Sir Thomas Tindale or Tyndall (1505-1583) was the eldest of nine children born to Sir John Tindale (1486-1539), who in turn was heir to Sir William Tindale (died 1496) and his wife Mary, who inherited the Mundeford-Ingeldesthorp properties. Sir William, was also, through his maternal great-grandmother, declared heir to the Crown of Bohemia in 1501. He declined the offer to become King. Later on, Thomas’s son  Humphrey, Dean of Ely, was also offered the crown and also declined.