Full Name Pieter van Loor | Name Peter Vanlore | |
Born c. 1547 Utrecht, Netherlands Occupation Merchant, jeweller and moneylender Children Peter Vanlore
Jacoba Vanlore
Elizabeth Vanlore
Anne Vanlore
Mary Vanlore
Catherine Vanlore Parent(s) Maurits van Loor and Stephania Died September 6, 1627, Calcot, Berkshire, United Kingdom Spouse Jacoba Teighbott or Thibault Resting place Church of St Michael, Tilehurst | ||
Sir Peter Vanlore (c. 1547 – 6 September 1627) was a Dutch-born English 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; Maurits Van Loor had a brother named Dirk Van Loor, and a sister named Marietje Van Loor. The parents of Maurits were Pieter Van Loor and Barbara Bolart. About 1568, he moved to England. On or before 19 July 1585, 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 6 September 1627 and was buried in an elaborate tomb in the Ladychapel, St Michael's, Tilehurst.
Family
He married Jacoba Teighbott or Thibault on or before 19 July 1585, by whom he had 11 children including: