Family and Education
b. 6 Oct. 1626, 1st s. of Sir German Pole of Radbourne, and Millicent (d. 1 Nov. 1662), da. of Francis Mundy of Markeaton, Derbys.Radbourne par. reg.; MI of Sir German Pole, Radbourne; Vis. Derbys. (Harl. Soc. n.s. viii), 4-5. educ. St John’s, Camb. 4 Oct. 1644;Al. Cant. G. Inn 17 Feb. 1647.G. Inn Admiss. 243. m. (1) lic. 21 Jan. 1641, Ellinor, da. of Sir John Curzon* of Kedleston, ?s.p.;Derbys. RO, D258/17/40. (2) 17 Dec. 1650 (with £3,000), Anne (d. 14 Nov. 1710), da. of Richard Newdigate† of Arbury, Warws. and Gray’s Inn, Mdx. 1s. d.v.p.Radbourne par. reg.; St Botolph, Bishopsgate, London par. reg. (bap. 26 July 1655); St Andrew, Holborn, Mdx. par. reg. (bur. 22 Aug. 1665); Add. 6672, f. 102; Add. 6688, f. 57. suc. fa. 4 Mar. 1635;C142/530/163. d. 28 Mar. 1683.Radbourne par. reg.; MI, Radbourne.
Offices Held

Local: commr. assessment, Derbys. 14 May, 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660, 1661, 1672, 1679. 28 Feb. 1653 – aft.Mar. 1660A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance...for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6); SR. J.p., 9 Sept. 1660–?d.C231/6, p. 252; C231/7, p. 37. Commr. securing peace of commonwealth by Nov. 1655;TSP iv. 212. for public faith, 24 Oct. 1657;Mercurius Politicus no. 387 (22–9 Oct. 1657), 62 (E.505.35). militia, 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660;A. and O. poll tax, 1660;SR. charitable uses, 12 July 1661;C93/26/1. swans, 30 May 1663;C181/7, p. 210. subsidy, 1663;SR. recusants, 1675.CTB iv. 792. Sheriff, 14–23 Nov. 1678.List of Sheriffs (L. and I. ix), 31.

: of Radbourne, Derbys.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

POLE, German (1626-83), of Radbourne, Derbys.

Will
26 Oct. 1682, pr. 21 May 1683.Staffs. RO, B/C/11.
Estates
inherited an estate consisting of manor of Radbourne, advowson of Egginton and property in Ashbourne, Duffield, Etwall, Spondon, Tansley, Derbys.; property in Combridge, Newborough and Rocester, Staffs.; and property in Coniston and Sapcote, Leics.C142/530/163. In 1656, acquired advowson of the rectory of Mugginton, Derbys.J. C. Cox, Churches of Derbys. iii. 214-15. In 1664, Radbourne Hall was taxed at 20 hearths.Derbys. Hearth Tax Assessments 1662-70 ed. D. G. Edwards (Derbys. Rec. Soc. vii), 20. In 1682-3, estate consisted of manors of Radbourne and Mercaston; capital messuage of Radbourne Hall; advowsons of Egginton, Mugginton and Radbourne; a moiety of tithes of Mercaston; a moiety of manor of Heynor, par. Mickleover; a third part of manor of Egginton; lands in Ashbourne, Belper, Dalbury, Derby, Duffield, Egginton, Etwall, Littleover, Mackworth, Mickleover, Radbourne, Tansley, Derbys.; manors and advowsons of Coniston and Sapcote and property in Broughton Astley and Sutton in the Elms, Leics.; and manor of Newborough, Staffs.Add. 6688, ff. 42-4, 58; Derbys. RO, D5557/12/6.
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
Gray’s Inn, Mdx. (1647);Derbys. RO, D5557/2/4. Richard Newdigate’s house, Leaden Porch Court, Holborn, Mdx. (1652, 1656, 1657);Derbys. RO, D5557/2/18/32, 47; D5557/2/43/8; D5557/2/44/2; D5557/2/45. Gilbert Walbank’s house next to Gray’s Inn gate, Holborn (1656, 1657).Derbys. RO, D5557/2/18/15, 16; D5557/2/19/4, 5; D5557/2/43/7.
Religion
presented Peter Yates to rectory of Egginton, Derbys. 1642;Add. 6688, f. 57. Richard Pole to rectory of Mugginton, Derbys. 1674.IND1/17005, f. 48.
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