Colonel
John
Birch
MP
Born in Lancashire, England
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Samuel Birch
and Mary (Smith) Birch
Brother of
Thomas Birch and Samuel Birch
Husband of
Alice (Deane) Birch
— married
[date unknown] (to 3 Sep 1675) [location unknown]
Husband of
Winifred (Norris) Birch
— married
[date unknown] (to 10 May 1691) [location unknown]
Father of
Sarah Birch
Died
at age 75
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Mar 2018
This page has been accessed 520 times.
Biography
John Birch MP is Notable.
Born on 7 September 1615, John Birch was the second but eldest surviving son of Samuel Birch of Ardwick Manor, Manchester in Lancashire and his wife, Mary Smith, daughter of Ralph Smith of Doblane House, Manchester. [1]
He was returned to Parliament as member for Leonminster from 1646 until the Restoration [1] then in 1661 for Penryn. [2]
He succeeded to his father's estate in 1669. [1]
His first wife was Alice Deane, daughter of Thomas Deane of Bristol and widow of grocer Thomas Selfe. Together they had two sons and 3 daughters. Alice died on 3 September 1675.[1]
John's second wife was Winifred Norris daughter of Matthew Norris of Weobley, who also bore him a son. [1]
From 1679 he represented Weobley. [3]
John died on the 10th of May 1691 and was buried at Weobley.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 History of Parliament online 1660-1690: BIRCH, John (1615-91), of The Homme, nr. Leominster and Garnstone Manor, Weobley, Herefs
- ↑ https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/constituencies/penryn History of Parliament online 1660-1690: Penryn]
- ↑ History of Parliament online 1660-1690: Weobley
See also:
- Wikipedia: John Birch (Roundhead)
- Wikidata: Item Q6221947
Is John your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA
No known carriers of John's DNA have taken a DNA test. Have you taken a test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
No known carriers of John's DNA have taken a DNA test. Have you taken a test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Featured German connections: John is 20 degrees from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 26 degrees from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 26 degrees from Lucas Cranach, 22 degrees from Stefanie Graf, 21 degrees from Wilhelm Grimm, 23 degrees from Fanny Hensel, 29 degrees from Theodor Heuss, 21 degrees from Alexander Mack, 38 degrees from Carl Miele, 14 degrees from Nathan Rothschild, 24 degrees from Hermann Friedrich Albert von Ihering and 17 degrees from Ferdinand von Zeppelin on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.
Categories: Parliamentarians, English Civil War | Weobley, Herefordshire | Members of Parliament, Leominster | Members of Parliament, England 1640 November | Members of Parliament, England 1654 | Members of Parliament, England 1656 | Members of Parliament, Penryn | Members of Parliament, England 1661 | Members of Parliament, Weobley | Members of Parliament, England 1679 | Members of Parliament, England 1680 | Members of Parliament, England 1681 | Members of Parliament, England 1689 | Members of Parliament, England 1690 | Ardwick, Lancashire | Herefordshire, Notables | Lancashire, Notables | Notables