Thomas Whalley (abt. 1535 - 1582)

Born about 1535 in Screveton, Nottinghamshire, England

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Died 1582 at about age 47 in Cleeve, Gloucestershire, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Thomas Whalley^[1] of Screveton, Nottinghamshire, married Elizabeth, eldest daughter and coheir of Henry Hatfield, of Willoughby, born 1529.

"To Thomas, the eldest son of Richard Whalley, and William the eldest by his second wife, did sir John Hercy of Grove, uncle of John Nevill before-named, marry his two nieces, Alice, one of the eight sisters and heirs of the said sir John; but she was afterwards married to ---Markham; by whom having a son, none of Hercy's inheritance came to this family. Thoroton, p. 130.; ex autog. penes Peniston Whalley, arm. - Thomas Whalley had six sons and two daughters; 1. Richard, who died young; 2. Richard, who succeeded to the patrimony of his father; 3. Walter; 4. Robert; 5. John; 6. Thomas; Margaret, the eldest daughter, married to Arnold Reaseby, of Yorkshire, esq.; Eleanor, the second daughter, married to Thomas Draper, of Flintham, co. Nott. gent."

He died in 1582, predeceasing his father.

Sources

1. ↑ John Nicols, History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester, vol. 2, part 2, pp. 736 & 737

See also:

• Research by Nohavec, Robert G. <nohavec@xmission.com>, 3 May 2006
• Research by Flebbe, Laura <lflebbe@yahoo.com>
• Marshall, George William. The Visitations of the County of Nottingham in the Years 1569 and 1614 (London, 1871) Page 118