John Parker, of Great Burstead

Disambiguation

Don't confuse with John Parker, of London of Devon, the son of Thomas Parker and Elizabeth Frye of Devon, who married Elizabeth Ellicott. This is not the same man. The parents of this John Parker are unknown.

Parker Genealogy:

Generation 1: John Parker,

• husbandman,
• born about 1525 in England,
• buried on 29 may 1581 in Great Burstead, Essex, England;
• married to Margaret Unknown before 1533 [??? only 8y/o] in England.
• In his will he left two houses, one to his son, and one to his two daughters Sarah and Mary.
  • He also bequeathed a sheep to each of his two living grandchildren by his daughter Anne.
• Three Children:
  • 1. Anne, born about 1553, married Thomas Dore on 28 Jul 1573 in Great Burstead
  • 2. John Parker (see below)
  • 3. Sarah Parker
  • 4. Mary Parker

Generation 2: John Parker,

• born about 1560,
• buried 5 August 1613 in Great Burstead;
• married first to Unknown and
• had 4 children;
• married second to Mary Ashels or Wheeler on 9 October 160 in Great Burstead.
• John is named in his mother, Margaret’s will proved 9 September 1594.

Four children by Unknown:

• 1. John,
  • born about 1587,
  • died after 1630,
  • married Ann Unknown,
  • six Children.
  • Came to Massachusetts
• 2. Alice,
  • born about 1590,
  • married George Payne on 12 July 1609 in Great Burstead
• 3. James,
  • born about 1594,
  • married Joan Coker on 14 August 1616 in Great Burstead.
  • Came to Massachusetts
• 4. Sarah,
  • born about 1596 in England,
  • buried 13 June 1625 in South Weald, Essex, England;
  • married on 29 June 1624 in Great Burstead to Edward Converse,
    • born 20 January 1590 in Navestock, Essex, England,
    • died 10 August 1663 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Six Children.

One child by Mary:

• 1. Joseph Parker, baptized on 9 August 1607

***** Copyright 2013, Heather Wilkinson Rojo.

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YDNA:

• 35961 John Parker, b. c. 1525, Great Burstead, England R-P25 P25+
• 145774 John Parker, 1525-1581 R-M269

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John PARKER 1, 2 was

• born 1525 in Great Burstead, Essex, England.
• He died May 1581 in Great Burstead, Essex, England.
• John married Margaret on 1552 in Great Burstead, Essex, England.

Margaret 1, 2 was

• born 1530 in Great Burstead, Essex, England.
• She died 3 Sep 1594 in South Benfleet, Essex, England.
• Margaret married John PARKER on 1552 in Great Burstead, Essex, England.

They had the following children:

• F i Anne PARKER was born 1553.
• F ii Sarah PARKER 1 was born 1555 in Great Burstead, Essex, England.
• F iii Mary PARKER 1 was born 1557 in Great Burstead, Essex, England.
• M iv John PARKER was born 1560 and died Aug 1613.

Sources:

• 1Richardson, Douglas, "The English Origin and Ancestry of the Parker Brothers of Massachusetts," NEHGR 153:1 (Jan 1999) (New England Historic, Genealogical Society.), p. 87, Los Angeles Public Library.
• 2Congdon, Marian Parker, "Additions and Corrections: Parker," NEHGR 159:4 (Dec 2005) (New England Historic, Genealogical Society.), p. 360, Los Angeles Public Library.
• 3Congdon, M., NEHGR 159:4, p. 360.

