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Abt 1546 - 1595 (49 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Thomas Digges was born about 1546 in Digges Court, Barham, Kent, England (son of Leonard Digges and Bridget (Sarah) Wilford); died on 24 Aug 1595 in London, England; was buried in London, Greater London, England. Notes:
Thomas may actually have died on the 24th of August.
Modern dissertations havebeen posted online which analyze his work pertaining to Copernicus. Some of his work is also posted online. He is largely remembered as a mathematician, although he did not actually finish his degree.
Buried:
St Mary Aldermanbury Churchyard
Thomas married Anne St. Leger in 1582 in Kent, England. Anne (daughter of Warham St. Leger and Ursula Neville) was born on 1 Jan 1555 in Ulcombe, Kent, England; died on 20 Jan 1637 in Chilham Castle, Kent, England; was buried in Chilham, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Dudley Digges was born on 19 May 1583 in Digges Court, Barham, Kent, England; died on 18 Mar 1639 in Chilham Castle, Kent, England; was buried in Chilham, Kent, England.
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Generation: 2
2. | Leonard Digges was born in 1520 in Digges Court, Wotton, Kent, England (son of Sir James (Jacob) Digges and Phillipa Engham); died in 1559 in Barham, Kent, England. Notes:
Leonard was one of the mathematicians who anticipated the dilemna of Copernicusand Ptolemy, but he kept his own findings uncirculated though published.
Leonard and his son Thomas were both mathematicians and were both politically active, sometimes costing the family royal displeasure which translated into lost land.
Leonard married Bridget (Sarah) Wilford. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
Generation: 4
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