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Edwin Sandys 1519–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1519

Birth Location: Hawkshead, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England

Death Date: 10 July 1588

Death Location: Southwell, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Margaret Dixon

Mother: Sir Sandys

Spouse(s): Mary Sandys, Cecelia Wilford

Children(s): Margaret Bigland, William Sandys, Edwin Sandys, George Sandys, Henry Sandys, James Sandys, James Sandys, Lady Sandys, Miles Sandys, Samuel Sandys, Thomas Sandys

In 1519, Edwin Sandys entered the world in Hawkshead, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England, born to Margaret Dixon And Sir William Esthwaite Sandys 2Nd Lord Chamberlain 1Stbaron Sandys. Edwin Sandys married Cecelia Cecily Wilford, Mary Sandys, and had children including Edwin Sandys, George Sandys, Henry Sandys, James Sandys, Lady Anne Sandys, Margaret Sandys Bigland, Miles Sandys, Samuel Sandys, Thomas Sandys, William Sandys. Edwin Sandys passed away in 1588 in Southwell, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, England.

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  • In 1519, Edwin Sandys entered the world in Hawkshead, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England, born to Margaret Dixon And Sir William Esthwaite Sandys 2Nd Lord Chamberlain 1Stbaron Sandys.
  • Edwin Sandys married Cecelia Cecily Wilford, Mary Sandys, and had children including Edwin Sandys, George Sandys, Henry Sandys, James Sandys, Lady Anne Sandys, Margaret Sandys Bigland, Miles Sandys, Samuel Sandys, Thomas Sandys, William Sandys.
  • Edwin Sandys passed away in 1588 in Southwell, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Edwin Sandys's Ancestors

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Edwin Sandys
1519–1588
Birth Place: Hawkshead, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England
Parents
Margaret Dixon
1496–1548
Cranbrook Castle, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Sir (William Esthwaite Sandys, 2nd Lord Chamberlain, 1stBaron) Sandys
1492–1548
Hawkshead Manor, Furnace Fells, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
George Sandys
1465–1513
Furnace Fells, Hawkeshead Parish, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret "Margery") Curwen
1465–1560
Furness Fells, Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Garrat Curwen
1440–1500
Margaret Dickinson
1452–1506
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edwin Sandys's Descendants

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Edwin Sandys (1519–10 July 1588) m. Mary Sandys (1521–1558) m. Cecelia (Cecily) Wilford (1536–19 Feb 1610)
  1. 1. Margaret (Sandys) Bigland 1523–1601 m. EDWARD BIGLAND 1519–1563
    1. 1. 1 (MARGARET BIGLAND 9) * 1545–1597 m. Richard Barrowe 1540–1613
      1. 1. Lady (Isabel) Barrowe 1561–1624
  2. 2. William Sandys 1515–1558
  3. 3. Edwin Sandys 1561–1629 m. Katherine Bulkeley 1570–1634
    1. 1. Edwin Sandys 1612–1642
    2. 2. Mary Spencer 1595–1675
  4. 4. George Sandys 1553–1643
  5. 5. Henry Sandys 1572–1626
  6. 6. James Sandys 1539–1545
  7. 7. James Sandys 1548–
  8. 8. Lady (Anne) Sandys 1570–1630 m. William Barnes 1568–
  9. 9. Miles Sandys 1563–1644
  10. 10. Samuel Sandys 1560–1623
  11. 11. Thomas Sandys 1568–1634

Edwin Sandys's Timeline

2 Records

1519
1519
Birth of Edwin Sandys in Hawkshead, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England
Hawkshead, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England
1588
10 July 1588
Age 69
Death of Edwin Sandys in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Hawkshead, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 July 1588
    Event Place: Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Southwell, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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