Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet of West Auckland

Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet (c. 1644 - March 30, 1720) was the 1st Baronet of West Auckland. He was born and died in West Auckland, Durham, England.

His Baronetcy went to his son, Sir John Eden.

Biography

Sir Robert Eden was born around 1644 to Col. John Eden and Catherine Eden (née Layton) in West Auckland, Durham, England.

Eden was a Member of Parliament for County Durham later.

Robert Eden officially became Baronet on the 13th November 1672.

On the 2nd of December 1672, Eden married Margaret Lambton, the heir of John Lambton.

Eden died in West Auckland on the 30th of March, 1720. His Baronetcy was left to his son, John Eden.

Genealogy

Eden was the Great-Grandson maternally of Thomas Fairfax, 1st Viscount Fairfax.

He descends from Robert Eden, whose brother married the Shafto family, which includes Sheriff of Newcastle upon Tyne, High Sheriff of Durham, and Mayors of Newcastle, on his Father's side. This makes the Shafto family all of his Cousins. Eden's son Sir John Eden married Catherine Shafto.

Robert Eden is also a descedant of Royal Blood of Scotland (William the Lion), as most people typically are, and can trace his roots back to Charlemagne.