Sir Edmund GORGES, Of Wraxall, Kb, Sir^[1]

Abt 1442 - 1512  (~ 70 years)

• Name	Edmund GORGES  [2, 3]
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	Of Wraxall, Kb, Sir
  Birth	Abt 1442	Tendring, Essex, England   [3]
  Gender	Male
  _FSFTID	MHMP-6CD
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MHMP-6CD
  _UID	40EAA10214B44D048280E00E63857FEF2C8E
  Burial	1512	Wraxall, Somerset, England   [3]
  Death	22 Apr 1512	Wraxall, Somerset, England   [3]
  Person ID	I13237	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family	Lady Anne HOWARD,   b. Abt 1446, Tendring, Essex, England d. Bef 1500, Wraxall, Somerset, England (Age ~ 53 years)
  Children	1. Edward GORGES,   b. Abt 1483, Wraxall, Somerset, England d. 11 Feb 1564-1565, Wraxall, Somerset, England (Age ~ 82 years)
  Family ID	F6732	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Lord of the Manor of Wraxall, he was created a Knight of the Bath at the creation of Arthur, Prince of Wales (son of Henry VII) in 1489; Sheriff of Somerset November 5, 1495. Thorne George states (p. 79): "1485, Nov. 13th.--General pardon, and release to Edmund Gorges of Wroxhall Co Somerset Esquire, alias of Framlyngham ad castrum Co Suffolk Esquire, of all offences committed up to the present time, and from all penalities attaching thereto."

  
  

• Sources

  [S579] Jim Weber. [S289] Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles M o s l e y Editor-in-Chief, 1999, 2091, 26 May 2003. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 21 Dec 2024), entry for Edward GORGES, person ID LCMP-J42. (Reliability: 3).