Family and Education
s. and h. of John Twyneho (d.1442) of Keyford and Bristol, Som. Archs., Som. Arch. and Nat. Hist. Soc. mss, DD\SAS\C/795/FR/54; Harl. Chs. 80 G 48, 49; CP40/748, rot. 52d. ?by his w. Joan; CPL, vii. 325. er. bro. of John Twyneho† (d.1485). m. by Sept. 1441, Ankaret (exec. 15 Apr. 1477), da. of William Burdon of Wem, Salop, by Alana, da. and h. of Robert Kendale of Sulton, Salop, CCR, 1468-76, no. 487; 1476-85, no. 1186. Her mother Alana was sometime the w. of Edward Hawkstone esquire, which has led historians to believe that Ankaret was a Hawkstone by birth: see J. Hutchins, Dorset, iii. 468, 470. 3s. inc. John† (d.1475) and William†, 3da.
Offices Held
Attestor, parlty. elections, Wilts. 1449 (Nov.), Som. 1453, 1455.
Dep. steward, estates of Humphrey, duke of Buckingham, in Wilts. Mich. 1446–7.
J.p. Som. 31 May 1454 – Dec. 1459.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Keyford in Frome, Som.
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Commons 1422-1461
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Oxford 1644
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