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Edward Houghton II Burwell 1579 – 1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1579

Birth Location: Houghton Park, Harlington Manor, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 18 Oct 1626

Death Location: Houghton Park, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England

Father: Edward Alverd,

Mother: Jane Wingate

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Lewis Higginson

Edward Houghton II Burwell was born in 1579 in Houghton Park, Harlington Manor, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Edward Edmund Burwell , of Houghton (Edward Houghton Burwell) Burwell, son of Edmund Burwell\Margery Alverd, and Jane Wingate. Edward Houghton II Burwell had children including Lewis Fairfield I Burwell, son of Edward Houghton Burwell II, #1husb of Lucy Higginson. Edward Houghton II Burwell passed away in 1626 in Houghton Park, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Houghton II Burwell was born in 1579 in Houghton Park, Harlington Manor, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Edward Edmund Burwell , of Houghton (Edward Houghton Burwell) Burwell, son of Edmund Burwell\Margery Alverd, and Jane Wingate.
  • Edward Houghton II Burwell had children including Lewis Fairfield I Burwell, son of Edward Houghton Burwell II, #1husb of Lucy Higginson.
  • Edward Houghton II Burwell passed away in 1626 in Houghton Park, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Alverd,
1544 – 1620
Birth Location: Harlington, Bedfordshire, England
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Jane Wingate
1560 – 1635
Birth Location: Sharpenhoe, Ampthill, Bedford, England
JW

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lewis Higginson
1621 – 1653
Birth Location: Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
LH

Edward Burwell's Ancestors

Self
Edward Burwell
1579 – 1626
Birth Place: Houghton Park, Harlington Manor, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Edward Edmund Burwell , of Houghton (Edward Houghton Burwell) Burwell, son of Edmund Burwell\Margery Alverd,
1544 – 1620
Harlington, Bedfordshire, England
Jane Wingate
1560 – 1635
Sharpenhoe, Ampthill, Bedford, England
Grandparents
Margery (Alverd Alford, dau of Thomas Alverd\Isabell) Fletcher,
1520 – 1579
Sutton, Suffolk, England
Roger Wingate
1530 – 1574
Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas (Alverd
1490 – 1550
Isabel Fletcher
1499 – 1540
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Burwell's Descendants

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Edward (Houghton II) Burwell (24 Aug 1579 – 18 Oct 1626)
  1. 1. Lewis (Fairfield I Burwell, son of Edward Houghton Burwell II, #1husb of Lucy) Higginson (5 March 1621 – 19 November 1653)
    1. 1. Lewis (Fairfield Burwell II Major .) 7MGF (1649 – 19 Dec 1710)
      1. 1. Nathaniel (Bacon Smith (Maj\The Elder) "m. Elizabeth CARTER" BURWELL) (P1-7GGF) (14 Oct 1680 – 20 Aug 1721) m. Elizabeth Carter (1690 – 30 April 1734)
        1. 1. Robert (Carter (Colonel) "m. Sarah NELSON""m. Mary Blair BRAXTON" BURWELL) (P1-7gu) (25 Oct 1716 – 03 Jan 1777) m. Lucy (Ludwell) Grymes (18 April 1720 – 1760) m. Sarah Burwell (1724 – March 1770) m. MAry (Braxton) Burwell (1734 – 1799) m. Lucy (Ludwell) Grymes (24 April 1720 – 11 January 1768)

Edward Burwell's Timeline

2 Records

1579
24 Aug 1579
Birth of Edward Houghton II Burwell in Houghton Park, Harlington Manor, Bedfordshire, England
Houghton Park, Harlington Manor, Bedfordshire, England
1626
18 Oct 1626
Age 47
Death of Edward Houghton II Burwell in Houghton Park, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Houghton Park, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1579
    Event Place: Houghton Park, Harlington Manor, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1626
    Event Place: Houghton Park, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
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