HENSTEAD, William (d.1472), of Norwich.

Family and Education

?s. of Thomas Henstead (d.1419) of Norwich by his w. Sibyl. Norf. RO, Norwich city recs., ct. rolls 1413-21, NCR 1/17 m. 16d. m. Agnes (d. aft. Apr. 1477), 3s. (1 d.v.p), 1da. Ibid. 1461-83, NCR 1/19; ‘Old Free Bk.’, NCR 17c, f. 56; Cal. Freemen Norwich ed. Rye, 71.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Norwich 1433, 1449 (Feb.), 1453, 1455, 1460, 1467.

Sheriff, Norwich Mich. 1433–4; alderman by 1437–d.; KB9/229/1/106; Norwich city recs., assembly bk. 1434–91, NCR 16d, ff. 91, 94. mayor June 1442 – 18 Mar. 1443, 1 Dec. 1447-June 1448. Norf. Official Lists ed. Le Strange, 101.

Tax collector, Norwich May 1437.

J.p. Norwich 28 Nov. 1442 – Mar. 1443, Mar. 1452–d. Norwich’s charter of 17 Mar. 1452 made all aldermen who had served as mayor j.p.s for as long as they remained aldermen: Recs. Norwich ed. Hudson and Tingey, i. p. xcviii.

Commr. of gaol delivery, Norwich Oct. 1447. C66/465, m. 26d.

Parlimentarian

HENSTEAD, William (d.1472), of Norwich.

Main residence: Norwich.

Hempsted, Hempstede, Hensted

Author

C.E.M.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

Image