Elizabeth (Aylett) Lambe (bef. 1550 - abt. 1581)

Born before 1550 in England

Ancestors

Died about 1581 after about age 31 in England

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Biography

Elizabeth (Aylett) Lambe married John Lambe. She died fairly young, in or before 1581, when her father's will states that she was deceased. At the time, they had 4 children living, one of whom, also John Lambe (b. ca. 1568), was later knighted and appointed chancellor and keeper of the great seal to Queen Henrietta Maria. Like some of his Aylett relations, he was a Royalist and suffered sequestration under the Commonwealth.

Both the will of William Aylett^[1] and a heralds visitation^[2] indicate that she was the daughter of William and Alice Aylett. William Aylett's will dated "July 27, 1581" states that she was deceased and had been the wife of John Lambe. With two contemporary or near contemporary primary sources in agreement, there seems to be little room to doubt that this is true, internet genealogy sites notwithstanding.

Research Notes

Numerous internet sources indicate that her son Thomas Jr. was born in 1596, which is clearly impossible. As usual, Find-A-Grave gives a series of unsourced and impossible dates. Her father's will lists her children as John, Thomas, Edward, and Susan Lambe, and the 1634 Essex visitation states that her son John was Sir John Lambe, Dean of the Arches. John was a fairly important person in his time, and actually has his own wikipedia article; a biographer estimated a birth date of 1566 for him, which is clearly consistent with the will and the visitation, and obviously argues that his mother's birthdate was 1550 or earlier, rather than the bizarre 1570 date given on Find-A-Grave.

The present profile previously attached another husband, Thomas Lambe (itself unsourced), based on no evidence at all other than Find-A-Grave. Clearly, she died quite young, and this is not at all credible.

Some notes copied from Find-A-Grave - use with caution:

My Lambe/Lamb (eventually dropped the e) line descends from here and Thomas (1570-1599) as follows:

Thomas Lamb (1596-1646) First wife was Elzabeth and his second wife was Dorothy Harbottle (m. 7/16/1640) (1619-1698), and their son,

Abiel Lamb (1646-1710) and Elizabeth Clark Lamb (1648-1692) and his son,

Samuel Lamb (1685-1728) and Esther Joslin Lamb (1681-1729) and their son,

Brazillai Lamb (1712-1752) and Sarah Knowlton Lamb (1710-1752), and their son,

Joseph Lamb (1747-1823) and Relief Cobleigh Lamb (1760-1817)and their son,

Oliver Lamb (1783-1865) and Sarah Stephen Green Lamb (1789-1844) and their son,

Thomas Goold Lamb (1811-1896) and Jane Blossom Lamb (b. 1811 and their daughter,

Elmira/Almira Lamb Hill (1845-1922)and Orrin Hill (1825-1906).

William Hill married Loretta Tobin.

Son Thomas William was my father.

Thanks to Updike-Armour & Wiebe-Quirign Genealogy, Garnet Quigley, Lois Kowalski and the Lamb family.

Family links: Spouse: Thomas Lambe (1570 - 1599)

Children: Thomas Lambe (1596 - 1646)

Burial: Unknown Specifically: Unknown^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ UK National Archives, Will of William Aylett, Yeoman of Rivenhall, Essex PROB 11/65/296, see http://www.combs-families.org/combs/assoc/aylett.htm for a transcription.
2. ↑ College of Arms (Great Britain), The Visitations of Essex by Hawley, 1552; Hervey, 1558; Cooke, 1570; Raven, 1612; and Owen and Lilly, 1634. To which are Added Miscellaneous Essex Pedigrees from Various Harleian Manuscripts, Mitchell and Hughes, 1878, p. 339 Google Books
3. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79799552

• http://www.geni.com/people/Elizabeth-Lamb/6000000005922006384
• http://www.lambratcliffegenealogy.com/getperson.php?personID=I1260&tree=tree1