Sir Edward Fitton, of Gawsworth
Dates: Died 1643 according to the cited secondary account; exact identification of the relevant Sir Edward requires care
Biography
Member of the Fitton family of Gawsworth who received the reversion of Aldford jointly with Robert Tatton in 1557 according to the cited record.
Notes / Sources
Later secondary accounts refer to the last Sir Edward Fitton or to Fitton Gerard; the exact succession between the 1557 grantee and the seventeenth-century testamentary descent requires further documentary work.
Research sources:
- Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, volume 91, Cheshire inquisitions, entry reciting the Letters Patent of 29 May 1557; Chester Cause Papers, Aldford directory entry. — https://rslc.org.uk/api/file/Vol_091.pdf
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