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Edward Earl of Hertford Seymour 1539 – 1621 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1539

Birth Location: Chapel, Place, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1621-04-06

Death Location: Netley Hall, Hampshire, England

Father: Sir KG

Mother: Lady Stanhope

Spouse(s): Catherine Grey

Children(s): Edward Seymour

The story of Edward Earl of Hertford Seymour began in 1539 in Chapel, Place, Cheshire, England. Edward Earl of Hertford Seymour married Catherine Grey, and had children including Edward Vicount Beauchamp Seymour. Edward Earl of Hertford Seymour passed away in 1621 in Netley Hall, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Earl of Hertford Seymour began in 1539 in Chapel, Place, Cheshire, England.
  • Edward Earl of Hertford Seymour married Catherine Grey, and had children including Edward Vicount Beauchamp Seymour.
  • Edward Earl of Hertford Seymour passed away in 1621 in Netley Hall, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir KG
1500 – 1552
Birth Location: Wulfhall Manor, Burbage, Wiltshire, Kingdom of England
SK
Lady Stanhope
1497 – 1587
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Catherine Grey
1540 – 1568
Birth Location: Dorset House, Westminster, Middlesex, England
CG

Children(s)

Edward Seymour
1561 – 1612
Birth Location: Tower of London, London, England
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Edward Seymour's Ancestors

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Edward Seymour
1539 – 1621
Birth Place: Chapel, Place, Cheshire, England
Parents
Sir Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, KG
1500 – 1552
Wulfhall Manor, Burbage, Wiltshire, Kingdom of England
Lady (Anne Duchess of Somerset) Stanhope
1497 – 1587
Westminster, London, England
Grandparents
Edward Stanhope
1472 – 1518
Rampton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rampton
1445 – 1475
Mary Jerningham
1450 – 1474
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Seymour's Descendants

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Edward (Earl of Hertford) Seymour (25 May 1539 – 1621-04-06) m. Catherine Grey (25 Aug 1540 – 26 Jan 1568)
  1. 1. Edward (Vicount Beauchamp) Seymour (21 Sep 1561 – 21 June 1612) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Champernoun (Abt. 1555 – 6 Sep 1613)
    1. 1. Robert Seymour (30 Nov 1573 – 23 Aug 1637) m. Elizabeth Waller (12 Dec 1578 – 18 Nov 1630)
      1. 1. Richard (Hill) Seymour (27 Jan 1604 – 25 Nov 1655) m. Mercy Ruscoe (1610 – 25 Nov 1655)
        1. 1. Thomas Seymour (15 July 1632 – 22 September 1712) m. Hannah Marvin (01 Oct 1633 – 16 Sep 1712)

Edward Seymour's Timeline

2 Records

1539
25 May 1539
Birth of Edward Earl of Hertford Seymour in Chapel, Place, Cheshire, England
Chapel, Place, Cheshire, England
1621
1621-04-06
Age 82
Death of Edward Earl of Hertford Seymour in Netley Hall, Hampshire, England
Netley Hall, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1539
    Event Place: Chapel, Place, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1621-04-06
    Event Place: Netley Hall, Hampshire, England
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