CHAWORTH, Sir Thomas (d.1459), of Wiverton, Notts.

Family and Education

s. and h. of Sir William Chaworth (1352-1398) of Medbourne, Leics., and Wiverton by Alice (1345-1400), da. and h. of Sir John Caltoft (d.1351), Caltoft’s date of death is erroneously given as 1353 in the earlier biography: The Commons 1386-1421, ii. 533-6. He seems, however, to have died abroad in 1351: CIPM, x. 71. of South Thoresby, Lincs. m. (1) by 21 Sept. 1394, Nicola (d.1411), da. of Sir Gerard Braybrooke† (d.1429) of Colmworth, Beds. by his 1st w. Eleanor (d.1389), da. and in her issue h. of Amauri, Lord St. Amand (d.1402), 1da.; Leics. RO, Peake mss, DE221/2/1/3/1; S.J. Payling, Political Society in Lancastrian Eng. 27. (2) by May 1415, CP25(1)/291/63/29. Isabel (1402-26 Nov. 1458), da. of Sir Thomas Aylesbury† (d.1418) of Milton Keynes, Bucks., by Katherine Pavenham; aunt and coh. of Hugh Aylesbury (d.1423), 7s. 4da. Vis. Notts. (Harl. Soc. iv), 127 (the earlier biography is in error in doubting the veracity of this ped.: all save one of the children it attributes to our MP are documented in contemporary sources). Only two of his ch., Robert and Laurence, remained unmarried at his death and they were bequeathed 300 marks and 200 marks respectively to find suitable brides: Test. Ebor. ii (Surtees Soc. xxx), 223. Kntd. by Mich. 1400. CP40/559, rot. 296d.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Notts. 1425, 1426, 1429, 1432, 1433, 1442, 1449 (Feb.).

J.p. Notts. 16 May 1401 – Nov. 1417, 14 July 1419–24, 16 July 1429 – d., Derbys. 8 July 1444 – Nov. 1458.

Commr., Notts., Derbys., Leics., Rutland, Lincs., Yorks. Nov. 1401 – July 1458; to take assize of novel disseisin, Leics. July 1433 (Sir John Bertram* and his w. Joan v. Baldwin Bugge* for the manor of Wigston Magna), Notts. July 1457; C66/434, m. 16d; 483, m. 16d. of inquiry, Mar. 1446 (repair of bridge over river Leen), Jan. 1449 (lands of (Sir) Hugh Willoughby*); Nottingham Recs. ed. Stevenson, ii. 222; C139/135/37. to treat for loans, Derbys., Notts., Rutland Dec. 1452; of gaol delivery, Nottingham Dec. 1453. C66/478, m. 21d.

Sheriff, Notts. and Derbys. 5 Nov. 1403 – 22 Oct. 1404, 10 Nov. 1417 – 4 Nov. 1418, 13 Nov. 1423 – 6 Nov. 1424, Lincs. 15 Nov. 1408 – 4 Nov. 1409, 4 Nov. 1418 – 23 Nov. 1419.

Ambassador to negotiate with the Scots for the ransom of James I, July 1423. Cal. Scots. Docs. iv. no. 929.

Jt. steward (with his s. William) of the Leics. and Rutland estates of Henry Beauchamp, duke of Warwick, c.1445. CIPM, xxvi. 458, 591.

Parlimentarian

CHAWORTH, Sir Thomas (d.1459), of Wiverton, Notts.

Main residence: Wiverton, Notts.

Author

S.J.P.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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