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Edward Newton 1517 – 1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Prestbury, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 12 May 1589

Death Location: Prestbury, Cheshire, England

Father: Humphrey Younger

Mother: Ethelred Starkey

Spouse(s): Margaret Torkynon

Children(s): Thomas Gent

Born in 1517 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England, Edward Newton was the child of Humphrey Newton Younger and Ethelred Starkey. In time, Edward Newton married Margaret Torkynon, and they raised a family that included Thomas Newton. Gent. Edward Newton died in Prestbury, Cheshire, England in 1589.

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Parents

Humphrey Younger
1498 – 1533
Birth Location: Tarporley, Cheshire, England
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Ethelred Starkey
1495 – 1533
Birth Location: Tarporley, Cheshire, England
ES

Spouses(s)

Margaret Torkynon
1520 – 1589
Birth Location: Butley, Prestbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
MT

Children(s)

Thomas Gent
1541 – 1607
Birth Location: Prestbury, Cheshire, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1517
    Event Place: Prestbury, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 May 1589
    Event Place: Prestbury, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Prestbury, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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