Edward Cleaver

Events

Date of Baptism: 6 May 1587.

Place of Birth: Hellidon, Northamptonshire.

The baptism is recorded in the parish register. No parents are given.

Date of Death: 8 October 1666.

Place of Death: Hellidon.

The burial is recorded in the parish register.

Relationships

Father: uncertain.

Mother: uncertain.

No parents are given in Edward’s baptism record. Possible parents are William Cleaver and Isabel Childs (married in 1585, son John baptized 1589, son Richard baptized 1591), and Richard Cleaver and Alice Jaire[? entry difficult to read] (also married in 1585, on the same day as William and Isabel). Several other Cleaver children were baptized in the period with no parents given in the register.

Spouse: Elizabeth Watson. Married 1609 in Hellidon.

The marriage is recorded in the parish register.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

William Cleaver (baptized 11 March 1609/10 in Hellidon)

Katherine Cleaver (baptized 30 August 1612 in Hellidon) married Richard Rawbone.

Mary Cleaver (baptized 13 May 1614 in Hellidon)

Thomas Cleaver (baptized 11 August 1616 in Hellidon - buried 26 May 1668 in Hellidon) married (1) unknown; married (2) Susanna.

Susanna Cleaver (baptized 10 September 1618 in Hellidon)

Evidence

from the Hellidon parish register:

1585

Willm Clever & Isable Childs maryed the xxij^th of June

Richard Clever & Ales Jaire[?] maryed the xxij^th of June.

1587

Edward Clever baptised the vi^th of May

1600

Isabell Cleaver buryed the xth of August

1609

Edward Clever and Elizabeth Watson maryed the xxvj [April/May/June?]

Willyam Clever the sonne of Edward and Elizabeth Clever was Baptised the xj^th of March

1612

Kathren Cleaver the daughter of Edward Cleav[er] and Elisabeth was baptized the xxx^th of August

1614

Marie Cleaver the daughter of Edward Cleaver and Elsabeth was baptized the xiij^th of May

1616

Thomas Clever the sonne of Edward Clever & Elsabeth was baptised the xj^th daye of August

1618

Suzanna Clever the daughter of Edward Clever and Elzabeth Clever baptized the x^th daye of September

1639

Edward Cleaver churchwarden

1644

Elizabeth Cleaver the wife of Edward Clever was buried upon the 15th day of February Anno 1644

1666

Edward Cleaver buried the 8 of October 1666

References

Parish registers of Hellidon, Northamptonshire. Digital images on Ancestry.com accessed 14 August 2018.