John Finch, 6th Earl of Winchilsea (24 February 1682/83 – 9 September 1729) was an English peer.
He was a son of
Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea
Sir Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea (1628 – 28 September 1689) of Eastwell, Kent, was the 3rd Earl of Winchilsea.
Early life
Finch was the only surviving son of Thomas Finch, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea and the former Cecille Wentworth of G ...
and his fourth wife Elizabeth Ayres (who died 10 April 1745). He was christened on 6 March 1683 in Eastwell, Kent,
["England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JS7Q-2ZB : accessed 09 Jun 2014), John Finch, 06 Mar 1683; citing Eastwell, Kent, England, reference item 2; FHL microfilm 1751816.] England
After the death of his older unmarried half-brother
Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Winchilsea
Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Winchilsea FSA (1657 – 30 September 1726) was an English peer, styled Hon. Heneage Finch until 1712. He was the son of Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea and Mary Seymour. He was born on 3 January 1657 and bapti ...
in 1726 John Finch succeeded him.
He died unmarried too on 9 September 1729 and was buried in
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an historic, mainly Gothic church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the United ...
.
References
1680s births
1729 deaths
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17th-century English nobility
18th-century English people
John
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second ...
People from Eastwell, Kent
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