Edward Onslow (died 1615)
Sir Edward Onslow or Anslow of Knowle (1562-1615) was an English landowner.
He was a son of the lawyer and Recorder of London Richard Onslow (1528-1571) and Catherine Harding (died 1574). His parents are buried at St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury.[1] His older brother Robert died young.[2]
Onslow is said to have either bought the estate of Knowle or Knoll, Cranleigh, in 1605, or inherited it from his father.
He died on 2 April 1615.
Marriage[]
Edward Onslow married Elizabeth or Isabel Shirley (died 1630) at St Anne Blackfriars in November 1584. She was a daughter of Sir Thomas Shirley of Wiston or Westmeston, Sussex. Their children included:
- Thomas Anslow (1596-1616), who married Mary Lennard in 1616 but died soon after.[3]
- Richard Anslow of West Clandon
References[]
- ^ John Maclean, The Parochial and Family History of the Deanery of Trigg Minor, Cornwall, vol. 3 (London, 1879), p. 394.
- ^ Arthur Collins, Peerage of England, vol. 7 (London, 1768), p. 206.
- ^ John Maclean, The Parochial and Family History of the Deanery of Trigg Minor, Cornwall, vol. 3 (London, 1879), p. 395.
Categories:
- 1562 births
- 1616 deaths
- Onslow family