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Reverend Richard Blewitt Edwards 1525–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 March 1525

Birth Location: Edwards Hall, Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

Death Date: 31 October 1566

Death Location: St Faith Parish, London, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: William (Knight)

Mother: Agnes Edwardes

Spouse(s): Helen Griffiths

Children(s): Richard Jr

The story of Reverend Richard Blewitt Edwards began in 1525 in Edwards Hall, Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. Reverend Richard Blewitt Edwards married Helen Elizabeth Bailey Griffiths, and had children including Richard William Edwardes Sir Lord Surrey Jr. Reverend Richard Blewitt Edwards passed away in 1566 in St Faith Parish, London, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Reverend Richard Blewitt Edwards began in 1525 in Edwards Hall, Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom.
  • Reverend Richard Blewitt Edwards married Helen Elizabeth Bailey Griffiths, and had children including Richard William Edwardes Sir Lord Surrey Jr.
  • Reverend Richard Blewitt Edwards passed away in 1566 in St Faith Parish, London, London, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William (Knight)
1500–1575
Birth Location: North Petherton, Somerset
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Agnes Edwardes
1509–1578
Birth Location: Ditcheat, Somerset, England
AE

Spouses(s)

Helen Griffiths
1525–1616
Birth Location: Southward, Surrey, England
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Children(s)

Richard Jr
1561–1635
Birth Location: Parish North Petherton, Somerset, England
RJ

Reverend Edwards's Ancestors

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Reverend Edwards
1525–1566
Birth Place: Edwards Hall, Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Parents
William Thomas Edwardes Sir (Knight)
1500–1575
North Petherton, Somerset
Agnes (Beaupenny) Edwardes
1509–1578
Ditcheat, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Louis (XII , 'the Father of the People' of Valois, of Orleans, King of) France
1462–1515
Blois, Departement du Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France
Richard (Blewitt (Bluet) Sir,) Esq.
1478–1523
Stow (Cornwall) England
Lady (Mary Cavell) GRENVILLE
1479–1537
Stowe House, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Lady Gilbert
1455–1494
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Reverend Edwards's Descendants

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Reverend (Richard Blewitt) Edwards (25 March 1525–31 October 1566) m. Helen (Elizabeth Bailey) Griffiths (9 Nov 1525–27 Mar 1616)
  1. 1. Richard (William Edwardes (Sir Lord Surrey)) Jr 1561–1635 m. Ellenor (Pursloe) Thomas 1562–1628
    1. 1. Robert (Joshua) Edwards 1588–1664 m. Margaret Edwards 1570–1613
      1. 1. Robert (Edwards) II 1590–1681 m. Elizabeth Perman 1585–1636
        1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Edwards 1621–1684 m. Thomas Hadley 1619–1694
        2. 2. Judith Clark 1690–1727

Reverend Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1525
25 March 1525
Birth of Reverend Richard Blewitt Edwards in Edwards Hall, Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Edwards Hall, Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
1566
31 October 1566
Age 41
Death of Reverend Richard Blewitt Edwards in St Faith Parish, London, London, England, United Kingdom
St Faith Parish, London, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 March 1525
    Event Place: Edwards Hall, Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 October 1566
    Event Place: St Faith Parish, London, London, England, United Kingdom
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