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Personal data Sir Thomas Cheney 

  • He was born in the year 1485 in Shurland House, Eastchurch, Kent, England.
  • He died on December 15, 1559 in Minster on Sea, Swale Borough, Kent, England, he was 74 years old.
  • He is buried December 1559 in Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England.
  • A child of William Cheney and Agnes Margaret Young
  • A child of William Cheney and Agnes Margaret Young
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Sir Thomas Cheney

(1) He is married to Anne Broughton.

They got married on May 24, 1539, he was 54 years old.


(2) He is married to Frideswide Anne Frowicke.

They got married before 1515 at Eastchurch, Kent, England.


Child(ren):

  2. Thomas Cheyney  1509-1565
  3. Frances Cheyney  1513-1561
  4. John Cheney  1515-< 1558
  5. Anne Cheney  1517-1553
  6. Margaret Cheney  1519-????
  7. Anne Cheney  1530-1553
  8. William Cheney  < 1534-± 1599


(3) He is married to Frideswide Anne Frowicke.

They got married before 1515 at Eastchurch, Kent, England.


Child(ren):

  2. Thomas Cheyney  1509-1565
  3. Frances Cheyney  1513-1561
  4. John Cheney  1515-< 1558
  5. Anne Cheney  1517-1553
  6. Margaret Cheney  1519-????
  7. Anne Cheney  1530-1553
  8. William Cheney  < 1534-± 1599

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Thomas Cheney

John de Cheney
± 1412-1467
Eleanor Shottesbroke
1415-1507

Thomas Cheney
1485-1559

(1) 1539

Anne Broughton
1510-1562

(2) < 1515

Frideswide Anne Frowicke
1498-1562

Katherine Cecily Cheney
1517-1550
Thomas Cheyney
1509-1565
Frances Cheyney
1513-1561
John Cheney
1515-< 1558
Anne Cheney
1517-1553
Margaret Cheney
1519-????
Anne Cheney
1530-1553
William Cheney
< 1534-± 1599
(3) < 1515

Frideswide Anne Frowicke
1498-1562

Katherine Cecily Cheney
1517-1550
Thomas Cheyney
1509-1565
Frances Cheyney
1513-1561
John Cheney
1515-< 1558
Anne Cheney
1517-1553
Margaret Cheney
1519-????
Anne Cheney
1530-1553
William Cheney
< 1534-± 1599

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Day of marriage May 24, 1539

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1539: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 14 » Spain annexes Cuba.
    • April 19 » The Treaty of Frankfurt between Protestants and the Holy Roman Emperor is signed.
    • May 30 » In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal of finding gold.
    • June 3 » Hernando de Soto claims Florida for Spain.
    • June 10 » Council of Trent: Pope Paul III sends out letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops had traveling to Venice.
    • October 6 » Spain's DeSoto expedition takes over the Apalachee capital of Anhaica for their winter quarters.

Day of death December 15, 1559

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1559: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 15 » Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London.
    • April 3 » The Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis treaty is signed, ending the Italian Wars.
    • May 2 » John Knox returns from exile to Scotland to become the leader of the nascent Scottish Reformation.
    • June 30 » King Henry II of France is mortally wounded in a jousting match against Gabriel, comte de Montgomery.
    • August 22 » Bartolomé Carranza, Spanish archbishop, is arrested for heresy.
    • December 25 » Pope Pius IV is elected.


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