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Sir Richard Egerton 1508–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1508

Birth Location: Ridley, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 6 Jan 1579

Death Location: Bunbury, Cheshire, England

Father: Sir Ridley

Mother: Margaretha Ridley

Spouse(s): Alice Sparke, Mary Egerton

Children(s): Thomas Ellesmere, Dorothy Egerton, William Egerton, Lady Egerton, Catherine Edgerton, Ralph Egerton

In 1508, Sir Richard Egerton entered the world in Ridley, Cheshire, England, born to Sir Ralph William Egerton Van Ridley And Margaretha Basset Edgerton Van Ridley. Sir Richard Egerton married Alice Sparke, Mary Egerton, and had children including Catherine Edgerton, Dorothy Egerton, Lady Eleanor Alice Egerton, Ralph Egerton, Thomas Egerton Viscount Brackley Baron Ellesmere, William Egerton. Sir Richard Egerton passed away in 1579 in Bunbury, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1508, Sir Richard Egerton entered the world in Ridley, Cheshire, England, born to Sir Ralph William Egerton Van Ridley And Margaretha Basset Edgerton Van Ridley.
  • Sir Richard Egerton married Alice Sparke, Mary Egerton, and had children including Catherine Edgerton, Dorothy Egerton, Lady Eleanor Alice Egerton, Ralph Egerton, Thomas Egerton Viscount Brackley Baron Ellesmere, William Egerton.
  • Sir Richard Egerton passed away in 1579 in Bunbury, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Ridley
1470–1528
Birth Location: Egerton, Cheshire
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Margaretha Ridley
1470–1537
Birth Location: Blore, Staffordshire, England
MR

Spouses(s)

Alice Sparke
1515–1561
Birth Location: Bickerton, Cheshire
AS
Mary Egerton
1515–1779
Birth Location: Eaton, Cheshire, , England
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Children(s)

Thomas Ellesmere
1540–1617
Birth Location: Ridley, Cheshire, , England
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Dorothy Egerton
1565–1639
Birth Location: Ridley, Cheshire, England.
DE
William Egerton
1534–1576
Birth Location: of Ridley,Cheshire,England
WE
Lady Egerton
1524–1558
Birth Location: Ware, Hertfordshire, England
LE
Catherine Edgerton
1535–1600
Birth Location: Wrinehill, Wybunbury, Cheshire, England
CE
Ralph Egerton
1530–1619
Birth Location: Ridley, Cheshire, England
RE

Sir Egerton's Ancestors

Self
Sir Egerton
1508–1579
Birth Place: Ridley, Cheshire, England
Parents
Sir Ralph William Egerton van Ridley
1470–1528
Egerton, Cheshire
Margaretha (Basset Edgerton Van) Ridley
1470–1537
Blore, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Egerton's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Egerton (1508–6 Jan 1579) m. Alice Sparke (1515–18 Aug 1561) m. Mary Egerton (1515–11 Dec 1779)
  1. 1. Thomas (Egerton Viscount Brackley Baron) Ellesmere 1540–1617 m. Elizabeth More 1544–1600 m. Alice Spencer 1554–
    1. 1. John (Egerton 1st Earl of) Bridgwater 1579–1649 m. FRANCES (STANLEY) EGERTON 1583–1636
      1. 1. John (Egerton (2nd Earl) Bridgewater) 1623–1686 m. Elizabeth Cavendish 1626–1663
        1. 1. John (Egerton 3rd Earl of) Bridgewater 1646–1701 m. Jane (Mary) Powlet 1655–1716 m. Elizabeth Cranfield 1648–1669
        2. 2. Stuart Egerton 1656–1678
        3. 3. Frances Egerton 1647–
        4. 4. Henry Egerton 1660–1685
        5. 5. Frances Egerton 1662–1662
        6. 6. William Egerton 1649–1691
        7. 7. Thomas Edgerton 1646–1685
        8. 8. Charles Egerton 1653–1717
        9. 9. Elizabeth Edgerton –1722
        10. 10. Elizabeth (Egerton Hon. Lady of Bridgewater (Sidney)) 8G 1653–1709
        11. 11. Maj (Gen Randolph) Egerton 1650–1681
        12. 12. Katherine EGERTON 1662–
      2. 2. Lady (Alice) Egerton 1604–1689
      3. 3. Frances Egerton 1595–1664
      4. 4. Viscount (James Brackley) Egerton 1616–1620
      5. 5. CHARLES (*) Egerton 1616–1623
      6. 6. THOMAS (*) Egerton 1625–1648
      7. 7. Lady (Mary Egerton) (Herbert) 1608–1659
      8. 8. Magdalene (EGERTON) CUTLER 1615–1664
      9. 9. Lady (Arabella) Egerton 1604–1669
      10. 10. Catherine Egerton 1614–1651
      11. 11. PENELOPE EGERTON 1610–1658
      12. 12. Charles Egerton 1619–1669
      13. 13. Arabella Egerton 1604–1669
      14. 14. James Lord 1616–1620
      15. 15. Elizabeth Egerton 1604–1687
      16. 16. Dorothy (Egerton) Hobart 1595–1664
    2. 2. Ann Ravenscroft 1550–1620
    3. 3. Thomas Egerton 1574–1599
    4. 4. Alice (Grey) Egerton 1583–1612
    5. 5. Elizabeth Burrows 1570–1612
  2. 2. Dorothy Egerton 1565–1639
  3. 3. William Egerton 1534–1576
  4. 4. Lady (Eleanor Alice) Egerton 1524–1558
  5. 5. Catherine Edgerton 1535–1600
  6. 6. Ralph Egerton 1530–1619

Sir Egerton's Timeline

3 Records

1508
1508
Birth of Sir Richard Egerton in Ridley, Cheshire, England
Ridley, Cheshire, England
1579
6 Jan 1579
Age 71
Death of Sir Richard Egerton in Bunbury, Cheshire, England
Bunbury, Cheshire, England
1676
14 Feb 1676
Age 168
Sir Richard Egerton was baptized in Allington, Dorset, England
Allington, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Ridley, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1676
    Event Place: Allington, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/ALL:RE2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Jun
    Event Place: Westminster, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lancashire & Cheshire: - Cases in the Court of Star Chamber, 1499-1528

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: of Ridley
    Record Source: Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1317588

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1579
    Event Place: Bunbury, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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