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Thomas Willoughby 1387 – 1439 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1387

Birth Location: Eresby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 1 Jul 1439

Death Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Father: Sir Garter

Mother: Lucy Strange

Spouse(s): Joan FitzAlan

Children(s): Isabel Willoughby, Margaret DeWilloughby, Dorothy Willoughby, Sir Eresby, Robert Willoughby, William Willoughby, Cecily Willoughby, Henry Willoughby, Joan Willoughby

In 1387, Thomas Willoughby entered the world in Eresby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England, born to Sir Lord William 5th Barron De Garter and Lucy Le Strange. Thomas Willoughby married Joan Arundel FitzAlan, and had children including Isabel Willoughby, Margaret DeWilloughby, Dorothy Willoughby, Sir Robert of Parham Knight Eresby, Robert Willoughby, William Willoughby, Cecily Willoughby, Henry Willoughby, Joan Willoughby. Thomas Willoughby passed away in 1439 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1387, Thomas Willoughby entered the world in Eresby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England, born to Sir Lord William 5th Barron De Garter and Lucy Le Strange.
  • Thomas Willoughby married Joan Arundel FitzAlan, and had children including Isabel Willoughby, Margaret DeWilloughby, Dorothy Willoughby, Sir Robert of Parham Knight Eresby, Robert Willoughby, William Willoughby, Cecily Willoughby, Henry Willoughby, Joan Willoughby.
  • Thomas Willoughby passed away in 1439 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Garter
1371 – 1409
Birth Location: 1670837, Lincolnshire, England
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Lucy Strange
1367 – 1405
Birth Location: Knockin in Oswestry, Shropshire, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Joan FitzAlan
1403 – 1439
Birth Location: Arundel, Sussex, England
JF

Children(s)

Isabel Willoughby
1418 – 1471
Birth Location: Basford, Nottinghamshire, England
IW
Margaret DeWilloughby
1420 –
Birth Location: Belgrave, Leicestershire, England
MD
Dorothy Willoughby
1425 –
Birth Location: England
DW
Sir Eresby
1427 – 1465
Birth Location: Parham, Suffolk, England
SE
Robert Willoughby
1427 – 1465
Birth Location: Parham, Plomesgate, Suffolk, England, UK
RW
William Willoughby
1430 –
Birth Location: Boston, Lincolnshire, England
WW
Cecily Willoughby
1430 – 1480
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
CW
Henry Willoughby
1431 – 1465
Birth Location: Parham, Sussex, England
HW
Joan Willoughby
1432 – 1461
Birth Location: Parham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
JW

Thomas Willoughby's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Willoughby
1387 – 1439
Birth Place: Eresby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Sir Lord William 5th Barron De Garter
1371 – 1409
1670837, Lincolnshire, England
Lucy (Le) Strange
1367 – 1405
Knockin in Oswestry, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Willoughby
1343 – 1396
Eresby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
Alice Skipwith
1345 – 1412
Lincolnshire, England
Roger (le) Strange
– 1380
Aleyne FitzAlan
– 1382
Great-Grandparents
John Willoughby
1323 – 1372
Cecily Ufford
1327 – 1372
William Skipwith
1325 – 1398
Alice Hiltoft
1333 – 1392
Roger Strange
1301 – 1349
Maud Basset
1304 – 1344
Edmund FitzAlan
1285 – 1326
Alice Warenne
1287 – 1338
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Willoughby
1323 – 1372
Joan Roscelyn
1304 – 1354
Robert Ufford
1298 – 1369
Margaret NORWICH
1300 – 1368
William Skipwith
1298 – 1336
Margaret FitzSimon
1299 – 1392
William Holtoft
1303 – 1366
Alice Muer
1316 – 1350
John Strange
1282 – 1311
Isolda Walton
1277 – 1324
Ralph Bassett
1279 – 1343
Joan Grey
1288 – 1353
Richard FitzAlan
1267 – 1302
Alisona
1269 – 1292
William Warenne
1256 – 1286
Joan Vere
1256 – 1293

Thomas Willoughby's Descendants

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Thomas Willoughby (1387 – 1 Jul 1439) m. Joan (Arundel) FitzAlan (Jul 1403 – 1 Jul 1439)
  1. 1. Isabel Willoughby (3 Mar 1418 – 28 Oct 1471) m. Phillip Boteler (29 Nov 1414 – 28 Jul 1453) m. Knight (John Thomas) Austen (1418 – 1471) m. John Blessingby (1418 – Nov 1477) m. William Botelier
  2. 2. Margaret DeWilloughby (1420 – ) m. William (De) BELGRAVE (1419 – 1468) m. Godfrey Hilton (9 Nov 1419 – 18 May 1472)
  3. 3. Dorothy Willoughby (1425 – ) m. Ralph Hopton (Abt 1521 – 15 Dec 1571)
  4. 4. Sir (Robert of Parham Knight) Eresby (1427 – 30 May 1465) m. Cecily Welles (1430 – 30 May 1465) m. Cecily (Margaret De) Welles (1425 – 28 Jan 1491)
    1. 1. Christopher Willoughby (1453 – 13 Jul 1499) m. Margaret (Jenney) Willoughby (1457 – 16 May 1515)
      1. 1. Thomas (Willoughby Chief Justice of the Common Bench) Kent (1486 – 29 Sep 1545) m. Bridget Read (1487 – 1558) m. Bridgit Rede (Abt 1487 – 11 Aug 1558)
        1. 1. Christopher Willoughby (1513 – 11 Jan 1586) m. Margery Tottishurst (Abt 1516 – 1635)
        2. 2. JOHN WILLOUGHBY (1507 – )
        3. 3. HENRY WILLOUGHBY (1508 – 1528)
        4. 4. William Willoughby (1509 – )
        5. 5. Bridget Willoughby (1510 – Aug 1558)
        6. 6. Thomas Willoughby (1511 – 19 Aug 1585)
        7. 7. Robert Willoughby (1511 – 3 Feb 1594)
        8. 8. Robert Willoughby (Abt 1511 – 1590) m. Lady (Dorothy) Willoughby (1 Aug 1490 – 4 Apr 1552)
        9. 9. Elizabeth Willoughby (1514 – 10 Apr 1580) m. Tristram Thomas (1522 – 26 Jan 1560)
        10. 10. Mary Willoughby (Abt 1515 – Abt 30 Nov 1556) m. Humffrey Waldron (Abt 1500 – 7 Apr 1586)
        11. 11. LANGLEY WILLOUGHBY (1517 – )
        12. 12. NORMAN WILLOUGHBY (1520 – )
        13. 13. KATE WILLOUGHBY (1521 – )
        14. 14. ELEANORA WILLOUGHBY (1529 – )
  5. 5. Robert Willoughby (1427 – 30 May 1465) m. Cecily (Margaret) Welles (1430 – 3 Jul 1480) m. Cecily (Margaret De) Welles (1425 – 28 Jan 1491)
  6. 6. William Willoughby (1430 – ) m. Joan Strangeways (Abt 1427 – Feb 1485)
  7. 7. Cecily Willoughby (Dec 1430 – 1480)
  8. 8. Henry Willoughby (1431 – 30 May 1465)
  9. 9. Joan Willoughby (1432 – 13 Feb 1461)

Thomas Willoughby's Timeline

2 Records

1387
1387
Birth of Thomas Willoughby in Eresby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
Eresby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
1439
1 Jul 1439
Age 52
Death of Thomas Willoughby in Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1387
    Event Place: Eresby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1439
    Event Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England
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