Thomas FitzJohn FitzGerald

1296 - 1328  (32 years)

• Name	Thomas FitzJohn FitzGerald
  Birth	1296	Northern Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	09 Apr 1328	Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland   [1]
  Findagrave.com	16 Mar 2021
  	See Notes
  Burial	Kildare, Kildare Co, Ireland   [1]
  	Grey Abbey
  Person ID	I2711	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	John FitzThomas FitzGerald,   b. 1250, Ireland d. 10 Sep 1316, Laragh, County Kildare, Ireland (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Blanche De La Roche   d. Aft 1296
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1282
  Family ID	F432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1296 - Northern Ireland Death - 09 Apr 1328 - Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland Burial - - Kildare, Kildare Co, Ireland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Found at findagrave.com on 3/16/2021 Thomas FitzJohn FitzGerald Birth: 1296 Northern Ireland Death: 9 Apr 1328 (aged 31–32) Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland Burial: Grey Abbey, Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland Memorial #: 86163609 Bio: Thomas FitzJohn FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare, Lord Offaly and Lord Justice of Ireland The eldest son of John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare, Lord Offaly, and Blanche, daughter of John, Lord Fermoy. Thomas married Joan Burgh, the third daughter of Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster. They married 16 August 1312 at Greencastle, County Down, and had three sons: * John FitzJohn FitzGerald * Richard FitzJohn FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Kildare * Maurice FitzJohn FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Kildare Thomas was appointed commander of 30,000 men to fight Edward Bruce and the Scots. But with Roger, Lord Mortimer landing about the same time at Youghall the engagement was deferred until his force could also join them; but Bruce was in the meantime defeated and killed, in 1318, putting an end to the Scottish kingdom in Ireland. In 1320 Thomas, 2nd Earl of Kildare was appointed Lord Justice of Ireland, reconfirmed in February 1326, and office he held until his death two years later at Maynooth. He was interred in the Franciscan Friary at Kildare. Family Members Parents John FitzThomas FitzGerald 1250-1316 Spouse Joan Burgh Fitz Gerald 1296-1359 Siblings Joan FitzGerald Butler 1282-1320 Children Maurice FitzGerald Unknown-1390 Richard FitzGerald 1317-1329 Maintained by: Anne Shurtleff Stevens (46947920) Originally Created by: Jerry Ferren (47114881) Added: 3 Mar 2012 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86163609/thomas-fitzjohn-fitzgerald Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 March 2021), memorial page for Thomas FitzJohn FitzGerald (1296–9 Apr 1328), Find a Grave Memorial no. 86163609, citing Grey Abbey, Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland ; Maintained by Anne Shurtleff Stevens (contributor 46947920) . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com.