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Sir Thomas James 1546 – 1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1546

Birth Location: Littleore, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 May 1617

Death Location: Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England

Father: John James

Mother: Ellen Bolt

Spouse(s): Agnes Pickstocke, Catharine Risbye, Isabel Atkinson

Children(s): Elizabeth James, Johne James, Sarah James, Emily James, William\Nowell James, Harriot James, Francis James

In 1546, Sir Thomas James entered the world in Littleore, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John James and Ellen Bolt. Years later, Sir Thomas James married Agnes Pickstocke, Catharine Risby\ Risbye and Isabel Atkinson, and the couple became parents to Elizabeth Ann James, Johne James, Sarah Ann James, Emily Jane James, William\Nowell James, Harriot James and Francis James. Sir Thomas James died in 1617 in Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England.

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Parents

John James
1509 – 1580
Birth Location: Littleore, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
JJ
Ellen Bolt
1513 – 1576
Birth Location: Sandbache, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Pickstocke
1542 – 1569
Birth Location: Lapley, Staffordshire, England
AP
Catharine Risbye
1550 – 1585
Birth Location: Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Isabel Atkinson
1544 –
Birth Location: Duresme, Staffordshire, England
IA

Children(s)

Elizabeth James
1569 –
Birth Location: Lapley, Staffordshire, England
EJ
Johne James
Birth Location: –
JJ
Sarah James
Birth Location: –
SJ
Emily James
Birth Location: –
EJ
William\Nowell James
1574 – 1621
Birth Location: St Keverne Cornwall, England
WJ
Harriot James
Birth Location: –
HJ
Francis James
1600 – 1670
Birth Location: Durham, England
FJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1546
    Event Place: Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt 1540
    Event Place: Little, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1542
    Event Place: Sandbach, Cheshire
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 662

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1546
    Event Place: Littleore, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 May 1616
    Event Place: Barrow Gurney, Somerset, , England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1625
    Event Place: Blymhill, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 May 1617
    Event Place: Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 662

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 6 Nov 1625
    Event Place: Stafford, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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