Thomas of Woodstock

Male7 January 1355–9 September 1397

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas of Woodstock was born on 7 January 1355, in Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, his father, Edward III King of England, was 42 and his mother, Philippa De Hainaut Queen Of England, was 41. He married Eleanor de Bohun before 24 August 1374, in England. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He registered for military service in 1341. He died on 9 September 1397, in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, at the age of 42, and was buried in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England.

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Family Time Line

Thomas of Woodstock
1355–1397
Eleanor de Bohun
1366–1399
Marriage: before 24 August 1374
Humphrey Plantagenet
1381–1399
Anne of Gloucester
1383–1438
Joan of Gloucester
1384–1400
Philippa of Gloucester
1389–1399
Isabel of Gloucester
1385–1402

Sources (7)

  • of Woodstock, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775
  • Foundation for Medieval Genealogy -Edward III, King of England

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  • Marriage
    before 24 August 1374England
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    1382 · Wycliffe's Bible

    Age 27

    John Wycliffe, English theologian and professor at the University of Oxford, completed a translation of the Bible from the Latin Vulgate into Middle English. This translation is known as Wycliffe's Bible and was completed around 1382.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Young, Sung, Jung, Yong, Chang, Kwang, Sang, Dong, Hyun, Jae, Jin, Kyung, Jong, Chong, Chung, Byung, Jeong, Pyong, Myong, Hak, Jin Hwan, Sook, Yeong, Choon.

    Korean: variant of O .

    Japanese: variant of Ō (see O ).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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