Edward Waterhouse (FRS)
Edward Waterhouse (1619–1670) was an English heraldic writer and cleric. Life. Born at Greenford, Middlesex, he was son of Francis Waterhouse of that place, by his wife Bridget, daughter of Morgan Powell; Sir Edward Waterhouse was his great-uncle. He was admitted in 1635 to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he graduated Legum Doctor (LLD) "per literas regias" in 1668. In the time of the Commonwealth he lived for some years at Oxford in order to pursue studies in the Bodleian Library. In 1660 he was lodging in Sion College, London. In 1663 Waterhouse became a fellow of  the Royal Society. Through Gilbert Sheldon, archbishop of Canterbury, he took holy orders in 1668, and became a preacher. He died on 30 May 1670 at his house at Mile End Green, and was interred on 2 June at Greenford, where he had an estate. Works. Waterhouse's works were: He also contributed "Observations on the Life of Sir Edward Waterhouse" to David Lloyd's "State Worthies", 1670. Family. Waterhouse married, first, Mary, daughter and heiress of Robert Smith, alias Carrington, by Magdalen, his wife, daughter of Robert Harvey, comptroller of the custom house to James I; and, secondly, Elizabeth , daughter and coheiress of Richard Bateman of Hartington, Derbyshire, and London, by Christiana, daughter of William Stone of London. Waterhouse survived his second wife, who left him one son, Edward, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Bridget; the daughters alone survived him. Notes. Attribution