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John Egerton 1579 – 1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1579

Birth Location: Dodleston, Hertfordshire,Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 4 December 1649

Death Location: Little Gaddesden, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Thomas Egerton

Mother: Lady Ravenscroft*

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Children(s):

The story of John Egerton Earl of Bridgewater, Viscount Brackley, Baron Ellesmere began in 1579 in Dodleston, Hertfordshire,Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England. John Egerton Earl of Bridgewater, Viscount Brackley, Baron Ellesmere passed away in 1649 in Little Gaddesden, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Egerton Earl of Bridgewater, Viscount Brackley, Baron Ellesmere began in 1579 in Dodleston, Hertfordshire,Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.
  • John Egerton Earl of Bridgewater, Viscount Brackley, Baron Ellesmere passed away in 1649 in Little Gaddesden, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Egerton
1540 – 1617
Birth Location: Doddleston, Cheshire, England
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Lady Ravenscroft*
1545 – 1585
Birth Location: Bretton, Fln, Clwyd, Wales, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Egerton's Ancestors

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John Egerton
1579 – 1649
Birth Place: Dodleston, Hertfordshire,Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Parents
Thomas Sir Viscount Brackley, Lord Chancellor Ellesmere Egerton*, Lord keeper of the seal Egerton
1540 – 1617
Doddleston, Cheshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Ravenscroft*
1545 – 1585
Bretton, Fln, Clwyd, Wales, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Ravenscroft
1522 – 1572
Bretton, Fln, Clwyd, Wales, United Kingdom
Catherine Grosvenor
1524 – 1612
Eaton, Chs, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Egerton's Timeline

2 Records

1579
1579
Birth of John Egerton Earl of Bridgewater, Viscount Brackley, Baron Ellesmere in Dodleston, Hertfordshire,Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Dodleston, Hertfordshire,Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
1649
4 December 1649
Age 70
Death of John Egerton Earl of Bridgewater, Viscount Brackley, Baron Ellesmere in Little Gaddesden, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England
Little Gaddesden, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: Dodleston, Hertfordshire,Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 December 1649
    Event Place: Little Gaddesden, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England
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