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Sir Thomas Egerton 1540–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 January 1540

Birth Location: Ridley, Cheshire, England

Death Date: Mar. 15, 1617

Death Location: Dodleston, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Father: Ralph Ridley

Mother: Alice Sparke

Spouse(s): Elizabeth More, Alice Egerton

Children(s): John Egerton, Mary Egerton, Barbara Egerton, Frances Stanley, Elizabeth Egerton, Anna Egerton, Richard Egerton, Thomas Egerton

The story of Sir Thomas Egerton began in 1540 in Ridley, Cheshire, England. Sir Thomas Egerton married Alice Brackley, Alice Egerton, Elizabeth More, and had children including Alice Grey Egerton, Anna Dean Egerton, Barbara Egerton, Elizabeth Egerton, Frances Stanley, John Egerton, Mary Egerton, Richard Egerton, Thomas Egerton. Sir Thomas Egerton passed away in 1617 in Dodleston, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Thomas Egerton began in 1540 in Ridley, Cheshire, England.
  • Sir Thomas Egerton married Alice Brackley, Alice Egerton, Elizabeth More, and had children including Alice Grey Egerton, Anna Dean Egerton, Barbara Egerton, Elizabeth Egerton, Frances Stanley, John Egerton, Mary Egerton, Richard Egerton, Thomas Egerton.
  • Sir Thomas Egerton passed away in 1617 in Dodleston, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ralph Ridley
1510–1579
Birth Location: –
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Alice Sparke
1515–
Birth Location: Bickerton, Cheshire
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth More
1544–1588
Birth Location: Bretton, Flintshire, Wales
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Alice Egerton
1545–1585
Birth Location: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

John Egerton
1579–1649
Birth Location: Dodleston, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
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Mary Egerton
1577–
Birth Location: England
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Barbara Egerton
1706–
Birth Location: –
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Frances Stanley
1583–1636
Birth Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England
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Elizabeth Egerton
1583–1612
Birth Location: Dodleston, Herefordshire, England
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Anna Egerton
1550–1620
Birth Location: London, Suffolk, , England
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Richard Egerton
1575–1627
Birth Location: Ridley, Cheshire, , England
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Thomas Egerton
1574–1599
Birth Location: Dodleston, Herefordshire, England
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Sir Egerton's Ancestors

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Sir Egerton
1540–1617
Birth Place: Ridley, Cheshire, England
Parents
Ralph Sir Egerton van Ridley
1510–1579
Alice Sparke
1515–
Bickerton, Cheshire
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Egerton's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) Egerton (23 January 1540–Mar. 15, 1617) m. Elizabeth More (1544–1588) m. Alice Egerton (4 August 1545–31 January 1585)
  1. 1. John Egerton 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
        1. 1. Henry (Egerton Bisschop van) Hereford 1685–1746
        2. 2. Mary (Patton) Egerton 1668–1693
        3. 3. Charles Egerton 1675–1725
        4. 4. Elizabeth Egerton 1678–1678
        5. 5. Henry Egerton 1667–1746
        6. 6. Scroope (Egerton Hertog van) Bridgewater 1681–1745
        7. 7. William Egerton 1684–1732
        8. 8. Anne Egerton 1669–1737
        9. 9. John (Egerton 3rd Earl) Bridgewater 1668–1670
      2. 2. Stuart (*) Egerton 1656–1678
      3. 3. Maj (Gen Randolph) Egerton 1650–1681
      4. 4. Henry Egerton 1660–1685
      5. 5. Frances Egerton 1662–1662
      6. 6. Katherine Egerton 1663–
      7. 7. Elizabeth ((Lady) EGERTON) (SYDNEY) 1653–1703
      8. 8. Charles (*) Egerton 1653–1717
      9. 9. William (*) Egerton 1649–1692
      10. 10. Hon (Thomas) Egerton 1646–1685
      11. 11. William Egerton 1649–1691
      12. 12. Charles EGERTON 1664–1717
    2. 2. Magdalene (EGERTON *) CUTLER 1615–1664
    3. 3. PENELOPE (*) EGERTON 1610–1658
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Egerton,) Cecil 1604–1668
    5. 5. Cicely Egerton 1606–1617
    6. 6. Alice Egerton 1605–1664
    7. 7. Arabella Egerton 1604–1669
    8. 8. Lady (Catherine) Egerton 1614–1651
    9. 9. Sir (Charles Egerton Viscount) Brackley 1616–1623
    10. 10. Lady (Dorothy Frances Egerton) Lady 1595–1664
    11. 11. Lady (Mary) Egerton 1608–1658
    12. 12. James Egerton 1616–1620
  2. 2. Mary Egerton 1577–
  3. 3. Barbara Egerton 1706–
  4. 4. Frances Stanley 1583–1636
  5. 5. Elizabeth Egerton 1583–1612
  6. 6. Anna (Dean) Egerton 1550–1620
  7. 7. Richard Egerton 1575–1627
  8. 8. Thomas Egerton 1574–1599

Sir Egerton's Timeline

3 Records

1540
23 January 1540
Birth of Sir Thomas Egerton in Ridley, Cheshire, England
Ridley, Cheshire, England
1617
Mar. 15, 1617
Age 77
Death of Sir Thomas Egerton in Westminster, London, England
Westminster, London, England
1823
12 Oct 1823
Age 283
Sir Thomas Egerton was baptized in Middlewich, Cheshire, England
Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 January 1540
    Event Place: Ridley, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1823
    Event Place: Middlewich, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Great Britain
    Record Source: Great Britain, Portraits of Illustrious Personages, 1502-1852

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Griffith’s Valuation

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

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar. 15, 1617
    Event Place: Westminster, London, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dodleston, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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