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Edward Somerset\ 4th Earl of Worchester Earl of Worcester 1550–1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom

Death Date: 3 Mar 1628

Death Location: Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales

Father: Edward Beaufort,

Mother: Christiana North

Spouse(s): Lady Blood

Children(s): Frances Sommerset, Katherine Petre, Blanche Arundell, Henry \Somerset, Frances Somerset, Catherine Somerset, Charles Somerset, Francis Somerset, Blanche Somerset, Elizabeth Somerset, Frances Somerset, William Somerset, Christopher Somerset

Edward Somerset\ 4th Earl of Worchester Earl of Worcester was born in 1550 in Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom, the child of Edward Somerset De Beaufort And Christiana North. Edward Somerset\ 4th Earl of Worchester Earl of Worcester married Lady Elizabeth Hastings Plantagenet Royal Blood, and had children including Blanche Arundell, Blanche Somerset, Catherine Somerset, Charles Somerset, Christopher Somerset, Elizabeth Somerset, Frances Somerset, Frances Sommerset, Francis Somerset, Henry Plantagenet De Beaufort 5Th Earl Worcestor Somerset, Katherine Petre, William Somerset. Edward Somerset\ 4th Earl of Worchester Earl of Worcester passed away in 1628 in Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales.

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  • Edward Somerset\ 4th Earl of Worchester Earl of Worcester was born in 1550 in Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom, the child of Edward Somerset De Beaufort And Christiana North.
  • Edward Somerset\ 4th Earl of Worchester Earl of Worcester married Lady Elizabeth Hastings Plantagenet Royal Blood, and had children including Blanche Arundell, Blanche Somerset, Catherine Somerset, Charles Somerset, Christopher Somerset, Elizabeth Somerset, Frances Somerset, Frances Sommerset, Francis Somerset, Henry Plantagenet De Beaufort 5Th Earl Worcestor Somerset, Katherine Petre, William Somerset.
  • Edward Somerset\ 4th Earl of Worchester Earl of Worcester passed away in 1628 in Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales.

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Edward Worcester's Ancestors

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Edward Worcester
1550–1628
Birth Place: Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward Somerset de Beaufort,
1527–1588
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
Christiana North
1528–1563
Cathladge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edward (Lord) North
1496–1565
Walkeringham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Alice) Squire
1500–1560
Southby, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Worcester's Descendants

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Edward (Somerset\ 4th Earl of Worchester Earl of) Worcester (1550–3 Mar 1628) m. Lady (Elizabeth Hastings Plantagenet Royal) Blood (1546–24 August 1621)
  1. 1. Frances Sommerset 1619–1653 m. John Copeland 1611–1680
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Emma) Copeland 1638–1695 m. Thomas (Dory Seamans Symonds) II 1632–1700
      1. 1. Thomas Seamans 1662–1760 m. Susannah (Abigail) Salisbury 1662–1711
        1. 1. James Seamans 1699–1757 m. Tabitha Wood 1706–1757
        2. 2. Thomas Seamans 1693–
        3. 3. John Seamans 1695–1791
        4. 4. Charles Seamans 1700–1771 m. Hannah (Mason) Bowen 1710–1798
        5. 5. Rosamond Salisbury 1709–1768
        6. 6. Gilbert Seamans 1706–1780
      2. 2. Naomi Seamans 1667–1695
      3. 3. Peter Seaman 1662–1715
      4. 4. Frances Vere 1673–1729
      5. 5. Elizabeth Seaman 1674–1674
      6. 6. Mary Seaman 1675–1677
  2. 2. Katherine Petre 1575–1624
  3. 3. Blanche Arundell 1580–1649
  4. 4. Henry (Plantagenêt De Beaufort 5th Earl Worcestor) \Somerset 1576–1646
  5. 5. Frances Somerset 1575–1592
  6. 6. Catherine Somerset 1592–1624
  7. 7. Charles Somerset 1580–1597
  8. 8. Francis Somerset 1581–1653
  9. 9. Blanche Somerset 1580–1649
  10. 10. Elizabeth Somerset 1590– m. Sir (Henry) Guldeford –1646
  11. 11. Frances Somerset 1542–1592
  12. 12. William Somerset 1576–1623
  13. 13. Christopher Somerset 1586–

Edward Worcester's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Edward Somerset\ 4th Earl of Worchester Earl of Worcester in Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
1628
3 Mar 1628
Age 78
Death of Edward Somerset\ 4th Earl of Worchester Earl of Worcester in Strand, City of Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
Strand, City of Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1628
    Event Place: Strand, City of Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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