WASTNES, John (c.1405-59), of Headon cum Upton, Notts.

Family and Education

b. c.1405, s. and h. of William Wastnes (d.1420) by his w. Ellen (fl.1434). Yorks. IPM (Yorks. Arch. Soc. Rec. Ser. lix), 159. m. (1) ?da. of Bussy of Hougham, Lincs., 1s. (2) by Feb. 1451, Joan (fl.1474), da. of Thomas Boson of Syerston, Notts., sis. of Henry Boson*, 1s. According to the ped. recorded during the heraldic visitation of 1530, his wife was a daughter of Bussy of Lincolnshire, but this is the only evidence for such a match: Heraldic Vis. of Northern Counties (Surtees Soc. xli), 8. That he was married to Joan Boson by 1451 is established by the will of her bro.: Borthwick Inst. Univ. of York, York registry wills, prob. reg. 2, f. 216v. She presented to the church of Headon in May 1474: Clergy of N. Notts. (Thoroton Soc. xx), 97. Dist. 1430, 1439.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Notts. 1425, 1426, 1432, 1433, 1447, 1449 (Nov.), 1453.

Sheriff, Notts. and Derbys. 4 Nov. 1441 – 6 Nov. 1442, 17 Nov. 1456 – 7 Nov. 1457.

Escheator, Notts. and Derbys. 18 Feb.-29 Nov. 1451. Appointed in succession to his brother-in-law, Henry Boson, who died in office, he accounted from 7 Dec. 1450: E136/167/5.

Commr. of inquiry, Notts. May 1455 (enclosures made by the prior of Newstead); He sat as a commr. at Nottingham on 27 Oct. 1455: CIMisc. viii. 234. arrest July 1455 (defaulting collectors of fifteenth and tenth), E159/231, commissiones Trin. July 1458 (William Meryng); sewers July 1458.

J.p. Notts. 20 Nov. 1458 – d.

Parlimentarian

WASTNES, John (c.1405-59), of Headon cum Upton, Notts.

Main residence: Headon cum Upton, Notts.

Wastneys, Wasteneys, Wastenesse

Author

S.J.P.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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