Sir Edward Ayscough (1650 – 3 October 1699) was an English politician who sat in the

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between 1685 and 1699.

Early life

Ayscough was baptised on 19 November 1650. Ayscough was the son of Sir Edward Ayscough of

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and his wife Isabel Bolles. His paternal grandfather was Sir Edward Ayscough and his maternal grandfather was

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(son of Sir George Bolles,

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and

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in 1627). He was educated at Melton, Lincolnshire and admitted at

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, in 1667.

Career

In 1668, he succeeded to the family estates on the death of his father. He studied further in Padua in 1671 and entered

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in the same year. He was knighted on 17 January 1672. He was twice appointed Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1683 and 1684. In 1685, he was elected

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for

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. He was high steward of Great Grimsby from 1686 to October 1688 and commissioner for prizes from 1689 to June 1699. In 1690, he was commissioner for drowned lands.

Personal life

Ayscough married firstly Bridget Skinner, daughter of Edward Skinner of Thornton College,

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. Before her death in August 1684, they were the parents of son and two daughters, including: * Bridget Ayscough (1672–1741), who married John Hanbury of

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, MP for

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and

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, in 1703. * Anne Ayscough (1674–1696), who married John Digby of

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in 1696 and died later that same year. * Edward Ayscough (1679–1681), who died in infancy. After his first wife's death, he married, secondly, on 1 August 1685 to Mary Harbord at Grasby. Mary was a daughter and heiress of William Harbord (son of Sir Charles Harbord,

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). Together, they were the parents of one son and seven daughters, including: * Letitia Ayscough, who married St Andrew Thornhough of Osberton and Fenton. * Isabella Ayscough (1691–1748), who married Matthew Boucherett, the

in 1706. They were the grandparents of Ayscoghe Boucherett. * Margaret Ayscough (1692–1710), who married William Frankland, FRS Treasurer of the Stamp Office, son of

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. * Charles Ayscough (d. 1707). Sir Edward died on 3 October 1699, at the age of about 49, at Grasby, Lincolnshire, and was buried at Stallingborough. His only surviving son Charles died soon after him, and the estates were shared by his daughters, to whom he had made bequests amounting to over £10,000.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ayscough, Edward 1650 births 1699 deaths Alumni of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge Members of Gray's Inn People from West Lindsey District Members of the Parliament of England for Great Grimsby English MPs 1685–1687 English MPs 1689–1690 English MPs 1690–1695 English MPs 1695–1698 English MPs 1698–1700 High Sheriffs of Lincolnshire