1530 - 1604 (74 years)
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| Name |
Thomas Wilsford |
| Birth |
1530 |
Hendige, Kingston Parish, Kent, England,  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
1604 |
Kent, England |
| Person ID |
I188 |
Parlett-Stancliff |
| Last Modified |
3 Jul 2023 |
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| Notes |
- == Biography == Thomas was born in about 1530, the third son of Wilsford-4|Thomas Wilford]] by his second wife [[Whetenhall-3|Rose Whetenhall]]. <ref name=HOP-Name>History of Parliament Online: [https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/wilford-thomas-1530-1610 Thomas Wilford] (accessed 27 July 2019).</ref>
He passed away in 1604. <ref>First-hand information as remembered by [[Taylor-20476 | Carol Taylor]], Friday, August 29, 2014. ''Replace this citation if there is another source.''</ref>
A Knight, of Hedige, Kingston Parish, Kent County, England.
Sir Thomas Wilsford “of Hartridge, in Cranbrook, and married Mary, daughter and heir of Edward Poynings”
July 1585 -commissioned to exercise martial law in Kent.
1585 - commanded a company at Ostend.
November 1589 - lieutenant of Kent.
August 1599 -on alarm of Spanish invasion, nominated Sergeant-Major of force to be assembled to meet it.
Cause of death: believed to be killed in battle.
== Sources ==
<references />* Descendants of James Wilsford, by Ronnita Jensen on Genealogy.com [http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/j/e/n/Ronnita-Jensen-TX/GENE3-0006.html]
* The Wilford-Williford family treks into America / by Eurie Pearl Wilford Neel. Pages 4-5. [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062438734&view=1up&seq=34]
* The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, Volume 9, By Edward Hasted, Pg. 343. [http://kentarchaeology.ac/TopographicalTradition/1800-hasted-o-9.pdf]
* The History of Parliament [http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/wilford-thomas-1530-1610]
Author: David Hughey
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