WELFORD, John (d.1490), of Hereford.

Family and Education

s. and h. of John Welford of Worcester by his w. Joan. m. (1) between Jan. and Sept. 1441, Isabel Haukenes (fl.1464), wid. of Thomas Hore of Hereford, ?s.p.; (2) by Mich. 1477, CP40/864, rot. 345. Margaret, 1s. ?1s. illegit.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Hereford 1449 (Nov.) (as mayor), 1450, 1467, 1472, Herefs. 1449 (Nov.), 1478.

Mayor, Hereford Oct. 1449 – 50, 1472 – 73.

Commr. of gaol delivery, Hereford Oct. 1449, June 1450, Aug. 1455 (q.), Jan. 1464 (q.), June 1466 (q.), May 1468, Feb., Sept. 1469, Oct. 1474 (q.), June 1476 (q.), Sept., Oct. 1489, Hereford castle Sept. 1458 (q.), Oct. 1464 (q.), Oct. 1467 (q.), Oct. 1468, Oct. 1473 (q.), Oct. 1477; C66/471, mm. 14d, 20d; 480, m. 6d; 486, m. 21d; 506, m. 16d; 509, m. 27d; 515, m. 6d; 519, m. 10d; 521, mm. 4d, 24d; 525, m. 18d; 531, m. 5d; 534, m. 22d; 538, m. 18d; 541, m. 29d. arrest, Herefs. Aug. 1460 (Sir John Barre*, Thomas Fitzharry*, John Chippenham and Thomas Breinton*); oyer and terminer, S. Wales Aug. 1461, Aug. 1471; inquiry Aug. 1461 (treasons etc.), Herefs. Aug. 1473 (unpaid farms), Nov. 1476 (lands of Edward Neville, Lord Abergavenny), Dec. 1476 (lands late of Katherine, dowager-countess of Shrewsbury); to urge King’s subjects to array Aug. 1461.

J.p.q. Herefs. 24 June 1458 – Dec. 1470, 24 Feb. 1473 – Aug. 1475, 10 Nov. 1475 – 7 June 1476, Glos. 24 Feb. 1473 – May 1474.

Sheriff, Herefs. 15 July – Nov. 1461.

Parlimentarian

WELFORD, John (d.1490), of Hereford.

Main residence: Hereford.

Author

S.J.P.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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