WINDSOR, Thomas Windsor (1626-87) | HoP Development Site

Family and Education

b. 25 Sept. 1626, s. of Dixie Hickman ( c.1588) and Elizabeth ( c.1592), da. of Henry Windsor^†, 5th Bar. Windsor, sis. and coh. of Thomas Windsor^†, 6th Bar. Windsor. m. (1) c.1657 (with £7,000) Anne (1635-67), da. of Sir William Savile^‡, 3rd bt, of Thornhill, Yorks., sis. George Savile, later mq. of Halifax, 1s. d.v.p., 2da. (1 d.v.p.); Halifax Letters, i. 26; Notts. Archives, DD/SR/221/97/2-5. (2) lic. 8 Apr. 1668 Ursula (1647-1717), da. and coh. of Sir Thomas Widdrington^‡ of Sherburn Grange, Northumb. 3s. 5da. TNA, PROB 11/390. suc. uncle 6 Dec. 1641; d. 3 Nov. 1687; Morrice, Ent’ring Bk, iv. 160. will 11 June 1685, pr. 17 Mar. 1688. PROB 11/390.

Offices Held

Master of horse to James Stuart, duke of York, 1674–6; FSL, Newdigate mss, LC.27, newsletter of 10 Mar. 1674; Verney ms mic. M636/29, J. Verney to Sir R. Verney, 23 Mar. 1676. PC 30 Oct. 1685–d. Luttrell, Brief Relation, i. 362.

Ld. lt. Worcs. 1660 – 62, 1663 – d.; gov., Portsmouth 1681–d., Luttrell, Brief Relation, i. 106. Kingston-upon-Hull 1682–d.; CSP Dom. 1682, pp. 528, 535; Reresby Mems, 281. high steward Kingston-upon-Hull 1683–d.; CSP Dom. Jul-Sept. 1683, p. 192. recorder, Worcester 1685–d. HP Commons, 1660–90, i. 467. Kingston-upon-Hull 1685–d. J. Tickell, Hist. of the Town and County of Kingston-upon-Hull (1798), 573.

Lt.-col. Sandys’ Regt. 1642–?6; gov. Jamaica 1661–4; CSP Col. 1661–8, pp. 47, 184–5; NLW, Bute Estates D73/6; TNA, PRO 31/3/110, p. 570. capt., duke of Richmond’s regt. of horse 1666, CSP Dom. 1665–6, p. 561. Prince Rupert’s regt. of horse 1666; CSP Dom. 1667, pp. 182–3; Add. 29551, f. 186. col. regt. of horse (later 3rd Drag. Gds.) 1685–d. CSP Dom. 1685, p. 277.

Parlimentarian

WINDSOR, Thomas Windsor (1626-87)

Associated with: Hewell, Worcs.;W.P. Williams, A Monograph of the Windsor Family (1879), 21-2; VCH Worcs. iii. 225.; Kidderminster, Worcs.Hatton Corresp. i. 23-4.;

HICKMAN

Likenesses

oil on canvas by unknown artist, c.1660, Gainsborough Old Hall, Lincs.

Author

Eagles, Robin

Volume

Lords 1660-1715

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

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Religion

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