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Edward Edwards 1537 – 1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Alwalton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: September 1592

Death Location: Alwalton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Peter Edwards

Mother: Susanna Samwell

Spouse(s): Ursula Coles

Children(s): Margaret Freeman, Peter Edwards, Francis Edwards, Richard Edwards, Robert Edwards, Nicholas Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards

The story of Edward Edwards began in 1537 in Alwalton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England. Edward Edwards married Ursula Coles, and had children including Margaret Mary Freeman, Peter Edwards, Francis Edwards, Richard Edwards, Robert Edwards, Nicholas Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards. Edward Edwards passed away in 1592 in Alwalton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Edwards began in 1537 in Alwalton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • Edward Edwards married Ursula Coles, and had children including Margaret Mary Freeman, Peter Edwards, Francis Edwards, Richard Edwards, Robert Edwards, Nicholas Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards.
  • Edward Edwards passed away in 1592 in Alwalton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Edwards
1516 – 1552
Birth Location: Petersborowe, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Susanna Samwell
1520 – 1586
Birth Location: Petersborowe, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Ursula Coles
1544 – 1606
Birth Location: Preston Capes, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
UC

Children(s)

Margaret Freeman
1564 – 1605
Birth Location: Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Peter Edwards
1566 –
Birth Location: Alwalton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
PE
Francis Edwards
1571 –
Birth Location: Alwalton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Richard Edwards
1573 –
Birth Location: Alwalton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Robert Edwards
1575 –
Birth Location: Alwalton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
RE
Nicholas Edwards
1577 –
Birth Location: Alwalton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Edwards
1579 –
Birth Location: Alwalton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Edward Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Edward Edwards
1537 – 1592
Birth Place: Alwalton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Peter Edwards
1516 – 1552
Petersborowe, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Susanna Samwell
1520 – 1586
Petersborowe, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard Samwell
– 1519
Amy Samwell
1500 – 1593
Twyford, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Edwards's Descendants

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Edward Edwards (1537 – September 1592) m. Ursula Coles (1544 – 1606)
  1. 1. Margaret (Mary) Freeman (1564 – 1605) m. Henry Freeman (1560 – 1594)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Alice?) Freeman (4 February 1583 – 1664) m. Samuel Thompson\Thomson (30 Jan 1577 – 11 Apr 1627) m. John Thompson (30 January 1577 – 6 November 1626) m. Robert Parke (3 June 1580 – 1665)
      1. 1. Dorothy Thompson (1624 – About 1709) m. Thomas Parke (13 February 1615 – 30 July 1709)
        1. 1. Martha Parke (27 Oct 1646 – )
        2. 2. Thomas Parke (18 Apr 1648 – 1699)
        3. 3. Dorothy Parke (6 Mar 1652 – )
        4. 4. William Parke
        5. 5. John Parke (1660 – 1716)
        6. 6. Robert\Richard Parke (13 Aug 1660 – 31 Jan 1738) m. Margery Medowe (1664 – 1701)
        7. 7. Nathaniel Parke ( – 1718)
        8. 8. Alice Parke
      2. 2. John Thompson (10 September 1614 – 16 June 1696)
      3. 3. Thomas Thompson (23 December 1616 – )
      4. 4. Anthony Thompson (1617 – )
      5. 5. William Thompson (1618 – )
      6. 6. Mary ((May)) Thompson (14 May 1619 – 27 November 1651)
      7. 7. Bridget Thompson (11 September 1622 – August 1643)
      8. 8. Nathaniel Thompson (16 October 1625 – )
      9. 9. Martha Thompson (17 December 1626 – )
  2. 2. Peter Edwards (1566 – )
  3. 3. Francis Edwards (1571 – )
  4. 4. Richard Edwards (1573 – )
  5. 5. Robert Edwards (1575 – )
  6. 6. Nicholas Edwards (1577 – )
  7. 7. Elizabeth Edwards (1579 – )

Edward Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Edward Edwards in Alwalton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Alwalton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
1592
September 1592
Age 55
Death of Edward Edwards in Alwalton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Alwalton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Alwalton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1592
    Event Place: Alwalton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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