Thomas Daniell (1503 - 1551)

Born 1503 in Over Tabley, Cheshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Wilbraham) Daniell — married 1521 in Cheshire, England

Descendants

Died 2 Jun 1551 at about age 48 in Over Tabley, Cheshire, England

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Biography

Thomas Daniell of Over Tabley, esquire^[1]

Thomas was born in 1503 (aged 48 when he died in 1551^[1]), on 3 June. He may have been born at Over Tabley, where his father's family had lived for hundreds of years.^[1] At that time Over Tabley was in Rosthorn parish, Bucklow hundred, Cheshire, England.

He was the eldest son and heir of Piers Daniell of Over-Tabley, esquire, and his wife, Julian Newton.^[1] Julian was the daughter of Sir Peter Newton, secretary to the Prince, who had the ward-ship of Piers, 15 Henry VII [1499].^[1]

Thomas was the brother of:

1. Robert Daniell, of Bexton;^[1]
2. Anne Daniell, who was married to 1) — Whitmore and 2) William Hulse;^[1]
3. Peter Daniell, who was living in 1522;^[1]
4. Elizabeth Daniell, who was married to 1) William Owen and 2) Anthony Shepard;^[1] and
5. Parnel Daniell, who was married to John Bressy of Teerton, Cheshire.^[1]

He was the half-brother of six illegitimate siblings:

1. Margery Daniell, living in 1522;^[1]
2. Isabel Daniell, living in 1522;^[1]
3. Anne Daniell, living in 1522;^[1]
4. John Daniell, living in 1522;^[1]
5. Raufe Daniell, living in 1522;^[1] and
6. Humphrey Daniell, living in 1522, whose mother was Anne Brachegirdle.^[1]

Thomas' father, Piers, died in 1522 [14 Henry VIII], aged 38.^[1] His mother died in 1542 [34 Henry VIII].^[1]

In 1521 [13 Henry VIII], Thomas married Margaret Wilbraham.^[1] Margaret was the daughter of William Wilbraham of Woodhey, Cheshire, esquire.^[1]

Thomas and Margaret had children:

1. Peter Daniell, son and heir, born 1529, died 9 November 1557, aged 27, married in 1550 [4 Edward VI] Alice, daughter of George Booth of Dunham Massey, esquire;^[1]
2. Thomas Daniell, second son, born 1534, died 1575 aged 41, heir to his brother Peter, married Alice Dutton, died after 1590, daughter of Fouk Dutton of the city of Chester;^[1]
3. Sir William Daniell, judge of the Common Pleas, third son;^[1]
4. Richard Daniell, fourth son, died in 1605;^[1]
5. Ellen Daniell, who was married to John Massy of Codington, Cheshire, 1553;^[1]
6. Margaret Daniell, who was married to 1) Christofer Holford of Iscoit, Flintshire, younger son of Sir John Holford, of Holford nigh Tabley, 1555 [2 and 3 Philip and Mary], and 2) James Barker of Hamond, near Shrewsbury;^[1]

Thomas predeceased his wife, dying on 2 June, 1551, aged 48 years.^[1] at Over Tabley, Cheshire, England.

Research Notes

Disputed Son

Some online family trees claim that Thomas Daniels was the father of Roger Daniel. There is no known source for this claim. For a well-researched website that DOES NOT show that Thomas Daniels had a son Roger, see this page. In addition, the Royal, Titled, Noble, Commoners website does not show a son Roger for Thomas Daniels.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26} George Ormerod, "Containing the Introduction and Prolegomena, the County of the City of Chester and Bucklow Hundred", The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester; Compiled from Original Evidences in Public Offices, the Harleian and Cottonian MSS, Parochial Registers, Private Muniments, Unpublished Ms Collections of Successive Cheshire Antiquaries, and a Personal Survey of Every Township in the County; Incorporated with a Republication of King's Vale Royal, and Leycester's Cheshire Antiquities, 2nd Edition, Ed. Thomas Helsby, 3 volumes, (London: George Routledge and Sons, 1882), I:475. e-book HathiTrust (https://hdl.handle.net/2027/coo.31924088434034?urlappend=%3Bseq=593%3Bownerid=13510798902306474-679 : accessed 1 March, 2023).

See also:

• Wikipedia: Over Tabley Hall
• https://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Daniels-Sr/3174377