Thomas Preston MP (bef. 1600 - bef. 1679)

Born before 2 Mar 1600 in Holker, Cartmel, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before 9 Jan 1679 at about age 78 in Holker, Cartmel, Lancashire, England

Biography

Thomas Preston (1600-1679) was the 1st s. of George Preston of Holker by 1st w. Elizabeth, da. of Ralph Assheton of Great Lever. educ. He matriculated Queen’s, Oxf. in 1617, went BA 1619. He m. Catherine, da. of Sir Gilbert Hoghton, 2nd Bt., of Hoghton Tower, 3s. He was Member of Parliament for Lancashire 17 Jan. 1665 - Jan. 1679. He was buried 9 Jan 1679.

Thomas Preston of Holker, esq. (bp. 2 Mar 1600 Priory Church, Cartmel, Lancashire)

Parents

• George Preston
• Elizabeth Ashton

Research Notes

Preston Family Tomb: Thomas and his wife Katherine are mentioned in an inscription on the Preston Family Tomb in Parish Church of Cartmel in Lancashire for more details see Preston family, of Holker, Tomb. The Tomb helps to confirm some family connections and relations. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Stockdale, James. Annales Caermoelenses, Or Annals of Cartmel. United Kingdom, William Kitchin, printer. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Company, 1872. (page 45  : Accessed 1 October 2022) citing Monument of the Preston family, of Holker

• Burke, J. & Burke, J.B. (1838). A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England, pp. 425-426. Google Books.[1]

• "Georgius Preston and Elizabetha Ashton, 24 Oct 1593." England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910. FamilySearch (13 Nov 2015); citing Marriage, St Mary's and All Saints, Whalley, Lancs, Lancashire Record Office, Preston; FHL microfilm 1,471,099.[2]

• "Thomas Prestonn, 02 Mar 1600." England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. FamilySearch (30 Dec 2014), citing Priory Church, Cartmel, Lancs; FHL microfilm 0599511 V. 28, IT 2, 0844820 V. 96, IT 1.[3]

• PRESTON, Thomas I (1600-79), of Holker, Cartmel, Lancs., Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1660-1690, ed. B.D. Henning, 1983