Edmond Baldwin (abt. 1557 - 1621)

Born about 1557 in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England

Ancestors

Died Jan 1621 at about age 64 in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England

Biography

This profile is part of the Baldwin Name Study.

Edmond Baldwin was born in Buckinghamshire, England.

Birth and Parents

Edmond [sic], the likely third of six children of [[George Baldwin and Avelyn Aystell was born say 1557 at Wendover, Buckinghamshire. ^[1][2]

Edmond is mentioned by name in his father's will and was likely under age at the time of his father's death.^[1][2]

Marriage, Children and Occupation

Edmond married Cecily "Unknown". They had at least five children, likely born at Wendover:^[1][2]

1. Thomas Baldwin (b. ; d. )
2. Edmund Baldwin (b. ; d. )
3. Elizabeth Baldwin (b. ; d. )m. Hodson
4. Anne Baldwin (b. ; d. ) m. Tibbie
5. Ralph Baldwin (b. ; d. bef. 1621)

Edmond received from his father's will a tan house in Wendover. He was in the Chancery of 1587, described as of Wendover, tanner. Edmond appeard to have conveyed his property in Wendover about a year and a half before, and is thought to be the Edmond Baldwin of Chalfont (14 miles from Wendover), yeoman.^[1][2]

Death and Will

Edmond Baldwin died in January 1621 in his say 64th year at Chalfont. His will was dated 6 January 1621 and proved on 2 October 1621 by his widow, Cecily. He named as living sons Thomas and Edmund, and daughters Elizabeth Hodson and Anne Tibbie, and son Ralph as dead.^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Joseph Lemuel Chester, Investigations concerning the family of Baldwin, of Aston Clinton, Bucks. Page 21; published by the Historical and Genealogical Register for April, July, and October, 1884, correcting errors made by others in published works, on the genealogy of the Baldwin family of this area retrieved from https://archive.org/stream/investigationsco01ches#page/21/mode/1up/search/dolte
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Baldwin, Charles Candee. Baldwin Genealogy from 1500-1881. Cleveland, OH: Leader Printing, 1881. Pages 56 and 59.

Acknowledgements

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing and stickers added following further research by Carol Baldwin on 18 January 2024.