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Edmund Harwell Sir Archbishop of Bath and Wells 1524–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Besford, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 1594

Death Location: Besford, Worcestershire, England

Father: Thomas Harewell

Mother: Margery Lady

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lady

Children(s): Elizabeth Besford

In 1524, Edmund Harwell Sir Archbishop of Bath and Wells entered the world in Besford, Worcestershire, England, born to Thomas Harwell Sir Baron Of Harewell And Margery Vampage Lady. Edmund Harwell Sir Archbishop of Bath and Wells married Elizabeth Bury Lady, and had children including Elizabeth Harewell Of Besford. Edmund Harwell Sir Archbishop of Bath and Wells passed away in 1594 in Besford, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1524, Edmund Harwell Sir Archbishop of Bath and Wells entered the world in Besford, Worcestershire, England, born to Thomas Harwell Sir Baron Of Harewell And Margery Vampage Lady.
  • Edmund Harwell Sir Archbishop of Bath and Wells married Elizabeth Bury Lady, and had children including Elizabeth Harewell Of Besford.
  • Edmund Harwell Sir Archbishop of Bath and Wells passed away in 1594 in Besford, Worcestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Harewell
1501–1564
Birth Location: Harwell, Berkshire, England
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Margery Lady
1510–1545
Birth Location: Wollashull, Wellashull, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lady
1534–1587
Birth Location: Hampton Poyle, Oxfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Besford
1565–1631
Birth Location: Besford Court, Worcestershire, England
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Edmund Wells's Ancestors

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Edmund Wells
1524–1594
Birth Place: Besford, Worcestershire, England
Parents
Thomas Harwell Sir Baron of Harewell
1501–1564
Harwell, Berkshire, England
Margery (Vampage) Lady
1510–1545
Wollashull, Wellashull, England
Grandparents
Elinor Greville
1495–1542
Arell, Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edmund Wells's Descendants

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Edmund (Harwell Sir Archbishop of Bath and) Wells (1524–1594) m. Elizabeth (Bury) Lady (1534–Feb 04 1587)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Harewell of) Besford 1565–1631 m. William (Lygon Sir,) Knight, 1567–1619
    1. 1. William (Lygon Sir, of) Madresfield 1590–1619 m. Elizabeth Pleydell 1591–1658
      1. 1. William (Lygon) Colonel 1613–1681 m. Mary Egiocke 1589–1668
        1. 1. William Lygon 1639–1720 m. Margaret Corbyn 1657–1699

Edmund Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1524
1524
Birth of Edmund Harwell Sir Archbishop of Bath and Wells in Besford, Worcestershire, England
Besford, Worcestershire, England
1594
1594
Age 70
Death of Edmund Harwell Sir Archbishop of Bath and Wells in Besford, Worcestershire, England
Besford, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Besford, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: Besford, Worcestershire, England
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