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Edwin Sandys Archbishop of York 1519–1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1519

Birth Location: Furness Fells, Hawkshead parish, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1610

Death Location: Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: William Sandys

Mother: Margaret Dixon

Spouse(s): Cicely Wilford

Children(s): Henry Sandys, George Sandys, Edwin Sandys, Samuel Sandys

In 1519, Edwin Sandys Archbishop of York entered the world in Furness Fells, Hawkshead parish, Lancashire, England, born to William Esthwaite Sandys 2Nd Lord Chamberlain 1St Baron Sandys And Margaret Dixon. Edwin Sandys Archbishop of York married Cicely Wilford, and had children including Edwin Sandys, George Sandys, Henry Wilsford Sandys, Samuel Sandys. Edwin Sandys Archbishop of York passed away in 1610 in Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1519, Edwin Sandys Archbishop of York entered the world in Furness Fells, Hawkshead parish, Lancashire, England, born to William Esthwaite Sandys 2Nd Lord Chamberlain 1St Baron Sandys And Margaret Dixon.
  • Edwin Sandys Archbishop of York married Cicely Wilford, and had children including Edwin Sandys, George Sandys, Henry Wilsford Sandys, Samuel Sandys.
  • Edwin Sandys Archbishop of York passed away in 1610 in Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edwin York's Ancestors

Self
Edwin York
1519–1610
Birth Place: Furness Fells, Hawkshead parish, Lancashire, England
Parents
William Esthwaite Sandys 2nd Lord Chamberlain, 1st Baron Sandys
1486–1548
Hawkshead, Lncshr., Lancashire, England
Margaret Dixon
1497–1548
Cranbrook,,Kent,England
Grandparents
Lady (Margaret "Margery") Curwen
1465–1560
Furness Fells, Cumberland, England
John (Bray) Dixon
1459–1510
St. Katherine's-Next-The-Tower London London East Smithfield, London, England
Anne Ros
1465–1510
Witherslock Manor, Westmoreland, Dent, Yorkshire, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Dixon
1430–1539
Sarah Allan
1435–
Thomas Ros
1430–1465
Anne Thornborough
1460–1497
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Ros
1358–
Rachel Hawley
1404–
Rowland Thornborough
1395–

Edwin York's Descendants

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Edwin (Sandys Archbishop of) York (10 Jul 1519–1610) m. Cicely Wilford (1534–5 February 1610)
  1. 1. Henry (Wilsford) Sandys 1572–1626 m. Elizabeth Goffe 1592–1647 m. Frances Archdisen –1617
    1. 1. James Sands 1622–1695 m. Sarah Walker 1628–1709
      1. 1. Sarah Sands 1645–1726 m. Nathaniel Niles 1642–1727 m. Sarah Niles 1656–
        1. 1. Nathaniel Niles 1677–1766 m. Mary Hannah 1681–1765 m. Tabitha (Bethia) Gardiner 1687–1771
        2. 2. Samuel Niles 1674–1762
        3. 3. Ebenezer Niles 1683–1753
      2. 2. Capt. (Samuel) Sands 1656–1716
      3. 3. John Sands 1649–1712
      4. 4. Edward Sands 1672–1708
    2. 2. Margery Sandys 1610–1680
  2. 2. George Sandys 1576–1643
  3. 3. Edwin Sandys 1561–1623
  4. 4. Samuel Sandys 1560–1623

Edwin York's Timeline

5 Records

1519
10 Jul 1519
Birth of Edwin Sandys Archbishop of York in Hawkshead, Furnace Fells, Lancashire, England
Hawkshead, Furnace Fells, Lancashire, England
1519
10 Jul 1519
Birth of Edwin Sandys Archbishop of York in Furness Fells, Hawkshead parish, Lancashire, England
Furness Fells, Hawkshead parish, Lancashire, England
1541
1541
Age 22
Edwin Sandys Archbishop of York - Education in St. John's College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
St. John's College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
1588
10 Jul 1588
Age 69
Death of Edwin Sandys Archbishop of York in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England
Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England
1610
1610
Age 91
Death of Edwin Sandys Archbishop of York in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1519
    Event Place: Hawkshead, Furnace Fells, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1519
    Event Place: Furness Fells, Hawkshead parish, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Education
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: St. John's College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1553
    Event Place: Tower of London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: May 1554
    Event Place: Europe

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1588
    Event Place: Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current

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