Family and Education
b. aft. 1397, His er. bro. John was born on 15 Aug. 1397: Yorks. IPM (Yorks. Arch. Soc. Rec. Ser. lix), 146-7. 2nd s. of Sir John Fitzwilliam (d.1417) of Sprotborough, Yorks. by Eleanor, da. of Sir Henry Green† of Drayton, Northants. m. between Apr. and Mich. 1436, CP40/703, rot. 431d; 743, rot. 436. Margery (d.1474), da. and coh. of John Tansley† of Nottingham by his w. Alice (d.1439); wid. of John Whatton of Whatton, Notts., Peter Saltby of Lincoln and Ralph Mackerell*, at least 1s. Dist. Yorks. 1458.
Offices Held
Attestor, parlty. elections, Yorks. 1435, 1442.
Commr. of sewers, Lincs., Notts., Yorks. July 1433; arrest, Yorks. Feb. 1438; to treat for loans Nov. 1440; assess subsidy, W. Riding Aug. 1450; of array Dec. 1459.
Escheator Yorks. 5 Nov. 1433 – 3 Nov. 1434, 6 Nov. 1438 – 5 Nov. 1439, 6 Nov. 1442 – 4 Nov. 1443.
J.p. Yorks. (W. Riding) 21 Mar. – Apr. 1437, 18 July 1437–52, 1 June 1454 – Nov. 1458.
Controller of customs, Kingston-upon-Hull 22 Nov. 1441 – 7 Nov. 1443.
Main residence: Adwick le Street, Yorks.
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Commons 1422-1461
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Oxford 1644
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