Sir Edward Littleton II

Brief Life History of Edward

When Sir Edward Littleton II was born on 23 March 1523, in Pillaton, Staffordshire, England, his father, Sir Edward Lyttleton I, was 11520 and his mother, Helen Swynnerton, was 17. He married Alice Cockayne, Baroness Littleton in 1548, in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 9 daughters. He died on 19 July 1574, in Penkridge, Staffordshire, England, at the age of 51, and was buried in Penkridge, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Sir Edward Littleton II
1523–1574
Alice Cockayne, Baroness Littleton
1535–1602
Marriage: 1548
Mary Littleton
1544–1622
Grace Littleton
1550–1640
James Littleton
1552–1620
Francis Littleton
1558–1619
Walter Littleton
1559–1628
John Littleton
1562–
Devereux Littleton
1565–1642
Sir Edward Lyttleton III
1555–1610
Thomas Littleton
1557–1610
Lady Jane Martha Littleton
1566–1598
Beatrix Lane
1566–1569
Constance Anne Littleton
1567–1637
Mary Littleton
1569–1613
Margaret Littleton
1572–1642
Helen Littleton
1573–1643
Grace Littleton
1574–1640

Sources (6)

  • Edward Littleton, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Edward Lyttleton in entry for Alice Lyttleton, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"
  • Edwardus Lyttleton, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"

World Events (4)

1549 · Book of Common Prayer

Book of Common Prayer, a product of the English Reformation, was published in 1549 for assistance in the administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the church according to the use of the Church of England. The book outlined morning, evening, and communion prayers and orders for baptism and marriage, thus making England a truly Protestant state.

1558 · Act of Uniformity

The Act of Uniformity was passed by the Parliament of England and required all people to go to church once a week. The consequence of not attending church was a fine of 12 pence, which was a considerable amount for a poor person.

1569 · State Lottery

A State Lottery was recorded in 1569. The tickets were sold at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places, mostly in southwestern England, named in Old English as ‘small settlement’, from lȳtel ‘small’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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