LEYBOURNE, Sir Robert, of Longsleddale and Cunswick, Westmld.

Family and Education

s. and h. of Sir Thomas Leybourne (d.c.1396) of Longsleddale by Joan (d. by 1404), da. and h. of Alan Cunswick of Cunswick. m. (1) by Oct. 1404, Margaret, wid. of Robert Sandford† (d.c.1403) of Sandford and Burton, at least 3s. inc. Nicholas* and ?Robert*, 1da.; John Leybourne, an attestor when Nicholas was elected for Westmld. in 1426, was probably another of Sir Robert’s sons: C219/13/4. (2) Katherine (fl.1447), ?s.p. She may have been alive as late as 1459: Recs. Kendale ed. Farrer and Curwen, i. 362. Kntd. by Easter 1402.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Westmld. 1407, 1413 (May), The surname has been omitted from the indenture, but the only possible ‘Sir Robert’ is our MP: C219/11/2. 1429, 1435.

Commr. Westmld. 1398 – 1441; to take special assize of novel disseisin July 1435 (lands once of Sir John Lancaster†). C66/437, m. 6d.

J.p. Westmld. 20 July 1424–32.

Escheator, Cumb. and Westmld. 24 Jan. 1426 – 17 Dec. 1427.

Parlimentarian

LEYBOURNE, Sir Robert, of Longsleddale and Cunswick, Westmld.

Main residences: Longsleddale; Cunswick, Westmld.

Author

S.J.P.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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