Sir Francis Tresham
Abt 1567 - 1605 (38 years)
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Name Sir Francis Tresham [1, 2] Birth Abt 1567 Rushton, Northamptonshire, England 
[1, 2] Gender Male Education Oxfordshire, England St John's College or Gloucester Hall Notable Quote The Jesuit priest Oswald Tesimond wrote that he was "a man of sound judgement. He knew how to look after himself, but was not much to be trusted" Web Address http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Tresham Religion Catholic recusant _MILT involved in Earl of Essex's failed rebellion against the government in 1601 Death 23 Dec 1605 Tower of London, London, England [1, 2] Cause: Gunpowder Plot - Died of natural causes while imprisoned for his role in the failed Gunpowder Conspiracy plot to blow up Parliment and kill King James
Gunpowder Plot Conspirators Person ID I8806 A Tree Called Smith Last Modified 2 Mar 2023
Father High Sheriff of Northamptonshire Sir Thomas Tresham, II, b. Sep 1534, Rushton, Northamptonshire, England d. 11 Sep 1605, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England (Age 71 years) Relationship natural Mother Muriel Throckmorton, b. 1535, Coughton, Warwickshire, England d. 1615, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England (Age 80 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1573 Rushton, Northamptonshire, England [3] Family ID F3250 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Anne Tufton, b. 1570, Hothfield, Kent, England d. 1 Jul 1656 (Age 86 years) Marriage 1593 [2] Family ID F2970 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Mar 2023
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Event Map 
Birth - Abt 1567 - Rushton, Northamptonshire, England 
Education - St John's College or Gloucester Hall - - Oxfordshire, England 
Death - Cause: Gunpowder Plot - 23 Dec 1605 - Tower of London, London, England = Link to Google Earth
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Documents 
(Historic) Monteagle Letter
My Lord, out of the love I bear to some of your friends, I have a care of your preservation. Therefore I would advise you, as you tender your life, to devise some excuse to shift your attendance at this parliament; for God and man hath concurred to punish the wickedness of this time. And think not slightly of this advertisement, but retire…
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Sources - [S424] Ancestry.com, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).
Birth date: 1567 Birth place: Death date: 1605 Death place:
Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22 - [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
Record for Anne TUFTON - [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
- [S424] Ancestry.com, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).