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m. 8 Jun 1590
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The first known record for Thomas Greenwood is his marriage on 8 Jun 1590 in Bletchingley, Surrey, England to Elsabethe Lamkin, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Lamkyn. From this we can estimate that he was born around 1555-1570. It's unknown whether Elsabethe was the mother of all of Thomas' children as no mother was named on their baptism records (and no burial record has been found for Elsabethe to indicate otherwise). Thomas had two sons baptised in the parish of Nutfield which is around a mile from Bletchingley: Henry in 1590 and Thomas in 1593. They were followed by a daughter "An" baptised back in Bletchingley in 1595. Thomas also likely had a son Silvanus baptised in 1596 in East Grinstead, Sussex, (around 11 miles from Bletchingley). Although Silvanus' baptism record transcription doesn't give his father's name, Thomas' son Henry named his own son Silvanus in 1631, and the name Silvanus is uncommon enough to assume that they were related. No burial record or any other record has yet been found for Thomas. [edit] Geographical and Historical ContextBletchingley and Nutfield were predominantly farming villages while East Grinstead has been an important market town since the early middle ages. Bletchingley and Nutfield currently have populations around 2700, while East Grinstead is a larger town of around 25,000. The earliest parts of St. Mary the Virgin's Church in Bletchingley date to the 11th century.
East Grinstead High Street, 2009
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