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Thomas Wightman 1503–1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Bletchingley, Tandridge District, Surrey, England

Death Date: 22 Nov 1550

Death Location: Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England

Father: Richard Wightman

Mother: Scisseley Wodam

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Purcell

Children(s): Elizabeth Brooke, Richard (Wightman), Sarah Wightman

In 1503, Thomas Wightman entered the world in Bletchingley, Tandridge District, Surrey, England, born to Richard Wightman And Scisseley Wodam. Thomas Wightman married Elizabeth Purcell, and had children including Elizabeth Brooke, Richard Whitman Wightman, Sarah Wightman. Thomas Wightman passed away in 1550 in Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England.

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Biography

  • In 1503, Thomas Wightman entered the world in Bletchingley, Tandridge District, Surrey, England, born to Richard Wightman And Scisseley Wodam.
  • Thomas Wightman married Elizabeth Purcell, and had children including Elizabeth Brooke, Richard Whitman Wightman, Sarah Wightman.
  • Thomas Wightman passed away in 1550 in Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Wightman
1480–1559
Birth Location: 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 Purcell
1500–1531
Birth Location: Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Brooke
1518–1607
Birth Location: Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
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Richard (Wightman)
1518–1578
Birth Location: Albury, Hertfordshire, England
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Sarah Wightman
–1793
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Wightman's Ancestors

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Thomas Wightman
1503–1550
Birth Place: Bletchingley, Tandridge District, Surrey, England
Parents
Richard Wightman
1480–1559
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Scisseley Wodam
1485–1560
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 Nov 1550) m. Elizabeth Purcell (1500–5 Aug 1531)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Brooke 1518–1607
    1. 1. Sir (Richard) Brooke 1540–1607
      1. 1. Henry Brooke 1573–1605 m. Anne Hilton 1575–1614
        1. 1. John Brooke 1598–1670 m. Rebecca Isaac 1598–1683
  2. 2. Richard (Whitman) (Wightman) 1518–1578
  3. 3. Sarah Wightman –1793

Thomas Wightman's Timeline

2 Records

1503
1503
Birth of Thomas Wightman in Bletchingley, Tandridge District, Surrey, England
Bletchingley, Tandridge District, Surrey, England
1550
22 Nov 1550
Age 47
Death of Thomas Wightman in Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Bletchingley, Tandridge District, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1550
    Event Place: Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
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