Family and Education
s. and. h. of Thomas Waweton by his w. Elizabeth. CP40/716, rot. 318. m. (1) by June 1394, Elizabeth; (2) by Sept. 1422, Maud; (3) by Sept. 1431, Alana (d.1458), da. and coh. of Sir Simon Felbrigg (d.1443) of Felbrigg, Norf. by Margaret, cousin of Richard II’s queen, Anne of Bohemia, wid. of William Tyndale (d.1426/7) of Deene and Staniern, Northants., 2s. 2da. Kntd. by 18 Sept. 1419.
Offices Held
Attestor, parlty. elections, Hunts. 1413 (May), 1416 (Mar.), 1419, 1421 (May), 1429, Beds. 1420, 1421 (May), 1422, 1437.
Alnager, Beds. 3 Dec. 1395 – 17 Feb. 1397.
Commr. Hunts., Beds., Bucks. Mar. 1404 – Mar. 1450.
J.p. Hunts. 8 Feb. 1405–7, Beds. 12 Feb. 1422 – July 1423, 28 Jan. 1435 – Mar. 1439, 10 Nov. 1443 – June 1448.
Sheriff, Beds. and Bucks. 1 Dec. 1415 – 30 Nov. 1416, Mich. 1422 – 13 Nov. 1423, 4 Nov. 1428-Mich. 1429, 5 Nov. 1432–3.
Speaker 1425.
Main residences: Great Staughton, Hunts.; Basmey, Beds.
Wauton, Wawton
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Commons 1422-1461
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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