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Thomas More 1477 – 1535 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 FEB 1477

Birth Location: Milk Street, Cheapside, London, England

Death Date: 6 JUL 1535

Death Location: Tower of London, London, England (executed - beheaded)

Father: John More

Mother: Agnes None

Spouse(s): Alice Middleton, Jane Colt, Jane Colt

Children(s): Margaret Roper, Sir Moore, Margaret More, Elizabeth More, Cecily More, Louisa More, John More, Ellen More

Thomas More was born in 1477 in Milk Street, Cheapside, London, England, the child of John More and Agnes. Thomas More married Alice Middleton, Jane Colt, Jane Colt, and had children including Margaret Roper, Sir Edward Moore, Margaret (Meg) More, Elizabeth More, Cecily More, Louisa More, John More, Ellen More. Thomas More passed away in 1535 in Tower of London, London, England (executed - beheaded).

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Biography

  • Thomas More was born in 1477 in Milk Street, Cheapside, London, England, the child of John More and Agnes.
  • Thomas More married Alice Middleton, Jane Colt, Jane Colt, and had children including Margaret Roper, Sir Edward Moore, Margaret (Meg) More, Elizabeth More, Cecily More, Louisa More, John More, Ellen More.
  • Thomas More passed away in 1535 in Tower of London, London, England (executed - beheaded).

Immediate Family

Parents

John More
1451 – 1530
Birth Location: Cripplegate, London, England
JM
Agnes None
1455 – 1499
Birth Location: Cripplegate , London, Middlesex, England
A

Spouses(s)

Alice Middleton
1471 – 1551
Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
AM
Jane Colt
1488 – 1511
Birth Location: Nether Hall, Near Roydon, Essex, England
JC
Jane Colt
– 1511
Birth Location: –
JC

Children(s)

Margaret Roper
1505 – 1544
Birth Location: London
MR
Sir Moore
1505 – 1615
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
SM
Margaret More
1505 – 1544
Birth Location: Bucklersbury, London, England
MM
Elizabeth More
1506 – 1564
Birth Location: Bucklersbury, London, England
EM
Cecily More
1507 –
Birth Location: Bucklersbury, London, England
CM
Louisa More
1509 –
Birth Location: England
LM
John More
1510 – 1547
Birth Location: Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom
JM
Ellen More
1564 – 1625
Birth Location: Stramshall, Staffordshire, England
EM

Thomas More's Ancestors

Self
Thomas More
1477 – 1535
Birth Place: Milk Street, Cheapside, London, England
Parents
John More
1451 – 1530
Cripplegate, London, England
Agnes
1455 – 1499
Cripplegate , London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
William More
1420 – 1460
London, Middlesex, England
Johanna Joye
1430 – 1470
City of London, Greater London, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas More's Descendants

