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Sir Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Of Sheffield 1521–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Nov 1521

Birth Location: Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England

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

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

Father: Sir VI

Mother: Jane Stanley

Spouse(s): Anne Brock

Children(s): Sir Sheffield, John Sheffield, Robert Sheffield

In 1521, Sir Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Of Sheffield entered the world in Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England, born to Sir Robert Sheffield Vi And Jane Stanley. In 1547, Sir Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Of Sheffield resided in Butterwick. Sir Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Of Sheffield married Anne Brock, and had children including Eleanor Sheffield, Elizabeth, John Sheffield, Robert Sheffield, Sir Thomas Sheffield. Sir Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Of Sheffield passed away in 1549 in Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1521, Sir Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Of Sheffield entered the world in Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England, born to Sir Robert Sheffield Vi And Jane Stanley.
  • In 1547, Sir Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Of Sheffield resided in Butterwick.
  • Sir Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Of Sheffield married Anne Brock, and had children including Eleanor Sheffield, Elizabeth, John Sheffield, Robert Sheffield, Sir Thomas Sheffield.
  • Sir Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Of 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, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Sir Robert Sheffield VI
1483–1532
Butterwick (Lincolnshire) England
Jane Stanley
1500–1557
Lathom House, Lathom (Lancashire) England
Grandparents
William (Richard George) Stanley
1460–1503
Knowsley Hall, Ormskirk, Lancashire, Englan
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sheffield's Descendants

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Sir (Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Of) Sheffield (22 Nov 1521–31 Jul 1549 "Murdered during Kett's Rebellion") m. Anne Brock (–February 1572)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Sheffield 1545–1598 m. Anne Hodsoll 1550–1624
    1. 1. Edmund Sheffield 1580–1630 m. Thomazine (Corbett Matthew Sheffield) (10gm) 1586–1632
      1. 1. Ichabod (Sheffield) Sheffeyld 1630–1712 m. Mary Parker 1639–1712
        1. 1. Joseph (Francis) Sheffield 1661–1706 m. Mary Sheriff 1654–1706
  2. 2. John Sheffield 1540–1568
  3. 3. Robert Sheffield –1700

Sir Sheffield's Timeline

3 Records

1521
22 Nov 1521
Birth of Sir Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Of Sheffield in Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England
Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England
1547
1547
Age 26
Sir Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Of Sheffield resided here in Butterwick
Butterwick
1549
31 Jul 1549 "Murdered during Kett's Rebellion"
Age 28
Death of Sir Edmund Sheffield, 1st Baron Of Sheffield in Bishops gate Street, Norwich, Norfolk, England
Bishops gate Street, Norwich, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1521
    Event Place: Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    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: Bishops gate Street, Norwich, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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