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Edward Gorges of Wraxall Esq 1537–1568 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Wraxall, Somerset, England

Death Date: 29 Aug 1568

Death Location: Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Father: Edmund Gorges

Mother: Lady Walsh

Spouse(s): Cecily Lygon

Children(s): Sir Maine

In 1537, Edward Gorges of Wraxall Esq entered the world in Wraxall, Somerset, England, born to Edmund Gorges And Lady Anne Walsh. Edward Gorges of Wraxall Esq married Cecily Lygon, Cycily Lygon Somerset, and had children including Sir Ferdinando Gorges Father Of English Colonization In North America 2Nd Colonial Governor Of Maine. Edward Gorges of Wraxall Esq passed away in 1568 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1537, Edward Gorges of Wraxall Esq entered the world in Wraxall, Somerset, England, born to Edmund Gorges And Lady Anne Walsh.
  • Edward Gorges of Wraxall Esq married Cecily Lygon, Cycily Lygon Somerset, and had children including Sir Ferdinando Gorges Father Of English Colonization In North America 2Nd Colonial Governor Of Maine.
  • Edward Gorges of Wraxall Esq passed away in 1568 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Gorges
1517–1558
Birth Location: Wraxall, Somerset, England
EG
Lady Walsh
1518–1574
Birth Location: Effingham, Dorking, Surrey, England
LW

Spouses(s)

Cecily Lygon
1549–1615
Birth Location: Madresfield Court, Madresfield, Malvern, Worcestershire, West Midlands
CL

Children(s)

Sir Maine
1568–1647
Birth Location: Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
SM

Edward Esq's Ancestors

Self
Edward Esq
1537–1568
Birth Place: Wraxall, Somerset, England
Parents
Edmund Gorges
1517–1558
Wraxall, Somerset, England
Lady (Anne) Walsh
1518–1574
Effingham, Dorking, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Sir (Edward Gorges, 2nd Baron of) Dundalk
1483–1565
Wraxall, England
Mary Poyntz
1500–1565
Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, , England
John Walsh
1500–1547
Sheidisley, Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Gorges
1442–1512
Anne Howard
1446–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Esq's Descendants

1.
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Edward (Gorges of Wraxall) Esq (1537–29 Aug 1568) m. Cecily Lygon (1549–1615)
  1. 1. Sir (Ferdinando Gorges "Father of English Colonization in North America", 2nd Colonial Governor of) Maine 1568–1647 m. Elizabeth (Anne) Bell 1575–1620
    1. 1. John (Gorges (George)) I 1593–1657 m. Frances (Clinton) (Immigrant) 1603–1632
      1. 1. John (Gorges) II 1621–1660 m. Lady (Jane) Blayney 1620–1681
        1. 1. Amy Gorges 1642–1685 m. Henry (Sullivan) Loftus 1636–1716

Edward Esq's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Edward Gorges of Wraxall Esq in Wraxall, Somerset, England
Wraxall, Somerset, England
1568
29 Aug 1568
Age 31
Death of Edward Gorges of Wraxall Esq in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Wraxall, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1568
    Event Place: Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
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