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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- 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"
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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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