EDGOOSE:
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EDGOOSE, John Junior
1690 - 1749 (60 years) Has no ancestors but 8 descendants in this family tree.
1700 - 1749 (50 years)-
Name EDGOOSE, John Suffix Junior Birth Between 1689 and 1690 Gender Male Death 1749 Weston St. Mary, Lincolnshire 
Burial 5 Mar 1748/49 Weston St. Mary, Lincolnshire Person ID I198 Edgoose Last Modified 31 Jan 2026
Family 1 BENNET, Sarah, b. Between 1699 and 1700 d. 1749, Weston St. Mary, Lincolnshire (Age 50 years) Marriage 2 Apr 1723 Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England Children 1. EDGOOSE, Mary, b. Aft 1723 d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 2. EDGOOSE, Ann, b. 1724, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire d. 1724, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire (Age 0 years)3. EDGOOSE, John, b. 1725, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire d. 1744, Weston St. Mary, Lincolnshire (Age 19 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. EDGOOSE, Sarah, b. 1727, Moulton, Lincolnshire, England d. 1727, Moulton, Lincolnshire, England (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. EDGOOSE, Sarah, b. 1729, Moulton, Lincolnshire, England d. 1729, Moulton, Lincolnshire, England (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]6. EDGOOSE, Anne, b. 1733, Weston St. Mary, Lincolnshire d. 1803, Gedney, Lincolnshire, Norfolk (Age 70 years)7. EDGOOSE, Sarah, b. 1736, Weston St. Mary, Lincolnshire d. 1737, Weston St. Mary, Lincolnshire (Age 1 year) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F101 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 Marriage Bef 1708 Family ID F126 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Biographies 
EDGOOSE, John (1689 or 1690-1749)
In his will dated 20 June 1720 Richard ROBINSON of Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, butcher, names his nieces Jane and Sarah BENNET; his nephew John EDGOOSE; his nephew and nieces Richard, Ann and Elizabeth ROBINSON, all of whom were under 21 years old; and his grandson Richard Robinson BIMROSE also under 21 and his executor.
(LCC Wills 1722 ii 135)
If, and only if, this will can be taken at face value then we know that sisters of Richard ROBINSON married the father of John EDGOOSE and the father of Sarah and Jane BENNET. His nephew and nieces Richard, Ann and Elizabeth ROBINSON must have been the children of one or more of his brothers.
A Richard BENNIT married Ann ROBINSON at Moulton, Lincolnshire, on 16 June 1692. Before Richard was buried at Moulton on 12 October 1701 they had the following children baptised there:
John on 9 June 1693
Sarah on 26 September 1694
Richard on 19 March 1695/96
Jane on 27 December 1697
Alice on 29 March 1700. She was buried on 21 July the same year.
The Richard, Ann and Elizabeth ROBINSON, nephew and nieces of Richard ROBINSON mentioned in the will, could have been the children of John Robinson of Pinchbeck, butcher.
A John ROBINSON married Mary CANTIN at Pinchbeck on 2 May 1699. The following were children of a John and Mary ROBINSON:
Ann, daughter of John ROBINSON, butcher, was baptised at Pinchbeck on 30 January 1701/02.
Ann, daughter of John ROBINSON, butcher, was baptised at Pinchbeck on 30 December 1702.
Richard, son of John and Mary ROBINSON, was baptised at Pinchbeck on 25 March 1705 and buried there on 26 March.
Richard, son of John ROBINSON and Mary, was baptised at Pinchbeck on 7 April 1706.
Robert, son of John ROBINSON, butcher, and Mary, was baptised at Pinchbeck on 14 March 1707/08.
Elizabeth, daughter of John ROBINSON and Mary, was baptised at Pinchbeck on 30 October 1709.
An Elizabeth, baseborn daughter of Widow ROBINSON, butcher, was baptised at Pinchbeck on 10 June 1716.
An Elizabeth EDGOOSE married a John ROBINSON at Pinchbeck in 1637, but it seems unlikely that this John is a brother of Richard ROBINSON.
The search for John EDGOOSE's parentage continues.
Eleanor, wife of John EDGOOSE junior, was baptised at Pinchbeck on 13 February 1708/09. On the same day there were two other adult baptisms - Richard BRIGGINS and Susanna BRIGGINS. The godparents of the latter were John EDGOOSE, John LEE, Sara BEMROSE, and Sussanna CROPLEY.
(LRO 17 08 002A 01A)
A Sarah ROBINSON married John BEMROSE at Crowland, Lincolnshire, on 26 August 1705; she was the daughter of the Richard ROBINSON whose nephew was John EDGOOSE.
