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William Singleton/Elizabeth Cornwallis/Blomefield

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JLP

JLP Report 21 May 2018 10:38

Is there a very experienced person who could help with accuracy on the Singleton family tree please in Norfolk/Suffolk.
We are into the late 1400s and 1500s.
Several people in my matches lists have named this family and descendants as Sirs and Lady's
I am not yet convinced that there are not some errors and mix ups and would appreciate the advice of anyone who has carried out thorough competent research into this family and it's descendants.

Sources of this age are a bit beyond my ability to research and it is important to me as we are looking at confirming the identities of my 8th-11th great grandparents here so if there is a local historian who can advise, I will be very grateful. Tree details can be sent on rather than post all here. Thank you in hope, Jan

malyon

malyon Report 21 May 2018 12:52

Elizabeth Cornwallis, Lady Kytson - Tate
www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/gower-lady-kytson-n06091
Elizabeth Cornwallis, Lady Kytson (c.1547-1628) married Sir Thomas Kytson (1541-1603), of Hengrave Hall in Suffolk in 1560. Of their three children, a son John died in infancy in 1562. Their elder daughter Margaret married Sir Charles Cavendish of Welbeck in 1582, but died in childbirth the same year.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 21 May 2018 14:56

How does William Singleton connect with Elizabeth Cornwallis?

For those who may be uncertain, Blomefield is a place in Norfolk, and not, I think, a surname linked to the preceding ones

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 21 May 2018 14:57

Don't know whether this helps, or not

Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins

William Cornwallis, Esq.1,2,3
Last Edited 2 Dec 2017
M, #37374, b. circa 1470, d. 20 November 1519
Father Thomas Cornwallis, Esq.1,2,3 b. c 1421, d. 26 May 1484
Mother Philippe Tyrrell1,2,3 b. c 1424
William Cornwallis, Esq. was born circa 1470 at of Brome & Oakley, Suffolk, England; Age 40 in 1510.1,2,3 He married Elizabeth Stanford, daughter of John Stanford, Esq. and Joan Boteler, circa 1490; They had 5 sons (Sir John; Thomas (clerk); Edward; William; & Francis) and 6 daughters (Elizabeth, wife of William Singleton; Affra, wife of Sir Anthony Aucher; Dorothy, wife of John Head; Katherine (nun at Elstow Abbey); Prudence, wife of Mr. Roydon; & Edith, wife of William Barwike).1,2,3 William Cornwallis, Esq. died on 20 November 1519; Buried in the chancel in St. Nicholas's, Oakley, Suffolk.4,2,3 His estate was probated on 29 November 1519.2,3
Family
Elizabeth Stanford b. 1466, d. 1 Apr 1537
Children
Elizabeth Cornwallis+5 b. c 1491, d. Apr 1559
Sir John Cornwallis, Steward to Edward Tudor (later King Edward VI)+4,2,3 b. c 1494, d. 23 Apr 1544
Affra Cornwallis+6,2,7,3,8 b. c 1510

Elizabeth Stanford1,2,3
Last Edited 2 Dec 2017
F, #37375, b. 1466, d. 1 April 1537
Father John Stanford, Esq.1,2,3 b. c 1425, d. 3 Sep 1494
Mother Joan Boteler1,2,3 b. c 1427
Elizabeth Stanford was born in 1466 at of Stagsden, Bedfordshire, England.4 She married William Cornwallis, Esq., son of Thomas Cornwallis, Esq. and Philippe Tyrrell, circa 1490; They had 5 sons (Sir John; Thomas (clerk); Edward; William; & Francis) and 6 daughters (Elizabeth, wife of William Singleton; Affra, wife of Sir Anthony Aucher; Dorothy, wife of John Head; Katherine (nun at Elstow Abbey); Prudence, wife of Mr. Roydon; & Edith, wife of William Barwike).4,2,3 Elizabeth Stanford died on 1 April 1537; Buried in the chancel at Thrandeston, Suffolk.1,2,3
Family
William Cornwallis, Esq. b. c 1470, d. 20 Nov 1519
Children
Elizabeth Cornwallis+5 b. c 1491, d. Apr 1559
Sir John Cornwallis, Steward to Edward Tudor (later King Edward VI)+1,2,3 b. c 1494, d. 23 Apr 1544
Affra Cornwallis+6,2,7,3,8 b. c 1510

JLP

JLP Report 3 Jun 2018 10:22

Thank you Erika H, that looks really useful. I am trying from the top down now to see if the records coming towards the present day match up with those going back in time.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 3 Jun 2018 12:12

Just a warning -
somebody here advises against trusting info found on that site;

https://www.geni.com/discussions/119643

But clearly you are going to check all the details.