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yr. s. of William Daniell of Daresbury, Cheshire. CPR, 1467-77, p. 332; D.J. Clayton, Admin. County Palatine of Chester, 165. m. 1451 – 52, Paston Letters ed. Gairdner, ii. 145. Margaret, da. of Sir Robert Howard (d.1436) of Stoke Nayland, Suff. by Margaret (d.1459), da. of Thomas Mowbray (d.1399), 1st duke of Norfolk, gdda. of Sir John Howard* and sis. of John Howard*, 4s. Howard Household Bks. ed. Crawford, pp. viii, xv, xvii. Kntd. by July 1475. H.S. Richardson and G.O. Sayles, Irish Parl. 360; Statute Rolls Ire. 12-22 Edw. IV ed. Morrisey, 283-4.
Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Herts. 1449 (Feb.), ?1472, Norf. 1453, ?1472.

King’s henchman by 1438 – 39; usher of the chamber by Dec. 1445; esquire for the body by July 1449–1461. E101/409/2, f. 39, 39d; DL37/13/14; E403/775, m. 9.

Master and surveyor of royal forests, chases and parks in Cheshire 1 Mar. 1444–? CPR, 1441–6, p. 256.

Commr. to distribute tax allowance, Cornw. June 1445, July 1446, Bucks. Aug. 1449; of oyer and terminer, Northants., Oxon. May 1450; array, Norf. Sept. 1457; inquiry Oct. 1457 (treasons of John Wode). Thomas Daniell was a commr. of sewers in Norf. and Cambs. in 1469 and 1470, but this was almost certainly the MP’s much less prominent namesake from Walsoken, a parish in the Norf. fens where such comms. had immediate relevance.

Bailiff, hundred of West Derby, Lancs. 2 Dec. 1445-aft. 1458–9. R. Somerville, Duchy, i. 504.

Steward and chamberlain of Middlewich, Cheshire 12 Mar. 1446–? DKR, xxxvii (2), 179.

Jt. master of the game and steward on estates of Henry Beauchamp, late duke of Warwick, in Warws., Staffs. during minority of his heir 14 June 1446-Jan. 1449. CPR, 1441–6, p. 433. Warwick’s infant da. and h. died on 3 Jan. 1449: CP, xii (2), 384.

J.p. Bucks. 20 Aug. 1446–53, Norf. 19 Dec. 1447 – Oct. 1450, 16 Feb. (q.)-Dec. 1470, 15 Feb. (q.)-May 1474.

Sheriff, Norf. and Suff. 4 Nov. 1446 – 8 Nov. 1447.

Jt. steward of the royal manor of Cheylesmore, Warws. 29 Dec. 1446-aft. 2 Oct. 1448. CPR, 1446–52, pp. 6, 27; KB27/756, rex rot. 5; 767, rex rot. 24.

Searcher of ships, port of London bef. 1447 – aft.Dec. 1453, Faversham by 1449. E159/225, recorda Hil. rots. 5d, 12, 14d; 230, recorda Mich. rot. 88–88d; CPR, 1446–52, p. 27.

King’s remembrancer at the Exchequer (jtly. with John Troutbeck*) 11 Mar. 1447-bef. 4 Nov. 1450. CPR, 1446–52, pp. 33, 405; E159/223, brevia Easter rot. 19d.

Bailiff, Eddisbury hundred, Cheshire 1 June 1448–? DKR, xxxvii (2), 180; E404/69/97.

Keeper of the seas 27 July 1449–? CPR, 1446–52, p. 270.

Constable, forester and steward, Castle Rising ?1450–61. CPR, 1446–52, p. 203; Paston Letters ed. Davis, ii. 34–35.

Constable, Wicklow castle 5 Aug. 1475–d. CPR, 1467–77, p. 598.

Parlimentarian
DANIELL, Thomas (d.c.1480), of Frodsham, Cheshire and Roydon and Castle Rising, Norf. and Rathwire, Co. Meath.
Main residences: Frodsham, Cheshire; Roydon; Castle Rising, Norf.; Rathwire, Co. Meath, [I].
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C.E.M.
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Commons 1422-1461
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Estates
Oxford 1644
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