Biography of Thomas Lake 1567-1630

Before 11 Oct 1567, the date [Some sources say 1561?] he was baptised at Southampton, Hampshire [Map], Thomas Lake was born to Almeric Lake.

On 29 Jun 1591 Thomas Lake (age 23) and Mary Rider (age 16) were married.

In 1593 Thomas Lake (age 25) was elected MP Malmesbury.

Around 1595 [his son] Thomas Lake was born to Thomas Lake (age 27) and [his wife] Mary Rider (age 20).

In 1598 [his son] Arthur Lake was born to Thomas Lake (age 30) and [his wife] Mary Rider (age 23).

Before 14 Nov 1599 [his daughter] Anne Lake Baroness Ros Helmsley was born to Thomas Lake (age 32) and [his wife] Mary Rider (age 24).

In 1600 [his daughter] Elizabeth Lake was born to Thomas Lake (age 32) and [his wife] Mary Rider (age 25).

In 1601 Thomas Lake (age 33) was elected MP New Romney.

On 24 Mar 1603 Elizabeth I (age 69) died at Richmond Palace [Map] around three in the morning. Her first cousin twice removed King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 36) succeeded I King England Scotland and Ireland.

Immediately following her death Robert Carey 1st Earl Monmouth (age 43) started on horseback for Edinburgh to inform King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 36) arriving at Holyrood Palace [Map] late on the 26 Mar 1603. His conduct met with general disapproval and merited censure as contrary to all decency, good manners and respect. George Carew and Thomas Lake (age 35) were sent by the Council to formally inform James of her death.

In 1604 Thomas Lake (age 36) was elected MP Launceston.

In 1609 [his son] Lancelot Lake was born to Thomas Lake (age 41) and [his wife] Mary Rider (age 34).

In 1614 Thomas Lake (age 46) was elected MP Middlesex.

On 12 Feb 1615 [his son-in-law] William Cecil 16th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 24) and [his daughter] Anne Lake Baroness Ros Helmsley (age 15) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley. See Diary of Anne Clifford. He the son of William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter (age 49) and Elizabeth Manners 15th Baroness Ros Helmsley.

Diary of Anne Clifford 1616. 12 Feb 1616. Upon Monday the 12th my [his son-in-law] Lord Roust (age 25) was married to Mrs [his daughter] Ann Lake (age 16) the secretary’s (age 48) daughter.

After 27 Jun 1618 [his son-in-law] George Rodney (age 10) and [his daughter] Anne Lake Baroness Ros Helmsley (age 18) were married.

Before 1619 [his son] Arthur Lake (age 21) and [his daughter-in-law] Lettice Rich (age 29) were married. She the daughter of Robert Rich 1st Earl Warwick (age 59) and Penelope Devereux Countess Devonshire.

Diary of Anne Clifford 1619. 15 Feb 1619. The 15th Sir Thomas Lake (age 51), his Lady (age 44), and [his daughter] Lady Ross (age 19), were sent to the Tower [Map]. There was nothing heard all this term but the matter between the Countess of Exeter (age 39) and them, at which the King sat [five] several days. It was censured on my Lady Exeter’s (age 39) side against them, who were fined great fines both to the King and her, there was spoken extraordinary foul matters of my Lady Ross (age 19) and reports went that amongst others she lay with her own brother, so as their foul matters did double the miseries of my [his daughter-in-law] Lady Lettice (age 30) Lake in her unfortunate marriage. Sarah Swarton was fined and censured to be whipt, which censure was not executed, the reason she confessed all that she knew.

In Sir Thomas Lake’s (age 51) place Sir George Calvert (age 39) was sworn secretary.

On 28 Feb 1621 [his son-in-law] William Stonor (age 27) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Lake (age 21) were married at St Martin in the Fields [Map].

In 1626 Thomas Lake (age 58) was elected MP Wootton Bassett.

In or before 1630 [his son] Lancelot Lake (age 21) and [his daughter-in-law] Frances Cheeke were married.

In 1630 [his daughter] Anne Lake Baroness Ros Helmsley (age 30) died.

On 17 Sep 1630 Thomas Lake (age 62) died.

In 1642 [his former wife] Mary Rider (age 67) died.