Thomas Coningsby 1550-1625

Paternal Family Tree: Coningsby

Before 1546 [his father] Humphrey Coningsby [aged 29] and [his mother] Anne Englefield [aged 30] were married.

On 9th September 1550 Thomas Coningsby was born to Humphrey Coningsby [aged 34] and Anne Englefield [aged 35].

On 3rd April 1558 [his father] Humphrey Coningsby [aged 42] died.

Around 1564 [his mother] Anne Englefield [aged 49] died.

In 1571 Unknown Painter. Portrait of Thomas Coningsby [aged 20].

In 1573 Thomas Coningsby [aged 22] and Philip Sidney [aged 18] visited Aquila.

After 1573 Thomas Coningsby [aged 22] and Philippa Fitzwilliam [aged 29] were married.

In 1591 Thomas Coningsby [aged 40] travelled to Rouen, France [Map] to be in attendance on Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex [aged 25].

On 8th October 1591 Thomas Coningsby [aged 41] was knighted by Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex [aged 25].

Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans

Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.

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In 1596 [his wife] Philippa Fitzwilliam [aged 52] died.

On 30th May 1625 Thomas Coningsby [aged 74] died.

[his son] Fitzwilliam Coningsbury was born to Thomas Coningsby and Philippa Fitzwilliam. He married Cecily Neville, daughter of Henry Neville 2nd Baron Abergavenny and Mary Sackville, and had issue.