Edwin Sandys (1519 - 1588)

Born 1519 in Esthwaite Hall, Hawkshead Parish, Furness Fells, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Sandys — married 1548 in London, England

Husband of Cecily (Wilford) Sandys — married 19 Feb 1559 in England

Descendants

Died 10 Jul 1588 at about age 69 in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England

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Biography

Edwin Sandys was born in 1519, the sixth son of William Sandys and Margaret Dixon.^[1]

Edwin was educated at St. Johns College, Cambridge University. He began his studies there in 1532. He was named Rector of the University in 1542 and Master of St. Catherine's Hall in 1547. His eventual highest qualification was Doctor of Divinity. ^[2]

In 1548 he was presented as Vicar of Caversham, and on 12th December 1549 became a Canon of Peterborough Cathedral. In 1553 he was Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University.

Upon the death of Edward VI, Edwin took a stand on the side of Protestantism, preaching a sermon before the University and the Duke of Northumberland which committed him publicly to the cause of Lady Jane Grey. The sermon was printed, Mary (a Catholic) was proclaimed Queen, and Sandys and was committed to the Tower of London on 25 July 1553. Finally obtaining release, he crossed to the Continent and joined the group of exiles who were to be the forerunners in England of the church puritans. At Zurich, to which he had gone following the death of his first wife and their only child at Strasbourg, he lived for a time in the house of Peter Martur.

After Elizabeth's ascension to the throne in 1558, Edwin returned to England. He was made bishop of Worcester 21 December 1559^[3] and in 1570 he was promoted to bishop of London.^[4] He also worked on translating books of the bible into English, his share being the Books of Hosea, Joel, and Amos through Malachi.

Edwin was consecrated the Archbishop of York on 8 March 1576/1577,^[5] in which office he was prominent in the ecclesiastical and political disputes of his era.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 9 Dec 1519

Place: Hawkshead, Furance Fells, Lancershire, England

Marriage

Edwin married twice. His first wife was his kinswoman Mary Sandys of Woodham Ferrers, Essex. She died at Strasbourg in 1555, reportedly from the plague. Their son James also died there. ^[6]

His second marriage was to Cicely Wilford. They married on February 19, 1559 at Hawkshead, Furnace Fells, Lancashire, England. [needs citation] They had at least nine children:

• Samuel (1560)
• Edwin (1561)
• Miles (1563)
• William (1565)
• Margaret (1566)
• Thomas (1568)
• Ann (1570)
• Henry (1572)
• George (1578)

Death

Date: 10 Jul 1588

Place: Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England

Burial

Date: 15 Aug 1588

Place: Southwell Minister, Nottinghamshire, England^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ The Visitation of Kent 1619 Page 148: Sandys
2. ↑ Education: "Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900"
   Venn, J. A., comp.. Alumni Cantabrigienses. London, England: Cambridge University Press, 1922-1954
   Ancestry au Record 3997 #60772 (accessed 5 December 2022)
   Name: Edwin Sandys; College: ST JOHN'S; Born: 1519; Died: July 10, 1588; More Information: Of ST JOHN'S. S. of George (? William) (and Margaret, dau. of John Dixon, of London), and probably grandson of William, of Hawkshead, Lancs. (There appears to be some confusion among the authorities as to his parentage and ancestry, but in the Visitations he generally occurs as s. of George, citizen of London.) Probably b. at Esthwaite Hall, c. 1519. B.A. 1538-9; M.A. 1541; B.D. 1546; D.D. 1549. Proctor, 1542-3. Master of St Catharine's, 1549-53, ejected. Vice-Chancellor, 1552-3. V. of Haversham, Bucks., in 1548. Preb. of Peterborough, 1549-54; deprived, but restored, 1559. Preb. of Carlisle, 1552-4. Imprisoned for his support of Lady Jane Grey. Afterwards in retirement at Strasburg. Bishop of Worcester, 1559-70; of London, 1570-7. Archbishop of York, 1577-88. One of the translators of the Bishops' Bible. Married Cicely, dau. of Thomas Wilford, of Cranbrook, Kent. Died July 10, 1588. Buried in Southwell Minster. p1='Monumental inscription.';//-->M.I. Ancestor in the female line of Sandys-Lumsdaine and of Lord Sandys. Father of Miles (1578) and brother of Miles (1544). (Vis. of Kent, 1619; Vis. of Cambs., 1619; Vis. of Bucks., 1634; D.N.B.; Le Neve, Fasti, III. 115; Cooper, II. 24.).
3. ↑ Other Church Event: "England & Wales, Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries, 314-1853"
   John Le Neve. Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae - (1854) Neve/Hardy. Oxford, England: University Press
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 34793 #17163 (accessed 5 December 2022)
   Name: Edwin Sandes; Diocese: Worcester; Event Date: 25 Nov 1559.
4. ↑ Other Church Event: "England & Wales, Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries, 314-1853"
   John Le Neve. Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae - (1854) Neve/Hardy. Oxford, England: University Press
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 34793 #12013 (accessed 5 December 2022)
   Name: Edwin Sandes; Diocese: London; Event Date: 2 Jun 1570.
5. ↑ Other Church Event: "England & Wales, Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries, 314-1853"
   John Le Neve. Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae - (1854) Neve/Hardy. Oxford, England: University Press
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 34793 #17605 (accessed 5 December 2022)
   Name: Edwin Sands; Diocese: York; Event Date: 25 Jan 1576; Death Date: 10 Jul 1588.
6. ↑ Davis, Martin Ombersley Court Records of the Sandys and linked families 2019 pg 6 Academia
7. ↑ Burial: "Nottinghamshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
   Nottinghamshire Archives; Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; PR29742; Reference: PR29742
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 61838 #1573804 (accessed 5 December 2022)
   Edwin Sandes burial on 15 Aug 1588 in Southwell, St. Mary (Minster), Nottinghamshire, England.