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Thomas Cressett, Esq., of Upton Cressett

Also Known As: "Thomas Cressett"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Upton Cressett, Shropshire, England (United Kingdom)
Death: before April 12, 1524
Upton Cressett, Shropshire, England (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Son of Robert Cresset of Upton Cressett, Sheriff of Salop and Christian Burton
Husband of Jane Corbet and Lady Eleanor Milwater
Father of Thomas Cressett of Upton Cressett; Richard Cressett of Upton; Mary Lawley; Cecilia Leighton; Jane Whitton and 4 others
Half brother of Thomas Cressett of Upton; Sir Edward Burton of Longnor and Thomas Burton

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About Thomas Cressett of Upton

Thomas Cressett Esq.

  • Born about 1448 in Upton Cressett, Shropshire, England
  • Died before 12 Apr 1524 in prob. Upton Cressett, Shropshire, England

family

  • Son of Robert Cressett and Christian (Stapleton) Burton
  • Husband of Jane (Corbet) Cressett — married after 1475 in Shropshire [uncertain]
  • Husband of Eleanor (Unknown) Lingen — married about 1500 in poss: Upton Cressett, Shropshire, England

Children with Jane Corbet b. c 1447, d. c 1492

  1. Thomas Cressett
  2. Richard Cressett, Esq.
  3. Cecily, wife of Thomas Leighton
  4. Thomasine, wife of Richard Draper
  5. Elizabeth, wife of Adam Lutley
  6. Jane, wife of Thomas Whitton

comments

Surname has also been reported to be Cressett.

Date and place of birth have also been erroneously reported to be:

  • circa 1369 at an unspecified location
  • 1450 at Upton Cressett, Shropshire, England

Date and place of death nave also been erroneously reported to be 1470 at Upton Cressett, Shropshire, England.

sources

  • Richardson, Royal Ancestry (2013) Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2013), vol IV, page 146 #10
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Thomas Cressett of Upton's Timeline

1448
1448
Upton Cressett, Shropshire, England (United Kingdom)
1465
1465
Upton Cressett, Shropshire, England (United Kingdom)
1470
1470
probably Upton Cressett, Shropshire, England (United Kingdom)
1475
1475
1520
August 20, 1520
Age 72
1524
April 12, 1524
Age 76
Upton Cressett, Shropshire, England (United Kingdom)
1532
1532
Upton, Cresset, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Upton Magna, Shropshire, England (United Kingdom)
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