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Knighthood by Henry VIII Sir Thomas More

Knighthood by Henry VIII Sir Thomas More

Male 1478 - 1535  (57 years)

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  • Name Thomas More 
    Title Knighthood by Henry VIII 
    Prefix Sir 
    Birth 7 Feb 1478  London, Middlesex, Englalnd Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Burial of head Head apparently rescued by adopted daughter Margaret Giggs and buried somewhere in England 
    Occupation Poet 
    Occupation 1529–1532 
    Lord Chancellor of England 
    Religion Roman Catholic 
    Residence London, Middlesex, Englalnd Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Tower of London 
    Residence Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    _UID 3087FD221AB34099AB643883CCFDB9E1A9B0 
    Death 6 Jul 1535  Tower of London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Executed 
    Burial Church of Saint Peter Ad Vincula, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I17411  World of Hyde
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2023 

    Father Sir John More,   b. 1451, Cripplegate, London, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 1530, Saint Mildred, Poultry, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Agnes Graunger,   b. Abt 1455, London, Middlesex, Englalnd Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1499, London, Middlesex, Englalnd Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 44 years) 
    Family ID F16034  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jane Colt,   b. 7 Mar 1480, Tyrone, Tyrone, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1511, Chelsea, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years) 
    Marriage Jan 1505  Roydon, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Edward Moore,   b. 1505, Norfolk County, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Margaret More,   b. 10 Jul 1505, Eltham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1545, Eltham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
     3. Cecilia Moore,   b. Abt 1507, London, Middlesex, Englalnd Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Elizabeth More,   b. 1508, Milk Street, London, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Louisa Moore,   b. 1509, England, Unitd Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. England, Unitd Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. John Thomas Moore,   b. 1510, Bucklersbury, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1545, London, Middlesex, Englalnd Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
    Family ID F4908  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

    Family 2 Lady Alice Harpur,   b. 1471, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1551, Chelsea, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 1511 
    Family ID F16035  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Feb 1478 - London, Middlesex, Englalnd Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Jan 1505 - Roydon, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    Tower of London - - London, Middlesex, Englalnd
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    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
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