Background
He was the second son of John Talbot (d 1551) of Salesbury, Lancashire, by his second wife, Anne, daughter of Richard Banaster of Altham.
He was the second son of John Talbot (d 1551) of Salesbury, Lancashire, by his second wife, Anne, daughter of Richard Banaster of Altham.
Before 1580 he had become clerk of the records in the Tower of London, and may be the ‘learned’ Mr. Talbot referred to by Doctor John Dee. William Camden wrote: ‘Not to conceal my obligations to any, I must acknowledge myself under very great ones to Thomas Talbot, a diligent examiner of records and perfect master of our antiquities’.
He was an original member of the Society of Antiquaries, and occurs in Francis Tate"s list of members in 1590.