'TZmisc13'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Thorpe of Boscomb, Taddy of London, Topping of Whatcroft, Thunder of Lagore, Tillard of Street-End House, Tillard of Totness

                               
Henry Thorpe
m. Cecilia Burdon (b c1367, d 1422-3, dau of John Burdon)
1. Thomas Thorpe (dsp 1418-9)
  m. Agnes
2. Ralph Thorpe of Boscomb, Wiltshire (d 1437-8)
  m. Alicia
  A. John Thorpe of Boscomb (d 1464-5)
  i. William Thorpe (dsp)
  ii. Thomasine Thorpe, heiress of Boscomb
  m. Thomas Clifford of Boscomb

 

 

Christopher Taddy of London (bur 30.01.1824)
m(1). (21.09.1771) Mary Anne Hopkins (b 22.09.1753, d 24.03.1801, dau/coheir of Sir Jojhn Hopkins, Lord Mayor of London)
1. John Taddy (b 29.05.1783, d 18.01.1858, Rector of Northill) had issue
  m. (01.10.1810) Catherine Latham (b 26.03.1788, d 10.12.1861, dau of Samuel Latham of Dover)

 

 

James Topping of Whatcroft Hall, Cheshire
m. Sarah Margaret Robinson (dau/heir of William Robinson of Whatcroft, brother of Jonathan)
1. Catherine Topping (b 1786-7, d 25.05.1873)
  m. (14.10.1811) Thomas (Mahon), 2nd Lord Hartland (b 1766, dsp 1835, Lt. General)
2. Anne Margaret Topping
  m. (20.05.1817) David Francis Jones of Cymman, later Atcherley of Marton (b 1783, d 1845)
3.+ other issue (d unm) - Emma, Elizabeth Sarah, Lucy

 

 

Michael Thunder of Ballaly, co. Dublin
m. Ellen O'Rorke
1. Patrick Thunder of Lagore, co. Meath had issue
  m. (1798) Elizabeth Taaffe (dau of John Taaffe of Smarmore Castle)
2. Eleanor Thunder (d 1813) probably of this generation
  m. (1771) Patrick Sweetman of Dublin, later of Belvedere (b 1750, d by 1793)

 

 

BLG1858 reports that "The family of Tillard are of French extraction, and are first found in England at Totness, co. Devon, where ...
Henry Tillard of Totness (b c1508, bur 22.11.1603)
1. William Tillard, Mayor of Totness (b 1547)
  m. Margaret
  A. William Tillard, Mayor of Totness (b 1585)
  m. Isabella Michalmore (dau of Richard Michalmore of Halwil)
  i. Abraham Tillard of London (b 21.01.1632, youngest son)
  m. Mary Bateman (d 18.02.1729, dau of Joas Bateman (grandfather of 1st Viscount Bateman))
  a. Sir Isaac Tillard (dsp)
  b. William Tillard
  (1) ?? Tillard
(A) James Tillard of Street-End House, Kent (dsp 1828)
  c. Joas Tillard (b 15.01.1690, d 01.1774, youngest sons)
  m. Katherine West (d 04.1757, dau/coheir of Thomas (MD) & cousin of Admiral Temple West & Gilbert West)
  (1) Richard Tillard (b 19.10.1732, vicar of Wirksworth)
  m. (29.09.1762) Sarah Yoward (dau/heir of Ralph Yorward of York)
  BLG1858 identifies Sarah as "heiress of the family of Yoward of Hooton Locriss, and of Westerdale, co. York", of whom see here.
  (A) Richard Tillard of Street-End House (rector of Bluntisham) had issue
  m. (31.12.1810) Margaret Smelt (d 02.09.1841, dau of Rev. William Smelt of Gedlinng by Margaret, sister of Philip, 5th Earl of Chesterfeld)
  (B)+ other issue (dsp)
  d.+ other issue - 3 other sons (dsps), 3 daughters
  ii.+ other issue - Isaac (dsps, Mayor of Plymouth), 2 other sons (dsps), 6 daughters
  B.+ 5 sons + 3 daughters

Main source(s):
(1) For Thorpe (uploaded 13.07.24) : 'Wilts' (vol 5 (1837), 'Pedigrees of Thorpe (including Burdon) and Clifford, as connected with Boscomb', p46/439)
(2) For Taddy (uploaded 05.08.24) : Visitation (Howard & Crisp, England & Wales, vol 3 (1895), 'Taddy of Caldecote Lodge, co. Bedford', p102)
(3) For Topping (uploaded 09.12.24) : BLG1847 ('Atcherley of Marton', in note)
(4) For Thunder (uploaded 01.11.25) : BLGI1912 ('Thunder of Lagore')
(5) For Tillard (uploaded 09.12.25) : BLG1858 ('Tillard of Street-End House')
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