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Paternal Family Tree: Walsingham
Before 1526 [his father] Edmund Walsingham (age 45) and [his mother] Katherine Gouter (age 31) were married.
Around 1526 [his mother] Katherine Gouter (age 31) died.
Around 1526 Thomas Walsingham was born to Edmund Walsingham (age 46) and Katherine Gouter (age 31).
After 1st March 1536 [his father] Edmund Walsingham (age 56) and [his step-mother] Anne Jerningham (age 32) were married. The difference in their ages was 24 years.
Around 1542 [his daughter] Dorothy Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham (age 16) and [his future wife] Dorothy Guildford (age 6) at Scadbury Park, Chislehurst.
On 9th February 1550 [his father] Edmund Walsingham (age 70) died. He was buried at Scadbury Chapel, Church of St Nicholas, Chislehurst.
Around 1558 [his son] Guildford Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham (age 32) and [his future wife] Dorothy Guildford (age 22) at Scadbury Park, Chislehurst.
Around 1558 [his son] Edmund Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham (age 32) and [his future wife] Dorothy Guildford (age 22) at Scadbury Park, Chislehurst.
In 1559 Thomas Walsingham (age 33) was appointed Justice of the Peace Kent.
All About History Books
The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1560 [his daughter] Barbara Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham (age 34) and [his future wife] Dorothy Guildford (age 24) at Chislehurst, Kent.
On or before 8th January 1560 [his daughter] Katharine Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham (age 34) and [his future wife] Dorothy Guildford (age 24). She was baptised on 8th January 1560 at the Church of St Nicholas, Chislehurst.
Before 1561 Thomas Walsingham (age 34) and Dorothy Guildford (age 24) were married.
Around 1561 [his daughter] Francis Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham (age 35) and [his wife] Dorothy Guildford (age 25).
Around 1562 [his daughter] Friedeswith Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham (age 36) and [his wife] Dorothy Guildford (age 26) at Scadbury Park, Chislehurst.
In 1563 Thomas Walsingham (age 37) was appointed High Sheriff of Kent.
Around 1563 [his son] Thomas Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham (age 37) and [his wife] Dorothy Guildford (age 27) at Scadbury Park, Chislehurst.
Around 1564 [his son] James Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham (age 38) and [his wife] Dorothy Guildford (age 28).
Around 1564 [his daughter] Mary Walsingham Baroness Pelham Laughton was born to Thomas Walsingham (age 38) and [his wife] Dorothy Guildford (age 28) at Chislehurst, Kent.
Around 1570 [his daughter] Ann Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham (age 44) and [his wife] Dorothy Guildford (age 34) at Scadbury Park, Chislehurst.
In 1571 Thomas Walsingham (age 45) was elected MP Maidstone.
In 1573 Thomas Walsingham (age 47) was knighted.
Around 1574 [his daughter] Jane Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham (age 48) and [his wife] Dorothy Guildford (age 38) at Scadbury Park, Chislehurst.
Around 1577 [his daughter] Frances Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham (age 51) and [his wife] Dorothy Guildford (age 41) at Scadbury Park, Chislehurst.
All About History Books
The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In or before 1580 [his son-in-law] Thomas Gresley (age 27) and [his daughter] Katharine Walsingham (age 19) were married.
Around 1581 [his daughter] Elizabeth Walsingham was born to Thomas Walsingham (age 55) and [his wife] Dorothy Guildford (age 45) at Scadbury Park, Chislehurst.
On 15th January 1584 Thomas Walsingham (age 58) died at Scadbury Park, Chislehurst.
On 29th March 1584 [his former wife] Dorothy Guildford (age 48) died.
GrandFather: James Walsingham
Father: Edmund Walsingham
Great x 1 Grandfather: Walter Writtle
GrandMother: Eleanor Writtle
GrandFather: John Gouter
Mother: Katherine Gouter