TIRWHIT, Sir William (d.1451), of Wrawby, Lincs. and Thorngumbald, Yorks.

Family and Education

s. and h. of Robert Tirwhit (d.1428), Order of Serjs. at Law (Selden Soc. supp. ser. v), 542; CIPM, xxiii. 326. j.KB, of Kettleby, Lincs., by Alice, da. of Sir Robert Kelk of Kelk, Yorks. m. (1) by Nov. 1410, Constance (d. by Aug. 1435), On 5 Aug. 1435 he entered into an indenture with the prior and convent of Elsham, near his home at Wrawby, for the keeping of Constance’s obit: Lansd. 207A, f. 177. poss. da. of Sir Anselm St. Quentin of Brandsburton, Yorks., 1s. (d.v.p.), 1da.; (2) c. 1435, Cecily (d.1477), da. of Roger Deincourt, wid. of Robert Purcell (fl.1418) of Drayton Parslow, Bucks., Richard Corbet of Dalby, Lincs., and William Newport*. Kntd. by 22 July 1418.

Offices Held

Bailli of Mantes, Meulan and Poissy and capt. of Montjoie, St. Germain en Laye and Poissy 18 Jan. 1421-Nov. 1422. Gallia Regia ed. Dupont-Ferrier, iv. 55–7.

Commr. France, Lincs., May 1421 – Aug. 1450; of inquiry, Lincs. Feb. 1448 (customs offences and concealments of Crown’s feudal dues), He is erroneously called Sir Robert in the comm.: CPR, 1446–52, p. 139. Sept. 1449 (treasons etc.); KB9/265/79. to treat for loans, Lindsey Sept. 1449.

Steward, duchy of Lancaster lordship of Belchford, Lincs. 31 July 1423–? Lansd. 207A, f. 177v.

J.p. Lindsey 12 July 1432 – d.

Sheriff, Yorks. 7 Nov. 1435 – 8 Nov. 1436.

Parlimentarian

TIRWHIT, Sir William (d.1451), of Wrawby, Lincs. and Thorngumbald, Yorks.

Main residences: Wrawby, Lincs.; Thorngumbald, Yorks.

Author

S.J.P.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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