Edward Stourton, 6th Baron Stourton

Edward Stourton, 6th Baron Stourton (1463–1535) was a younger son of William, the second Baron Stourton and Margaret Chidiock, daughter of Sir John Chidiock, sometimes called Lord FitzPayne.

[2] He inherited land spread over several counties and was a justice of the peace in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire and in 1514 was entrusted with the task of collecting £163,000 by poll-tax.

[3] They had three sons: In December 1531 William, his son and heir, asked that his father be excused attendance at the House of Lords in view of his age and infirmity.

[6] However, he remained active in the county, as his letters to Thomas Cromwell show.

[4] He was survived by his wife Agnes, who lived as a widow at Stourton Caundle, Dorset.