1. Vice-Admiral of England Sir Thomas Spert was a mariner who reached the rank of vice admiral in service to King Henry VIII of England.
11 Facts About Thomas Spert
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Thomas Spert was sailing master of the flagships Mary Rose and Henry Grace a Dieu.
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Thomas Spert served as the first Master of Trinity House, the private corporation for maritime affairs in London.
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Thomas Spert entered the service of Henry VII as a mariner, carrying dispatches between England and Spain.
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Thomas Spert next was assigned as master to the Henry Grace a Dieu, the largest vessel constructed up to then in England.
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Thomas Spert's knighthood has been disputed by historians, but Williamson notes two official documents that refer to him as Sir Thomas Spert.
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Thomas Spert left his pasturage in Blackwall to his widow until his son Richard reached the age of majority.
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Thomas Spert made bequests to his daughter and to his cousin Margaret Spert, who was married to 'the famous Guinea seaman, John Lok'.
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Thomas Spert married a woman named Margery, whose surname is unknown.
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Thomas Spert married as his second wife Anne Salkell, but appears to have had no children by either marriage.
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Thomas Spert married thirdly Mary Fabian, the daughter of John Fabian and Anne Waldegrave.