NOTE:
The full baptismal entry in the Pinchbeck BTs dated 13 February 1708/09 reads:
ditto Richard BRIGGINS an adult person his godfathers and godmothers
Richard BELTONE Richd ROBINSON
Susanna MAY & Rachel ROBINSON
ditto Susanna BRIGGINS an adult person her godfathers and godmothers
John EDGOOSE John LEE
Sarah BEMROSE & Sussana CROPLEY
ditto Eleanor wife of John EDGOOSE junr
her godfathers and godmothers
(space left for names, but left blank)
[A Richard BRIGGINS married Eliz: ABBOTT by licence at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, on 17 February 1708/09]
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[A Richard BRIDGINS, barber, was buried at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, on 3 April 1716]
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[A Richard BRIGGINS married Elizabeth ABBOTT at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, on 17 February 1708]
A John EDGOOSE junior was presented at the Spalding cum Membris Manor Court held on 10 September 1714 (at which a John EDGOOSE was a juror for Pinchbeck - SGS 3 folio 251) together with John GIBSON, Robert BURDINDALE, Thomas ASKEW, John CROPLEY, Joseph HINSON, William HAZELL, and Robert JACKSON of Crosgate. They were fined 6s. 8d. each.
"Item Jur' pred' present q'd Joh'es GIBSON Rob'tus BURDINDALE Thomas ASKEW Joh'es CROPLEY Josephus HINSON Will'us HAZELL Rob'tus JACKSON de Crosgate & Joh'es EDGOOSE junr imerser' Canabu' & linu' pa. (?) oppidis Ad gue' dampnu' Tenen' hujus Maner' J'o quil't co. (?) sunt in n'ma D'no. Maner' pred' vj s. viij d. p' se"
Translation:
Item: the jurors aforesaid present that John GIBSON, Robert BURDINDALE, Thomas ASKEW, John CROPLEY, Joseph HINSON, William HAZELL, Robert JACKSON of Crosgate, and John EDGOOSE junior, have immersed hemp and linen cloth for (or from) the towns, to the grave damage of the tenants of this manor, therefore each of them is in mercy to the Lord of the aforesaid manor 6s 8d for himself.
(SGS 3 folio 254)
Eleanor, wife of John EDGOOSE (sic), was buried at Gosberton, Lincolnshire, on 27 January 1719/20.
In his will dated 20 June 1720 Richard ROBINSON of Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, butcher, names his nieces Jane and Sarah BENNET; his nephew John EDGOOSE; his nephew and nieces Richard, Ann and Elizabeth ROBINSON, all of whom were under 21 years old; and his grandson Richard Robinson BIMROSE also under 21 and his executor.
(LCC Wills 1722 ii 135)
An Index of the Will of Richard ROBINSON (16??-1722), butcher, of Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire. The will was made on 28 June 1720. Probate was granted at Lincoln on 17 January 1722/23.
01*Richard ROBINSON, the Testator.
02 Jane BENNET, niece of the Testator.
03 Sarah BENNET, niece of the Testator.
04*John EDGOOSE, nephew of the Testator.
05 Richard ROBINSON, nephew of the Testator.
06 Ann ROBINSON, niece of the Testator.
07 Elizabeth ROBINSON, niece of the Testator.
08 Richard ROBINSON BIMROSE, grandson of the Testator, excutor,under 21.
09 Mr. George BRABBINS.
10 Maur. Johnson, witness.
11 Robt. RUNTON, witness.
12 George SUTTON, witness.
(Lincoln Consistory Court Will 1722/ii/135)
John EDGOOSE married Sarah BENNET at Gosberton, Lincolnshire, on 2 April 1723.
Ann, daughter of John and Sary (sic) EDGOOSE, was baptised at Pinchbeck on 3 May 1724 and buried there on 13 August 1724.
John, son of John and Sarah EDGOOSE, was baptised at Pinchbeck on 7 November 1725 and buried at Weston St. Mary, Lincolnshire, on 8 March 1743/44.
Mary EDGOOSE of Weston St. Mary married William AKERILL of Weston St. Mary at Fleet, Lincolnshire, on 10 May 1745. It is likely that she was a child of John and Sarah EDGOOSE.
Sarah, daughter of John and Sarah EDGOOSE, was baptised at Moulton, Lincolnshire, on 2 July 1727 and buried there on 5 August.
Sarah, daughter of John and Sarah EDGOOSE, was baptised at Moulton on 24 January 1728/29 and buried there on 19 March the same year.
Anne, daughter of John and Sarah EDGOOSE, was baptised at Weston St. Mary, Lincolnshire, on 22 April 1733.
Sarah, daughter of John and Sarah EDGOOSE, was baptised at Weston St. Mary on 10 October 1736 and buried there on 25 April 1737.
John EDGOOSE, carpenter, married man and housekeeper, was buried at Weston St. Mary on 5 March 1748/49 aged 60.
Sarah EDGOOSE, widow, was buried at Weston St. Mary on 12 March 1748/49 aged 50.
NOTES & QUERIES:
Who were John EDGOOSE's parents? Could he have been the son of Adlard and Ann EDGOOSE?
A Richard Bridgins BARKER was buried at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, on 3 April 1717.
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A Richard BRIGGINS married Elizabeth ABBOT widow at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, on 17 February 1708/09
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(revised 22.12.2019)