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Sir Edward Seymour 1500 – 1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Wolf Hall, Savenake, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 22 January 1552

Death Location: Tower Hamlets, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Maur,

Mother: Dame Wentworth

Spouse(s): Lady Fillol

Children(s): Sir Seymour

Sir Edward Seymour , Lord Protector of England, 1st Viscount Beauchamp, Earl of Hertford, 1st Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of the Realm, Lord H was born in 1500 in Wolf Hall, Savenake, Wiltshire, England, the child of Sir John Seymour St Maur, and Dame Margery Wentworth. Sir Edward Seymour , Lord Protector of England, 1st Viscount Beauchamp, Earl of Hertford, 1st Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of the Realm, Lord H married Lady Catharina Fillol, and had children including Sir Knight Edward John Seymour. Sir Edward Seymour , Lord Protector of England, 1st Viscount Beauchamp, Earl of Hertford, 1st Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of the Realm, Lord H passed away in 1552 in Tower Hamlets, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Edward Seymour , Lord Protector of England, 1st Viscount Beauchamp, Earl of Hertford, 1st Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of the Realm, Lord H was born in 1500 in Wolf Hall, Savenake, Wiltshire, England, the child of Sir John Seymour St Maur, and Dame Margery Wentworth.
  • Sir Edward Seymour , Lord Protector of England, 1st Viscount Beauchamp, Earl of Hertford, 1st Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of the Realm, Lord H married Lady Catharina Fillol, and had children including Sir Knight Edward John Seymour.
  • Sir Edward Seymour , Lord Protector of England, 1st Viscount Beauchamp, Earl of Hertford, 1st Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of the Realm, Lord H passed away in 1552 in Tower Hamlets, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Maur,
1474 – 1536
Birth Location: Nettlestead, Suffolk, England
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Dame Wentworth
1478 – 1550
Birth Location: Wulfhall, Savernake, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
DW

Spouses(s)

Lady Fillol
1513 – 1530
Birth Location: Fillot Hall, Essex, England
LF

Children(s)

Sir Seymour
1528 – 1613
Birth Location: Berry Pomeroy Castle, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devonshire, England
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Sir Seymour's Ancestors

Self
Sir Seymour
1500 – 1552
Birth Place: Wolf Hall, Savenake, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Sir John Seymour St Maur,
1474 – 1536
Nettlestead, Suffolk, England
Dame (Margery) Wentworth
1478 – 1550
Wulfhall, Savernake, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (Sir Henry) Wentworth
1448 – 1499
Nettlestead, Kent, England
Lady (Anne) Say
1453 – 1494
Borough of Broxbourne
Great-Grandparents
Lord Wentworth
1424 – 1464
Lady Clifford
1416 – 1478
Sir Say
1415 – 1478
Elizabeth Cheney
1420 – 1473
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Wentworth
1395 – 1452
Sir Say
1380 – 1468
Maud Broxbourne
1395 – 1430

Sir Seymour's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Edward) Seymour (1500 – 22 January 1552) m. Lady (Catharina) Fillol (1513 – 1530)
  1. 1. Sir (Knight Edward John) Seymour (22 May 1528 – 10 April 1613) m. Margaret Walsh (1530 – 1580)
    1. 1. Anne Seymour (1560 – 1628) m. Lord (Thomas) Newce (ABT 1565 – 8 Nov 1617)
      1. 1. Martin Newce (1580 – 1585) m. Ann Martyn (1573 – Abt 1636)
        1. 1. Anne Newce (1600 – 25 Dec 1629) m. Lord (Symon) Hammond (1598 – 1654)

Sir Seymour's Timeline

9 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir Edward Seymour , Lord Protector of England, 1st Viscount Beauchamp, Earl of Hertford, 1st Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of the Realm, Lord H in Wolf Hall, Savenake, Wiltshire, England
Wolf Hall, Savenake, Wiltshire, England
1506
Abt. 22 May 1506
Age 6
Birth of Sir Edward Seymour , Lord Protector of England, 1st Viscount Beauchamp, Earl of Hertford, 1st Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of the Realm, Lord H in Wolf Hall, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, England
Wolf Hall, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, England
1506
Apr 1506
Age 6
Birth of Sir Edward Seymour , Lord Protector of England, 1st Viscount Beauchamp, Earl of Hertford, 1st Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of the Realm, Lord H in Wolf Hall, Burbage, Wiltshire, England
Wolf Hall, Burbage, Wiltshire, England
1506
22 May 1506
Age 6
Birth of Sir Edward Seymour , Lord Protector of England, 1st Viscount Beauchamp, Earl of Hertford, 1st Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of the Realm, Lord H in Wolf Hall, Burbage, Wiltshire, England
Wolf Hall, Burbage, Wiltshire, England
1506
Abt. 22 May 1506
Age 6
Birth of Sir Edward Seymour , Lord Protector of England, 1st Viscount Beauchamp, Earl of Hertford, 1st Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of the Realm, Lord H in Wolf Hall, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, England
Wolf Hall, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, England
1519
1519
Age 19
Sir Edward Seymour , Lord Protector of England, 1st Viscount Beauchamp, Earl of Hertford, 1st Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of the Realm, Lord H was married in Harton, shire, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Harton, shire, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1551
22 Jan 1551
Age 51
Death of Sir Edward Seymour , Lord Protector of England, 1st Viscount Beauchamp, Earl of Hertford, 1st Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of the Realm, Lord H in Beheaded at Tower Hill, London, England
Beheaded at Tower Hill, London, England
1552
22 Jan 1552
Age 52
Death of Sir Edward Seymour , Lord Protector of England, 1st Viscount Beauchamp, Earl of Hertford, 1st Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of the Realm, Lord H in Beheaded at Tower Hill, London, England for scheming to overthrow the government
Beheaded at Tower Hill, London, England for scheming to overthrow the government
1552
22 January 1552
Age 52
Death of Sir Edward Seymour , Lord Protector of England, 1st Viscount Beauchamp, Earl of Hertford, 1st Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of the Realm, Lord H in Tower Hamlets, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
Tower Hamlets, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 22 May 1506
    Event Place: Wolf Hall, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1506
    Event Place: Wolf Hall, Burbage, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1506
    Event Place: Wolf Hall, Burbage, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 22 May 1506
    Event Place: Wolf Hall, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Wolf Hall, Savenake, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Harton, shire, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1552
    Event Place: Beheaded at Tower Hill, London, England for scheming to overthrow the government
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1551
    Event Place: Beheaded at Tower Hill, London, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1552
    Event Place: Tower Hamlets, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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