CROWTHER, William (1591-c.1658), of London and Wormsley Grange, Herefs.

Family and Education

bap. 26 Jan. 1591, 2nd s. of Edward Crowther of Ludlow, Salop (bur. 15 Feb. 1624) and Ann (bur. 3 Nov. 1637), da. of one Beale.Salop Par. Regs. Ludlow, 6, 98, 104, 329, 361. educ. appr. to Matthew Brome, citizen and Haberdasher 6 June 1605; freeman 12 June 1612.GL, MS 15860/3, unfol.; 15857, f. 166v. unm. d. bef. 29 May 1658.PROB11/276/760.

Offices Held

Local: j.p. Herefs. 15 Aug. 1644–d.Add. 70108, misc. 41. Commr. assessment, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648;A. and O. Herefs. militia, 23 May 1648;LJ x. 277a. militia, 2 Dec. 1648.A. and O.

Central: member, cttee. for excise, 5 Jan. 1648;CJ v. 416b; LJ ix. 639b. cttee. for indemnity, 19 Jan. 1648.CJ v. 327b; LJ ix. 669a.

Parlimentarian

CROWTHER, William (1591-c.1658), of London and Wormsley Grange, Herefs.

: Herefs.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

CROWTHER, William (1591-c.1658), of London and Wormsley Grange, Herefs.

Will

9 Sept. 1653, pr. 29 May 1658.PROB11/276/760.

Estates

site of Wormsley priory, Herefs. bought in 1629 and bequeathed in 1653 to his nephew; also bought lands in King’s Pyon from Thomas Tomkins*.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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