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Sir Edward (illegitimate son) de Vere 1581 – 1629 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1581

Birth Location: Castle Hedingham, Essex, England; illegitimate child of Anne Vavasour and Sir Edward De Vere

Death Date: 18 August 1629

Death Location: Netherlands

Father: Edward Oxford)

Mother: Anne Vavasour

Spouse(s): Catherine Watts

Children(s): Anne Veare, Horatio Vere, Edward Vere

In 1581, Sir Edward (illegitimate son) de Vere entered the world in Castle Hedingham, Essex, England; illegitimate child of Anne Vavasour and Sir Edward De Vere, born to Edward De Vere, (Shakespeare)(Sir, 17th Earl of Oxford) and Anne (Reputed Mistress of Earl of Oxford) Vavasour. Sir Edward (illegitimate son) de Vere married Catherine Watts, and had children including Anne Veare, Horatio De Vere, Edward De Vere. Sir Edward (illegitimate son) de Vere passed away in 1629 in Netherlands.

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Biography

  • In 1581, Sir Edward (illegitimate son) de Vere entered the world in Castle Hedingham, Essex, England; illegitimate child of Anne Vavasour and Sir Edward De Vere, born to Edward De Vere, (Shakespeare)(Sir, 17th Earl of Oxford) and Anne (Reputed Mistress of Earl of Oxford) Vavasour.
  • Sir Edward (illegitimate son) de Vere married Catherine Watts, and had children including Anne Veare, Horatio De Vere, Edward De Vere.
  • Sir Edward (illegitimate son) de Vere passed away in 1629 in Netherlands.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Oxford)
1550 – 1604
Birth Location: Castle Hedingham, Braintree District, Essex, England
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Anne Vavasour
– 1650
Birth Location: Tadcaster, Copmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Watts
1582 –
Birth Location: Cranham, Essex, England
CW

Children(s)

Anne Veare
1603 – 1683
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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Horatio Vere
1606 –
Birth Location: –
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Edward Vere
1610 –
Birth Location: –
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Sir Vere's Ancestors

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Sir Vere
1581 – 1629
Birth Place: Castle Hedingham, Essex, England; illegitimate child of Anne Vavasour and Sir Edward De Vere
Parents
Edward De Vere, (Shakespeare)(Sir, 17th Earl of Oxford)
1550 – 1604
Castle Hedingham, Braintree District, Essex, England
Anne ((Reputed Mistress of Earl of Oxford)) Vavasour
– 1650
Tadcaster, Copmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John (III De Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford High) Chamberlain
1516 – 1562
Hedingham Castle, Essex, England
Margaret (Margery Golding de Vere de) Tyrrell
1520 – 1568
Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Vere
1482 – 1539
Elizabeth Stowe
1502 – 1527
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas (Tough)(Tonge)
1475 – 1541
Elisabeth (S)Towe
1475 – 1527

Sir Vere's Descendants

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Sir (Edward (illegitimate son) de) Vere (23 Mar 1581 – 18 August 1629) m. Catherine Watts (1582 – DECEASED)
  1. 1. Anne Veare (12 Jun 1603 – 5 Feb 1683)
  2. 2. Horatio (De) Vere (ABT 1606 – )
  3. 3. Edward (De) Vere (1610 – )

Sir Vere's Timeline

2 Records

1581
23 Mar 1581
Birth of Sir Edward (illegitimate son) de Vere in Castle Hedingham, Essex, England; illegitimate child of Anne Vavasour and Sir Edward De Vere
Castle Hedingham, Essex, England; illegitimate child of Anne Vavasour and Sir Edward De Vere
1629
18 August 1629
Age 48
Death of Sir Edward (illegitimate son) de Vere in Netherlands
Netherlands

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1581
    Event Place: Castle Hedingham, Essex, England; illegitimate child of Anne Vavasour and Sir Edward De Vere

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 August 1629
    Event Place: Netherlands
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