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ID: I2462 Name: John Parker

• Given Name: John
• Surname: Parker
• Sex: M
• Birth: apx 1525
• Death: May 1581 in (Great Burstead, Essex) _UID: B1B38031A6F32E4D954F64B0A9AB5509D3B5 Change Date: 28 Oct 2013 at 22:45
• Note: The following is on pages 86-88 of an article by Douglas Richardson in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Vol 153 (1999), pgs 81-96):
  • JOHN PARKER was born say 1525. 
• The names of his parents are unknown, but according to his will,
• he had sisters named Joan and Agnes (or Annes). 
• His wife was Margaret ________. 
• They lived in Great Burstead,
  • described by Samuel Lewis in his "Topographical Dictionary of England" as "pleasantly situated on elevated ground commanding a view of the river Thames. ...  The church is an ancient structure ... very spacious, and is a prominent feature in the landscape. ..."
• John Parker of Great Burstead, husbandman, at the time of his death
  • owned two houses in Great Burstead and one house in the market-town of Billericay in Great Burstead. 
• In his will dated 15 March 1580/1 and proved 29 May 1581, he asked to be buried in the churchyard of Great Burstead, and bequeathed,
  • "to Mergreat my wyfe m[y] [two] housses
    • that is to saye the howse that Thomas Boothe now dwelleth in [and the] howse that widdowe Charnell dwelleth in with thaportenance during [her] naturall life and after her decese, I will and my will is that the saied [howses] aforesaid with all and singuler thaportinance shall remayne unto my sonne John and his heires for ever. ... unto my said wife 3 kynne & [ ] ewes and halfe my moveable goods. ...
  • unto [my] sonne in lawe Thomas Doore halfe an acre of my wheate now gro[wing] one the grounde and halfe an acre of land to sowe otts one also [I] will that he shall have 4 bushells of wheat and my will is that his two chyldren Thomas and Amee shall have ether of them one sheep to be delivered within halfe a yeare nixt after my decese. ...
  • unto my two Systers Joan and Annes ether of them 10s within one yeare nixt after my decease also ...
  • to Marian ffuller 3s 4d within one yeare after my decease. ...
  • unto the vicker of great bursteed 5s for a sermon at my buriall. ...
  • unto the poore of great bursteed 10s within one yeare nixt after my decease. ...
  • unto my two daughters Sara and Marye my howse at Billercay within 3 yeares after my decease to them & to their heires of their bodies lawfully begotten. ... ...
  • my executors shall have and in Joye the rent of the said howse at Billericay for the [said] 3 yeares afore specified, to paye and descharge the said legacies [given] in my said will. 
  • The rest of all my other goods unbequeated [sic] to my three chyldren John, Sara & Marey equallie to be devided, And of this my present will and testament I make and ordayne Margreat my wife and John my sonne mine executors ... Witnesses ... James Harris, Walter Harris, John Trower, Thomas Jooce [Joce] with others."
• The subsequent history of Margaret, wife of John Parker, is not known. 
  • The Essex Quarter Sessions Court records mention an otherwise unidentified Widow Parker of Great Burstead, who was indicted for victualling without a license in 1607.  Although this seems a bit too late for Margaret, widow of John Parker, it is worth noting that her grandson, James Parker, was indicted for the same offense in 1621.
• Children:
  • i.  Anne Parker,
    • b. say 1553;
    • m. at Great Burstead, 28 Jun 1573, Thomas Dore (or Doore). 
      • He was a legatee in the 1581 will of his father-in-law, John Parker.
    • Children, first two bp. at Great Burstead, parents' names not stated:
      •   1. Amy Dore, bp. 6 Dec 1574.  Her grandfather, John Parker, in his 1581 will bequeathed her one sheep.
      •   2.  John Dore, bp. 24 Nov 1577; d. presumably young.
      •   3.  Thomas Dore, b. say 1579 (baptism not found).  His grandfather, John Parker, in his 1581 will bequeathed to him one sheep.
  • ii.  John Parker,
    • b. say 1560;
    • m. (1) ________, (2) Mary Ashels (or Wheeler).
  • iii.  Sarah Parker,
    • living in 1581 when her father bequeathed to her a joint share with her sister Mary in a house in Billericay in Great Burstead.
  • iv.  Mary Parker,
    • living in 1581 when her father bequeathed to her a joint share with her sister Sarah in a house, as noted above.*
• 
Marriage 1 Margaret
• Children
  • 1. John Parker b: apx 1560

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Source: The Visitations of the County of Devon in the Year 1564, by William Harvey. pg. 56

• Parents: Thomas Parker, II (1496-1525) and Elizabeth Frye (1500-1525).

