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Sir Edmund Sheffield 1st baron Sheffield 1521–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Nov 1521

Birth Location: Butterwick, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 31 Jul 1549 "Murdered during Kett's Rebellion"

Death Location: Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Sheffield

Mother: Jane (Sheffield)

Spouse(s): Baroness (Brock)

Children(s): Baroness (Holles), John Sheffield, Robert Sheffield, Frances Sheffield, Elizabeth Sheffield, Margaret Sheffield

The story of Sir Edmund Sheffield 1st baron Sheffield began in 1521 in Butterwick, Yorkshire, England. In 1547, Sir Edmund Sheffield 1st baron Sheffield resided in Butterwick. Sir Edmund Sheffield 1st baron Sheffield married Baroness Anne De Vere Brock, and had children including Baroness Eleanor Sheffield Holles, Elizabeth Sheffield, Frances Sheffield, John Sheffield 2Nd Baron Sheffield, Margaret Sheffield, Robert Sheffield. Sir Edmund Sheffield 1st baron Sheffield passed away in 1549 in Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Edmund Sheffield 1st baron Sheffield began in 1521 in Butterwick, Yorkshire, England.
  • In 1547, Sir Edmund Sheffield 1st baron Sheffield resided in Butterwick.
  • Sir Edmund Sheffield 1st baron Sheffield married Baroness Anne De Vere Brock, and had children including Baroness Eleanor Sheffield Holles, Elizabeth Sheffield, Frances Sheffield, John Sheffield 2Nd Baron Sheffield, Margaret Sheffield, Robert Sheffield.
  • Sir Edmund Sheffield 1st baron Sheffield passed away in 1549 in Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Sheffield's Ancestors

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Sir Sheffield
1521–1549
Birth Place: Butterwick, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Robert Sheffield
1483–1532
Butterwick (Lincolnshire) England
Jane (Stanley) (Sheffield)
1500–1557
Lathom House, Lathom (Lancashire) England
Grandparents
George (Stanley Baron Strange of) Knokyn
1458–1503
Knowsley, Lancashire, England
Joan (Lestrange Baroness Strange,) (Stanley)
1463–1514
Knockin, Shropshire, Englandnee'
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sheffield's Descendants

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Sir (Edmund Sheffield 1st baron) Sheffield (22 Nov 1521–31 Jul 1549 "Murdered during Kett's Rebellion") m. Baroness (Anne De Vere) (Brock) (1522–About 14 Feb 1572)
  1. 1. Baroness (Eleanor Sheffield) (Holles) 1537–1590 m. Baron (Denzil Holles) J.P. 1538–1590
    1. 1. John (Holles 1st Earl of) Clare 1564–1637 m. Lady (Anne Stanhope) (Holles) 1576–1651
      1. 1. Lady (Arabella de Holles) (Wentworth) 1593–1631 m. Sir (Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl of) Strafford 1593–1641 m. Sir (George Godfrey) Wentworth 1599–1660
        1. 1. Everlinda Wentworth 1629–1709 m. Major (John Thornhill (of) Fixby) 1616–1669
        2. 2. Sir (William Wentworth 2nd Earl Of) Stafford 1626–1695
        3. 3. Thomas Wentworth 1627–1631
        4. 4. Sarah (Lida) Wentworth 1628–1698
        5. 5. Arabella Wentworth 1630–1698 m. Lord (Mount Cashell) MacCarthy 1636–1717
        6. 6. An Wentworth 1627–1658
        7. 7. Margaret Wentworth 1604–1681
        8. 8. Elder (William) Wentworth 1613–1696
        9. 9. Female Wentworth 1625–1658
      2. 2. Denzil Holles 1599–1680 m. Esther (Le) Lou –1684 m. Dorothie Ashley 1610–1640 m. Jane Shirley 1594–1666
        1. 1. Francis Holles 1627–1690
      3. 3. John (II Holles Earl van Clare Baron Houghton van Houghton) Ii 1595–1666
      4. 4. Francis Holles 1601–1622
      5. 5. Eleanor (Holles) (Fitzwilliam) 1605–1681
    2. 2. Gervase ((George)) Holles –1637
    3. 3. William ((Douglas)) Holles 1562–1637
    4. 4. Frances Holles 1566–1589
    5. 5. Jane Holles 1568–
  2. 2. John (Sheffield 2nd baron) Sheffield 1538–1568
  3. 3. Robert Sheffield 1540–1589
  4. 4. Frances Sheffield 1542–1568
  5. 5. Elizabeth Sheffield 1546–
  6. 6. Margaret Sheffield 1540–1595

Sir Sheffield's Timeline

3 Records

1521
22 Nov 1521
Birth of Sir Edmund Sheffield 1st baron Sheffield in Butterwick, Yorkshire, England
Butterwick, Yorkshire, England
1547
1547
Age 26
Sir Edmund Sheffield 1st baron Sheffield resided here in Butterwick
Butterwick
1549
31 Jul 1549 "Murdered during Kett's Rebellion"
Age 28
Death of Sir Edmund Sheffield 1st baron Sheffield in Butterwick, Yorkshire, England
Butterwick, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1521
    Event Place: Butterwick, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Butterwick
    Record Source: Irish Records Index, 1500-1920

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1549 "Murdered during Kett's Rebellion"
    Event Place: Butterwick, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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