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Sir Edward LITTLETON Baron Littleton de Pillaton, Chief Justice of North Wales 1523–1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1523/1533

Birth Location: Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 19 Jul 1574

Death Location: Penkridge, South Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England

Father: Sir Staffordshire

Mother: Helen SWYNNERTON

Spouse(s): Alice Cockayne

Children(s): Edward Knight, Francis LITTLETON, Walter LITTLETON, John LITTLETON, Devereaux LITTLETON, Jane LITTLETON, Constance LITTLETON, James LITTLETON, Thomas LITTLETON

Sir Edward LITTLETON Baron Littleton de Pillaton, Chief Justice of North Wales was born in 1523 in Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, England, the child of Sir Edward Littleton Sheriff Of Staffordshire And Helen Swynnerton. Sir Edward LITTLETON Baron Littleton de Pillaton, Chief Justice of North Wales married Alice Cockayne Lady Alice Of Ashbourne Baroness Of Lyttleton Cockayne, and had children including Constance Anne Littleton, Devereaux Littleton, Edward Littleton Sir Knight, Francis Littleton, James Littleton, Jane Littleton, John Littleton, Thomas Littleton, Walter Littleton. Sir Edward LITTLETON Baron Littleton de Pillaton, Chief Justice of North Wales passed away in 1574 in Penkridge, South Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England.

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  • Sir Edward LITTLETON Baron Littleton de Pillaton, Chief Justice of North Wales was born in 1523 in Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, England, the child of Sir Edward Littleton Sheriff Of Staffordshire And Helen Swynnerton.
  • Sir Edward LITTLETON Baron Littleton de Pillaton, Chief Justice of North Wales married Alice Cockayne Lady Alice Of Ashbourne Baroness Of Lyttleton Cockayne, and had children including Constance Anne Littleton, Devereaux Littleton, Edward Littleton Sir Knight, Francis Littleton, James Littleton, Jane Littleton, John Littleton, Thomas Littleton, Walter Littleton.
  • Sir Edward LITTLETON Baron Littleton de Pillaton, Chief Justice of North Wales passed away in 1574 in Penkridge, South Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Wales's Ancestors

Self
Sir Wales
1523–1574
Birth Place: Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Sir Edward LITTLETON Sheriff of Staffordshire
1505–1558
Frankley, Worcestershire, England
Helen SWYNNERTON
1509–1574
Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Richard LYTTLETON
1448–1507
Frankley, Worcestershire, England
Alice WINNESBURY
1452–1530
Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Tixhill
1407–1481
Joan Tixhill
1425–1505
William WINNESBURY
1426–1502
Mary (Wynnesbury)
1430–1458
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas LYTTLETON
1384–1471
Elizabeth (Westcote)
1395–1483
William Shropshire
1410–1458
Ellen GRENDON
1393–1448
Robert Shropshire
1385–1440
Margaret (Corbet)
1390–1439

Sir Wales's Descendants

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Sir (Edward LITTLETON Baron Littleton de Pillaton, Chief Justice of North) Wales (1523/1533–19 Jul 1574) m. Alice (COCKAYNE Lady Alice of Ashbourne, Baroness of Lyttleton) Cockayne (1535–3 November 1602)
  1. 1. Edward (LITTLETON Sir) Knight 1563–1610 m. Margaret Devereux 1558–1626
    1. 1. Edward LITTLETON 1579–1630 m. Mary Fisher 1582–1679
      1. 1. Edward LITTLETON 1599–1657 m. Hester COURTEEN 1582–1679
    2. 2. Margaret Littleton 1589–1651
    3. 3. Thomas Littleton 1581–1641
    4. 4. Mary Littleton 1583–1643
    5. 5. Anna Littleton 1585–1655
    6. 6. Eleanor Littleton 1590–1671
    7. 7. Gilbert Littleton 1596–1656
    8. 8. William Littleton 1609–1669
    9. 9. Constance Littleton 1626–1654
    10. 10. Jane Littleton 1584–1657 m. Sir (Richard Knightley, M.P.,) Esquire 1580–1650
      1. 1. Sir (Richard) KNIGHTLEY 1610–1661 m. Anne (COURTEEN) (Knightley) 1615–1702
        1. 1. Jane (KNIGHTLEY) (Delves) 1653–1692 m. Thomas DELVES 1652–1727
  2. 2. Francis LITTLETON 1559–
  3. 3. Walter LITTLETON 1560–
  4. 4. John LITTLETON 1562–
  5. 5. Devereaux LITTLETON 1565–1562
  6. 6. Jane LITTLETON 1566–1598
  7. 7. Constance (Anne) LITTLETON 1567–1637
  8. 8. James LITTLETON 1564–
  9. 9. Thomas LITTLETON 1557–1610

Sir Wales's Timeline

2 Records

1523
1523/1533
Birth of Sir Edward LITTLETON Baron Littleton de Pillaton, Chief Justice of North Wales in Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, England
Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, England
1574
19 Jul 1574
Age 51
Death of Sir Edward LITTLETON Baron Littleton de Pillaton, Chief Justice of North Wales in Penkridge, Staffordshire, England
Penkridge, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1523/1533
    Event Place: Pillaton Hall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1574
    Event Place: Penkridge, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Penkridge, South Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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