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John Parker

• Born about 1525 in Great Burstead, Essex, England
• Son of Thomas Parker and Elizabeth Frye
• Brother of Anne Agnes A. Parker and Mary (Parker) Hext
• Husband of Margaret (Dugsdale) Parker — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
• Husband of Elizabeth (Ellicott) Parker — married 1539 [location unknown]
• Father of Mary Parker, Agneta A. Parker, Anne Parker, John Parker and Sarah Parker
• Died May 29, 1581 in Great Burstead, Essex, England

Biography:

• John Parker was born about 1525,
• had sisters Joan and Agnes;
• He was of Great Burstead, Essex, England.
• his will was probated 29 May 1581
  • daughters Sarah and Mary were living in 1581

reference "New. Eng. Hist. Gen. Register" vol. 153, pp 68--88

• Marriage
  • Husband: John Parker
  • Wife: Elizabeth Elliott
  • Child: Anne Parker
  • Marriage Date: ABT 1539

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* Husband: John + PARKER (1525-1581)

• Wife: Margaret + (1530-1581)
• Children: John + PARKER (1560-1613)
• Husband: John + PARKER
  • Name: John + PARKER
  • Sex: Male
  • Father: -
  • Mother: -
  • Birth: 1525 Great Burstead, Essex, England
  • Death: 1581 (age 55-56) Great Burstead, Essex, England
• Wife: Margaret +
  • Name: Margaret +
  • Sex: Female
  • Father: -
  • Mother: -
  • Birth: 1530 South Benfleet, Essex, England
  • Death: 1581 (age 50-51) Great Burstead, Essex, England
• Child 1: John + PARKER
  • Name: John + PARKER
  • Sex: Male
  • Spouse: Mary + SALTONSTALL (1555-1620)
  • Birth: 1560 Great Burstead, Essex, England
  • Death: 5 Aug 1613 (age 52-53) Great Burstead, Essex, England1

Sources

• 1. "UK Extracted Probate Records".

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• John Parker,
  • husbandman,
  • born about 1525 in England,
  • buried on 29 may 1581 in Great Burstead, Essex, England;
  • married to Margaret Unknown before 1533 [??? only 8y/o] in England.
  • In his will he left two houses, one to his son, and one to his two daughters Sarah and Mary.
    • He also bequeathed a sheep to each of his two living grandchildren by his daughter Anne.
  • Three Children:
    • 1. Anne, born about 1553,
      • married Thomas Dore on 28 Jul 1573 in Great Burstead
    • 2. John Parker (see below)
    • 3. Sarah Parker
    • 4. Mary Parker

Generation 2:

• John Parker,
  • born about 1560,
  • buried 5 August 1613 in Great Burstead;
  • married to first to Unknown and had 4 children;
  • married second to Mary Ashels or Wheeler
    • on 9 October 160 in Great Burstead.
  • John is named in his mother, Margaret’s will proved 9 September 1594.

Four children by Unknown:

• 1. John,
  • born about 1587,
  • died after 1630,
  • married Ann Unknown,
  • six Children.
  • Came to Massachusetts
• 2. Alice,
  • born about 1590,
  • married George Payne on 12 July 1609 in Great Burstead
• 3. James,
  • born about 1594,
  • married Joan Coker on 14 August 1616 in Great Burstead.
  • Came to Massachusetts
• 4. Sarah,
  • born about 1596 in England,
  • buried 13 June 1625 in South Weald, Essex, England;
  • married on 29 June 1624 in Great Burstead to Edward Converse,
  • born 20 January 1590 in Navestock, Essex, England,
  • died 10 August 1663 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Six Children.
• One child by Mary:
  • 1. Joseph Parker, baptized on 9 August 1607

