Common Bench Kent 1486 – 1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1486

Birth Location: Ersby, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 29 Sep 1545

Death Location: Bore Place, Chiddingstone, Kent, England

Father: Christopher Willoughby

Mother: Margaret Willoughby

Spouse(s): Bridget Read, Bridgit Rede

Children(s): Christopher Willoughby, JOHN WILLOUGHBY, HENRY WILLOUGHBY, William Willoughby, Bridget Willoughby, Thomas Willoughby, Robert Willoughby, Robert Willoughby, Christopher Willoughby, Elizabeth Willoughby, Mary Willoughby, LANGLEY WILLOUGHBY, NORMAN WILLOUGHBY, KATE WILLOUGHBY, ELEANORA WILLOUGHBY

Thomas Willoughby Chief Justice of the Common Bench Kent was born in 1486 in Ersby, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Christopher Willoughby and Margaret Jenney Willoughby. Thomas Willoughby Chief Justice of the Common Bench Kent married Bridget Read, Bridgit Rede, and had children including Christopher Willoughby, JOHN WILLOUGHBY, HENRY WILLOUGHBY, William Willoughby, Bridget Willoughby, Thomas Willoughby, Robert Willoughby, Robert Willoughby, Christopher Willoughby, Elizabeth Willoughby, Mary Willoughby, LANGLEY WILLOUGHBY, NORMAN WILLOUGHBY, KATE WILLOUGHBY, ELEANORA WILLOUGHBY. Thomas Willoughby Chief Justice of the Common Bench Kent passed away in 1545 in Bore Place, Chiddingstone, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Thomas Willoughby Chief Justice of the Common Bench Kent was born in 1486 in Ersby, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Christopher Willoughby and Margaret Jenney Willoughby.
  • Thomas Willoughby Chief Justice of the Common Bench Kent married Bridget Read, Bridgit Rede, and had children including Christopher Willoughby, JOHN WILLOUGHBY, HENRY WILLOUGHBY, William Willoughby, Bridget Willoughby, Thomas Willoughby, Robert Willoughby, Robert Willoughby, Christopher Willoughby, Elizabeth Willoughby, Mary Willoughby, LANGLEY WILLOUGHBY, NORMAN WILLOUGHBY, KATE WILLOUGHBY, ELEANORA WILLOUGHBY.
  • Thomas Willoughby Chief Justice of the Common Bench Kent passed away in 1545 in Bore Place, Chiddingstone, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Willoughby
1453 – 1499
Birth Location: Knotishall, Suffolk, England (United Kingdom)
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Margaret Willoughby
1457 – 1515
Birth Location: Knottshall, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Bridget Read
1487 – 1558
Birth Location: Kent, England
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Bridgit Rede
1487 – 1558
Birth Location: Horstal, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Christopher Willoughby
1513 – 1586
Birth Location: Skillow, Yorkshire, England
CW
JOHN WILLOUGHBY
1507 –
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
JW
HENRY WILLOUGHBY
1508 – 1528
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
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William Willoughby
1509 –
Birth Location: Hastings, Sussex, England
WW
Bridget Willoughby
1510 – 1558
Birth Location: Hastings, Sussex, England
BW
Thomas Willoughby
1511 – 1585
Birth Location: Broke, Wiltshire, or St Mary Cray, Kent, England
TW
Robert Willoughby
1511 – 1594
Birth Location: Bore Place, Kent, England
RW
Robert Willoughby
1511 – 1590
Birth Location: Bore Place, Chiddingstone, Kent, England
RW
Christopher Willoughby
1513 – 1586
Birth Location: Skillow, Yorkshire, England
CW
Elizabeth Willoughby
1514 – 1580
Birth Location: Chevening, Kent, England, United Kingdom
EW
Mary Willoughby
1515 – 1556
Birth Location: Of Ersby, Lincolnshire, Eng
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LANGLEY WILLOUGHBY
1517 –
Birth Location: HASTINGS, SUSSEX, ENG
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NORMAN WILLOUGHBY
1520 –
Birth Location: Hastings, Sussex, England
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KATE WILLOUGHBY
1521 –
Birth Location: Hastings, Sussex, England
KW
ELEANORA WILLOUGHBY
1529 –
Birth Location: Hastings, Sussex, England
EW

