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Lady Penelope Fitton 1596–1663 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 January 1596

Birth Location: Gawsworth Hall, Cheshire, England

Death Date: Jan 7, 1663/64

Death Location: Brereton, Cheshire, England

Father: Lord Gosworth

Mother: Dame Barratt

Spouse(s): Sir Gerard

Children(s): Charles Brandon

In 1596, Lady Penelope Fitton entered the world in Gawsworth Hall, Cheshire, England, born to Lord Edward Fitton Van Gosworth And Dame Anne Barratt. Lady Penelope Fitton married Sir Charles 2Nd Baron Of Brandon Gerard, and had children including Charles Gerard 1St Earl Of Macclesfield 3Rd Baron Gerard Of Brandon. Lady Penelope Fitton passed away in 1663 in Brereton, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1596, Lady Penelope Fitton entered the world in Gawsworth Hall, Cheshire, England, born to Lord Edward Fitton Van Gosworth And Dame Anne Barratt.
  • Lady Penelope Fitton married Sir Charles 2Nd Baron Of Brandon Gerard, and had children including Charles Gerard 1St Earl Of Macclesfield 3Rd Baron Gerard Of Brandon.
  • Lady Penelope Fitton passed away in 1663 in Brereton, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Fitton's Ancestors

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Lady Fitton
1596–1663
Birth Place: Gawsworth Hall, Cheshire, England
Parents
Lord Edward Fitton van Gosworth
1572–1619
Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
Dame (Anne) Barratt
1575–1644
Tenby, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Grandparents
Sir (Edward Fitton (The Younger) High Sheriff of) Lancashire
1548–1606
Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
Alice Fitton
1555–1626
Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cheshire)
1527–1579
Anne (Fitton)
1527–1573
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Antoinette Winnington
1501–1559

Lady Fitton's Descendants

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Lady (Penelope) Fitton (2 January 1596–Jan 7, 1663/64) m. Sir (Charles 2ND Baron of Brandon) Gerard (1595–15 May 1630)
  1. 1. Charles (Gerard,1st Earl of Macclesfield, 3rd Baron Gerard of) Brandon 1618–1694 m. Jeanne (de) Civelle 1613–1671
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Gerard Lord Exeter) Gerard 1660–1700 m. Digby Gerard 1662–1684
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Duchess of Hamilton Gerard (Douglas) (Duchess of) Hamilton) 1679–1744 m. Lt. (Gen. James 4th Duke of Hamilton Douglas-) Hamilton 1658–1712
        1. 1. James Hamilton 1702–1742 m. Anne (Dundonald) Cochrane 1706–1724

Lady Fitton's Timeline

4 Records

1596
2 January 1596
Birth of Lady Penelope Fitton in Gawsworth Hall, Cheshire, England
Gawsworth Hall, Cheshire, England
1607
Feb 16, 1607
Age 11
Lady Penelope Fitton was married in Sephton Lancaster, Cheshire, England
Sephton Lancaster, Cheshire, England
1615
1615
Age 19
Lady Penelope Fitton was married in England
England
1663
Jan 7, 1663/64
Age 67
Death of Lady Penelope Fitton in Brereton, Cheshire, England
Brereton, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 January 1596
    Event Place: Gawsworth Hall, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Feb 16, 1607
    Event Place: Sephton Lancaster, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1615
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 7, 1663/64
    Event Place: Brereton, Cheshire, England

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