***** Copyright 2013, Heather Wilkinson Rojo.

************************** https://www.familytreedna.com/public/parker/default.aspx?section=ysnp YDNA:

• 35961 John Parker, b. c. 1525, Great Burstead, England R-P25 P25+
• 145774 John Parker, 1525-1581 R-M269

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• Household of John Parker [The info from this site is NOT valid!!!! And doesn’t belong to this John Parker!!! Too many errors--He would have been a bigamist!!! He had 1st child at age 10?, but didn’t marry until 15? Didn’t live in Devon; Elizabeth died in 1580 and isn’t mentioned in his will, nor are any of her children./ps] He was born in the year 1525 in Great Burstead, Essex, England. He died on May 29, 1581 in Great Burstead, Essex, England, he was 56 years old. He is married to (1) Elizabeth Ellicott in the year 1540 at Devon, England, he was 15 years old. Child(ren): 1. Anne Parker  1535-1583 [he would have been 10 y/o when she was born???] 2. Dorothy Parker  1540-1609 [he would have been 15 y/o when she was born???] 3. Agneta Parker  1541-1583 4. Dorothy Parker  1545-1630 5. Elizabeth Parker  1545-1609 6. Mary Parker  1546-1581 7. Edmund Parker  1546-1635 8. Mary Parker  1547-1619 9. Martha Parker  1550-1582 10. Elizabeth Parker  1550-1609 11. Phillippa Parker  1554-???? 12. Alice Parker  1557-???? 13. Agnes Parker  1559-???? 14. John Parker  1560-1613 15. Mary Parker  1567-1619 He is married to (2) Elizabeth Ellicott in the year 1540 at Devon, England, he was 15 years old. He is married to (3) Deborah Lamb in the year 1545 at England, he was 20 years old. He is married to (4) Deborah Lamb in the year 1545 at England, he was 20 years old. He is married to (5) Margaret Parker (Mrs.) in the year 1545 at Great Burstead, Essex, England, he was 20 years old. Child(ren): 1. Anne Parker  1553-1580 2. Col John Parker  1560-1613  3. Sarah Parker  1562-1581

