Biography of Thomas Lawley 1st Baronet 1581-1646

Paternal Family Tree: Lawley

Around 1581 Thomas Lawley 1st Baronet was born to Francis Lawley (age 45).

In 1583 [his father] Francis Lawley (age 47) died.

After 1623 Thomas Lawley 1st Baronet (age 42) joined as Worshipful Company of Drapers.

In 1625 Thomas Lawley 1st Baronet (age 44) was elected MP Wenlock.

In 1626 Thomas Lawley 1st Baronet (age 45) was elected MP Wenlock.

In 1628 Thomas Lawley 1st Baronet (age 47) was elected MP Wenlock.

Before 1630 Thomas Lawley 1st Baronet (age 48) and Anne Manning Lady Lawley were married.

Around 1630 [his son] Francis Lawley 2nd Baronet was born to Thomas Lawley 1st Baronet (age 49) and [his wife] Anne Manning Lady Lawley.

In 1639 Thomas Lawley 1st Baronet (age 58) was elected Lord Mayor of London.

On 14th August 1641 Thomas Lawley 1st Baronet (age 60) was created 1st Baronet Lawley of Spoonhill in Shropshire. [his wife] Anne Manning Lady Lawley by marriage Lady Lawley of Spoonhill in Shropshire.

In 1642 Thomas Lawley 1st Baronet (age 61) was elected Master of the Worshipful Company of Drapers.

On 19th October 1646 Thomas Lawley 1st Baronet (age 65) died. His son [his son] Francis (age 16) succeeded 2nd Baronet Lawley of Spoonhill in Shropshire.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

After 19th October 1646 John Glynne (age 44) and [his wife] Anne Manning Lady Lawley were married.

Ancestors of Thomas Lawley 1st Baronet 1581-1646

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Lawley

GrandFather: Richard Lawley

Father: Francis Lawley

Thomas Lawley 1st Baronet