Edward Fitton MP (abt. 1548 - 1606)

Born about 1548 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

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Died 3 Mar 1606 at about age 58 in London, England

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Edward Fitton MP was born in Cheshire, England.

Edward Fitton was born about 1548 at Gawsworth, Cheshire, England.

He was the eldest surviving son of Sir Edward Fyton and his wife, Anne Werburton.^[1] His elder brother, Edward Fyton, was his parents son and heir apparent when he was born on 1 October, 1546, unfortunately he died November that same year, aged five weeks.^[1]

He would have grown up with his siblings in the family home of Gawsworth Hall which he inherited on his fathers death in 1579.^[2]

Edward graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford in 1566.^[3] He was a student of Gray’s Inn in 1568, a precursor to his political future.^[4]

He married Alice (Holcroft) Fitton, daughter and heir of Sir John Holcroft, knight.^[1] They were the parents of:

1. Edward Fyton,^[1] born in 1572; he was cited in the probable Christening record of Edward Fytton on 25th February/March 1673^[5]
2. Anne (Fitton) Newdigate was christened at Gawsworth in 1574.^[6]
3. Richard Fitton was probably born in Gawsworth around 1575.

In "an old Masse Booke att GOSEWORTH", Edward recorded the death of his mother, Lady Anna Fyton, who died on 9 January, 1574, our calendar: 5 Id. Januarii obiit Domina Anna Fyton filia Domini Petri Warburton uxor Edwardi Fyton militis tunc Thesaurarii Hiberniae Anno Domini 1573.^[1] Edward also recorded when his mother was buried: 16 Cal. Februarii sepulta fuit Domina Anna Fyton mater mei E. Fitton 1573,^[1] which is 17 January, 1574 our calendar.

On 11 October, 1579, Edward Fitton, the younger, was dubbed a knight in Ireland by Sir William Pelham, lord justice.^[7]

He passed away in 1606. He is buried in the Fitton Family Tomb in the Chancel of the Church of St James the Great in Gawsworth, Cheshire^{[8] [9]}

His last Will and Testament dated 4th March 1606 was proved on 17th March 1606. He died the day his Will was written.^{[10] [11]}

In "an old Masse Booke att GOSEWORTH", the descent of Gawsworth is listed:^[1]

• Herbert Lord Orbi of Gawsworth begat Richard Orbi by his wife Lucy;
• Richard Orbi begat Thomas Orbi his heir;
• Thomas begat Isabella his daughter and heir to the world, and she was married to Thomas Fiton;
• Thomas Fiton begat Thomas Fiton of the aforesaid Isabella;
• Thomas Fiton, heir of the aforesaid Thomas Fyton and Isabella, begat Laurence Fiton, knight;
• Laurence Fiton, knight, begat Thomas Fyton;
• Thomas Fyton begat Thomas Fiton, knight, and Edward his brother, now Lord of Gowseworth; "In whose Time hitherto this descent was wrytten in ye Callender of the foresaid Masse booke. And that w'ch followeth thereof is wrytten with an other hande more latelyer."
• Edward Fyton begat John Fiton;
• John Fyton begat Edward Fitton, knight;
• And the same Edward was married to Mary Harebotell, one of the daughters and heirs of Gwichard Harebotell of Northumberland, and by her begat Edward Fyton, Knight.
• Edward Fyton, Knight, took to wife Ann, one of the daughters of Sir Peter Werburton, and by her fathered Edward Fyton, esquire.
• Edward Fyton was married to Alice, daughter and heir of Sir John Holcroft, knight, and by her begat Edward Fyton.

