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Edward Button, 1563–

Name Edward Button

Name: Edward /Button/
Given names: Edward
Surname: Button

Events of close relatives
Birth	about 1563 -2 -4 wales, UK
Birth of a brother	James Button about 1568 (aged 5 years) Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales
Birth of a sister	Ann Button about 1569 (aged 6 years) Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales
Birth of a brother	William Button about 1570 (aged 7 years)
Birth of a sister	Amy Button about 1571 (aged 8 years) Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales
Birth of a brother	William Button about 1585 (aged 22 years) Wales, UK
Birth of a brother	Miles Button between 1570 and 1622 (aged 59 years)
Death of a paternal grandfather	Miles Button September 22, 1597 (aged 34 years) Worlton, Glamorgan, Wales
Birth of a sister	Elizabeth Button March 1604 (aged 41 years) Harrold, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Death of a paternal grandmother	Margaret Lewis about 1610 (aged 47 years) Worlton, Glamorgan, Wales
Death of a brother	William Button about 1625 (aged 62 years)
Death of a father	Sir Thomas Lewis Button April 6, 1634 (aged 71 years) London, Middlesex, England, UK Note: survived by his wife and five of their seven children. He left no will and his Welsh lands passed to… survived by his wife and five of their seven children. He left no will and his Welsh lands passed to his eldest son, Miles, who had to mortgage them to meet his father's debts. After waiting three years, his widow received 650 pounds (equivalent to about 98,000 pounds in 2015) from the government in settlement of pay and expenses he was owed.
Burial of a father	Sir Thomas Lewis Button April 8, 1634 (aged 71 years) London, England, UK Address: church of St Margaret's, Westminster
Death of a brother	William Button about 1637 (aged 74 years)
Death of a mother	Elizabeth Rhys 1637 (aged 74 years) Westminster, Middlesex, England, UK
Death of a brother	James Button 1649 (aged 86 years) Kiddleminster, Worcestershire, England, UK
Death of a sister	Ann Button about 1681 (aged 118 years)
Death	Yes

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: about 1565 33 25 — Worlton, Glamorgan, Wales Occupation: Naval service — 1588 Marriage: 1595 Christening: October 11, 1607 75 67 Occupation: Command of expedition to North America — 1612 Number of children: 7 Death: April 6, 1634 — London, Middlesex, England, UK Burial: April 8, 1634 — London, England, UK Reference number: 66 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Rhys Submit Button Edward Button James Button Ann Button William Button Amy Button William Button Miles Button Elizabeth Button Sir Thomas Lewis Button 1565–1634 Birth: about 1565 33 25 — Worlton, Glamorgan, Wales Death: April 6, 1634 — London, Middlesex, England, UK
mother	Links Birth: between 1567 and 1585 33 Marriage: 1595 Death: 1637 — Westminster, Middlesex, England, UK Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sir Thomas Lewis Button Submit Button Edward Button James Button Ann Button William Button Amy Button William Button Miles Button Elizabeth Button Elizabeth Rhys 1567–1637 Birth: between 1567 and 1585 33 Death: 1637 — Westminster, Middlesex, England, UK
Marriage	Marriage — 1595 —
-33 years elder sister	Links Birth: about 1561 -4 -6 — Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Submit Button 1561– Birth: about 1561 -4 -6 — Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales Death:
3 years himself	Links Birth: about 1563 -2 -4 — wales, UK Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Edward Button 1563– Birth: about 1563 -2 -4 — wales, UK Death:
6 years younger brother	Links Birth: about 1568 3 1 — Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales Death: 1649 — Kiddleminster, Worcestershire, England, UK Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships James Button 1568–1649 Birth: about 1568 3 1 — Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales Death: 1649 — Kiddleminster, Worcestershire, England, UK
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1569 4 2 — Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales Death: about 1681 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Ann Button 1569–1681 Birth: about 1569 4 2 — Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales Death: about 1681
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: about 1570 5 3 Death: about 1625 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William Button 1570–1625 Birth: about 1570 5 3 Death: about 1625
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1571 6 4 — Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Amy Button 1571– Birth: about 1571 6 4 — Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales Death:
15 years younger brother	Links Birth: about 1585 20 18 — Wales, UK Death: about 1637 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William Button 1585–1637 Birth: about 1585 20 18 — Wales, UK Death: about 1637
39 years younger brother	Links Birth: between 1570 and 1622 57 55 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Miles Button 1570– Birth: between 1570 and 1622 57 55
35 years younger sister	Links Birth: March 1604 39 37 — Harrold, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK Marriage: Death: 1688 — Pembroke, Wales, UK Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Colonel John Poyer Elizabeth Button 1604–1688 Birth: March 1604 39 37 — Harrold, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK Death: 1688 — Pembroke, Wales, UK

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Family with parents
father Parents Miles Button Margaret Lewis	Sir Thomas Lewis Button 1565–1634
mother Parents Sir Walter Rhys Elizabeth Maunsell	Elizabeth Rhys 1567–1637
elder sister	Submit Button 1561–
himself	Edward Button 1563–
younger brother	James Button 1568–1649
younger sister	Ann Button 1569–1681
younger brother	William Button 1570–1625
younger sister	Amy Button 1571–
younger brother	William Button 1585–1637
younger brother	Miles Button 1570–
younger sister Family Colonel John Poyer	Elizabeth Button 1604–1688

Edward Button(1563–)