Thomas Bourchier (bef. 1438 - 1491)

Born before 1438 in Ware, Hertfordshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Isabel (Barre) Bourchier — married about 1472 in England

Husband of Anne (Andrews) Bourchier — married after 18 Mar 1488 in England

Died 26 Oct 1491 after age 53 in England

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Biography

Sir Thomas Bourchier, Constable of Leeds Castle was christened in 1437 or 1438 at Three Houses & Waters in Ware, Hertfordshire, England.^[1][2][3][4]

Marriage & Children

He married, firstly, Isabel Barre, daughter of Sir John Barre and Idoine Hotofte, circa 1472. They had 2 daughters, both of whom died without issue:^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

1. Joan
2. Isabel

He married, secondly, Anne Andrews, daughter of John Andrews, Esq., Burgess of Ipswich & Bletchingley and Elizabeth Stratton, between 18 March 1488 and 20 April 1490; No issue.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Death

He died on 26 October 1491.^{[1][2][3][4][6][7]} His estate was probated on 16 November 1491; His will requested burial in the parish church of Ware, Hertfordshire, and that the bones of Isabel, his late wife, be taken up and laid by his bones.^[2][4][6][7]

Research Note

His inquisitions post mortem state that he died on the day of St. Crispin and St. Crispinian which is 25 October.^[9] His heir was his nephew Henry Bourchier.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, p. 536.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 71.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 142.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 462-463.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 403.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 661-662.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 680-681.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 451-452.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Maskelyne and H. C. Maxwell Lyte, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry VII, Entries 651-700', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Series 2, Volume 1, Henry VII (London, 1898), pp. 266-295. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/series2-vol1/pp266-295 [accessed 14 October 2020].

See Also:

• Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson Vol. IV p. 683 - 4

• Marlyn Lewis