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Sir. Edmund DE TRAFFORD, II

Sir. Edmund DE TRAFFORD, II[1]

Male 1442 - 1514  (72 years)

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  • Name Edmund DE TRAFFORD  [2, 3, 4
    Prefix Sir. 
    Suffix II 
    Born 12 May 1442  Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    AFN 15C8-HLW 
    FamilySearch ID G6ZP-BQ4 
    Title (Nobility)   [5
    Sir Knight of the Bath 
    Buried Aug 1513  Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Died 15 Aug 1514  Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Will 26 Sep 1529  Trafford, , Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Probate 1590  [5
    Reference Number HWS53918 
    Residence 1590  Diocese of Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I594766362  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2022 

    Father Sir John DE TRAFFORD,   b. Abt 1420, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1489  (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth DE ASHTON,   b. 1431, Ashton Hall, Ashton-under-Lyne, Borough of Tameside, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1490, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 1444  Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F536728670  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret SAVAGE,   b. 1450, Clifton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1525, Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married Aft 1475  Clifton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Children 
     1. Henry TRAFFORD,   b. 1479, Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1537  (Age 58 years)
     2. Sir Edmund TRAFFORD,   b. 1485, Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1543, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     3. William TRAFFORD,   b. 1486, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1554, Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     4. Lady Margery TRAFFORD,   b. 6 Jun 1490, Bryn, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1540, Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     5. Lady Alice TRAFFORD,   b. Abt 1510, Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1578, Cheadle, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years)
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F536728668  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Sources:

      Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1114. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
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      ''A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great
      Sir Edmond Trafford, who was made a knight of the Bath in 1495.
      He m. Margaret, daughter of Sir Sohn Savage of Clifton, and
      widow of John Hanford, of Hanford, and
      had issue,
      Edmond, (Sir) his heir.
      William, under-sheriff of Cheshire in 1540. He m. Margery, daughter of Sir Ralph Longford, of Longford.
      Henry, D.D., rector of Wimslow, in Cheshire, and Bolton Percy, in the county of York, chancellor of York from 1528 to 1557, when he died.
      Alice, m. to Thomas Butler, esq. heir-apparent of Sir Thomas Butler, kit. of Bewsey.
      Margery, m. first, in 1492, to Nicholas Longford, esq. son & heir of Sir Ralph Longford, Knight, of Longford, and secondly, to Thomas Gerard, esq. of Bryn.
      Sir Edmond died in 1514, and was s. [succeded] by his son, Sir Edmond Trafford, knight, of Trafford.
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      Find A Grave Memorial# 151018156]
      Sir Edmund Trafford

      Birth: unknown
      Death: Aug. 15, 1513
      Family links:
      Spouse: Margaret Savage Trafford
      Children:
      Henry Trafford (____ - 1537)*
      Edmund Trafford (____ - 1533)*
      Burial: Manchester Cathedral Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
      Created by: Todd Whitesides Record added: Aug 20, 2015

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      http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1773.htm#...
      Sir Edmund Trafford[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]

      M, #53288,
      b. circa 1455,
      d. 15 August 1513
      Father Sir John Trafford[11,2,6,10] b. c 1412, d. 11 Jan 1488
      Mother Elizabeth Ashton[11,2,6,10] b. c 1432
      Sir Edmund Trafford was born circa 1455 at of Trafford, Lancashire, England.
      He married Margaret Savage, daughter of Sir John Savage, Mayor of Chester, Chamberlain of Middlewich and Katherine Stanley, circa 1479;
      They had 3 sons (Sir Edmund; William; & Henry. D.D., Chancellor of York) and 2 daughters (Alice, wife of Thomas Butler; & Margery, wife of Sir Thomas Gerard).[12,2,3,5,6,7,9,10]
      Sir Edmund Trafford died on 15 August 1513 at of Trafford, Lancashire, England.[1,11,2,6,10]
      Family Margaret Savage b. c 1450
      Children
      Sir Edmund Trafford+[13,6,10] b. c 1485, d. 28 Jun 1533
      Margery Trafford+[14,2,3,4,6,7,8,10] b. c 1490, d. 10 May 1540

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      The Knights of England: A Complete Record from the Earliest Time ..., Volume 1, By William Arthur Shaw. p. 228] "Trafford, Edward (Edmond), K.B. (1494), I. 144"
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      Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd Edition ... p. 351]
      Edmund Trafford, K.B., of Trafford, Lancashire, son of John Trafford, Knt, by Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Ashton, Knt., of Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. They had three sons, Edmund, Knt., William, and Henry, D.D. [Chancellor of Your], and two daughter, Alice (wife of Thomas Butler) and Margery. Sir Edmund Trafford died 14 Aug 1513.

      Child of Margaret Savage, by John Honford, Esq.:
      i. Katherine Hanford, married John Mainwaring, Knt., of Over Peover, Cheshire [see OVER PEOVER 14]
      Children of Margaret Savage, by Edmund Trafford, K.B.:
      i. Edmund Trafford, Knt., born about 1485 (aged 28 in 1513). He married Elizabeth Longford, daughter of Ralph Longford, Knt. (died 1513), of Longford, Derbyshire, and Hough Withington (in Manchester), and Didsbury, Lancashire (descendant of King Henry II), by Mabel, daughter of Thomas Ferers, Knt. Sir Edmund Trafford died 28 June 1533. His widow Elizabeth, died 27 Jan 1548.
      ii. Margery Trafford, married Thomas Gerard, Knt., of Bryn (in Ashton-in-Makerfield), Lancashire
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  • Sources 
    1. [S714] Hohelohe, Bethune Research, Kirk Larson, (Sept 23 2003).

    2. [S112] Ancestral File? v4.19 (FamilySearch?), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((Created by FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service, 50 East North Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150, April 1, 1999)).

    3. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Alice Trafford, person ID LCFS-2XR. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S90] Larson: Genealogical Research of Kirk Larson, Larson, Kirk, (Personal Research Works including Bethune & Hohenlohe Descendants, 1981-2001, Kirk Larson, Private Library).

    5. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Edmund de Trafford, person ID G6ZP-BQ4. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for John de Trafford, person ID L298-3YR. (Reliability: 3).