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Sir Edmund Wright 1492 – 1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Jan 1492

Birth Location: Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1550

Death Location: Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Whitehead

Mother: Agnes Rucke

Spouse(s): Lady Worgg

Children(s): Lady Wright

In 1492, Sir Edmund Wright , (Whitehead) entered the world in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Whitehead and Agnes Rucke. Sir Edmund Wright , (Whitehead) married Lady Alice Elizabeth Worgg, and had children including Lady Anne Wright. Sir Edmund Wright , (Whitehead) passed away in 1550 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1492, Sir Edmund Wright , (Whitehead) entered the world in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Whitehead and Agnes Rucke.
  • Sir Edmund Wright , (Whitehead) married Lady Alice Elizabeth Worgg, and had children including Lady Anne Wright.
  • Sir Edmund Wright , (Whitehead) passed away in 1550 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Wright's Ancestors

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Sir Wright
1492 – 1550
Birth Place: Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Whitehead
1450 – 1509
Bridge , Kent, England
Agnes Rucke
1466 – 1558
Upminster, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wright's Descendants

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Sir (Edmund) Wright (01 Jan 1492 – 1550) m. Lady (Alice Elizabeth) Worgg (1492 – 23 Jun 1560)
  1. 1. Lady (Anne) Wright (1520 – 1597) m. Sir (Knight John) Barnard (ABT 1542 – 26 Aug 1592)
    1. 1. Joane Barnard (26 Jan 1557 – 17 Feb 1583) m. John ("Widick") Whitakker (1550 – 12 Dec 1625)
      1. 1. Elizabeth ("Annie" Maude) Whittaker (5 May 1581 – 1636) m. John (Henry) Collins (17 Nov 1579 – abt 1638)
        1. 1. John (Henry Collins) II (1606 – 20 Feb 1687) m. Mary (Wales) Tolman (1605 – 27 February 1713)

Sir Wright's Timeline

3 Records

1492
01 Jan 1492
Birth of Sir Edmund Wright , (Whitehead) in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
1492
01 Jan 1492
Birth of Sir Edmund Wright , (Whitehead) in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
1550
1550
Age 58
Death of Sir Edmund Wright , (Whitehead) in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1492
    Event Place: Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1492
    Event Place: Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

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