Thomas Kent's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Kent
1486 – 1545
Birth Place: Ersby, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Christopher Willoughby
1453 – 1499
Knotishall, Suffolk, England (United Kingdom)
Margaret (Jenney) Willoughby
1457 – 1515
Knottshall, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert of Parham Knight) Eresby
1427 – 1465
Parham, Suffolk, England
Cecily Welles
1430 – 1465
Belleau, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Willoughby
1387 – 1439
Joan FitzAlan
1403 – 1439
Lionel Welles
1406 – 1461
Joan Waterton
1407 – 1434
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Garter
1371 – 1409
Lucy Strange
1367 – 1405
Richard FitzAlan
1366 – 1419
Alice Burley
1370 – 1436
Eudo Welles
1387 – 1421
Maude Greystoke
1387 – 1416
Robert Waterton
1365 – 1425
Joan Everingham
1363 – 1434

Thomas Kent's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Willoughby Chief Justice of the Common Bench) Kent (1486 – 29 Sep 1545) m. Bridget Read (1487 – 1558) m. Bridgit Rede (Abt 1487 – 11 Aug 1558)
  1. 1. Christopher Willoughby (1513 – 11 Jan 1586) m. Margery Tottishurst (Abt 1516 – 1635)
    1. 1. Anthony Willoughby (Abt 1536 – 12 Mar 1579)
    2. 2. Christopher Willoughby (1538 – 1623) m. Christopher Willoughby (Abt 1542 – )
      1. 1. Clemence Willoughby (Abt 1560 – 1602) m. Thomas Willoughby (Abt 1560 – 1616)
        1. 1. Thomas Wiloughby (Abt 1580 – 16 Mar 1648) m. Elizabeth (Clemence Middleton Of) Denbighshirewales (1575 – 1687)
    3. 3. Christopher Willoughby (1538 – Dec 1634) m. Martha Coxwell (1566 – 1646) m. Katherine Collins (1569 – 1629)
    4. 4. Kenelm Willoughby (Abt Jun 1590 – Bef 1620) m. Catherine Goldwell (Abt 1540 – Abt 1611)
  2. 2. JOHN WILLOUGHBY (1507 – )
  3. 3. HENRY WILLOUGHBY (1508 – 1528)
  4. 4. William Willoughby (1509 – )
  5. 5. Bridget Willoughby (1510 – Aug 1558)
  6. 6. Thomas Willoughby (1511 – 19 Aug 1585)
  7. 7. Robert Willoughby (1511 – 3 Feb 1594)
  8. 8. Robert Willoughby (Abt 1511 – 1590) m. Lady (Dorothy) Willoughby (1 Aug 1490 – 4 Apr 1552)
    1. 1. Thomas Willoughby (1537 – 3 Feb 1594) m. Catherine Hart (1540 – 1602)
      1. 1. Percival Willoughby (1560 – 23 Aug 1643) m. Bridget Willoughby (1566 – 16 Jul 1629)
      2. 2. Thomas Willoughby (Abt 1560 – 1616) m. Clemence Willoughby (Abt 1560 – 1602)
      3. 3. George Willoughby (Abt 1567 – )
      4. 4. Henery Willoughby (Abt 1570 – Deceased)
      5. 5. Robert Willoughby (Abt 1572 – )
      6. 6. Bridgett Willoughby (Abt 1573 – )
      7. 7. Friswell Willoughby (1574 – )
      8. 8. Sibbell Willoughby (Abt 1574 – )
      9. 9. Friswold Willoughby (Abt 1577 – )
  9. 9. Elizabeth Willoughby (1514 – 10 Apr 1580) m. Tristram Thomas (1522 – 26 Jan 1560)
  10. 10. Mary Willoughby (Abt 1515 – Abt 30 Nov 1556) m. Humffrey Waldron (Abt 1500 – 7 Apr 1586)
  11. 11. LANGLEY WILLOUGHBY (1517 – )
  12. 12. NORMAN WILLOUGHBY (1520 – )
  13. 13. KATE WILLOUGHBY (1521 – )
  14. 14. ELEANORA WILLOUGHBY (1529 – )

Thomas Kent's Timeline

3 Records

1486
1486
Birth of Thomas Willoughby Chief Justice of the Common Bench Kent in Ersby, Lincolnshire, England
Ersby, Lincolnshire, England
1545
29 Sep 1545
Age 59
Death of Thomas Willoughby Chief Justice of the Common Bench Kent in Bore Place, Chiddingstone, Kent, England
Bore Place, Chiddingstone, Kent, England
1545
Oct 1545
Age 59
Burial of Thomas Willoughby Chief Justice of the Common Bench Kent in Chiddingstone, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England
Chiddingstone, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1486
    Event Place: Ersby, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1545
    Event Place: Bore Place, Chiddingstone, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Oct 1545
    Event Place: Chiddingstone, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England
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