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Sir Edmund (Lord Mayor of Leicester) Abney 1562 – 1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1562

Birth Location: Willesley,derbyshire,england

Death Date: 25 January 1603

Death Location: St Marys,leicestershire,england

Father: George Willesley

Mother: Ellen Wolseley

Spouse(s): Katherine Ludham

Children(s): Paul Abney

In 1562, Sir Edmund (Lord Mayor of Leicester) Abney entered the world in Willesley,derbyshire,england, born to George Henry Abney I, Lord of Willesley and Ellen Wolseley. Sir Edmund (Lord Mayor of Leicester) Abney married Katherine Ludham, and had children including Paul Abney. Sir Edmund (Lord Mayor of Leicester) Abney passed away in 1603 in St Marys,leicestershire,england.

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Biography

  • In 1562, Sir Edmund (Lord Mayor of Leicester) Abney entered the world in Willesley,derbyshire,england, born to George Henry Abney I, Lord of Willesley and Ellen Wolseley.
  • Sir Edmund (Lord Mayor of Leicester) Abney married Katherine Ludham, and had children including Paul Abney.
  • Sir Edmund (Lord Mayor of Leicester) Abney passed away in 1603 in St Marys,leicestershire,england.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Willesley
1504 – 1577
Birth Location: Willesley, Derbyshire, England
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Ellen Wolseley
1514 – 1571
Birth Location: Wolesley, Staffordshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Katherine Ludham
1566 – 1604
Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
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Children(s)

Paul Abney
1587 – 1635
Birth Location: St Marys,leicestershire,england
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Sir Abney's Ancestors

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Sir Abney
1562 – 1603
Birth Place: Willesley,derbyshire,england
Parents
George Henry Abney I, Lord of Willesley
1504 – 1577
Willesley, Derbyshire, England
Ellen Wolseley
1514 – 1571
Wolesley, Staffordshire, , England
Grandparents
John (Abney, Lord & Baron of) Willesley
1476 – 1550
Willesley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret ((Mary Maria) d'INGWARDBY) ABNEY
1480 – 1540
Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Abney
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Abney

Sir Abney's Descendants

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Sir (Edmund (Lord Mayor of Leicester)) Abney (1562 – 25 January 1603) m. Katherine Ludham (1566 – 1604)
  1. 1. Paul Abney (1587 – 10 June 1635) m. Mary Brooksby (1593 – 1637)
    1. 1. George (Abney) Abnye (11 Jul 1613 – 3 May 1661) m. Bathshua ((Abney)) Stratton (1630 – 31 Aug 1712)
      1. 1. Dannett ((The Colonist)) Abney (26 February 1659 – 5 Feb 1733) m. Mary Lee (19 January 1664 – 1732)
        1. 1. Abner Abney (1711 – 11 June 1752) m. Anne (Abney) Taliaferro (1704 – 1775)

Sir Abney's Timeline

2 Records

1562
1562
Birth of Sir Edmund (Lord Mayor of Leicester) Abney in Willesley,derbyshire,england
Willesley,derbyshire,england
1603
25 January 1603
Age 41
Death of Sir Edmund (Lord Mayor of Leicester) Abney in St Marys,leicestershire,england
St Marys,leicestershire,england

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Willesley,derbyshire,england
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 January 1603
    Event Place: St Marys,leicestershire,england
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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