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Edward Mason 1524 – 1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Diddlebury, Shropshire, England

Death Date: Sep 1587

Death Location: Alderley, Shropshire, England

Father: Col. Mason

Mother: Lady Leighton

Spouse(s): Margareta Needham

Children(s): Thomas Mason

Edward Mason was born in 1524 in Diddlebury, Shropshire, England, the child of Col. William George Mason and Lady Elizabeth Louisa Leighton. Edward Mason married Margareta Needham, and had children including Thomas Mason. Edward Mason passed away in 1587 in Alderley, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Mason was born in 1524 in Diddlebury, Shropshire, England, the child of Col. William George Mason and Lady Elizabeth Louisa Leighton.
  • Edward Mason married Margareta Needham, and had children including Thomas Mason.
  • Edward Mason passed away in 1587 in Alderley, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col. Mason
1488 – 1540
Birth Location: of Minton, Church Stretton, Shropshire, England
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Lady Leighton
1492 – 1606
Birth Location: Church Stretton, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margareta Needham
1528 – 1594
Birth Location: Adderley, Shropshire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Mason
1555 – 1601
Birth Location: Shenstone, Staffordshire, England
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Edward Mason's Ancestors

Self
Edward Mason
1524 – 1587
Birth Place: Diddlebury, Shropshire, England
Parents
Col. William George Mason
1488 – 1540
of Minton, Church Stretton, Shropshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Louisa) Leighton
1492 – 1606
Church Stretton, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Mason's Descendants

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Edward Mason (1524 – Sep 1587) m. Margareta Needham (1528 – 14 Nov 1594)
  1. 1. Thomas Mason (1555 – 15 Jun 1601) m. Elizabeth Grazebrook (1559 – abt 1644)
    1. 1. Lady (Ellin Ellen) Mason (26 Nov 1581 – 6 Dec 1642) m. John (Thomas Brinton of) Sedgeley (31 May 1562 – 12 May 1660)
      1. 1. Magistrate (William Thomas) Brenton (1595 – 12 May 1660) m. Ann (Amelia Faulconer) Bagley (1600 – Oct 1675)
        1. 1. Catherine Brenton (1630 – 2 Jan 1696) m. Walter (Thomas) Cooke (25 May 1618 – 5 January 1695)

Edward Mason's Timeline

2 Records

1524
1524
Birth of Edward Mason in Diddlebury, Shropshire, England
Diddlebury, Shropshire, England
1587
Sep 1587
Age 63
Death of Edward Mason in Alderley, Shropshire, England
Alderley, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Diddlebury, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1587
    Event Place: Alderley, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
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