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Elizabeth (Hawkins) Sayer (abt. 1542 - abt. 1595)

Lady Elizabeth Sayer formerly Hawkins
Born about in Noord-Brabant, Nederlandmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about at about age 53 in Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlandenmap
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Profile last modified | Created 9 Jun 2017
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Research suggests that this person may never have existed. See the text for details.

Biography

This is a fictional person[1]. Edmund Hamilton Sears proposed this person in Pictures of the Olden Times with a genealogy - private edition in 1857 and got his information from A visitation of the seats and arms of the noblemen and gentlemen of Great Britain by Sir Bernard Burke (1814-1892) and Burke got his information from Horatio Gates Somerby who created the "Sayers of Colchester" record out of thin air. Here is a letter from Sir Bernard Burke, Dublin Castle 28 Mar 1884 to S P May, Esq where Burke apologizes for the incorrect info in "Seats and Arms" and says "the details were not only not proven but incapable of proof." Burke says that these details have been removed from his "Seats and Arms". See also S P May's "Some Doubts Concerning the Sears Pedigree". Unfortunately this fictional family has been extensively copied and included in genealogies and histories and Wikitree is about the only place that is making a stand to debunk the information.

There is no evidence that: Lady Elizabeth HAWKINS was born about 1542 in Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands.

Or that; Elizabeth died about 1595 in Reusel Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Or that any children existed: Children:

  • Everilda Sayer Lister (1554 - 1629)
  • John Bourchier Sayer (1558 - 1629)

Sources

  1. EHS: App: Page 12

Here is the reference that promulgated the mis-information

  • Sears, Edmund Hamilton. "Pictures of the Olden Times with a genealogy - private edition." 1857 Appendix p. 12

See also:

  • The myth of this fictional family is even being promulgated on
  • Find A Grave: Memorial #142782337 The FindAGrave memorial is also ficticious based on errant sources.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Greg Rose for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Greg and others.





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