Research Notes

• There appears to be a little uncertainty as to Edwards birth year. No Christening record can been found in Cheshire Parish Records 1538-2000. As cited in his death sources, FAG cites 1548 and the Gawsworth church website as 1550. As documented invarious attached sources of his university and political careers cite both years.
• As an eminent family name in British history the Fitton family are widely documented. There are various sources that concur that Edward graduated from Brasenose, Oxford around 1566. At this time the source cited for Edwards attendance at Oxford is from British History Online/Wikipedia entry. A register of Alumni of Brasenose College does not have Edwards name, however the records were admittedly patchy. Edward can however be seen in the transcription provided for Grays Inn Register of Admissions in 1568.
• There is another possible Christening record for his first son, Edward. There is also an Edward Phitton Christened 1st February 1673 in Gawsworth^[12]. There is also a christening records for an Anne Fytton in 1570, no death record can be found at this time but it is likely that Anne was their first child, and possible she died before the birth of Anne in 1574^[13]

• The Wikipedia page for Edward Fitton suggests another son, Alexander. His known sourced sons are Edward and Richard^[14]. The only other source at this time that suggests The existence of an Alexander Fritton is documented here^[15]. This Document suggests an Alexander Fritton (no dates provided) was Edwards brother, not his son.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} R Stewart-Brown, MA, "Fitton Obits," Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire for the Year 1922. Volume LXXIV. New Series—Volume XXXVIII (Liverpool: The Society, 1923), 156. e-Book Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/transactionsofhi74hist/page/206/mode/1up : accessed 24 June, 2022). "These OBITES taken out of the Calender of an old Masse Booke att GOSEWORTH." Stewart-Brown says some entries in the list were made in the time of Edward Fitton of Gawsworth, who died in 1511. The last entries were made by Edward Fitton in 1573, after his mother's death and before his father's.
2. ↑ Wikipedia Contributors, Wikipedia, The free encyclopedia Gawsworth Hall (accessed January 17, 2019)
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Foster, Joseph. Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886 and Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1500-1714. Oxford: Parker and Co., 1888-1892.
4. ↑ “Register of Admissions to Grays Inn 1528-1889 attributed to Joseph Foster, published 1889 by Hansard Publishing Union Limited, Queen Street” Transcript Register of admissions to Grays Inn 1528-1889 (accessed January 18, 2019)
5. ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQRQ-M2Q : 7 December 2017), Edward Fytton, 25 Mar 1573, Christening; citing , , Gawsworth, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 1,999,985.
6. ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQRQ-M2R : 7 December 2017), Anne Fyton, 06 Oct 1574, Christening; citing , , Gawsworth, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 1,999,985.
7. ↑ William A Shaw, LittD, The Knights of England Vol II (London: Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, Lord Chamberlain's Office, St James's Palace, 1906), 80. e-Book Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/knightsofengland02shawuoft/page/n89/mode/1up : accessed 4 July, 2022).
8. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 January 2019), memorial page for Sir Edward Fitton (1548–1606), Find A Grave Memorial no. 62845538, citing St James Churchyard, Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England ; Maintained by Mad (contributor 47329061) .
9. ↑ “The Fytton (Fitton) Family of Gawsworth Hall | Gawsworth.” St James Church Gawsworth. Accessed January 17, 2019.
10. ↑ Oxford Shakespeare Transcription of the last Will and Testement of Edward Fitton Probate of Sir Edward Fitton
11. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 107.“England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 - ancestry.com.au.” Accessed January 17, 2019. Edward Fitton.
12. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N52F-N9H : 11 February 2018, Edward Phitton, 01 Feb 1573); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0924607 IT 1.
13. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JM1J-8MQ : 11 February 2018, Anne Fytton, 18 Aug 1570); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0924607 IT 1.
14. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Edward Fitton, the younger," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, Edward Fitton (accessed January 17, 2019).
15. ↑ George Ormerod, ed., "Containing the hundreds of Northwich, Nantwich, and Macclesfield; Appendix and General Index", The history of the county palatine and city of Chester compiled from original evidences in public offices, the Harleian and Cottonian mss., parochial registers, private muniments, unpublished ms. collections of successive Cheshire antiquaries, and a personal survey of every township in the county; incorporated with a republication of King's Vale royal, and Leycester's Cheshire antiquities, Vol. III, (London: Lackington, Hughs, Harding, Mavor, and Jones, 1819), accessed 21 April 2014, https://archive.org/stream/historyofcountyp03orme#page/292/mode/2up

See also:

• History of Parliament online: FITTON, Edward (c.1548-1606), of Gawsworth, Cheshire