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Sir Edward Macclesfield Cheshire Fitton 1548–1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

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

Death Date: 3 Mar 1606

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

Father: Sir II

Mother: Lady Cheshire

Spouse(s): Alice, Holcroft

Children(s): Mary Fitton, Edward Gosworth, Alice Fitton, Richard Fitton, Lady Fitton

The story of Sir Edward Macclesfield Cheshire Fitton began in 1548 in Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England. Sir Edward Macclesfield Cheshire Fitton married Alice Lady Of Cheshire Holcroft, and had children including Alice Fitton, Edward Lord Fitton Van Gosworth, Lady Anne Fitton, Mary Fitton, Richard Fitton. Sir Edward Macclesfield Cheshire Fitton passed away in 1606 in Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Edward Macclesfield Cheshire Fitton began in 1548 in Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.
  • Sir Edward Macclesfield Cheshire Fitton married Alice Lady Of Cheshire Holcroft, and had children including Alice Fitton, Edward Lord Fitton Van Gosworth, Lady Anne Fitton, Mary Fitton, Richard Fitton.
  • Sir Edward Macclesfield Cheshire Fitton passed away in 1606 in Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Fitton's Ancestors

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Sir Fitton
1548–1606
Birth Place: Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Parents
Sir Edward Fitton II
1527–1579
Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Lady (Anne Warburton of Warburton Arley,) Cheshire
1527–1572
Warburton Arley, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Edward Fitton
1500–1548
Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
Mary Harbottle
1507–1556
Dalton Michael, Yorkshire, England
Peter (Piers) Warburton
1488–1550
Arley, Cheshire, England
Antoinette (Elizabeth Winnington, Lady) Cheshire
1501–1558
Winnington, Shropshire, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Fitton's Descendants

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Sir (Edward Macclesfield Cheshire) Fitton (1548–3 Mar 1606) m. Alice, (Lady of Cheshire) Holcroft (1550–5 Feb 1626)
  1. 1. Mary Fitton 1578–1647 m. John Lougher 1570–1635
    1. 1. Letiza Lougher 1615–1643 m. Thomas (Ronbrough) Denton 1612–1645 m. Richard Crackenthorp 1608–1661
      1. 1. Thomas (Denton of Denton and) Warnell 1637–1697 m. Lettice Vachell 1640–
        1. 1. Thomas (Denton of) Warnell 1660–1737 m. Margerie Threlkeld 1665–1737
        2. 2. Henry Denton 1661–1698
        3. 3. Anne Denton 1664–1665
        4. 4. John Denton 1665–1665
        5. 5. George Denton 1667–
      2. 2. Mary Denton 1641–1692
      3. 3. Henry Denton 1633–1681
  2. 2. Edward (Lord Fitton van) Gosworth 1572–1619
  3. 3. Alice Fitton 1574–
  4. 4. Richard Fitton 1573–1610
  5. 5. Lady (Anne) Fitton 1574–1647

Sir Fitton's Timeline

2 Records

1548
1548
Birth of Sir Edward Macclesfield Cheshire Fitton in Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
1606
3 Mar 1606
Age 58
Death of Sir Edward Macclesfield Cheshire Fitton in Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1479298

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gosworth, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 107

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1606
    Event Place: Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 107
    [4] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1479298
    [5] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

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

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