WOOD, Thomas, of Colchester, Essex.

?Attestor, parlty. election, Colchester 1459. It is unclear if the attestor was the MP or a namesake.

Councillor, Colchester Sept. 1438–40; Essex RO, Colchester bor. recs., ct. rolls 1438–40, D/B 5 Cr56, m. 1; 57, m. 1. alderman 1442 – 44, 1447 – 49, 1451 – 52, 1455 – 57, 1458–9; Ibid. 1442–4, 1447–9, 1451–2, 1456–7, 1458–9, D/B 5 Cr58, m. 1; 59, m. 1; 62, m. 1; 63, m. 1; 64, m. 1; 67, m. 1; 69, m. 1. coroner 1442 – 44, 1456–7; D/B 5 Cr 58, m. 1; 59, m. 1; 67, m. 1. bailiff 1445 – 46, 1449 – 50, 1452–3; VCH Essex, ix. 377. j.p. 1447–9; D/B 5 Cr62, m. 1; 63, m. 1. claviger 1455 – 56, 1458–9. Colchester ct. rolls 1455–6, 1458–9, D/B 5 Cr66, m. 1; 69, m. 1.

Jt. receiver, guild of St. Helen, Colchester Mich. 1441–2. Colchester bor. recs., acct. roll masters of St. Helen’s guild, 1441–2, D/B 5 Z2. But the acct. could be for 1442–3, since the guild may have begun its accounting year at the feast of St. Helen rather than Mich.: Essex Archaeology and Hist. xxi. 108.