Biography of Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons 1580-1631

On 14 Nov 1572 [his father] Moyle Finch 1st Baronet (age 22) and [his mother] Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea (age 16) were married.

In 1580 Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons was born to Moyle Finch 1st Baronet (age 30) and Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea (age 23).

Around 1592 Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons (age 12) was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map].

In 1596 Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons (age 16) was awarded Bachelor of Arts at Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map].

In 1597 Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons (age 17) admitted at Inner Temple.

In 1606 Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons (age 26) called to the bar.

In 1607 Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons (age 27) was elected MP Rye.

After 1607 Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons (age 27) and Frances Bell were married. He the son of Moyle Finch 1st Baronet (age 57) and Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea (age 50).

May 1611 Creation of Baronets

On 22 May 1611 the first Baronets were created by James I (age 44)

Walter Aston 1st Baronet (age 27) was created 1st Baronet Aston of Tixall.

Nicolas Bacon (age 71) was created 1st Baronet Bacon of Redgrave in Suffolk. The Premier Baronet being the first creation.

Henry Belasyse 1st Baronet (age 55) was created 1st Baronet Belasyse of Newborough.

George Booth (age 54) was created 1st Baronet Booth of Dunham Massey. Katherine Anderson Lady Dunham Massey (age 43) by marriage Lady Booth of Dunham Massey.

Edward Carr (age 68) was created 1st Baronet Carr of Sleaford in Lincolnshire. Anne Dyer Lady Carr by marriage Lady Carr of Sleaford in Lincolnshire.

Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet (age 23) was created 1st Baronet Clifton of Clifton in Nottinghamshire.

[his father] Moyle Finch 1st Baronet (age 61) was created 1st Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent. [his mother] Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea (age 54) by marriage Lady Finch of Eastwell in Kent.

Thomas Gerard 1st Baronet (age 51) was created 1st Baronet Gerard of Bryn in Lancashire.

Henry Hobart 1st Baronet (age 51) was created 1st Baronet Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk. Dorothy Bell Lady Hobart by marriage Lady Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk.

Richard Hoghton 1st Baronet (age 40) was created 1st Baronet Hoghton of Hoghton Tower in Lancashire.

Phillip Knyvet (age 41) was created 1st Baronet Knyvet of Buckenham in Norfolk.

Thomas Mansel 1st Baronet (age 55) was created 1st Baronet Mansel of Margam.

Thomas Pelham 1st Baronet (age 71) was created 1st Baronet Pelham of Laughton. Mary Walsingham Baroness Pelham Laughton (age 47) by marriage Lady Pelham of Laughton.

John Peyton 1st Baronet (age 50) was created 1st Baronet Peyton of Isleham.

George Savile 1st Baronet (age 61) was created 1st Baronet Savile of Thornhill.

John Shelley of Mitchelgrove 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Shelley of Mitchelgrove in Sussex.

George Shirley 1st Baronet (age 52) was created 1st Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire. Dorothy Wroughton Lady Shirley (age 41) by marriage Lady Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.

John St John (age 25) was created 1st Baronet St John Lydiard Tregoze in Wiltshire.

John Stradling 1st Baronet (age 48) was created 1st Baronet Stradling of St Donats in Glamorganshire.

Thomas Temple 1st Baronet (age 44) was created 1st Baronet Temple of Stowe.

Lionel Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 48) was created 1st Baronet Talmash of Helmingham in Suffolk.

On 18 Dec 1614 [his father] Moyle Finch 1st Baronet (age 64) died. His son [his brother] Theophilius Finch 2nd Baronet (age 41) succeeded 2nd Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.

In 1621 Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons (age 41) was appointed MP West Looe.

In 1621 Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons (age 41) was appointed Recorder of London.

On 23 Dec 1621 [his son] Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham was born to Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons (age 41) and [his wife] Frances Bell. He was educated at Westminster School [Map] and Christ Church College, Oxford University.

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In 1623 [his mother] Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea (age 66) was created 1st Viscount Maidstone with a remainder to her heirs male.

On 22 Jun 1623 Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons (age 43) was knighted.

After 22 Jun 1623 Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons (age 43) was appointed Serjeant at Law.

Before 1624 Richard Bennett (age 39) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Craddock were married.

In 1624 Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons (age 44) was elected MP City of London.

In 1626 Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons (age 46) was appointed Speaker of the House of Commons.

In 1627 [his wife] Frances Bell died.

In 1628 [his mother] Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea (age 71) was created 1st Earl Winchilsea.

On 16 Apr 1629 Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons (age 49) and Elizabeth Craddock were married. He the son of Moyle Finch 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea (age 72).

PAINTINGS/UNKNOWN/Heneage_Finch.jpgBefore 1631. Unknown Painter. Portrait of Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons (age 50) in the robes of Serjeant at Law.

On 05 Dec 1631 Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons (age 51) died. He was buried at Ravenstone, Buckinghamshire.

On 14 Dec 1631 [his daughter] Anne Finch was born to Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons (deceased) and [his former wife] Elizabeth Craddock.

Around Sep 1661 [his former wife] Elizabeth Craddock died.

[his daughter] Frances Finch was born to Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons and Elizabeth Craddock.

Family Trees of Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons 1580-1631

Paternal Family Tree: Finch

Maternal Family Tree: Aoife NI Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham 1145-1188

Royal Ancestors of Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons 1580-1631

Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of Philip "Bold" III King France

Royal Descendants of Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons 1580-1631

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 1

Ancestors of Heneage Finch Speaker of the House of Commons 1580-1631

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Finch

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Finch

GrandFather: Thomas Finch

Father: Moyle Finch 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Moyle

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Moyle

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Moyle Speaker of the House of Commons

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Darcy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Darcy

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Darcy

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Tyrrell

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tyrrell

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Marney

GrandMother: Katherine Moyle

Heneage Finch 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Heneage

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Heneage

GrandFather: Thomas Heneage

Great x 1 Grandmother: Lucy Buckton

Mother: Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Poyntz

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Poyntz

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Cox

Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Poyntz 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Woodville 2nd Earl Rivers 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Woodville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gwenllian Stradling

Great x 1 Grandfather: Nicholas Poyntz 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Huddersfield

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Huddersfield 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Courtenay 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Courtenay 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hungerford 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

GrandMother: Anne Poyntz 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Mowbray Baroness Berkeley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Berkeley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Constable

Great x 3 Grandfather: Marmaduke Constable 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Wentworth 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Constable Baroness Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Fitzhugh 5th Baron Fitzhugh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Fitzhugh 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Neville Baroness Fitzhugh 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England