George Luttrell (12 Sep 1560 – Apr 1629) was an English politician from Dunster Castle in Somerset. In 1582 and 1584 he sat in the House of Commons of England as a Member of Parliament (MP) for his family's pocket borough of Minehead. [1]
He was the oldest son of Thomas Luttrell of Dunster Castle. His mother, Margaret, was a daughter of Christopher Hadley of Withycombe. His younger brother was John Luttrell. [1]
He married twice: Firstly, on 25 Sep 1580 to Joan Stukley, the younger daughter of his Ward, a "shady lawyer" named Hugh Stukley, of Marsh, Somerset. Secondly he married, at the age of 62, on 3 October 1622 a woman of relatively humble origins, named Sylvestra Capps, daughter of James Capps of Wiveliscombe, Devon; she outlived him by over 25 years and remarried twice. George Luttrell had a total of 5 sons and 9 daughters. His eldest son and heir by his first wife Joan was Thomas Luttrell ( c. 1583 – 1644) q.v. [1] [2]
He was Sheriff of Somerset in 1593 and in 1609. [1]
By his first wife, Joan Stukley, he had the following known children:
George Luttrell (12 Sep 1560 – Apr 1629) was an English politician from Dunster Castle in Somerset. In 1582 and 1584 he sat in the House of Commons of England as a Member of Parliament (MP) for his family's pocket borough of Minehead. [1]
He was the oldest son of Thomas Luttrell of Dunster Castle. His mother, Margaret, was a daughter of Christopher Hadley of Withycombe. His younger brother was John Luttrell. [1]
He married twice: Firstly, on 25 Sep 1580 to Joan Stukley, the younger daughter of his Ward, a "shady lawyer" named Hugh Stukley, of Marsh, Somerset. Secondly he married, at the age of 62, on 3 October 1622 a woman of relatively humble origins, named Sylvestra Capps, daughter of James Capps of Wiveliscombe, Devon; she outlived him by over 25 years and remarried twice. George Luttrell had a total of 5 sons and 9 daughters. His eldest son and heir by his first wife Joan was Thomas Luttrell ( c. 1583 – 1644) q.v. [1] [2]
He was Sheriff of Somerset in 1593 and in 1609. [1]
By his first wife, Joan Stukley, he had the following known children: