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Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset 1506–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1506

Birth Location: Wulfhall, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 22 January 1552

Death Location: London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

Father: John Seymour

Mother: Margaret Wentworth

Spouse(s): Anne Stanhope

Children(s): Anne Warwick

Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset was born in 1506 in Wulfhall, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, England, the child of John Seymour And Margaret Wentworth. Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset married Anne Stanhope, and had children including Anne Seymour Countess Of Warwick. Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset passed away in 1552 in London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset was born in 1506 in Wulfhall, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, England, the child of John Seymour And Margaret Wentworth.
  • Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset married Anne Stanhope, and had children including Anne Seymour Countess Of Warwick.
  • Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset passed away in 1552 in London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

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Edward Somerset's Ancestors

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Edward Somerset
1506–1552
Birth Place: Wulfhall, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, England
Parents
John Seymour
1474–
Wolfe Hall, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, England
Margaret Wentworth
1478–1550
England
Grandparents
John (Seymour Warden Of Savernake) Forest
1450–1491
Wolfhall, Stalbridge, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth Darrell
–1474
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Somerset's Descendants

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Edward (Seymour 1st Duke of) Somerset (1506–22 January 1552) m. Anne Stanhope (Abt 1510–1587)
  1. 1. Anne (Seymour, Countess of) Warwick 1538–1588 m. Edward (Unton of) Wadley 1525–1583
    1. 1. Cecilia Unton 1561–1618 m. John (Wentworth 'Knight of) Gosfield 1564–1613
      1. 1. Anne Wentworth 1589–1633 m. Edward (Goswick 2nd Baron of) Edvirston 1586–1630
        1. 1. Mary Gostwick 1612–1694 m. Nicholas (William) Spencer 1611–1644

Edward Somerset's Timeline

2 Records

1506
1506
Birth of Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset in Wulfhall, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, England
Wulfhall, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, England
1552
22 January 1552
Age 46
Death of Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset in Executed: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
Executed: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1506
    Event Place: Wulfhall, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4188336
    [3] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1174222
    [4] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COLCHDFR021072-1078

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Annals of the Seymours

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1552
    Event Place: Executed: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4188336
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1174222
    [3] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [4] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [6] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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