Anthony Eggleston (abt. 1554 - 1610)

Born about 1554 in Settrington, Yorkshire, England

Died 1610 at about age 56 in Norwich, Norfolk, England

Biography

Anthony Eggleston was born in Yorkshire, England.

Anthony was born in 1554. He was the son of Edward Eggleston and Mers Unknown.

He died in 1610 and was buried on 7 October 1610 at St Peter Mancroft, Norwich. His occupation was given as fishmonger.^[1]

Research Notes

Anthony was born before the commencement of the Settrington parish register.^[2] There are no register entries for marriage, children or burial at Settrington. However, there is a burial in Norwich for the year given so it seems likely he went to Norwich with his brother Sylvester. There is a marriage of Anthony Egelston and ?Cyneta Richardson on 7 December 1595 at Drayton, about 7 miles from Norwich.^[3] The bride's name has been transcribed Cyneta but the original looks like it could be Agneta (Agnes) or perhaps Gyneta. Anthony would have been 40 at this time so it may be a second marriage.

Sources

1. ↑ Norfolk : Norwich : St Peter Mancroft : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58189e44e93790ec756793ea : viewed 16 Apr 2021) burial Anthonie Eccleston 07 Oct 1610
2. ↑ The register of the parish of Settrington, 1559-1812; Collins, Francis, https://archive.org/details/registerofparish38sett/page/240
3. ↑ Norfolk Banns And Marriages, First name(s) Antonius, Last name Egelston, Sex Male, Marriage date 06 Dec 1595 Parish Drayton, Diocese Norwich, Spouse's first name(s) Cyneta, Spouse's last name Richardson, County Norfolk, Country England, Archive Norfolk Record Office, Archive reference PD 69/1, Archive year range 1559-1772 https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FNORFOLK%2FMAR%2F001658593%2F1