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Sir Edmund Sawyer 1540–1564 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Cranston, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 5 Sep 1564

Death Location: Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, England

Father: John Adams

Mother: Alice Baylis

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In 1540, Sir Edmund Sawyer entered the world in Cranston, Norfolk, England, born to John Adams And Alice Baylis. Sir Edmund Sawyer passed away in 1564 in Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Sir Edmund Sawyer entered the world in Cranston, Norfolk, England, born to John Adams And Alice Baylis.
  • Sir Edmund Sawyer passed away in 1564 in Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, England.

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Sir Sawyer's Ancestors

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Sir Sawyer
1540–1564
Birth Place: Cranston, Norfolk, England
Parents
John Adams
1502–1542
Beverston, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
Alice Baylis
1504–1567
VERIFIED- Barton St David, Somersetshire, England -Birthplace of Henry Adams (1583–1646), who wed Edith in nearby Charlton Mackrell, and emigrated with his wife+9 children to Massachusetts. Kin of John Adams and John Quincy Adams.
Grandparents
Sir (John Thomas Squire, Baron Squire of) Odell
1485–1572
Benwick, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England
Priness (Marguerite Capet De) Bourbon
1500–1567
Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Great-Grandparents
Richard Squire
1458–1528
Elizabeth Sayle
1452–1528
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Sir Edmund Sawyer in Cranston, Norfolk, England
Cranston, Norfolk, England
1564
5 Sep 1564
Age 24
Death of Sir Edmund Sawyer in Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, England
Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Cranston, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1564
    Event Place: Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, England

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