Thomas Brigham IV
The Yorkshire village of
Holme upon Spaulding Moor is about 10 miles from the River Homden and 25 miles from the North Sea, about halfway between York and Kingston upon Hull. This Thomas Brigham of Holme upon Spaulding Moor, our ancestor, designated here as the "Fourth," was recorded as a cloth worker, and in his burial record as a "webster."
Thomas, his siblings, and his wife were part of the heroic, civic-minded Elizabethan Generation. His parents had been part of the pragmatic Picaresque Generation. His children were part of the adaptive Sentimental Generation.
Year by year in the life of Thomas Brigham IV
The life of Thomas Brigham IV in its historical context
| Birth of Thomas Brigham IV | |
| Born: | 1550 (or perhaps 1549 ) |
| Birthplace: | Holme upon Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England |
| Parents | |
| Father: | Thomas Brigham III, 1525-1559 (our ancestor) |
| Mother: | Jennett Millington, 1526-1587 (our ancestor) |
| Siblings | |
| Brother: | Peter Brigham b. 1551, Holme-upon-Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England d. 15 October 1590, Holme-upon-Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England m. 12 November 1586, Holme-upon-Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England to Everill Hessye |
| Brother: | William Brigham b. 1553, Holme-upon-Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England d. 1 February 1590, Holme-upon-Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England |
| Sister: | Jennett Brigham b. 1555, Holme-upon-Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England |
| Brother: | Richard Brigham, b. 1557 |
| Sister: | Frances Brigham b. 1559, Holme-upon-Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England |
| Spouse and children | |
| Wife: | Gillian Twelison (Trvelinson), b. 1558 (our ancestor) (from Holme upon Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England; no available information on her parents, our ancestors) (her death date, from an WFT estimate, was no earlier than 1586 and no later than 1652) Married 1572 (or perhaps 1571) Probably in Holme upon Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England |
| Daughter: | Elizabeth Brigham b. 1571, probably in Holme-upon-Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England |
| Son: | John Brigham b. 1573, Holme-upon-Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England d. 11 May 1621, Hothan, Yorkshire, England m. 30 September 1599 to Constance Watson, b. 17 August 1571 (sister of our our ancestor Isabel Watson, 1561-1634) [ more information on this line] |
| Son: | Thomas Brigham V, 1576-1633 (our ancestor) |
| Son: | William Brigham, b. Jun 1578 |
| Son: | Richard Brigham, b. Aug 1579 |
| Son: | Robert Brigham, b. May 1582 |
| Other information | |
| Occupation: | Cloth worker, "webster" |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic, Church of England, probably whatever the prevailing law required |
| Death of Thomas Brigham IV | |
| Died: | 8 November
1586 (age 36) |
| Deathplace: | Holme upon Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England |
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Source for this page: The Fay Family Homepage Genealogies, created by Ken and Susan Jean Fay Barbi, 1809 View Top Court, Annapolis, MD 21401-5873, phone (410) 757-5044 [Copyright © 2001], citing source "WFT Pedigree number 893."