Giles Strangways (1528 - 1562)

Born 13 Apr 1528 in Melbury, Dorset, England

Ancestors

Husband of Joan (Wadham) Young — married about 1547 in England

Descendants

Died 11 Apr 1562 at age 33 in Melbury, Dorset, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Giles Strangways is Notable.

Giles Strangways was born in Dorset, England.

Giles,of Melbury Sampford, Dorset, was the son of Henry Strangwys and Margarett Heeneage born 13 Apr 1528.

He was five times MP for Dorset in 1553, 1554, 1555, 1558 and 1559

He married Joan Wadham,^[1] a daughter of John Wadham (died 1578) of Merryfield, Ilton, Somerset and a sister and co-heiress of Nicholas Wadham (died 1609), co-founder of Wadham College, Oxford. Joan later remarried Sir John Young, MP, and her effigy is included in his monument in Bristol Cathedral with the following inscription,

Sources

1. ↑ William, Frederic William, ed., "The Visitations of the County of Somerset, In the Years 1551 and 1575, Together with Additional Pedigrees, Chiefly from the Visitation of 1591", Exeter: W. Pollard, 1885, Archive.org, p. 84

See also:

• The Royal Families of England, Scotland, and Wales: With Their, Volume 2 By John Burke, Bernard Burke..[1]

• Wikipedia:Giles_Strangways_(1528–1562); her first husband

• Wikidata: Item Q5561711, en:Wikipedia