Sir Edward Zouch of Hoebridge House, Woking, Courtier to James I and Charles I, Knight Marshal of the King's Household, steward and keeper of Woking Manor and Park, holder of Woking, Bagshot and Chobham estates from 1620
Dates: died 7 June 1634
Biography
Sir Edward Zouch was a courtier, court masque participant and royal officer who became closely associated with Woking. He was appointed steward and keeper of Woking Manor in 1609 and received the Woking, Bagshot and Chobham estates in 1620. He built or developed Hoe Bridge Place and was commemorated in Old Woking Church with an achievement bearing the Zouch bezanty and ermine distinction. The Surrey heraldic record traces him through his father William and grandfather Francis to Sir John Zouch of the Harringworth descent.
Notes / Sources
Surrey Coats of Arms, I–Z — https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/36439/Surrey-Coats-of-Arms-I-Z.pdf
Surrey Local History, Edward Zouche — https://surreylocalhistory.org.uk/bisley/lords/edward_zouche.htm
History of Woking and Woking Palace references — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Zouche
Woking local-history study — https://wokinghistory.org/onewebmedia/140829.pdf
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Zouch of Hoebridge House, Woking
Father: William Zouch
Spouse(s): Eleanor Brittayne; Elizabeth Middlemore, attribution uncertain in the secondary record; Dorothy Silking
Children / next generation: James Zouch; Sophia Zouche; other children recorded in later genealogical compilations but requiring verification
Armorial Registry
Zouch of Hoebridge House, Woking — Sir Edward Zouch and the transmitted Harringworth distinction
Branch: Woking and Hoebridge House branch, descended through Francis and William Zouch from Sir John Zouch of the Harringworth descent
Issued / recorded: c.1609
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