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Ellen (Mers) Crane 1540 – 1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jul 1540

Birth Location: Settrington, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1595

Death Location: Kirkham, Lancashire, England

Father: Sir Crane

Mother: Maude Vivian

Spouse(s): Edward Eggleston

Children(s): James Eggleston

In 1540, Ellen (Mers) Crane entered the world in Settrington, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Richard Crane and Maude Vivian. Ellen (Mers) Crane married Edward Eggleston, and had children including James Jacobus Eggleston. Ellen (Mers) Crane passed away in 1595 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Ellen (Mers) Crane entered the world in Settrington, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Richard Crane and Maude Vivian.
  • Ellen (Mers) Crane married Edward Eggleston, and had children including James Jacobus Eggleston.
  • Ellen (Mers) Crane passed away in 1595 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Crane
1520 – 1606
Birth Location: Camborne, Cornwall, England
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Maude Vivian
1524 – 1552
Birth Location: Camborne, Cornwall, England
MV

Spouses(s)

Edward Eggleston
1535 – 1562
Birth Location: Settrington, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

James Eggleston
1560 – 1613
Birth Location: Settrington, Yorkshire, England
JE

Ellen Crane's Ancestors

Self
Ellen Crane
1540 – 1595
Birth Place: Settrington, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Crane
1520 – 1606
Camborne, Cornwall, England
Maude Vivian
1524 – 1552
Camborne, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Sir (Nicholas) Vivian
1500 – 1547
Camborne, Cornwall, England
Joane Porter
1500 – 1548
Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ellen Crane's Descendants

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Ellen ((Mers)) Crane (22 Jul 1540 – 1595) m. Edward Eggleston (1535 – 1562)
  1. 1. James (Jacobus) Eggleston (11 January 1560 – 30 Mar 1613) m. MARGARET (JULIANA) HARKER (1565 – 8 Jan 1636)
    1. 1. Edward (Bigod Bygod Egleston) Eggleston (20 Feb 1586 – 1 September 1674) m. Mary Talcott ( – 8 Dec 1657)
      1. 1. Sarah Eggleston (28 March 1643 – 8 Jul 1713) m. John Pettibone (5 Apr 1635 – )
        1. 1. Stephen Pettibone (3 Oct 1669 – ) m. Deborah Bissell (29 Oct 1679 – )

Ellen Crane's Timeline

2 Records

1540
22 Jul 1540
Birth of Ellen (Mers) Crane in Settrington, Yorkshire, England
Settrington, Yorkshire, England
1595
1595
Age 55
Death of Ellen (Mers) Crane in Kirkham, Lancashire, England
Kirkham, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1540
    Event Place: Settrington, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Kirkham, Lancashire, England
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