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s. of John Holden of Whalley by his w. Isabel. m. (1) by Apr. 1403, Joan, da. and h. of Gilbert Elvet (fl.1408) of Elvet, co. Durham, by his w. Maud; CP25(1)/279/149/40; C.D. Liddy, Bishopric of Durham, 99, 115; CPL, iv. 491. (2) by 14 Oct. 1423, Elizabeth (d. 16 Aug. 1450), wid. of Sir Bertram Monbourcher (d.1399) of Horton, Northumb., William Whitchester (d.1408) of Benwell and Seaton Delaval (in Earsdon), Northumb., and Roger Fulthorpe; s.p. CPL, vii. 318; CP, vii. 27-28.
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Chamberlain of the household of Thomas Langley, bp. of Durham May 1406 – 20 Nov. 1437; steward of his lands in Durham by 10 Mar. 1423 – 14 Apr. 1438; auditor of his revenues 14 Dec. 1428–20 Nov. 1437. Durham Univ. Lib., Church Comm. Deposit, Durham bpric. CCB B/72/5; DURH3/38, m. 8; 42, m. 1; R.L. Storey, Thomas Langley, 83, 93.

Commr. of inquiry, co. Durham Nov. 1412 (breaking of Ralph Neville, earl of Westmorland’s close at Raby), Sept. 1429 (wastes at Durham), Norhamshire, Islandshire Sept. 1431 (concealments); to hold inquisition post mortem, Northumb., Newcastle-upon-Tyne Feb. 1423; weirs, co. Durham Aug. 1424, Sept. 1428, Feb., Mar. 1430, May 1437; Durham cathedral muns., locelli, Loc.V:42; DURH3/34, m. 9d, 36, mm. 4, 13, 38, mm. 11, 17, 19, 20. assess the parlty. subsidy, Northumb. Apr. 1431.

Mason and surveyor of the town and castle of Chester and the castles of Beaumaris, Conway, Flint and Rhuddlan 28 July 1414–d. CPR, 1413–16, p. 232; 1422–9, p. 158.

Dep. butler, by appointment of Thomas Chaucer*, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 10 Dec. 1422–d. CPR, 1422–9, p. 8.

J.p.q. co. Durham and in the bp. of Durham’s liberty of Sadbergh 10 Mar. 1423 – d.

Justice of assize, co. Durham 11 Mar. 1423 – 8 Jan. 1438.

?Escheator, Northumb. 17 Dec. 1426 – 4 Nov. 1428.

Parlty. proxy for Bp. Langley 1437. Reg. Langley, v (Surtees Soc. clxxvii), 1253.

Parlimentarian
HOLDEN, Thomas (d.1441), of Whalley, Lancs. and Ludworth, co. Durham.
Main residences: Whalley, Lancs.; Ludworth, co. Durham.
Houdon, Howden, Howeden
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D.I.G.
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Commons 1422-1461
Will
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Oxford 1644
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