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Thomas Henry James Riggs 1502 – 1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1502

Birth Location: Hawkshead, Yorkshire, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1571

Death Location: Y, Somme, Picardie, France

Father: Edward Ryges

Mother: Sarah Richardson

Spouse(s): Jane Richardson

Children(s): Thomas Riggs, Thomas Holmes

In 1502, Thomas Henry James Riggs entered the world in Hawkshead, Yorkshire, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, born to Edward Ryges and Sarah Jane Richardson. Thomas Henry James Riggs married Jane Richardson, and had children including Thomas Riggs, Thomas Lane Holmes. Thomas Henry James Riggs passed away in 1571 in Y, Somme, Picardie, France.

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Biography

  • In 1502, Thomas Henry James Riggs entered the world in Hawkshead, Yorkshire, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, born to Edward Ryges and Sarah Jane Richardson.
  • Thomas Henry James Riggs married Jane Richardson, and had children including Thomas Riggs, Thomas Lane Holmes.
  • Thomas Henry James Riggs passed away in 1571 in Y, Somme, Picardie, France.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Riggs's Ancestors

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Thomas Riggs
1502 – 1571
Birth Place: Hawkshead, Yorkshire, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward Ryges
1481 – 1515
Yorkshire, England
Sarah (Jane) Richardson
1481 – 1552
Roxbury, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
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
Sir Richardson
1455 – 1520
Lady Mychiell
1462 – 1503
Lord Beeston
1478 – 1543
Lady Calveley
1482 – 1502
2nd-Great-Grandparents
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 (Henry James) Riggs (1502 – 1571) m. Jane Richardson (1501 – abt 1573)
  1. 1. Thomas Riggs (1481 – 10 Oct 1551) m. Sarah (Jane) Richardson (1481 – 1552)
    1. 1. 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)
  2. 2. Thomas (Lane) Holmes (1525 – 10 Oct 1551) m. Jane (1525 – 10 October 1551)
    1. 1. William (Edward) Holmes (1551 – 1590) m. Elizabeth Rooke (28 Mar 1553 – 16 Aug 1590)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Holmes (13 Dec 1590 – 16 Aug 1635) m. Edward Riggs (30 Mar 1589 – 5 March 1671)
        1. 1. Sergeant (Edward) Riggs (17 Oct 1619 – 1 Jun 1668) m. Elizabeth (Sarah) Roosa (1618 – 9 November 1680)

Thomas Riggs's Timeline

3 Records

1502
1502
Birth of Thomas Henry James Riggs in Hawkshead, Yorkshire, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Hawkshead, Yorkshire, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1571
1571
Age 69
Death of Thomas Henry James Riggs in Somme, Somme, Picardie, France
Somme, Somme, Picardie, France
1571
1571
Age 69
Death of Thomas Henry James Riggs in Y, Somme, Picardie, France
Y, Somme, Picardie, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1502
    Event Place: Hawkshead, Yorkshire, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Gt. Burstead, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Gt. Burstead, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Somme, Somme, Picardie, France

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Y, Somme, Picardie, France
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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