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Thomas Richard Saunders 1520 – 1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: St Edmund's Church, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 12 September 1555

Death Location: Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

Father: Sir Saunders

Mother: Lady Hungate

Spouse(s): Allice Thomas

Children(s): Alice Saunders, William Saunders

The story of Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff began in 1520 in St Edmund's Church, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff married Allice Thomas, and had children including Alice Saunders, William Saunders. Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff passed away in 1555 in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff began in 1520 in St Edmund's Church, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
  • Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff married Allice Thomas, and had children including Alice Saunders, William Saunders.
  • Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff passed away in 1555 in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Saunders
1487 – 1524
Birth Location: Amersham, Buckinghamshire, , England
SS
Lady Hungate
1470 – 1543
Birth Location: Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
LH

Spouses(s)

Allice Thomas
1512 – 1603
Birth Location: Nantwich, Cheshire, England
AT

Children(s)

Alice Saunders
1530 – 1596
Birth Location: Ilmington, Warwickshire, England
AS
William Saunders
1539 – 1603
Birth Location: Islington, Islington, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
WS

Thomas Saunders's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Saunders
1520 – 1555
Birth Place: St Edmund's Church, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Saunders
1487 – 1524
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, , England
Lady (Alice) Hungate
1470 – 1543
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
William Saunders
– 1488
Isabelle
– 1497
Wilford Hungate
1480 –
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Unknown
1480 –
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Saunders's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Richard) Saunders (1520 – 12 September 1555) m. Allice Thomas (1512 – 1603)
  1. 1. Alice Saunders (Abt. 1530 – 1596) m. Robert Sanders (1530 – 1596)
    1. 1. Catherine Sanders (Abt. 1550 – 1649) m. Edward Rawsthorne (Abt. 1550 – 8 Feb 1644)
      1. 1. John Rawsthorne (1577 – 1633) m. Margaret Pilkington (18 Sep 1582 – 19 Jan 1676)
        1. 1. Nicholas Rawsthorne (1592 – 10 Dec 1686) m. Mary Grimes (1596 – 30 Sep 1686)
  2. 2. William Saunders (1539 – 1603)
    1. 1. John Saunders (1552 – 1652) m. Joane Axtell (1552 – 1592) m. Johan (Joanne Johana) Sheperd (1532 – 1592)
      1. 1. Capt. (John) Saunders (10 Feb 1575 – 1670) m. Alice Cole (22 September 1594 – abt 1617)
        1. 1. Lt. (John) Saunders (26 March 1613 – 28 September 1643) m. Priscilla Grafton (1622 – 1678)
      2. 2. Captain (John) Saunders (1578 – 13 Jun 1670)

Thomas Saunders's Timeline

9 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff in Nantwich, Cheshire, England
Nantwich, Cheshire, England
1520
1520
Birth of Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff in St Edmund's Church, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
St Edmund's Church, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
1543
5 Sep 1543
Age 23
Death of Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff in Christ Church, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Christ Church, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1555
12 Sep 1555
Age 35
Death of Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England
Handsworth, Staffordshire, England
1555
12 Sep 1555
Age 35
Death of Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England
Handsworth, Staffordshire, England
1555
12 Sep 1555
Age 35
Death of Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England
Handsworth, Staffordshire, England
1555
12 September 1555
Age 35
Death of Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England
Handsworth, Staffordshire, England
1555
12 September 1555
Age 35
Death of Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England
Handsworth, Staffordshire, England
1893
6 Sep 1893
Age 373
Thomas Richard Saunders , High Sheriff was baptized in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Nantwich, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: St Edmund's Church, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1893
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1930, London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COL/CHD/FR/02/1122-1129

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1555
    Event Place: Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1555
    Event Place: Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1555
    Event Place: Handsworth, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1543
    Event Place: Christ Church, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 September 1555
    Event Place: Handsworth, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 September 1555
    Event Place: Handsworth, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Amersham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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