Hi,
I hope somebody can help me unravel the ancestry of my 9th Great grandmother – Margaret Thompson.
She was born on 8 July 1621 in Cumberland. Married Edward Bardgett on 8 July 1621 in Lazonby, Cumberland and died in January 1697 in Lazonby, Cumberland. She had two children – Kathleen and Richard.
Her father was Ralph Thompson – Born in 1596 in Kirkoswald, Cumberland. He married Mary Watson in about 1620, and they both died (undated) in Cumberland.
Now it gets tricky!
Ralph Thompson’s father was either Robert Thompson (A), born in 1560 in Watton, Herts. He married Elizabeth Harsnett, and died in 1620 in Cheston, Herts.
Or, his father was Sir Ralph (Robert) Thompson (B), born in the same place in the same year, who married Lady Elizabeth Harsnett in 1596 in Hoddesdon, Herts and died in 1620 in Cheston, Herts.
If Robert Thompson (A), his father was Robert Thompson, born 15 Feb 1546, who married Katherine Hill on 24 May 1573. I have no death dates for either.
If Sir Ralph (Robert) Thompson (B), his father was John Thompson, but I have no birth or death dates or marriage details, and no mother.
Looking forward to hearing from anybody. I am at my wits end.
Thank you.
Geoff Deakin.
