Sutton, Edward (1567 - 1643)

Other Last Names

Dudley

Born / Died

Birth Date: before 1567-09-17 (baptism date)
Death Date: 1643-06-23

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1581-6-12
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Type: other
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union also produced 7 daughters and 4 sons (including 'Dud' Dudley)

Offspring

From Harington, Theodosia ( - 1649/50)

  1. Female offspring: Sutton, Mary (1586 - 1645)
  2. Female offspring: Sutton, Anne (d. 1615)
  3. Female offspring: Sutton, Margaret (b. 1597)
  4. Female offspring: Sutton, Theodosia (n.d.)

Primary Title

5th Baron Dudley

Titles

  • 5th Baron Dudley
    Assumed 1586-07-09
    Vacated 1643-06-23

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Staffordshire 1584 n.d.
JP, Staffordshire by 1585 n.d.
JP, Worcestershire 1608 n.d.
JP, Worcestershire 1626 n.d.
High Steward, Norwich 1631 1635
JP, Worcestershire 1636 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Dudley Castle, Staffordshire
    Patrimony

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1593-1594 Bath (Unknown), Bath , Somerset Lord Dudley's Bearward
Performance 1596-1597 Bridgnorth (Unknown), Bridgnorth , Shropshire Lord Dudley's Bearward
Performance 1600-1600 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Dudley's Bearward
Performance 1602-1603 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Dudley's Bearward
Performance 1600-1600 Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Lord Dudley's Player/s
Performance 1589-1589 Knowsley Hall, near Prescot , Lancashire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1600-1601 Leominster (Unknown), Leominster , Herefordshire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1600-1601 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1600-1601 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1601-1602 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1602-1603 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Dudley's Players
Dismissal 1602-1602 Chester (Unknown), Chester , Cheshire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1604-1604 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1605-1605 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1606-1607 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1607-1607 Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Lord Dudley's Players
Dismissal 1607-1607 York (Unknown), York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1608-1608 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1608-1609 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1609-1610 Shire Hall, Stafford , Staffordshire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1610-1610 Gawthorpe Hall, near Padiham , Lancashire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1611-1612 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1612-1612 Gawthorpe Hall, near Padiham , Lancashire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1613-1613 Gawthorpe Hall, near Padiham , Lancashire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1613-1614 Town Hall, Maidstone , Kent Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1613-1614 Congleton (Unknown), Congleton , Cheshire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1615-1615 Congleton (Unknown), Congleton , Cheshire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1616-1616 Gawthorpe Hall, near Padiham , Lancashire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1619-1619 Moot Hall, Carlisle , Cumberland Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1619-1619 Dunkenhalgh Hall, near Blackburn , Lancashire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1620-1620 Dunkenhalgh Hall, near Blackburn , Lancashire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1621-1621 Shire Hall, Stafford , Staffordshire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1625-1625 Dunkenhalgh Hall, near Blackburn , Lancashire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1625-1625 Dunkenhalgh Hall, near Blackburn , Lancashire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1625-1626 Worcester (Unknown), Worcester , Worcestershire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1626-1626 Dunkenhalgh Hall, near Blackburn , Lancashire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1627-1627 Dunkenhalgh Hall, near Blackburn , Lancashire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1627-1627 Moot Hall, Carlisle , Cumberland Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1628-1628 Shire Hall, Stafford , Staffordshire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1629-1629 Dunkenhalgh Hall, near Blackburn , Lancashire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1630-1630 Dunkenhalgh Hall, near Blackburn , Lancashire Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1632-1633 Town Hall, Kendal , Westmorland Lord Dudley's Players
Performance 1603-1603 York (Unknown), York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Dudley's Trumpeters
Performance 1627-1627 Shire Hall, Stafford , Staffordshire Lord Dudley's Trumpeters
Performance 1600-1600 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Sudder's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Dudley's Bearward Sutton, Edward (1567 - 1643) Performing Animals 4
Lord Dudley's Player/s Sutton, Edward (1567 - 1643) Players 1
Lord Dudley's Players Sutton, Edward (1567 - 1643) Players 37
Lord Dudley's Trumpeters Sutton, Edward (1567 - 1643) Musicians 2
Lord Sudder's Players Sutton, Edward (1567 - 1643) Players 1

Bibliographic Sources

The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Grazebrook, Henry Sydney. An Account of the Barons of Dudley. Collections for a History of Staffordshire (The William Salt Archaeological Society) 1st ser 9 (1888), pt 2
Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981.