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Thomas South 1545–1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 17 December 1639

Death Location: Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir "Knight"

Mother: Jane Danby

Spouse(s): Margaret Jonson

Children(s): William South, Margaret South, John South

Thomas South was born in 1545 in Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir George South Scott Knight And Jane Grace Danby. Thomas South married Margaret Fortune Jonson, and had children including John South, Margaret South, William English South. Thomas South passed away in 1639 in Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Thomas South was born in 1545 in Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir George South Scott Knight And Jane Grace Danby.
  • Thomas South married Margaret Fortune Jonson, and had children including John South, Margaret South, William English South.
  • Thomas South passed away in 1639 in Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir "Knight"
1500–1578
Birth Location: Kelby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
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Jane Danby
1505–1582
Birth Location: Kelby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
JD

Spouses(s)

Margaret Jonson
1556–1639
Birth Location: Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England
MJ

Children(s)

William South
1580–1632
Birth Location: Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England
WS
Margaret South
1579–
Birth Location: Horringer, Suff., Eng., Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
MS
John South
1572–1573
Birth Location: Suffolk, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
JS

Thomas South's Ancestors

Self
Thomas South
1545–1639
Birth Place: Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir George South Scott "Knight"
1500–1578
Kelby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane (Grace) Danby
1505–1582
Kelby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Christopher Danby
1472–1519
Farnely, Thorpe Perron, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Le) Scrope
1475–1531
Upsall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Danby,
1502–1571
Margaretha Neville
1494–1571
John Scrope
1510–1549
Baroness Clifford
1513–1598
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Neville
1468–1530
Anne STAFFORD
1460–1500
Henry Clifford
1493–1542
Margaret Percy
1500–1540

Thomas South's Descendants

1.
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Thomas South (1545–17 December 1639) m. Margaret (Fortune) Jonson (1556–1639)
  1. 1. William ("English") South 1580–1632 m. Joan Finch 1570–1645
    1. 1. Sir (Robert, earl of salisbury) SOUTH 1605–1689 m. Lady (Mariran Mary) Woodruff 1604–1666
      1. 1. Lady (Mary) Southy 1633–1744 m. Jonas Palmer 1629–1709
        1. 1. John (PALMER JR) Jr 1655–1726
    2. 2. Jane South 1601–
    3. 3. Grace South 1598–1630
    4. 4. Elizabeth South 1604–1630
    5. 5. George South 1605–1663
    6. 6. William South 1605–1689
  2. 2. Margaret South 1579–
  3. 3. John South 1572–1573

Thomas South's Timeline

9 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Thomas South in Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1566
1566
Age 21
Thomas South was married in Saint Gregory By Saint Paul,London,London,England
Saint Gregory By Saint Paul,London,London,England
1569
1569
Age 24
Thomas South was married in Swaffham-Prior, Cambridge, England
Swaffham-Prior, Cambridge, England
1574
1574
Age 29
Thomas South was married in Soham, Cambridgeshire, , England
Soham, Cambridgeshire, , England
1574
1574
Age 29
Thomas South was married in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
1577
10 Apr 1577
Age 32
Thomas South was married in Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England
1637
5 Mar 1637
Age 92
Thomas South was married in Saint Gregory By Saint Paul,London,London,England
Saint Gregory By Saint Paul,London,London,England
1637
5 March 1637
Age 92
Thomas South was married in Saint Gregory By Saint Paul,London,London,England
Saint Gregory By Saint Paul,London,London,England
1639
17 December 1639
Age 94
Death of Thomas South in Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1566
    Event Place: Saint Gregory By Saint Paul,London,London,England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1569
    Event Place: Swaffham-Prior, Cambridge, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Soham, Cambridgeshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Soham, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1577
    Event Place: Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1637
    Event Place: Saint Gregory By Saint Paul,London,London,England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 March 1637
    Event Place: Saint Gregory By Saint Paul,London,London,England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 December 1639
    Event Place: Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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