Sir Thomas Stanhope (1540 – 3 August 1596) was the son and heir of Sir Michael Stanhope, and a

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for

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Family

Thomas Stanhope was the eldest son of Sir Michael Stanhope and Anne Rawson (c.1515 – 20 February 1588), the daughter of Nicholas Rawson, of

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, and Beatrix Cooke (d. 14 January 1554), daughter of Sir Philip Cooke (d. 7 December 1503) and Elizabeth Belknap (died c. 6 March 1504), He had six brothers and four sisters, as recorded in the inscription on his mother's monument in Shelford church:. *Sir Edward Stanhope (c.1543–1603), a member of Queen Elizabeth's

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. He married Susan Coleshill, the daughter and heir of Thomas Coleshill (d.1595), esquire, of

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, inspector of customs for the City of London, by whom he had several sons and daughters, including a daughter who married Sir Percival Hart... *

John Stanhope, 1st Baron Stanhope John Stanhope, 1st Baron Stanhope (1549? – 9 March 1621) was an English courtier, politician and peer. Life He was the third son of Sir Michael Stanhope, born in Yorkshire, but brought up in Nottinghamshire after his father's attainder f ...

, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, created Baron Stanhope of Harrington by King James. The title became extinct in 1675 with the death of his only son. *Edward Stanhope (c.1546–1608),

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and a Master of the

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. * Sir Michael Stanhope of

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near

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, one of Queen Elizabeth's

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. He was knighted in 1603 by King James. He married Elizabeth Read, the daughter of Sir William Read of

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, by whom he had two daughters and coheirs. There is a monument to him in Sudbourne church. *William Stanhope, who died an infant. *Edward Stanhope, who died an infant. *Eleanor Stanhope, who married Thomas Cooper of

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. *Juliana Stanhope, who married John Hotham, esquire, of

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. *Jane Stanhope, who married firstly Sir Roger Townshend, and secondly, as his second wife,

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. *Margaret Stanhope, who died an infant.

Career

Stanhope was twelve years old when his father was executed in 1552. He lived at

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Nottinghamshire. In 1562 he was appointed Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire and in 1574 and 1587

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. In 1586 and 1593 he was elected

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. He was knighted in 1575. In 1596 he died in debt, partly caused by the cost of rebuilding

Marriage and issue

Stanhope married Margaret Port, the daughter of Sir John Port of

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and Cubley,

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, by Elizabeth Gifford. Children: *

Sir John Stanhope Sir John Stanhope (1559 – 1611) was an English knight and landowner, and father of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield. Career John Stanhope was the son of Sir Thomas Stanhope (d. 1596) of Shelford Priory, Shelford Manor, Nottinghamshir ...

(1559-1611), who married firstly, Cordell Alington, and secondly, Catherine Trentham. *Edward Stanhope. *Anne Stanhope (1576–1651), who married

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(d.1637), the son of Denzel Holles (1538?–1590) and Eleanor Sheffield, daughter of

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Notes

References

* * * * * * *Sir Thomas Stanhope of Shelford, Local life in Elizabethan Times, Beryl Cobbing and Pamela Priestland

External links

Stanhope, Sir Thomas (c.1540-96) of Shelford, Nottinghamshire, History of Parliament
Retrieved 31 March 2013
Will of Lady Margaret Stanhope, proved 14 April 1613, National Archives
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