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Thomas Wightman 1503–1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 22 Nov 1550

Death Location: Leicestershire, England

Father: Richard Whitman

Mother: Scisseley Wodam

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lady

Children(s): Richard (Wightman)

In 1503, Thomas Wightman entered the world in Leicestershire, England, born to Richard Whitman And Scisseley Wodam. Thomas Wightman married Elizabeth Purcell Purshal Lady, and had children including Richard Whitman Wightman. Thomas Wightman passed away in 1550 in Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1503, Thomas Wightman entered the world in Leicestershire, England, born to Richard Whitman And Scisseley Wodam.
  • Thomas Wightman married Elizabeth Purcell Purshal Lady, and had children including Richard Whitman Wightman.
  • Thomas Wightman passed away in 1550 in Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Whitman
1480–1559
Birth Location: Burbage On Trent, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
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Scisseley Wodam
1485–1560
Birth Location: Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lady
1500–1531
Birth Location: Loughmoe, Ardmayle, Tipperary, Ireland
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Children(s)

Richard (Wightman)
1518–1578
Birth Location: Albury, Hertfordshire, England
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Thomas Wightman's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Wightman
1503–1550
Birth Place: Leicestershire, England
Parents
Richard Whitman
1480–1559
Burbage On Trent, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Scisseley Wodam
1485–1560
Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Wodam
1480–1560
Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Alice Trussell
1480–1550
Sharnford,,Leicestershire,England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Wightman's Descendants

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Thomas Wightman (1503–22 Nov 1550) m. Elizabeth (Purcell (Purshal),) Lady (1500–5 Aug 1531)
  1. 1. Richard (Whitman) (Wightman) 1518–1578 m. Mary Reynolds 1530–1580
    1. 1. George Whitman 1549–1625 m. Margarett Starkey 1554–1628
      1. 1. Zachariah Whitman 1572–1626 m. Sibell (Cadel or) Cadle 1577–1605
        1. 1. Lilian Whitman 1604–1632 m. Edward Woolman 1602–1692

Thomas Wightman's Timeline

2 Records

1503
1503
Birth of Thomas Wightman in Leicestershire, England
Leicestershire, England
1550
22 Nov 1550
Age 47
Death of Thomas Wightman in Leicestershire, England
Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1550
    Event Place: Leicestershire, England
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