EDGOOSE, John (Etgose Edgose Edgoose)

Bef 1522 - 1567  (> 45 years)   Has one ancestor but no descendants in this family tree.

ETGOSSE, John

Bef 1500 - 1522  (> 22 years)

Birth	Bef 1500
Died	1522	Quadring, Lincolnshire, England
Children	1. EDGOOSE, John (Etgose Edgose Edgoose),   b. Bef 1522   2. EDGOOSE, Thomas   3. ETGOSE, Adlard   4. ETGOSE, John The Younger

[MASON], Joanne

- Aft 1567

Died	Aft 1567
Family	EDGOOSE, John (Etgose Edgose Edgoose),   b. Bef 1522
Married	UNKNOWN

• Name	EDGOOSE, John (Etgose Edgose Edgoose)
  Birth	Bef 1522
  Gender	Male
  Death	1567	Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire
  Burial	28 Jan 1567	Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire
  Person ID	I121	Edgoose
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	ETGOSSE, John,   b. Bef 1500   d. 1522, Quadring, Lincolnshire, England (Age > 22 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	NO MARRIAGE INFORMATION
  Family ID	F73	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	[MASON], Joanne   d. Aft 1567
  Marriage	UNKNOWN
  Family ID	F75	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

• Biographies

  EDGOOSE, John (Before 1522-1567) aka ETGOSE, EDGOSE, EDGUSSE etc. An Index of the Will of Robert HUNNINGHAM (????-1541/42) in which John ETGOSE was a beneficiary. The Will was made on 16 December 1541 and proved at Lincoln on 11 January 1541/42: 01*Robert HUNNINGHAM, the Testator 02 Izbell PAKEYS, servant of the Testator 03 Kat'in HARDY 04 John RODWELL 05 Jenytt HARDY 06 Jenytt PATYNER 07 Will(ia)m ROGERSONNE 08 Will(ia)m GYBSON 09 Richard HARDY 10 John HARDY 11 Will(ia)m HARDY 12 Thomas CLAY 13 Anthony RICHEMU'DE 14 Phelype CLAY, executor 15 Agnes FOOLL, daughter of Thomas 16 Thomas FOOLL, witness 17 Edward HEGLYNGTON 18 Dorothy CLAY 19*John ETGOSE (1522-1567) 20 Thomas MASSON, executor 21 Richard BROUGHTON, witness 22 Thomas PEIRSON, witness 23 Richard GELSON, witness (Lincoln Consistory Court Will 1541-3 42) In the Lay Subsidy of 1545 John ETGOSE paid at Kirton, Lincolnshire, on goods. (PRO Lay Subs. 137 405) Before 1550 John EDGOSE paid at Kirton, Lincolnshire, on goods. (PRO Lay Subs. 139 657) John EDGOUS or EDGONS signed as a witness to the will of William PURIE of Kirton on 11 February 1565/6. (LCC Wills 1565 214) John ETTGUSSE was buried at Kirton on 28 January 1566/67. An Index of the Will of Johnne EDGOSE or EDGOOSE (bef. 1522-1567) of Kirton-in-Holland, Lincolnshire, made on 26 January 1566/67. Probate was granted at Boston, Lincolnshire, on 8 April 1567. 01*Johnne EDGOOSE of Kirton, the Testator 02 Thomas EDGOOSE, brother of the Testator, and his unnamed children 03 Alice SCARTHE, wife of William SCARTHE 04 Will(ia)m SCARTHE, beneficiary and witness 05 Symon SCARTHE 06 Edward CROSLEY 07 Robert EDGOOSE, "nevie" of the Testator 08 Johnne EDGOOSE, son of Robert EDGOOSE 09 Richard UNDERWATER and his unnamed children 10 Will(ia)m MELSEBIE 11 Robert MELSEBYE 12 Will(ia)m MASSONNE 13 Will(iam) MASSONNE's unnamed wife, sister-in-law of the Testator. 14 Thomas BARNABIE, beneficiary and witness. 00 Agnes, servant to the Testator. 00 Katherine, servant to the Testator. 15 Cristofer BEALE, servant to the Testator. 16 Isabell SCARTHE, daughter of Will(ia)m SCARTHE. 17 Franncis CROSLEY, daughter of Edwarde CROSLEY. 18 Joanne EDGOOSE, wife of the Testator, executrix. 00 Thomas BARNABIE (see above), witness. 19 Robert THORPE, witness. 20 Thomas THEWE, witness. 00 William SCARTHE (see above), witness. 