Peter Vanlore

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Sir Peter Vanlore
Born	Pieter van Loor c. 1547 Utrecht, Netherlands
Died	September 6, 1627 (aged 80) Calcot, Berkshire, England
Burial place	Lady Chapel, Church of St Michael, Tilehurst
Occupation	Merchant, jeweller and moneylender
Spouse	Jacoba Teighbott or Thibault
Children	Peter Vanlore Jacquemine Vanlore Elizabeth Vanlore Anne Vanlore Mary Vanlore Catherine Vanlore Jacoba Vanlore
Parents	Maurits van Loor and Stephania

Sir Peter Vanlore (c. 1547 – 1627-09-06) was a successful Dutch merchant, jeweller and moneylender in Elizabethan and Stuart England.

He was born circa 1547 in Utrecht, Netherlands, the third son of Maurits van Loor and his wife Stephania. About 1568, he moved to England. On or before 1585-07-19, while living in the parish of St Benet Sherehog, he married Jacoba, daughter of Henry Teighbott or Thibault. He bought the manor of Tilehurst in Berkshire from Thomas Crompton in 1604 and also owned Wallingford Castle. He built and lived in a mansion at Calcot Park, which replaced the original manor house of Tilehurst. He was naturalised in 1607. He died at his home on 1627-09-06 and was buried in an elaborate tomb in the Ladychapel, St Michael's, Tilehurst.

[edit] Family

He married Jacoba Teighbott or Thibault on or before 1585-07-19, with 9 children including:

• Peter Vanlore, bapt 1586, who married Susanna Becke of Antwerp
• Jacquemine Vanlore, bapt 1587, who married Johannes de Laet
• Elizabeth Vanlore, who married Hans van den Bernden
• Anne Vanlore, who married Sir Charles Caesar
• Mary Vanlore, who married Sir Edward Powell
• Catherine Vanlore, who married Sir Thomas Glenham
• Jacoba Vanlore, who married Henry Zinzan

[edit] References

• soc.genealogy.medieval - 2007-08-10
• http://www.stmichaeltilehurst.org.uk/

[edit] External links

• Royal Berkshire History: Sir Peter Vanlore (c.1547-1627)

Persondata
NAME	Vanlore, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Pieter van Loor
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Merchant
DATE OF BIRTH	c. 1547
PLACE OF BIRTH	Utrecht, Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH	1627-09-06
PLACE OF DEATH	England