Family and Education
2nd s. of Sir Robert Urswyk† (d.1402) of Tatham and Badsworth by his 2nd. w. Ellen, wid. of Sir John Dalton (d.1369) of Dalton, Yorks., and Bispham, Lancs. m. by c.1402, Joan (d. by 18 Dec. 1455), da. and h. of Roger Hertforth (d. by 1402) of Badsworth, at least 2s. ?inc. Thomas II*, 1da.
Offices Held
Attestor, parlty. elections, Lancs. 1420, 1437, 1442.
Commr. Lancs. 1410 – Jan. 1436.
Master forester of Amounderness, Quernmore and Wyresdale in the duchy of Lancaster, Lancs. 1 July 1413 – 10 Nov. 1443; receiver of the duchy estates in Lancs. and Cheshire 24 Nov. 1417 – 10 Nov. 1443; chief baron of the duchy exchequer, Lancaster 1436 – 10 Nov. 1443.
J.p. Lancs. Mar. 1418, Aug. 1426, Dec. 1435, Mar. 1436, Feb. 1437, Mar. 1440 – aft.July 1444.
Dep. to Thomas Chaucer*, chief butler of Eng., in Liverpool to Dec. 1422, extended to all Lancs. 2 May 1429.
Main residences: Tatham, Lincs.; Badsworth, Yorks.
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Commons 1422-1461
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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