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• Name: John Parker
• Given Name: John
• Surname: Parker
• Sex: M
• Birth: apx 1525
• Death: May 1581 in (Great Burstead, Essex)
• _UID: B1B38031A6F32E4D954F64B0A9AB5509D3B5 Change Date: 28 Oct 2013 at 22:45
• Note:
  • The following is on pages 86-88 of an article by Douglas Richardson in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Vol 153 (1999), pgs 81-96):
    • JOHN PARKER was born say 1525.  The names of his parents are unknown, but according to his will, he had sisters named Joan and Agnes (or Annes).  His wife was Margaret ________.  They lived in Great Burstead, described by Samuel Lewis in his "Topographical Dictionary of England" as "pleasantly situated on elevated ground commanding a view of the river Thames. ...  The church is an ancient structure ... very spacious, and is a prominent feature in the landscape. ..."
    • John Parker of Great Burstead, husbandman, at the time of his death owned two houses in Great Burstead and one house in the market-town of Billericay in Great Burstead.  In his will dated 15 March 1580/1 and proved 29 May 1581, he asked to be buried in the churchyard of Great Burstead, and bequeathed,
    • "to Mergreat my wyfe m[y] [two] housses that is to saye the howse that Thomas Boothe now dwelleth in [and the] howse that widdowe Charnell dwelleth in with thaportenance during [her] naturall life and after her decese, I will and my will is that the saied [howses] aforesaid with all and singuler thaportinance shall remayne unto my sonne John and his heires for ever. ... unto my said wife 3 kynne & [ ] ewes and halfe my moveable goods. ... unto [my] sonne in lawe Thomas Doore halfe an acre of my wheate now gro[wing] one the grounde and halfe an acre of land to sowe otts one also [I] will that he shall have 4 bushells of wheat and my will is that his two chyldren Thomas and Amee shall have ether of them one sheep to be delivered within halfe a yeare nixt after my decese. ... unto my two Systers Joan and Annes ether of them 10s within one yeare nixt after my decease also ... to Marian ffuller 3s 4d within one yeare after my decease. ... unto the vicker of great bursteed 5s for a sermon at my buriall. ... unto the poore of great bursteed 10s within one yeare nixt after my decease. ... unto my two daughters Sara and Marye my howse at Billercay within 3 yeares after my decease to them & to their heires of their bodies lawfully begotten. ... ... my executors shall have and in Joye the rent of the said howse at Billericay for the [said] 3 yeares afore specified, to paye and descharge the said legacies [given] in my said will.  The rest of all my other goods unbequeated [sic] to my three chyldren John Sara & Marey equallie to be devided, And of this my present will and testament I make and ordayne Margreat my wife and John my sonne mine executors ... Witnesses ... James Harris, Walter Harris, John Trower, Thomas Jooce [Joce] with others."
    • The subsequent history of Margaret, wife of John Parker, is not known.  The Essex Quarter Sessions Court records mention an otherwise unidentified Widow Parker of Great Burstead, who was indicted for victualling without a license in 1607.  Although this seems a bit too late for Margaret, widow of John Parker, it is worth noting that her grandson, James Parker, was indicted for the same offense in 1621.
• Children:
  • i.  Anne Parker, b. say 1553; m. at Great Burstead, 28 Jun 1573, Thomas Dore (or Doore).  He was a legatee in the 1581 will of his father-in-law, John Parker.
    • Children, first two bp. at Great Burstead, parents' names not stated:
      •   1. Amy Dore, bp. 6 Dec 1574.  Her grandfather, John Parker, in his 1581 will bequeathed her one sheep.
      •   2.  John Dore, bp. 24 Nov 1577; d. presumably young.
      •   3.  Thomas Dore, b. say 1579 (baptism not found).  His grandfather, John Parker, in his 1581 will bequeathed to him one sheep.
  • ii.  John Parker, b. say 1560; m. (1) ________, (2) Mary Ashels (or Wheeler).
  • iii.  Sarah Parker, living in 1581 when her father bequeathed to her a joint share with her sister Mary in a house in Billericay in Great Burstead.
  • iv.  Mary Parker, living in 1581 when her father bequeathed to her a joint share with her sister Sarah in a house, as noted above.
• 
Marriage 1 Margaret
  • • Married:
  • • Change Date: 11 Jul 2013
  • Children 1. John Parker b: apx 1560

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6336 John PARKER72, 10G Grandfather.  Born say 1525 in England. Will dated on 15 Mar 1580/1 at Great Burstead, Essex, England. Will proved on 29 May 1581. Of Great Burstead, Essex, England. Occupation: husbandman.

He married Margaret _____72, 10G Grandmother.

They had the following children: i. Anne72 (~1553-) 3168 ii. John (~1560-) iii. Sarah72 (->1581) iv. Mary72 (->1581)

6337 Margaret _____72, 10G Grandmother. Died in England aft 15 Mar 1580/1.

Source:

• 72. Douglas Richardson, "The English origin and ancestry of the Parker brothers of Massachusetts and of their probable aunt, Sarah Parker, wife of Edward Converse," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 153: 81-96, 1999.

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* John PARKER 1, 2 was born 1525 in Great Burstead, Essex, England. He died May 1581 in Great Burstead, Essex, England. John married Margaret on 1552 in Great Burstead, Essex, England. Margaret 1, 2 was born 1530 in Great Burstead, Essex, England. She died 3 Sep 1594 in South Benfleet, Essex, England. Margaret married John PARKER on 1552 in Great Burstead, Essex, England.

They had the following children:

• F i Anne PARKER was born 1553.
• F ii Sarah PARKER 1 was born 1555 in Great Burstead, Essex, England.
• F iii Mary PARKER 1 was born 1557 in Great Burstead, Essex, England.
• M iv John PARKER was born 1560 and died Aug 1613.

