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Thomas Riley 1520 – 1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 17 Sep 1591

Death Location: York, Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas Sowerby

Mother: Isabella None

Spouse(s): Agnes Redihough\Ridihawghe\Riddihalghe

Children(s): John Riley

In 1520, Thomas Riley entered the world in Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, born to Thomas Sowerby and Isabella. Thomas Riley married Agnes Redihough\Ridihawghe\Riddihalghe, and had children including John Riley. Thomas Riley passed away in 1591 in York, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1520, Thomas Riley entered the world in Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, born to Thomas Sowerby and Isabella.
  • Thomas Riley married Agnes Redihough\Ridihawghe\Riddihalghe, and had children including John Riley.
  • Thomas Riley passed away in 1591 in York, Yorkshire, England.

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Thomas Riley's Ancestors

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Thomas Riley
1520 – 1591
Birth Place: Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Thomas Sowerby
1495 – 1566
Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Isabella
– 1555
Grandparents
Edmund Rylye\Rylay
1470 – 1495
Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Payse (Agnes of) Yorkshire?)cooke
1480 – 1495
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Riley's Descendants

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Thomas Riley (1520 – 17 Sep 1591) m. Agnes Redihough\Ridihawghe\Riddihalghe (ABT 1526 – )
  1. 1. John Riley (16 Dec 1565 – Oct 1636) m. Margarita Dale (ABT 1567 – 4 Jan 1636)
    1. 1. Henry Riley (30 Mar 1589 – 31 Oct 1655) m. Maria (Alisandra) Firth (1599 – abt 1637)
      1. 1. Sarah (Ellen) Riley (1601 – Abt. 12 Aug 1655) m. Nicholas Jackson (1613 – 13 February 1698)
        1. 1. John Jackson (1614 – 1648) m. Katherine ( – 2 June 1671)
        2. 2. Lydia Jackson (23 Apr 1647 – 12 Jan 1726)
        3. 3. Samuel Jackson (23 May 1649 – 1650)
        4. 4. Jonathan Jackson (15 Jul 1650 – 17 June 1715) m. Hannah (Garfield) (Jackson) (1660 – 1705)
        5. 5. Caleb Jackson (25 Feb 1652 – 10 Aug 1718)
      2. 2. Henry Riley (9 Dec 1621 – 20 Jan 1625)
      3. 3. John Riley (1632 – )

Thomas Riley's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Thomas Riley in Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1591
17 Sep 1591
Age 71
Death of Thomas Riley in York, Yorkshire, England
York, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1591
    Event Place: York, Yorkshire, England

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