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Thomas Wightman 1503–1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 22 November 1550

Death Location: Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Wightman

Mother: Scissely Wodam

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Purcell

Children(s): Richard Whitman

The story of Thomas Wightman began in 1503 in Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. Thomas Wightman married Elizabeth Purcell, and had children including Richard Whitman. Thomas Wightman passed away in 1550 in Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Wightman began in 1503 in Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Thomas Wightman married Elizabeth Purcell, and had children including Richard Whitman.
  • Thomas Wightman passed away in 1550 in Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Thomas Wightman's Ancestors

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Thomas Wightman
1503–1550
Birth Place: Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Wightman
1480–1559
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Scissely Wodam
1500–1560
Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Wightman's Descendants

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Thomas Wightman (1503–22 November 1550) m. Elizabeth Purcell (1500–1531)
  1. 1. Richard Whitman 1518–1578 m. Mary Reynolds 1530–1580
    1. 1. George Whitman 1549–1625 m. Margaret Starkey 1554–1628
      1. 1. Richard Whitman 1570–1625 m. Sibell Cadel 1576–1602
        1. 1. Elizabeth Whitman 1593–1676 m. Thomas (John) Streame 1595–1652

Thomas Wightman's Timeline

5 Records

1503
1503
Birth of Thomas Wightman in Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1515
1515
Age 12
Thomas Wightman was married in Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
1518
1518
Age 15
Thomas Wightman was married
None
1528
1528
Age 25
Thomas Wightman was married in Burbage, Leicestershire, England
Burbage, Leicestershire, England
1550
22 November 1550
Age 47
Death of Thomas Wightman in Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1518

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Burbage, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 November 1550
    Event Place: Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

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