Tolleson family » Sir Thomas Widdrington MP (± 1600-1664)

Personal data Sir Thomas Widdrington MP 

  • He was born about 1600 in Cheeseburn Grange, Northumberland, England.
  • He was christened in the year 1608 in Stamfordham, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.
  • Title: MP
  • Occupations:
    • from 1642 till 1645 gen. of horse (parliamentary) .
    • in the year 1647 parliamentary commissioner to the army.
    • from 1645 till 1650 capt.-gen. New Model army.
    • in the year 1654 commr. for scandalous ministers in Yorkshire, England.
    • from 1652 till March 1660 JP for Yorkshire.
    • from 1656 till 1658 Speaker of House of Commons.
    • Speaker of the second Protectorate Parliament.
  • (travelled+abroad+%28Netherlands%2C+France%29+ ) from 1629 till 1632.
  • He died on May 13, 1664 in London, England.
  • He is buried on May 13, 1664 in London, England.
  • A child of Lewis Mauntlaine and Catherine Lawson
  • This information was last updated on May 13, 2021.

Household of Sir Thomas Widdrington MP

He is married to Frances Fairfax.

They got married on October 13, 1634 at Holme upon Spalding Moor, East Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.


Child(ren):

  2. Thomas Widdrington  1636-1660
  4. Samuel Witherington  1640-1717 
  7. Ursula Widdrington  ± 1645-1717

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Historical events

Day of marriage October 13, 1634

  • Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1634: Source: Wikipedia
    • July 4 » The city of Trois-Rivières is founded in New France (now Quebec, Canada).
    • August 18 » Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France.
    • September 6 » Thirty Years' War: In the Battle of Nördlingen, the Catholic Imperial army defeats Swedish and German Protestant forces.
    • September 12 » A gunpowder factory explodes in Valletta, Malta, killing 22 people and damaging several buildings.
    • October 11 » The Burchardi flood kills around 15,000 in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany.
    • November 11 » Following pressure from Anglican bishop John Atherton, the Irish House of Commons passes An Act for the Punishment for the Vice of Buggery.

Day of death May 13, 1664

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    Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1664: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 7 » Louis XIV of France begins construction of the Palace of Versailles.
    • August 1 » Ottoman forces are defeated in the battle of Saint Gotthard by an Austrian army led by Raimondo Montecuccoli, resulting in the Peace of Vasvár.
    • October 28 » The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, later to be known as the Royal Marines, is established.


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About the surname Widdrington


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