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Edward Fitton The Elder 1527–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 March 1527

Birth Location: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 3 July 1579

Death Location: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Father: Edward Fitton

Mother: Mary Harbottle

Spouse(s): Alice Holcroft

Children(s): Lady (Fyton), Alexander Fitton, Edward Fitton, Richard Fitton, Thomas Fitton

The story of Edward Fitton The Elder began in 1527 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. Edward Fitton The Elder married Alice Holcroft, and had children including Alexander Fitton, Edward Fitton, Lady Margaret Mary Fitton Fyton, Richard Fitton, Thomas Fitton. Edward Fitton The Elder passed away in 1579 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Fitton The Elder began in 1527 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Edward Fitton The Elder married Alice Holcroft, and had children including Alexander Fitton, Edward Fitton, Lady Margaret Mary Fitton Fyton, Richard Fitton, Thomas Fitton.
  • Edward Fitton The Elder passed away in 1579 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Edward Elder's Ancestors

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Edward Elder
1527–1579
Birth Place: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward Sheriff of Cheshire Fitton
1500–1548
Gawsworth, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Lady of Dalton Michael Yorkshire) Harbottle
1507–1556
Dalton Michael, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Fitton
1475–1526
Brereton, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Ellen Fitton
1477–1541
Brereton, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Guiscard Harbottle
1485–1513
Horton
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Elder's Descendants

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Edward (Fitton The) Elder (31 March 1527–3 July 1579) m. Alice Holcroft (1 May 1527–9 January 1573)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret Mary Fitton) (Fyton) 1550–1572 m. Sir (Randall James Hall Mainwaring) ^* 1551–1612
    1. 1. Anne Mainwaring 1572–1592
  2. 2. Alexander Fitton 1556–
  3. 3. Edward Fitton 1548–1606
  4. 4. Richard Fitton 1558–
  5. 5. Thomas Fitton 1564–1599

Edward Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1527
31 March 1527
Birth of Edward Fitton The Elder in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Gawsworth, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1579
3 July 1579
Age 52
Death of Edward Fitton The Elder in Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 March 1527
    Event Place: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 07; Page: 81
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 July 1579
    Event Place: Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 07; Page: 81
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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