

Charles NEEDHAM

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Name Charles NEEDHAM - 4th Viscount of Kilmorey.
- Biography:
CHARLES NEEDHAM (-1661), 4th Viscount, who in 1659 met at Warrington in Lancashire with the Earl of Derby and Sir George Booth in a small party to prepare for the restoration of King Charles. All three of them were taken prisoners to London, where Charles died in 1660. Prior to this Charles had married Bridget, daughter and heir of Sir William Drury, of Besthorp, in Norfolk at St Paul's Covent Garden on 27 Feb 1655. Charles and Bridget had three sons, Robert, Thomas and Byron. After his death, Charles' will was granted admon., on 3 July 1661 in trust for his children. Cranage Hall and a small adjacent estate were sold on the 20th Aug 1660 by the trustees of Viscount Kilmorey to William Swettenham. He was succeeded by his son, Robert.
Birth 1636 Gender Male Death 1661 Person ID I6682 Squire Family History Last Modified 20 Oct 2024
Father Robert NEEDHAM, b. 1587, Shavington, Shropshire, England d. Jan 1657 (Age 70 years)
Mother Eleanor DUTTON Marriage 31 Oct 1636 Family ID F1888 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Bridget DRURY Marriage 1654 Covent Garden, Middlesex, England [1]
Children 1. Robert NEEDHAM, b. 1655 d. 29 May 1668 (Age 13 years) 2. Alice NEEDHAM, b. 1656 d. 1739 (Age 83 years) + 3. Thomas NEEDHAM, b. 1659 d. 25 Nov 1687 (Age 28 years) 4. Byron NEEDHAM, b. 1659 5. Charles NEEDHAM Family ID F1882 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Oct 2024
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Sources - [S37] Marriage England Parish Records, 27 Sep 2024.
In 1654, at St Pauls, Covent Garden, Middlesex, England.
Groom Charles NEEDHAM.
Bride Bridgett DRURY.
Transcribed from a parish marriage index (Findmypast on-line record).
- [S37] Marriage England Parish Records, 27 Sep 2024.