Family and Education
bap. 24 Aug. 1596, 2nd but o. surv. s. of William Ayscough (d. 4 Feb. 1611) of South Kelsey, and 2nd w. Katherine (bur. 13 Aug. 1637), da. of William Heneage of Hainton, Lincs.C142/325/192; Lincs. Peds. (Harl. Soc. l), 65-6. educ. Sidney Sussex, Camb. 27 May 1612.Al. Cant. m. lic. 13 Mar. 1612, Frances (d. 3 Nov. 1658), da. and h. of Sir Nicholas Clifford† of Bobbing Court, Kent, 7s. inc. Edward* (4 d.v.p.) 6da. (4 d.v.p.).Stallingborough, Lincs. par. reg.; A. Gibbons, Notes on Vis. of Lincs. 1634 (Lincoln, 1898), 93; Lincs. Peds. 65-6. suc. grandfa. 9 Mar. 1612;C142/328/163. Kntd. Jan. 1613.Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 152. d. May 1653.C6/39/8; PROB11/235, f. 56v.
Offices Held

Local: j.p. Lincs. (Lindsey) 23 July 1618 – 21 June 1627, 19 Dec. 1628-bef. Jan. 1650. 20 Nov. 1619 – 7 Jan. 1634C231/4, ff. 69, 227v, 261. Commr. sewers, Lincs., Lincoln and Newark hundred, 10 Feb. 1642–d.;C181/2, f. 353; C181/3, ff. 169, 229; C181/4, f. 39v; C181/5, f. 223; Lincs. RO, Spalding Sewers/449/7–9. Holland 11 Apr. 1626;C181/3, f. 199. Deeping and Gt. Level 26 Nov. 1629 – 30 Mar. 1638, 31 Jan. 1646–?;C181/4, f. 30; C181/5, ff. 10, 269; Lincs. RO, Spalding Sewers/449/3–4. Ancholme Level 2 Apr. 1634–6 May 1637;C181/4, ff. 170, 201; C181/5, f. 27. recusants, Lincs. 14 Sept. 1624;HMC Rutland, i. 471. swans, Lincs., Northants., Rutland and Notts. 28 May 1625;C181/3, f. 165. Lincs. 26 June 1635;C181/5, f. 14. Forced Loan, Lindsey 1627.C193/12/2, f. 32v. Sheriff, Lincs. 6 Nov. 1631–1632.List of Sheriffs (L. and I. ix), 80; Coventry Docquets, 364. Commr. repair of St Paul’s Cathedral, 5 June 1633;LMA, CLC/313/I/B/005/MS25475/001, f. 14v. exacted fees, Lincs. and Lincoln 15 Dec. 1633;C181/4, f. 158v. charitable uses, Caistor, Lincs. 25 Nov. 1634; Lincs. 15 May 1635–10 Jan. 1642;C192/1, unfol. subsidy, Lindsey 1641; further subsidy, 1641; poll tax, 1641; contribs. towards relief of Ireland, 1642;SR. assessment, 1642, 24 Feb. 1643, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648; Lincs. 18 Oct. 1644, 21 Feb. 1645, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649.SR; A. and O. Member, cttee. for Lincs. and Hull 28 Apr. 1642;CJ ii. 544b, 545b, 547b-548a, 592b-593b; LJ v. 27b, 87. co. cttee. Lincs. 24 May 1642–?CJ ii. 585b; LJ v. 82b. Dep. lt. by 6 June 1642–?LJ v. 131b-132a. Capt. militia horse, c.June 1642–?The Humble Petition of Captain William Booth of Killingholme (1642), 1–2 (E.154.38); A Declaration of the House of Commons in Vindication of Divers Members (1642), 7 (E.107.37). Commr. sequestration, Lindsey 27 Mar. 1643; levying of money, 7 May 1643; Lincs. 3 Aug. 1643; Eastern Assoc. 20 Sept. 1643;A. and O. ejecting scandalous ministers, Lincs. c.Mar. 1644;‘The royalist clergy of Lincs.’ ed. J.W.F. Hill, Lincs. Architectural and Arch. Soc. ii. 37–8, 105. New Model ordinance, 17 Feb. 1645;A. and O. oyer and terminer, 26 Apr. 1645;C181/5, f. 251v. Lincs. militia, 3 July 1648;LJ x. 359a. militia, 2 Dec. 1648.A. and O.

Civic: freeman, Lincoln 4 Jan. 1621–d.Lincs. RO, L1/1/1/4, f. 173.

Central: commr. for disbursing subsidy, 1641; further subsidy, 1641; assessment, 1642;SR. conserving peace betw. England and Scotland, 20 May 1643, 7 July 1646, 28 Oct. 1647;LJ vi. 55b; LJ viii. 411a; ix. 500a. to reside with armies at Newark, 5 Dec. 1645;CJ iv. 366b. exclusion from sacrament, 5 June 1646, 29 Aug. 1648.A. and O.

: of South Kelsey, Lincs.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

AYSCOGHE, Sir Edward (1596-c.1653), of South Kelsey, Lincs.

Will
9 Nov. 1648, pr. 1 July 1654.PROB11/235, f. 56v.
Estates
in 1612, family’s estate valued at £960 p.a.WARD9/214, f. 153. Inherited Stallingborough, South Kelsey, Kelsey St Nicholas, Caistor, and at least 3 other Lincs. manors.C142/325/192; C142/328/163. After the Restoration, family estate valued at betw. £1,400 and £1,700 p.a.C33/255, f. 458; ‘‘Lincs. fams. temp. Charles II’ ed. C. H. Her. and Gen. ii. 120.
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
Religion
presented Thomas Atkinson to rectory of Kelsey St Nicholas, Lincs. 1631.IND1/17002, f. 98v.
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