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Edward De Fiennes Clinton Sir, Earl 1512–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 11 Feb 1588

Death Location: Essex, England

Father: Thomas Lord

Mother: Joan Folkstone

Spouse(s): Elizabeth mistress, Elizabeth FitzGerald, Lady Stourton-Clinton

Children(s): Catherine Clinton, Margaret Lady, Henry Clinton, Frances Clinton

In 1512, Edward De Fiennes Clinton Sir, Earl entered the world in Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England, born to Thomas De Fiennes Clinton Lord And Joan Mary Poynings Lady Baroness Of Folkstone. Edward De Fiennes Clinton Sir, Earl married Elizabeth Bessie Blount Tailboys Fiennes Clinton Countess Of Lincoln King Henry Viiis Former Mistress, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Lady Ursula Stourton Clinton, and had children including Bridget Fiennes, Catherine Fiennes Clinton, Frances Clinton, Henry Clinton, Margaret Fiennes De Clinton Lady, Thomas Fiennes. Edward De Fiennes Clinton Sir, Earl passed away in 1588 in Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1512, Edward De Fiennes Clinton Sir, Earl entered the world in Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England, born to Thomas De Fiennes Clinton Lord And Joan Mary Poynings Lady Baroness Of Folkstone.
  • Edward De Fiennes Clinton Sir, Earl married Elizabeth Bessie Blount Tailboys Fiennes Clinton Countess Of Lincoln King Henry Viiis Former Mistress, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Lady Ursula Stourton Clinton, and had children including Bridget Fiennes, Catherine Fiennes Clinton, Frances Clinton, Henry Clinton, Margaret Fiennes De Clinton Lady, Thomas Fiennes.
  • Edward De Fiennes Clinton Sir, Earl passed away in 1588 in Essex, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Earl's Ancestors

Self
Edward Earl
1512–1588
Birth Place: Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Thomas De Fiennes Clinton Lord
1490–1517
Folkestone, Kent, England
Joan (Mary Poynings Lady Baroness of) Folkstone
1482–1553
Poynings, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Earl's Descendants

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Edward (De Fiennes Clinton Sir,) Earl (1512–11 Feb 1588) m. Elizabeth (“Bessie" Blount Tailboys Fiennes Clinton, Countess of Lincoln , King Henry VIII’s former) mistress (16 Dec 1502–15 June 1541) m. Elizabeth FitzGerald (1528–Mar 1589) m. Lady (Ursula) Stourton-Clinton (1518–1553)
  1. 1. Catherine (Fiennes) Clinton 1536–1621 m. Hugh Hollingshead 1525–1584 m. William (de Burgh, 4th Baron de Burgh of) Gainsborough 1522–1584
    1. 1. Catherine Hollingshead 1545–1595 m. George Belingam 1590– m. Robert Howes 1586–1635 m. Thomas Bulkeley 1594–1591
      1. 1. Rebecca Buckeley 1618–1684 m. Henry Whelpley 1607–1662 m. Henry Whelpley 1607–1662 m. Edward Treadwell 1607–1660
        1. 1. Jonathan (Whelpley) Sr. 1644–1719 m. Sarah Darling 1667–1703 m. Sarah Whelply 1655–
        2. 2. Rebecca* (Wakeley) Whelpley 1643–1697
        3. 3. Mary Whelpley 1644–1683
      2. 2. Arthur BULKELEY 1563–1614 m. Joyce ASHENHURST 1565–
        1. 1. Thomas Bulkeley 1594–1591 m. Catherine Hollingshead 1545–1595
        2. 2. John Bulkeley 1583–1715
    2. 2. THOMAS (DeBurgh II Sir Knight of the Garter, 5th Lord of Gainsborough, 3rd Baron) Burgh 1558–1597
    3. 3. Elizabeth Berge 1543–1640
    4. 4. John (De Burgh Admiral) Sir 1562–1594
    5. 5. Margret (Mary Burgh Bukeley) Lady 1555–1638
  2. 2. Margaret (Fiennes de Clinton) Lady 1532–1580
  3. 3. Henry Clinton –1616
  4. 4. Frances Clinton 1550–1623

Edward Earl's Timeline

6 Records

1512
1512
Birth of Edward De Fiennes Clinton Sir, Earl in Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England
Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England
1541
1541
Age 29
Edward De Fiennes Clinton Sir, Earl was married in Stourton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Stourton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1552
1 October 1552
Age 40
Edward De Fiennes Clinton Sir, Earl was married in Sempringham, Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Sempringham, Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
1585
16 January 1585
Age 73
Death of Edward De Fiennes Clinton Sir, Earl in London (Middlesex) England
London (Middlesex) England
1588
11 Feb 1588
Age 76
Burial of Edward De Fiennes Clinton Sir, Earl in Essex, England
Essex, England
1940
1940
Age 428
Edward De Fiennes Clinton Sir, Earl was married in Boulder, Western Australia
Boulder, Western Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Stourton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 October 1552
    Event Place: Sempringham, Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Boulder, Western Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950, Western Australia Indexes to Vital Records 1906-1980

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 1585
    Event Place: London (Middlesex) England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1588
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

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