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Richard Blewitt Edwards 1525–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 March 1525

Birth Location: Wales

Death Date: 31 October 1566

Death Location: St Faith Parish, London, , England

Father: Thomas Edwards

Mother: Agnes Blewitt

Spouse(s): Margaret Babb, Helene Edwardes

Children(s): Richard II, Hellene Edwardes, Abigail Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, John Edwards, Judith Edwards, Marie Edwards, William Edwards

In 1525, Richard Blewitt Edwards entered the world in Wales, born to Thomas Williams Edwards And Agnes Beaupenny Blewitt. Richard Blewitt Edwards married Helene Edwardes, Margaret Babb, and had children including Abigail Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Hellene Edwardes, John Edwards, Judith Edwards, Marie Gywn Edwards, Richard Blewett Edwards Ii, William Edwards. Richard Blewitt Edwards passed away in 1566 in St Faith Parish, London, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1525, Richard Blewitt Edwards entered the world in Wales, born to Thomas Williams Edwards And Agnes Beaupenny Blewitt.
  • Richard Blewitt Edwards married Helene Edwardes, Margaret Babb, and had children including Abigail Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Hellene Edwardes, John Edwards, Judith Edwards, Marie Gywn Edwards, Richard Blewett Edwards Ii, William Edwards.
  • Richard Blewitt Edwards passed away in 1566 in St Faith Parish, London, , England.

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Children(s)

Richard Edwards's Ancestors

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Richard Edwards
1525–1566
Birth Place: Wales
Parents
Thomas Williams Edwards
1500–1547
London, London, England, United Kingdom
Agnes (Beaupenny) Blewitt
1509–1575
Ditcheat, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Edwards
1457–1509
Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Ann Edwards
1466–1503
Westminster Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Mary (st.) Aubyn
1479–1537
Kilkhampton, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Edwards's Descendants

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Richard (Blewitt) Edwards (25 March 1525–31 October 1566) m. Margaret Babb (1545–27 March 1616) m. Helene Edwardes (1545–27 March 1616)
  1. 1. Richard (Blewett Edwards) II 1566–1635 m. Ellenor Thomas 1562–1628
    1. 1. William (Joshua) Edwards 1595–1664
      1. 1. Thomas (Nathaniel) Edwards 1608–
    2. 2. Joshua Edwards 1595–1664
    3. 3. Joshua Edwards 1595–1644
  2. 2. Hellene Edwardes 1561–1615
  3. 3. Abigail Edwards 1562–1562
  4. 4. Elizabeth Edwards 1564–1610
  5. 5. John Edwards 1565–1604
  6. 6. Judith Edwards 1564–
  7. 7. Marie (Gywn) Edwards 1563–1603
  8. 8. William Edwards 1561–1635

Richard Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1525
25 March 1525
Birth of Richard Blewitt Edwards in Wales
Wales
1566
31 October 1566
Age 41
Death of Richard Blewitt Edwards in St Faith Parish, London, , England
St Faith Parish, London, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 March 1525
    Event Place: Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 543
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84-4539
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 October 1566
    Event Place: St Faith Parish, London, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 543
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84-4539
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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