Edward Ellerker (c. 1537 – 28 December 1586), of Risby, near

Beverley Beverley is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located north-west of Hull city centre. At the 2021 census the built-up area of the town had a population of 30,930, and the smaller civil parish had ...

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, was an English politician.

Family

Ellerker's mother and wife were both of the Constable family. His father-in-law was the MP for

, Sir Robert Constable. Ellerker was married to Elizabeth Constable, and they had four or five sons.

Career

He was a

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(MP) of the

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for

in 1571.

References

1530s births 1586 deaths English MPs 1571 People from Beverley {{1571-England-MP-stub