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b. Alnwick castle, Northumb. 25 Dec. 1401, CIPM, xxii. 831. s. of Sir Alan Fenwick (d.1406) of Fenwick by Margaret, poss. da. of Henry Percy, earl of Northumberland (d.1408) by his 1st w. Margaret (d.1372), da. of Ralph, Lord Neville of Raby (d.1367). m. bef. June 1410, Joan, da. of Sir William Leigh† (d.1428) of Isel and Blindcrake, Cumb., by Agnes (d. by Apr. 1428), da. and coh. of Sir Clement Skelton† of Stainton and Orton, Cumb., 6da.; (2) by July 1432, da. of William Stapleton† (d.1432) of Edenhall, Cumb., by his 1st w. a gdda. of Nicholas Vipont (d. by 1362) of Alston, Cumb. Hist. Northumb. xii. 352; C1/70/85. Kntd. bef. 8 Nov. 1436.
Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Cumb. 1433, 1435, 1442, 1447, 1450, Northumb. 1435, 1450.

Commr. of array, Northumb. Mar. 1427, Oct. 1429, July 1434, Cumb. Westmld. July 1437, Nov. 1448; to grant safe conducts to Scots Apr. 1437; of oyer and terminer, Westmld. July 1441; inquiry, Northumb. Aug. 1450 (smuggling and illegal fishing); to assess subsidy, Cumb. Aug. 1450; to treat for loans, Northumb. May 1455; PPC, vi. 244. assign archers, Cumb. Dec. 1457.

Sheriff, Northumb. 7 Nov. 1427 – 4 Nov. 1428, Cumb. 8 Nov. 1436 – 7 Nov. 1437, 7 Nov. 1458 – d.

Conservator of the truce with Scotland Mar. 1438, Oct. 1449, July 1451, May 1453, July 1457, July 1459. Rot. Scot. ed. Macpherson etc. ii. 303, 340, 353, 366, 383, 397.

Lt. of Henry Percy, earl of Northumberland’s honour of Cockermouth by Mich. 1442-Mich. 1453; constable of Cockermouth castle by Mich. 1442–d. Cumbria RO, Whitehaven, Wyndham fam., Earls of Egremont of Cockermouth Castle mss., D/Lec 29/2, 3.

J.p. Cumb. 4 Apr. 1443 – d.

Escheator, Cumb. and Westmld. 4 Nov. 1445–6.

Master forester of the earl of Northumberland’s forest of Wasdale Head, Cumb. by May 1448–?d. E40/4751.

Steward of George Neville, Lord Latimer’s manor of Bolton-in-Allerdale, Cumb. ?-bef. Dec. 1449. P. Booth, ‘Men Behaving Badly?’, The Fifteenth Cent. III, ed. Clark, 99.

Parlimentarian
FENWICK, Henry (1401-59), of Fenwick, Northumb. and Cockermouth, Cumb.
Main residences: Fenwick, Northumb.; Cockermouth, Cumb.
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S.J.P.
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Commons 1422-1461
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Oxford 1644
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