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b. 26 Feb. 1671, 1st s. of Anthony Ashley Cooper†, 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury, by Lady Dorothy, da. of John Manners†, 8th Earl of Rutland; bro. of Hon. Maurice Ashley*. educ. privately (Elizabeth Birch) 1675–9; Clapham sch. 1680; Winchester 1683–6; travelled abroad (France, Holland, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland) 1686–9. m. 29 Aug. 1709 (with £3,000), Jane (d. 1721), da. of Thomas Ewer of Bushey Hall and the Leas, Watford, Herts., 1s. suc. fa. as 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury 2 Nov. 1699.

s. of William Trelawny by Joan, da. of Richard Doyngull. m. Maud, da. of Robert Menwenick, ?3s. John II and poss. John III and Richard.

s. of Sir Roland Sutton (d.1397) of Averham, prob. by Katherine, da. of Sir Henry Hasty. m. (1) bef. 1395, Margaret, poss. da. of Sir John Peyto of Chesterton, Warws., 2da.; (2) c.1409, Margaret, da. of Sir Hugh Hussey of Flintham, Notts., 3s. 3da.

s. and h. of Nicholas Strelley. m. (1) by c. 1409, Agnes, da. of Sir Richard Stanhope, by his 1st w. Elizabeth, wid. of Henry Trafford, 1s. Robert Stanhope; (2) by Easter 1424, Joan wid. of Sir Thomas Harcourt (d. July 1420) of Stanton Harcourt, Oxon. and Ellenhall, Staffs. Kntd. by 1407.C138/48/64; C139/93/42; Test. Ebor. ii. 3-4; Thoroton Soc. xii. 188-9; xvii. 6-8; Wm. Salt Arch. Soc. xvii. 97; R. Thoroton, Notts. ed. Throsby, 244-5; Vis. Notts. 19-20.