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Thomas Tilley 1490 – 1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 21 Aug 1556

Death Location: Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England

Father: Henry Tilley

Mother: Joan Smallacombe

Spouse(s): Margaret Cunliffe

Children(s): Sir London

Thomas Tilley was born in 1490 in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Henry Tilley and Joan Smallacombe. Thomas Tilley married Margaret Cunliffe, and had children including Sir William Forman, Lord Mayor of London. Thomas Tilley passed away in 1556 in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Thomas Tilley was born in 1490 in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Henry Tilley and Joan Smallacombe.
  • Thomas Tilley married Margaret Cunliffe, and had children including Sir William Forman, Lord Mayor of London.
  • Thomas Tilley passed away in 1556 in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Thomas Tilley's Ancestors

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Thomas Tilley
1490 – 1556
Birth Place: Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Henry Tilley
1465 – 1520
Henlow, Bedford, England
Joan Smallacombe
1469 – 1520
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Nathen Tylle) (Tilley)
1443 – 1465
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Charles Tilley
1413 – 1469
Agnes Alexander
1413 – 1482
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Johnstone
1390 – 1455
Lady Johnson
1390 – 1434

Thomas Tilley's Descendants

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Thomas Tilley (1490 – 21 Aug 1556) m. Margaret Cunliffe (28 November 1489 – 24 Nov 1541)
  1. 1. Sir (William Forman, Lord Mayor of) London (1508 – 13 Jan 1547) m. Dame (Blanche) Stanney (1508 – 20 Sept 1546) m. Agnes Nightingale (1519 – 1 Jun 1582)
    1. 1. Clement Forman (1537 – Nov 11 1599) m. Lady (Margerye\Margery Elizabeth Agnes) Baldock\Baldocke-Forman\Foreman-Pike-Freman, (1552 – 28 Feb 1612)
      1. 1. Denise Foreman (16 Aug 1579 – 10 Jan 1626) m. George (John) Lewis (1571 – 11 Jul 1631)
        1. 1. Marie ((Mary)) Lewen\Lewis (2 Feb 1625 – 26 Nov 1664) m. Capt (William Dawson) Curtiss (21 Jun 1618 – 21 Dec 1702)

Thomas Tilley's Timeline

3 Records

1490
1490
Birth of Thomas Tilley in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
1556
21 Aug 1556
Age 66
Death of Thomas Tilley in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
1556
1556
Age 66
Burial of Thomas Tilley in Henlow, Bedford, England
Henlow, Bedford, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, 1780-1980

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1556
    Event Place: Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P92/SAV/0356
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, 1780-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Henlow, Bedford, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P92/SAV/0356
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, 1780-1980

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