Sources:

• 1. Richardson, Douglas, "The English Origin and Ancestry of the Parker Brothers of Massachusetts," NEHGR 153:1 (Jan 1999) (New England Historic, Genealogical Society.), p. 87, Los Angeles Public Library.
• 2. Congdon, Marian Parker, "Additions and Corrections: Parker," NEHGR 159:4 (Dec 2005) (New England Historic, Genealogical Society.), p. 360, Los Angeles Public Library.
• 3. Congdon, M., NEHGR 159:4, p. 360.

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https://www.familytreedna.com/public/parker/default.aspx?section=ysnp YDNA:

• 35961 John Parker, b. c. 1525, Great Burstead, England R-P25 P25+
• 145774 John Parker, 1525-1581 R-M269

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ID: I116119

• Name: John (Sir) PARKER IV 1 2
• Sex: M
• Birth: 1525 in Great Burstead, Essex, England
• Death: 29 MAY 1581 in Great Burstead, Essex, England 1
Father: Thomas PARKER II b: 1496 in Fryhall, Devon, England 
Mother: Elizabeth Lady FRYE b: 1500 in Ebgland, Devon, England

Marriage 1 Elizabeth ELLICOTT b: 1520 in North Molton, Devon, England

• Married: 1540 in Devon, England 3

Children

• 1. Agneta PARKER b: 1541 in North Molton, Devon, England
• 2. Agneta PARKER b: 1541 in North Molton, Devon, England [??? a twin???]
• 3. Dorothy PARKER b: 1545 in North Molton, Devon, England
• 4. Edmund PARKER b: 1546 in North Molton, Devon, England
• 5. Elizabeth PARKER b: 1550 in North Molton, Devon, England
• 6. Phillippa PARKER b: 1554 in North Molton, Devon, England [born after 2nd marriage???] 


Marriage 2 Margaret DUGDALE b: 1530 in Essex, England

• Married: 18 MAY 1552 in Lincolnshire, England 4

Children

• 1. Anne PARKER b: 1553 in Great Burstead, Essex, England [born before last child of 1st marriage born?/before 1st wife died?]
• 2. John PARKER II b: 1560 in Great Burstead, Essex, , England
• 3. Mary PARKER b: 1562 in Great Burstead, Essex, England
• 4. Sara PARKER b: 1562 in Great Burstead, Essex, England

Sources:

• 1. Author: Ancestry.com
Title: UK, Extracted Probate Records
Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.Original data - Electronic databases created from various publications of probate records.Original data: Electronic databases created from various publications of probate records.;
Repository: Name: Ancestry.com
Text: Death date: 1582 Death place: Marriage date: Marriage place: Gt. Burstead, Essex, England
Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=ukprobate&h=432319&ti=0&indiv=tr y&gss=pt
• 2. Title: Ancestry Family Trees
Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;
Repository: Name: Ancestry.com
Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
Page: Ancestry Family Trees
Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=39003536&pid=13 5707
• 3. Author: Ancestry.com
Title: Staffordshire, England, Extracted Parish Records
Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.Original data - Electronic databases created from various publications of parish and probate records. Original data: Electronic databases created from various publications of parish and;
Repository: Name: Ancestry.com
Text: Marriage date: 20 Mar 1547/8 Marriage place: Staffordshire, England
Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=epr_staffordshire&h=433178&ti=0& indiv=try&gss=pt
• 4. Author: Ancestry.com
Title: Lincolnshire, England, Extracted Parish Records
Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.Original data - Electronic databases created from various publications of parish and probate records.Original data: Electronic databases created from various publications of parish and;
Repository: Name: Ancestry.com 
Text: Marriage date: 18 May 1552 Marriage place: Lincolnshire, England
Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=epr_lincolnshire&h=58963&ti=0&in div=try&gss=pt

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Born and died in Great Burstead, Essex, England.