Person:Humphrey Winch (1)

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Humphrey Winch
d.1625
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Name Humphrey Winch
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1555 Bedfordshire, England
Marriage to Cicely Onslow (add)
Death[1] 1625
Reference Number? Q5941675?


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Sir Humphrey Winch (1555–1625) was an English-born politician and judge. He had a distinguished career in both Ireland and England, but his reputation was seriously damaged by the Leicester witch trials of 1616, which resulted in the hanging of several innocent women.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Humphrey Winch, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.