1.
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Thomas More (7 FEB 1477 – 6 JUL 1535) m. Alice Middleton (1471 – ABT 1551) m. Jane Colt (1488 – 1511) m. Jane Colt ( – 1511)
  1. 1. Margaret Roper (1505 – 1544)
  2. 2. Sir (Edward) Moore (1505 – 1615)
  3. 3. Margaret ((Meg)) More (10 JUL 1505 – 25 DEC 1544) m. John (William) Roper (1495 – 4 JAN 1578)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Roper (1520 – 25 AUG 1560) m. Edward Bray (1519 – 7 MAY 1581)
      1. 1. Reginald Bray (1 MAY 1555 – 28 OCT 1583)
      2. 2. Edward Bray (1571 – 25 OCT 1619)
      3. 3. William Bray
      4. 4. Elizabeth Bray
    2. 2. Hugh Roper (1521 – 1661)
    3. 3. Johnannis Roper (1525 – 1558)
    4. 4. Margaret Roper (1526 – 1578) m. William Dawtry (1521 – TO 23 NOV 1591)
      1. 1. William Dawtry (1548 – 16 SEP 1589) m. Dorothy Stonley (1554 – 4 OCT 1629)
        1. 1. Henry Dawtry (1575 – 1649)
        2. 2. Mary Dawtry (1577 – )
        3. 3. Margaret Dawtry (1579 – )
        4. 4. Jane Dawtry (1581 – )
        5. 5. Elizabeth Dawtry (1583 – )
        6. 6. Anne Dawtry (1585 – )
      2. 2. John Dawtry (ABT 1553 – 1595)
      3. 3. Joane Dawtry (1555 – )
      4. 4. Margaret Dawtry (1557 – )
      5. 5. Jane Dawtry (ABT 1557 – 1598)
      6. 6. Christian Dawtry (1559 – )
      7. 7. Charles Dawtrey (1562 – )
      8. 8. Mary Dawtry ( – 7 MAY 1564)
      9. 9. Anthony Dawtry (2 JAN 1566 – 1629)
    5. 5. Thomas Roper (1526 – 21 JAN 1597) m. Lucia Browne (1538 – BEF 10 JUL 1606)
      1. 1. Lucy Roper (AFT 1556 – )
      2. 2. Thomas Roper (AFT 1556 – )
      3. 3. William Roper (1558 – 2 AUG 1628) m. Catherine Browne (ABT 1560 – 20 FEB 1615/16)
      4. 4. Charles Roper (ABT 1561 – )
      5. 5. Francis Roper (ABT 1563 – )
      6. 6. Martha Roper (1564 – )
      7. 7. Phillip Roper (1565 – )
      8. 8. Ela ((Mary)) RoperROPER (ABT 1567 – )
      9. 9. Catherine Roper (1573 – )
      10. 10. Mabel Roper (ABT 1575 – )
    6. 6. Mary Roper (1534 – 20 MAR 1572) m. Stephen Clarke (1523 – ) m. James Bassett (1527 – 21 NOV 1557) m. James (William) Bassett (1522 – 21 NOV 1577)
      1. 1. William Bassett (1550 – )
      2. 2. Philip Basset
      3. 3. Charles Basset
      4. 4. Peter Basset
      5. 5. Mary Bassett (1640 – 1676)
    7. 7. Anthony Roper (1538 – 21 JAN 1598) m. Anne Cotton (1547 – 1618)
      1. 1. Johanna Roper (1562 – 14 OCT 1612)
      2. 2. Anthony Roper (1567 – 12 JAN 1642)
      3. 3. John Roper (1569 – )
      4. 4. Henry Roper (1571 – )
      5. 5. Isabel Roper (1572 – 1622) m. Thomas Wiseman (1570 – 1624)
        1. 1. Isabel Wiseman (1587 – )
        2. 2. Thomas Wiseman (12 AUG 1599 – 3 DEC 1616) m. Elizabeth Sidley (MAY 1604 – 18 FEB 1676)
        3. 3. Francis Wiseman (1604 – )
        4. 4. William Wiseman (1606 – )
        5. 5. Robert Wiseman (1611 – 16 APR 1650) m. Anne Norgate
        6. 6. Joan Wiseman
        7. 7. Ralph Wiseman
        8. 8. Richard Wiseman
        9. 9. Maria (Barbara) Wiseman
        10. 10. Penelope Wiseman ( – 1676)
        11. 11. Francis Wiseman
      6. 6. Jane Roper (1575 – )
      7. 7. Joan Roper (1577 – )
      8. 8. Hendri Roper (1578 – )
      9. 9. Elizabeth Roper (1579 – )
      10. 10. Lass Roper (1581 – )
      11. 11. Ladd Roper (1583 – )
      12. 12. Guy Roper (1585 – )
      13. 13. Jone Roper (1585 – )
    8. 8. Helen Roper
    9. 9. Eleanor Roper
    10. 10. William Roper
    11. 11. Christopher Roper
  4. 4. Elizabeth More (1506 – 1564)
  5. 5. Cecily More (1507 – )
  6. 6. Louisa More (1509 – )
  7. 7. John More (DEC 1510 – 1547)
  8. 8. Ellen More (1564 – 11 NOV 1625)

Thomas More's Timeline

4 Records

1477
7 FEB 1477
Birth of Thomas More in Milk Street, Cheapside, London, England
Milk Street, Cheapside, London, England
1492
1492
Age 15
Thomas More - Education in University of Oxford
University of Oxford
1535
6 JUL 1535
Age 58
Death of Thomas More in Tower of London, London, England (executed - beheaded)
Tower of London, London, England (executed - beheaded)
1535
8 JUL 1535
Age 58
Burial of Thomas More in Church of St Peter Ad Vincula, London, England
Church of St Peter Ad Vincula, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 FEB 1477
    Event Place: Milk Street, Cheapside, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Education
    Event Date: 1492
    Event Place: University of Oxford
    Record Source: Age:
    14-15

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: JAN 1505
    Event Place: London, , England
    Record Source: Age:
    27

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 JUL 1535
    Event Place: Tower of London, London, England (executed - beheaded)
    Record Source: Cause of death: Decapitation
    Age:
    58

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 JUL 1535
    Event Place: Church of St Peter Ad Vincula, London, England
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