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Sir Edward Fitton, High Sheriff of Cheshire 1500–1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 17 February 1550

Death Location: Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Father: Sir (Knight)

Mother: Lady Brereton

Spouse(s): Mary Harbottle

Children(s): Edward Fitton, Francis Fitton, George Fitton, Lady Fitton, Thomas Fitton

In 1500, Sir Edward Fitton, High Sheriff of Cheshire entered the world in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England, born to Sir John William Fitton Knight And Lady Elizabeth Ellen Brereton. Sir Edward Fitton, High Sheriff of Cheshire married Mary Lady Of Dalton Michael Yorkshire Harbottle, and had children including Edward Sir Of Gawsworth Cheshire Fitton, Francis Fitton, George Fitton, Lady Margaret Mary Fitton, Thomas Fitton. Sir Edward Fitton, High Sheriff of Cheshire passed away in 1550 in Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1500, Sir Edward Fitton, High Sheriff of Cheshire entered the world in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England, born to Sir John William Fitton Knight And Lady Elizabeth Ellen Brereton.
  • Sir Edward Fitton, High Sheriff of Cheshire married Mary Lady Of Dalton Michael Yorkshire Harbottle, and had children including Edward Sir Of Gawsworth Cheshire Fitton, Francis Fitton, George Fitton, Lady Margaret Mary Fitton, Thomas Fitton.
  • Sir Edward Fitton, High Sheriff of Cheshire passed away in 1550 in Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Sir Cheshire's Ancestors

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Sir Cheshire
1500–1550
Birth Place: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
Parents
Sir John William Fitton (Knight)
1475–1524
Brereton, East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Ellen) Brereton
1477–1541
Brereton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Cheshire's Descendants

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Sir (Edward Fitton, High Sheriff of) Cheshire (1500–17 February 1550) m. Mary (Lady of Dalton Michael Yorkshire) Harbottle (1507–12 December 1556)
  1. 1. Edward (Sir of Gawsworth Cheshire) Fitton 1527–1579 m. Lady (Anne of Warburton Arley Cheshire) Warburton 1527–1573
    1. 1. Katherine Fitton 1535–1585 m. John (Mere) Esq 1530–1595
      1. 1. Ellen (MERCYE Harding (12th paternal great) grandmother) 1554–1664 m. Robert (Nicholas) Hardinge 1556–1596
        1. 1. Mary (Anne) HARDING 1590–1635 m. Thomas (Chapman) Sr 1590–1652 m. Thomas (Chapman) Sr 1590–1652
      2. 2. Margaret Mere 1560–1606 m. William (of Wilmslow Cheshire) Newton 1567–1598
        1. 1. John Newton 1598–1788
        2. 2. William (Newton) Sr. 1585–1621
        3. 3. Dorothy Newton 1585–
        4. 4. Katherine Newton 1592–
        5. 5. Leigh Newton 1591–
      3. 3. John Mere 1564–
      4. 4. Mary Mere 1556–
      5. 5. William Mere 1555–1605
    2. 2. Edward (Fitton,) MP 1548–1606 m. Alice Fitton –1626
      1. 1. Mary Fitton 1578–1647
      2. 2. Edward Fitton 1572–1619
    3. 3. Joan Fitton 1562–1597
    4. 4. Margaret Fitton 1555–
  2. 2. Francis Fitton 1540–1608 m. Catherine Neville 1540–1596
  3. 3. George Fitton 1542–
  4. 4. Lady (Margaret (Mary)) Fitton 1535–1612 m. John Englefield 1526–1567
    1. 1. Francis Englefield 1562–1631 m. Jane Browne 1575–1650
      1. 1. Anthony Englefield 1606–1667
    2. 2. Anne Mainwaring 1572–1589
    3. 3. Edward Mainwaring 1584–1638
    4. 4. Phillippe Mainwaring 1579–1647 m. Ellen Mynshull –1656
      1. 1. Thomas Mainwaring 1623–1689
      2. 2. Jane Mainwaring –1631
    5. 5. Randulph Mainwaring 1573–1633
      1. 1. Philip Mainwaring 1589–1661
    6. 6. Thomas (Gent) Mainwaring 1575–1663
    7. 7. Katherine Stanley 1576–1613
  5. 5. Thomas Fitton 1528–1600 m. Elizabeth Trafford 1519–
    1. 1. Edward Fitton 1527–1579

Sir Cheshire's Timeline

4 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir Edward Fitton, High Sheriff of Cheshire in Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
1500
1500
Birth of Sir Edward Fitton, High Sheriff of Cheshire in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
1550
17 February 1550
Age 50
Death of Sir Edward Fitton, High Sheriff of Cheshire in Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
1550
17 February 1550
Age 50
Death of Sir Edward Fitton, High Sheriff of Cheshire in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 February 1550
    Event Place: Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 February 1550
    Event Place: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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