Trafford, Edmund (1526 - 1590)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 1
Properties - 4
Total events naming patron - 2
Troupes - 2
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 6
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1526-06-23
Death Date: 1590-05-14

Siblings

Male

Trafford, Robert ( - )
Trafford, Alexander ( - )
Trafford, Laurence ( - )
Trafford, William ( - )
Trafford, Anthony ( - )
Trafford, John ( - )

Female

Trafford, Ellen ( - )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Howard, Mary (1518 - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Leycester, Elizabeth ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Leycester, Elizabeth ( - )

  1. Male offspring: Trafford, Edmund (1562 - 1620) (patron)
  2. Male offspring: Trafford, John (n.d.)
  3. Female offspring: Trafford, Margaret (n.d.)
  4. Female offspring: Trafford, Elizabeth (n.d.)

Primary Title

Knight

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1578
    Vacated 1590-05-14

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Lancashire ca. 1561 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Lancashire 1570 n.d.
Sheriff, Lancashire 1570-11-14 1571
MP, Lancashire 1572 n.d.
Ecclesiastical Commissioner, Province of York 1574 n.d.
Steward of Lands, Lancashire 1575 n.d.
Sheriff, Lancashire 1579-11-18 1580-11-18
Sheriff, Lancashire 1583-11-25 1584-11-20

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Trafford Hall, Lancashire
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony
    Acquired: 1563-12-10
    Divested: 1590-05-14

Lands

  • Cheshire
  • Derbyshire
  • Lancashire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1579-1579 Manchester (Unknown), Manchester , Lancashire Sir Edmund Trafford's Minstrels
Performance 1587-1587 Smithills Hall, near Bolton , Lancashire Sir Edmund Trafford's Musicians

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Sir Edmund Trafford's Minstrels Trafford, Edmund (1526 - 1590) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Sir Edmund Trafford's Musicians Trafford, Edmund (1526 - 1590) Musicians 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Trafford Hall Lancashire Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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Baines, Edward. History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster. 4 vols. London: Fisher, Son & Co., 1836.
Coward, Barry. Stanleys, Lords Stanley, and Earls of Derby, 1385–1672. Chetham Society, 3rd ser, 30. Manchester: Manchester UP, 1983.
Crofton, H.T. A History of the Ancient Chapel of Stretford in Manchester Parish. Chetham Society, ns, 51. Manchester: Chetham Society, 1903.
Croston, James. County Families of Lancashire and Cheshire. London: John Heywood, 1887.
Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981.
List of Sheriffs for England and Wales from the Earliest Times to AD 1831. Public Record Office Lists and Indexes 9. London: HMSO, 1898.