Sir George I Speke, KB, MP

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Sir George I Speke, KB, MP

Also Known As: "George Speake"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Somerset, England (United Kingdom)
Death: March 10, 1584 (56-57)
Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Place of Burial: Ilminster, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir Thomas Speke, MP and Lady Anne Speke
Husband of Elizabeth Speke and Dorothy Horsey
Father of Anne Trenchard; Sir George Speke; Barbara Speke; Elizabeth Pollard; Hugh Speke and 1 other
Brother of Elizabeth Speke, the elder
Half brother of Elizabeth Phelips, the younger

Occupation: Sheriff of Somerset 1562-1653. Member of Parliament for Somerset 1572-83
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About Sir George I Speke, KB, MP

Family and Education

b. c.1530, s. and h. of Sir Thomas Speke† by his 1st w. Anne, da. of Sir Richard Berkeley of Stoke. m. (1) Elizabeth, da. of Sir Andrew Luttrell of Dunster, wid. of Richard Mallet of Currypool, 1s. 2da.; (2) Dorothy, da. of Edward Gilbert of London, 1s. 2da. suc. fa. 1551. KB Jan. 1559.

Biographies

When Sir George I Speke was born in 1527 in Cornwall, England, his father, Sir, was 20 and his mother, Anne, was 20. He married Elizabeth Luttrell and they had five children together. He then married Dorothy Gilbert and they had three children together. He died on March 11, 1584, in Somerset, England, at the age of 57.


Sheriff of Somerset 1562-1653. Member of Parliament for Somerset 1572-83
Title of Nobility •
Whitelackington, Ilminster, South Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Knight of Whitelackington


References

  1. Our English Heritage by John D. Speake, SFA Member 281. < PDF >
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Sir George I Speke, KB, MP's Timeline

1527
1527
Somerset, England (United Kingdom)
1558
January 27, 1558
1565
1565
Pucklechurch Hall, Gloucestershire, England
1566
1566
Whitelackington, Somerset, England (United Kingdom)
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1567
1584
March 10, 1584
Age 57
Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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