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Thomas Sir Viscount Brackley, Lord Chancellor Ellesmere Egerton Lord keeper of the seal Egerton 1540–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 January 1540

Birth Location: Doddleston, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 15 Mar 1617

Death Location: York House, Whitehall, London, England

Father: Ralph Ridley

Mother: Alice Sparke

Spouse(s): Lady Ravenscroft, Elizabeth More, Elizabeth More, Alice Derby

Children(s): Sir Egerton, Anna Egerton, John Ellesmere, Mary Egerton, Mary Egerton, Richard Egerton, Frances Egerton, Sir Egerton, John Egerton, Frances Stanley, Anna Egerton

The story of Thomas Sir Viscount Brackley, Lord Chancellor Ellesmere Egerton Lord keeper of the seal Egerton began in 1540 in Doddleston, Cheshire, England. Thomas Sir Viscount Brackley, Lord Chancellor Ellesmere Egerton Lord keeper of the seal Egerton married Alice Spencer Egerton Stanley Countess Of Derby, Elizabeth More, Lady Elizabeth Ravenscroft, and had children including Alice Grey Egerton, Anna Dean Egerton, Anna Egerton, Frances Stanley, Frances Stanley Egerton, John Egerton, John Egerton 1St Earl Van Bridgewater Viscount Brackley Baron Ellesmere, Mary Egerton, Mary Elizabeth Egerton, Richard Egerton, Sir Thomas Egerton, Sir Thomas Viscount Brackley Egerton. Thomas Sir Viscount Brackley, Lord Chancellor Ellesmere Egerton Lord keeper of the seal Egerton passed away in 1617 in York House, Whitehall, London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Sir Viscount Brackley, Lord Chancellor Ellesmere Egerton Lord keeper of the seal Egerton began in 1540 in Doddleston, Cheshire, England.
  • Thomas Sir Viscount Brackley, Lord Chancellor Ellesmere Egerton Lord keeper of the seal Egerton married Alice Spencer Egerton Stanley Countess Of Derby, Elizabeth More, Lady Elizabeth Ravenscroft, and had children including Alice Grey Egerton, Anna Dean Egerton, Anna Egerton, Frances Stanley, Frances Stanley Egerton, John Egerton, John Egerton 1St Earl Van Bridgewater Viscount Brackley Baron Ellesmere, Mary Egerton, Mary Elizabeth Egerton, Richard Egerton, Sir Thomas Egerton, Sir Thomas Viscount Brackley Egerton.
  • Thomas Sir Viscount Brackley, Lord Chancellor Ellesmere Egerton Lord keeper of the seal Egerton passed away in 1617 in York House, Whitehall, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ralph Ridley
1510–1627
Birth Location: Ridley,Cheshire,,England
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Alice Sparke
1515–1562
Birth Location: Bickerton, Cheshire
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Spouses(s)

Lady Ravenscroft
1544–1588
Birth Location: Bretton, Flintshire, , Wales
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Elizabeth More
1544–1600
Birth Location: Loseley, Surrey, , England
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Elizabeth More
1575–
Birth Location: –
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Alice Derby
1559–1637
Birth Location: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Egerton
1571–1599
Birth Location: Dodleston, Hertfordshire, , England
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Anna Egerton
1550–1620
Birth Location: London, Suffolk, , England
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John Ellesmere
1579–1649
Birth Location: Dodleston, Hertfordshire, , England
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Mary Egerton
1570–
Birth Location: –
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Mary Egerton
1583–1612
Birth Location: Doddeston, Cheshire, , England
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Richard Egerton
1575–1627
Birth Location: Ridley, Cheshire, , England
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Frances Egerton
1583–1636
Birth Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England
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Sir Egerton
1599–
Birth Location: –
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John Egerton
1579–1649
Birth Location: Dodleston, Hertfordshire, England
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Frances Stanley
1583–1636
Birth Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England
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Anna Egerton
1571–1620
Birth Location: London, Suffolk, , England
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Thomas Egerton's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Egerton
1540–1617
Birth Place: Doddleston, Cheshire, England
Parents
Ralph Sir Egerton van Ridley
1510–1627
Ridley,Cheshire,,England
Alice Sparke
1515–1562
Bickerton, Cheshire
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Egerton's Descendants

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Thomas (Sir Viscount Brackley, Lord Chancellor Ellesmere Egerton Lord keeper of the seal) Egerton (23 January 1540–15 Mar 1617) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Ravenscroft (1544–1588) m. Elizabeth More (1544–21 Jan 1600) m. Elizabeth More (1575–) m. Alice (Spencer Egerton Stanley Countess of) Derby (4 May 1559–31 January 1637)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Viscount Brackley) Egerton 1571–1599 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Venables 1577–1599
    1. 1. Lady (Mary Egerton Baroness Leigh of) Stoneleigh 1598–1669 m. Sir (Thomas Leigh First Baron Leigh, Lord Mayor) London 1595–1672
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Isabella Leigh) Rippon 1614–1677
        1. 1. Hannah Stafford 1640–1692 m. William Bromley 1625–1697
      2. 2. Vere Leigh 1633–1704
      3. 3. Christopher Leigh 1626–1672
      4. 4. Ursula Leigh 1620–1640
      5. 5. Catherine Leigh 1630–
      6. 6. Ferdinando Leigh 1633–1655
      7. 7. Peter Leigh 1663–1719
      8. 8. Thomas Leigh 1616–1662
      9. 9. Alice Leigh 1628–1640
      10. 10. Charles Leigh 1623–1672
    2. 2. Lady (Mary) Egerton 1598–1643
    3. 3. Vere Egerton 1600–1629
    4. 4. Elizabeth EGERTON 1597–1611
    5. 5. Elizabeth Dutton 1594–1611
    6. 6. Mary Leigh –1669
  2. 2. Anna (Dean) Egerton 1550–1620
  3. 3. John (Egerton 1st Earl van Bridgewater Viscount Brackley Baron) Ellesmere 1579–1649
  4. 4. Mary Egerton 1570–
  5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Egerton 1583–1612
  6. 6. Richard Egerton 1575–1627
  7. 7. Frances (Stanley) Egerton 1583–1636
  8. 8. Sir (Thomas) Egerton 1599–
  9. 9. John Egerton 1579–1649
  10. 10. Frances Stanley 1583–1636
  11. 11. Anna Egerton 1571–1620

Thomas Egerton's Timeline

2 Records

1540
23 January 1540
Birth of Thomas Sir Viscount Brackley, Lord Chancellor Ellesmere Egerton Lord keeper of the seal Egerton in Doddleston, Cheshire, England
Doddleston, Cheshire, England
1617
15 Mar 1617
Age 77
Death of Thomas Sir Viscount Brackley, Lord Chancellor Ellesmere Egerton Lord keeper of the seal Egerton in York House, Whitehall, London, England
York House, Whitehall, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 January 1540
    Event Place: Doddleston, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1617
    Event Place: York House, Whitehall, London, England
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