Brief Life History of Thomas
When Sir Thomas Parr was born in 1483, in Kendal, Westmorland, England, his father, Sir William Parr, was 48 and his mother, Elizabeth FitzHugh, was 18. He married Maud Greene in 1508, in Northamptonshire, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. In 1509, at the age of 26, his occupation is listed as sheriff of northamptonshire. He died on 12 November 1518, in Blackfriars, London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 35.
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Family Time Line
Sources (40)
- Legacy NFS Source: Thomas Perye - Church record: birth-name: Hyrum Saperton
- England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973
- William Parr, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1483–1518 Male
1492–1531 Female
Children (3)
1512–1548 Female
1513–1571 Male
1515–1552 Female
Parents and Siblings
1435–1483 Male
1465–1513 Female
Siblings (4)
1476–1513 Female
1480–1547 Male
1482–1508 Male
1483–1518 Male
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Parr in Lancashire, or from residence at an enclosure (Middle English parr, Old English pearr).
German: from Middle Low German parre ‘parish, district, minister's house’; a metonymic occupational name for a parson or for someone who worked in a parsonage or manse. Compare Pfarr .
English: variant of Pear with the common late Middle English and early modern English change of -er- to -ar-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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