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Sir THOMAS Lord Keeper Egerton 1540–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1540

Birth Location: Ridley, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 15 Mar 1617

Death Location: Dodleston, Cheshire, England

Father: Sir Chancellor

Mother: Alice Sparke

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ravenscroft

Children(s): Sir Egerton

The story of Sir THOMAS Lord Keeper Egerton began in 1540 in Ridley, Cheshire, England. Sir THOMAS Lord Keeper Egerton married Elizabeth Ravenscroft, and had children including Sir John 1St Earl Of Bridgewater Egerton. Sir THOMAS Lord Keeper Egerton passed away in 1617 in Dodleston, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir THOMAS Lord Keeper Egerton began in 1540 in Ridley, Cheshire, England.
  • Sir THOMAS Lord Keeper Egerton married Elizabeth Ravenscroft, and had children including Sir John 1St Earl Of Bridgewater Egerton.
  • Sir THOMAS Lord Keeper Egerton passed away in 1617 in Dodleston, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Chancellor
1524–1627
Birth Location: Ridley, Cheshire, England
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Alice Sparke
1512–1562
Birth Location: Brickerton, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Ravenscroft
1544–1588
Birth Location: Bretton, Flintshire, Wales
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Children(s)

Sir Egerton
1579–1649
Birth Location: Doddeston, Cheshire, England
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Sir Egerton's Ancestors

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Sir Egerton
1540–1617
Birth Place: Ridley, Cheshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Egerton Knight Chancellor
1524–1627
Ridley, Cheshire, England
Alice Sparke
1512–1562
Brickerton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Egerton's Descendants

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Sir (THOMAS Lord Keeper) Egerton (Abt. 1540–15 Mar 1617) m. Elizabeth Ravenscroft (1544–1588)
  1. 1. Sir (JOHN 1st Earl of Bridgewater) Egerton 1579–1649 m. Frances (Lady Countess Bridgwater) Stanley 1583–1636
    1. 1. Mary Egerton 1608–1659 m. Richard (Herbert Baron Herbert of) Cherbury 1600–1655
      1. 1. John Herbert 1648–1704 m. Virginia (Frances) Anderson 1665–1726
        1. 1. Buller Herbert 1695–1730 m. Mary Stith 1701–1801

Sir Egerton's Timeline

2 Records

1540
Abt. 1540
Birth of Sir THOMAS Lord Keeper Egerton in Ridley, Cheshire, England
Ridley, Cheshire, England
1617
15 Mar 1617
Age 77
Death of Sir THOMAS Lord Keeper Egerton in Whitehall, London, England
Whitehall, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1540
    Event Place: Ridley, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1617
    Event Place: Whitehall, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dodleston, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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