Family and Education
2nd s. of George Skutt of Poole and Jane.PROB11/150/337; PROB11/235/98. m. Margaret, at least 1s. (d.v.p.), 1da. (d.v.p.); bur. 3 Jan. 1671 3 Jan. 1671.Dorset RO, Poole par. reg.
Offices Held

burgess, Poole ?-17 Oct. 1662;J. Sydenham, Hist. of Town and County of Poole (1839), 197–8. ?collector of town revenues, 1633 – 34, 1638–9;Poole Borough Archives, MSS MA39, MA45, unfol. mayor, c.Oct. 1652.CSP Dom. 1652–3, pp. 53, 507; Hutchins, Dorset, i. 34.

commr sewers, Poole 29 June 1638;C181/5, f. 113r-v. gaol delivery, 31 Mar. 1640, 24 Feb. 1655, 20 May 1659.C181/5, f. 167; C181/6, pp. 95, 357. J.p. Dorset c.Apr. 1646-bef. Jan. 1650.Christie, Shaftesbury, i. appx. i. p. xxxiv. Commr. assessment, Poole 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 1 June 1660;A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance...for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). militia, 2 Dec. 1648, 26 July 1659; Dorset 14 Mar. 1655, 26 July 1659;A. and O.; SP25/76A, f. 14. ejecting scandalous ministers, Poole and Dorset 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. poll tax, Poole 1660.SR.

capt. (parlian.) Sept. 1642; maj. c.Sept. 1644-Apr. 1648.Bayley, Dorset, 84, 111, 218; Dorset Standing Cttee. ed. Mayo, 377. Gov. Poole 15 Apr.-20 May 1651.CSP Dom. 1651, pp. 149, 211, 526. Capt. Brownsea Castle 29 Aug. 1653–60.CSP Dom. 1653–4, p. 110–1. Capt. militia ft. Poole July 1659.CSP Dom. 1659–60, pp. 52, 119.

member, cttee. of navy and customs by 10 Aug. 1647.SP16/512, f. 71.

of Poole, Dorset.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

SKUTT, George (d. 1670/1), of Poole, Dorset.

Will
not found.
Estates
houses and other property in Poole, including brewhouse, purchased from William Constantine* Apr. 1640;C54/3234. inherited from fa. (1654) land known as ‘Steert’ and a cellar house in Poole, also share of £3,000 claimed by fa. from cttee. at Worcester House, and of family’s joint commercial stock.PROB11/235/98.
Oxford 1644
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