Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameSir, Lord Delaware Thomas WEST [516]
Birth1550, Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England [516], [30523]
DeathMar 24, 1602, Hampshire, England [516]
BurialSt. Peter And Holy Cross Churchyard, Church St, Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England [30523]
FatherSir William WEST (1520-1595)
MotherAnne SWIFT (1523-1611)
Spouses
BirthJul 19, 1555, Berkshire, England [30524], [30525]
DeathAug 30, 1608, Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England [30524], [30526]
BurialWestminster Abbey(Collegiate Church Of St Peter), 20 Deans Yard, Westminster, City Of Westminster, Greater London, England [281]
FatherSir. Francis KNOLLYS (1514-1596)
MotherKatherine CARY (~1522-1568)
MarriageNov 1, 1571, Hants, England [516], [30523]
ChildrenJohn (1590-1659)
 Nathaniel (1592-1623)
Obituary Online notes for Sir, Lord Delaware Thomas WEST
Thomas West, 2nd and 11th Baron De La Warr of Wherwell Abbey, Hampshire, was a member of Elizabeth I's Privy Council.

Son of Elizabeth Strange, the daughter of Thomas Strange of Chesterton, Gloucestershire.

Member of Parliament for Chichester 1570, for East Looe 1572-83, for Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) 1586-87, for Hampshire 1588-89, and for Aylesbury 1592-93; Sheriff of Hampshire 1585-86; knighted 7 Dec 1587; successfully petitioned the House of Lords 1597 for the precedency of the ancient Barony of la Warre (cr. by writ 6 Feb 1298/9) despite the fact that ancient Barony had fallen into abeyance between the two daughters of his uncle Sir Owen West.
[30523]
Obituary Online notes for Lady Anne (Spouse 1)
*Westminster Abbey has confirmed her burial in the Westminster Abbey burial records.

There is an Anne West buried at St. Margaret's who died in 1610 and is NOT the same person.
[30524]
Last Modified Jun 3, 2024Created Nov 10, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell, using Reunion for Macintosh
Created Nov 10, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell
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