21 Roberte HARRISON, witness. (Lincoln Consistory Court Will 1567/241) In his will made on 26 January 1566/67 Johnne EDGOOSE of Kirton, carpenter, refers to his wife Joanne; to his brother Thomas EDGOOSE; and to Thomas EDGOOSE's children; to his nephew Roberte EDGOOSE; to Roberte EDGOOSE's son Johnne; to his brother-in-law William MASSONNE and to the wife of William MASSONNE, his sister-in-law (the daughter of William MASONNE was the goddaughter of John EDGOOSE of Pinchbeck ( -1568). Probate was granted at Boston on 8 April 1567. Will of John EDGOSE or EDGOOSE (Bef. 1522-1567) of Kirton-in-Holland, Lincolnshire [surnames capitalised, abbreviations expanded]: "In the name of god amen the xxvjth daie of January the yere of o(ur) lord god 1566 I Johnne EDGOOSE carpenter being sicke in bodie but of p(er)fecte remembraunce make this my last will and testamente in manner and forme followinge ffirst I bequethe my soule to god almightie my maker and redemer and my bodie to bee buried in the churche yard of St. peter and paule of kirton before my (?)ale windoe and my mortuarie to bee paid accordinge to the lawes of this realme Item I bequethe to my brother Thomas EDGOOSE his childerne xiijs iiijd to bee devided equallie emonge theim Item I geve my brother Thomas EDGOOSE a wether hogge Item I geve Alice SCARTHE the wief of Will(ia)m SCARTHE vs and a trusse bed w(i)t(h) a fringe(?) over yt Item I geve Will(ia)m SCARTHE a red(?) bullocke of two yeres old Item I geve Symon SCARTHE a blacke calf of one yere old Item I geve Will(ia)m SCARTHE my blacke wosted dublett Item I geve Edward CROSLEY a flecked calf a yowe hogge my parte of my greate sawe my two handed sawe Item I geve Roberte EDGOOSE my nevie my colt stagge Item I geve Johnne EDGOOSE his sonne a yowe and iiis iiiid Item I geve Richard UNDERWATER a yowe and ijs Item I geve Richard UNDERWATER his childerne xiijs iiijd Item I geve Will(ia)m MELSEBIE and Roberte MELSEBYE each of them a wether hogge Item I geve my brother in lawe Will(ia)m MASSONNE my russett cote and my sister in law his wief iiis iiiid Item I geve to Thomas BARNABIE my best hatchett Item I give Agnes my servannte iiijd and a yowe and Katherine my servannte a yowe Item I geve to the Ringers to ringe three peales after my buriall xvjd Item I geve Cr(ist)ofer BEALE my servannte a yowe hogge Item I geve Isabell SCARTHE the doughter of Will(ia)m SCARTHE a yowe hogg Item I geve Franncis CROSLEY the doughter of Edwarde CROSLEY a yowe hogge Item I geve Cr(ist)ofer BEALE my servannte a fillinge axe two wymbles two chisells and a handsawe Item I geve Joanne my wief my house we dwell in w(i)t(h) appurtenannce under yt in fee symple to sell or geve at her will and pleasure Item I geve to the repaire of the churche of kirtonne ijs Item I geve to the poore manes boxe xijd Item I geve Richard UNDERWATER my best hose Item I geve Edwarde CROSLEY my axe that is to dresse at knights Item I forgeve Roberte EDGOSE all that he owethe me Item I geve xxtie poles of xij fote longe to make brigge to be laid betwixte this and Bostonne where shalbee most nede The rest of my goods my debtes paid I geve to Joanne my wief whome I make my faithfull exequutorice Theis beinge witnesses Thomas BARNABIE Roberte THORPE Thomas THEWE William SCARTHE Roberte HARRISON with others" (Lincoln Consistory Court Will 1567/241) An inventory of all the goods of John EDGUSSE (sic) was made on 31 January 1566/67 by Umfray JEFFRAY, Raynolde BRUGHTON, Thomas THEWE, and William SKARTHE. The total was £ 76 20d (sic). (Lincoln Consistory Court Inv. 46/30) See also KIRTON PARISH NOTE: Deed dated 17 July 1603 by which Symon SKARTHE of Kirton, husbandman, assigns a lease for 21 years granted to him on 27 June 1603 by Humphrey LYTTLEBURY of Ashby parva, Esq., of 2 acres and 3 roods of land in Kirton at a rent of 20s. (Records of the Cust Family vol. 1 page 334) (revised 09.02.2026)