Edmund GORGES, Of Wraxall, Kb, Sir^[1]

1454 - 1512  (58 years)

• Name	Edmund GORGES  [2]
  Suffix	Of Wraxall, Kb, Sir
  Birth	1454	Wraxall, Somerset, England
  Gender	Male
  _UID	40EAA10214B44D048280E00E63857FEF2C8E
  Death	1512
  Person ID	I13237	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2012

  
  

  Family	Anne HOWARD,   b. Abt 1446, Tendring, Essex, England d. Bef 1500, Wraxall, Somerset, England (Age ~ 53 years)
  Children	1. Edward GORGES, Of Wraxall, Sir Knight,   b. Abt 1483, Wraxall, Somerset, England d. 11 Feb 1564-1565 (Age ~ 82 years)
  Family ID	F6732	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  Lord of the Manor of Wraxall, he was created a Knight of the Bath at the creation of Arthur, Prince of Wales (son of Henry VII) in 1489; Sheriff of Somerset November 5, 1495. Thorne George states (p. 79): "1485, Nov. 13th.--General pardon, and release to Edmund Gorges of Wroxhall Co Somerset Esquire, alias of Framlyngham ad castrum Co Suffolk Esquire, of all offences committed up to the present time, and from all penalities attaching thereto."

  
  

• Sources

  [S579] Jim Weber. [S289] Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles M o s l e y Editor-in-Chief, 1999, 2091, 26 May 2003. (Reliability: 3).