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Thomas Riggs 1481 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1481

Birth Location: Stragglethorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 1 September 1558

Death Location: Stragglethorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Thomas Riggs

Mother: Sarah Richardson

Spouse(s): Anne Babington

Children(s): Miles Riggs

The story of Thomas Riggs began in 1481 in Stragglethorpe, Lincolnshire, England. Thomas Riggs married Anne Babington, and had children including Miles Richard Riggs. Thomas Riggs passed away in 1558 in Stragglethorpe, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Riggs began in 1481 in Stragglethorpe, Lincolnshire, England.
  • Thomas Riggs married Anne Babington, and had children including Miles Richard Riggs.
  • Thomas Riggs passed away in 1558 in Stragglethorpe, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Riggs
1481 – 1551
Birth Location: Stragglethorpe, Lincolnshire, England
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Sarah Richardson
1481 – 1552
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Anne Babington
1506 – 1577
Birth Location: Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Miles Riggs
1530 – 1583
Birth Location: Roydon, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Riggs's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Riggs
1481 – 1558
Birth Place: Stragglethorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Thomas Riggs
1481 – 1551
Stragglethorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Sarah (Jane) Richardson
1481 – 1552
Roxbury, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Henry James) Riggs
1502 – 1571
Hawkshead, Yorkshire, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Jane Richardson
1501 – 1573
Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, England
Sir (Thomas Benjamin) Richardson
1510 – 1562
Hertfordshire, Westmill, Jersey, Channel Islands, England
Lady (Mary Margaret) Beeston
1503 – 1534
Beeston, Castle, Beeston, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Ryges
1481 – 1515
Sarah Richardson
1481 – 1552
William Revault
Mary Brown
1475 – 1550
Sir Richardson
1455 – 1520
Lady Mychiell
1462 – 1503
Lord Beeston
1478 – 1543
Lady Calveley
1482 – 1502
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Richardson
1510 – 1562
Lady Beeston
1503 – 1534
Lord Beeston
1458 – 1518
Lady Donne
1459 – 1542
Sir Calveley
1456 – 1515
Lady Dutton
1457 – 1516

Thomas Riggs's Descendants

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Thomas Riggs (1481 – 1 September 1558) m. Anne Babington (Abt. 1506 – 3 May 1577)
  1. 1. Miles (Richard) Riggs (1530 – 7 Sep 1583) m. Agnes Hatton (1535 – 26 Mar 1579)
    1. 1. Richard (Miles) Riggs (1557 – 21 Apr 1604) m. Elizabeth Chambers (1555 – 25 Mar 1603)
      1. 1. Edward Riggs (30 Mar 1589 – 5 March 1671) m. Elizabeth Holmes (13 Dec 1590 – 16 Aug 1635)
        1. 1. Sergeant (Edward) Riggs (17 Oct 1619 – 1 Jun 1668) m. Elizabeth (Sarah) Roosa (1618 – 9 November 1680)

Thomas Riggs's Timeline

6 Records

1481
1481
Birth of Thomas Riggs in Stragglethorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Stragglethorpe, Lincolnshire, England
1550
1550
Age 69
Thomas Riggs was married in Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
1551
10 October 1551
Age 70
Death of Thomas Riggs in Southhampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Southhampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
1558
1 September 1558
Age 77
Death of Thomas Riggs in Stragglethorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Stragglethorpe, Lincolnshire, England
1558
1558
Age 77
Death of Thomas Riggs in Southhampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Southhampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
1558
1 September 1558
Age 77
Death of Thomas Riggs in Stragglethorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Stragglethorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1481
    Event Place: Stragglethorpe, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 October 1551
    Event Place: Southhampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 September 1558
    Event Place: Stragglethorpe, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Southhampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 September 1558
    Event Place: Stragglethorpe, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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