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Family and Education
b. 23 Aug. 1619, o. surv. s. of Josias Lambert of Calton, and 2nd w. Anne (bur. 25 July 1643), da. of Thomas Heber of Marton, Yorks.WARD9/208, f. 109v; Par. Reg. of Kirkby Malham ed. W. Oliver, T. Brayshaw (Yorks. Par. Reg. Soc. cvi), 57, 95; J.W. Morkill, Par. of Kirkby Malhamdale (1933), 156-7; D. Farr, John Lambert, Parliamentary Soldier and Cromwellian Major-General (2003), 12, 13. educ. ?Kirkby Malhamdale sch.;Farr, Lambert, 13-14. Trinity, Camb. 14 Mar. 1636.Al. Cant.; D. Farr, ‘The education of Major-general John Lambert’, Cromwelliana (2000), 11. m. 10 Sept. 1639, Frances, (d. 1676), da. of Sir William Lister* of Thorton-in-Craven, Yorks. at least 10ch.Par. Reg. of Kirkby Malham, 89, 93; Farr, Lambert, 67, 215; CSP Dom. 1661-2, p. 216. suc. fa. 2 Sept. 1632;WARD9/218, f. 271. bur. 28 Mar. 1684 28 Mar. 1684.Morkill, Kirkby Malhamdale, 158.
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Military: col. of ft. (parlian.) by Apr. 1643 – Dec. 1647, July 1650 – 13 July 1657, 11 June-12 Oct. 1659–18 Oct. 1659-Jan. 1660;CJ vii. 680b, 796a; A True Narrative of the Proceedings in Parliament (1659), 23–4, 53 (E.1010.24); Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. ii. 398–9, 526–9; Jones, ‘War in north’, 388. col. of horse by Jan. 1644 – 13 July 1657, 28 Apr. – 12 Oct. 1659, 18 Oct. 1659-Jan. 1660.Clarke Pprs. iii. 196; CJ vii. 796a; Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. i. 253–61; Jones, ‘War in north’, 388. Commry-gen. northern army by Jan.-c.June 1645.CJ iv. 26. Gov. Oxf. July-aft. Dec. 1646.The Moderate Intelligencer no. 70 (2–9 July 1646), 528 (E.344.5); no. 83 (1–8 Oct. 1646), 677 (E.356.8); Wood, Fasti, ii. 91. Maj.-gen. Northern Brigade, July 1647-Apr. 1653;CJ vii. 680b; Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. ii. 399; Farr, Lambert, 121. co. Dur., Cumb., Lancs., Northumb., Westmld. and Yorks. 9 Aug. 1655–13 July 1657;CSP Dom. 1655, p. 275. 11 June-12 Oct. 1659;CJ vii. 680b, 796a; Northumb. RO, ZMI/B14/I; True Narrative, 23–4. English and Scottish forces, 18 Oct. 1659-Jan. 1660.True Narrative, 23–4; Wariston Diary, 147. Constable (jt.), Dover Castle June 1654–?Add. 4184, f. 15.

Local: commr. levying of money, Yorks. (E., N. Riding) 3 Aug. 1643.A. and O. J.p. W. Riding 23 Aug. 1644-Mar. 1660;C231/6, p. 6; Add. 29674, f. 148. Surr. 14 July 1653-Mar. 1660;C231/6, p. 261. Mon. 18 July 1653-Mar. 1660;Justices of the Peace ed. Phillips, 361. Cumb., co. Dur., E., N. Riding, Northumb., Westmld. 12 Dec. 1655-Mar. 1660;C231/6, p. 321. Beverley 16 Jan. 1657-c.Mar. 1660.C181/6, p. 195. Commr. assessment, W. Riding 21 Feb. 1645, 9 June 1657;A. and O. Surr. 24 Nov. 1653,An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). 9 June 1657; E., N. Riding, York, Glos. 9 June 1657; Northern Assoc. W. Riding 20 June 1645;A. and O. charitable uses, 21 Feb. 1648, 21 May 1650;C93/19/33; C93/20/30. London Oct. 1655;Publick Intelligencer no. 7 (12–19 Nov. 1655), 97–8 (E.489.15). militia, Yorks. 2 Dec. 1648, 26 July 1659;A. and O. E., N., W. Riding 14 Mar. 1655; York 14 Mar. 1655,CSP Dom. 1655, pp. 78, 79. 26 July 1659; Surr. 26 July 1659;A. and O. Caern., Cheshire, Cumb., Denb., Derbys., co. Dur., Flint, Lancs., Lincs., Notts., Northumb., Salop, Staffs.,Westmld. 8 Aug. 1659.CJ vii. 751b. Custos rot. Surr. c.July 1653-Mar. 1660.C193/13/4, f. 96v. Commr. ejecting scandalous ministers, E., N., W. Riding, Surr. 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. sewers, Hatfield Chase Level 2 July 1655–11 Aug. 1660;C181/6, pp. 108, 358. Mdx. and Westminster 8 Oct. 1659.C181/6, p. 398. Ld. warden of the Cinque Ports, 9 June 1655–?Mercurius Politicus no. 261 (7–14 June 1655), 5403; Clarke Pprs. iii. 42. Visitor, Durham Univ. 15 May 1657.Burton’s Diary, ii. 535. Commr. oyer and terminer, Home, Northern circs. c.June 1659–10 July 1660.C181/6, pp. 372, 375.

Central: commr. high ct. of justice, 6 Jan. 1649;A. and O. to Scotland, 23 Oct. 1651.CJ vii. 30b. Cllr. of state, 29 Apr.,CSP Dom. 1652–3, p. xxxiv; Clarke Pprs. iii. 4. 9 July 1653,CJ vii. 283a. 16 Dec. 1653-July 1657,CSP Dom. 1653–4, p. 298; Clarke Pprs. iii. 113–14; TSP vi. 427. 19 May 1659.A. and O. Member, cttee. for Virg. 10 Jan. 1654.CSP Col. 1574–1660, p. 412. Commr. treaty with Utd. Provinces, 14 Mar. 1654;Abbott, Writings and Speeches, iii. 213. visitation Camb. Univ. 2 Sept. 1654;A. and O. admlty. and navy, 8 Nov. 1655.CSP Dom. 1655–6, p. 10. Member, cttee. for statutes, Durham Univ. 10 Mar. 1656;CSP Dom. 1655–6, p. 218. cttee. of appeals, forests, 26 June 1657;A. and O.; CJ vii. 562a. cttee. of safety, 9 May,CJ vii. 646b. 26 Oct. 1659.Whitelocke, Mems. iv. 366. Commr. for nominating army officers, 13 May,CJ vii. 651a. 18 Oct. 1659.Clarke Pprs. v. 317; Ludlow, Mems. ii. 130–1.

Civic: freeman, Berwick-upon-Tweed 12 Jan. 1652–?Berwick RO, B1/10, f. 213.

Irish: ld. dep. 30 Jan.-19 May 1652.CJ vii. 79, 133a-134b; Farr, Lambert, 116.

Parlimentarian
LAMBERT, John (1619-84), of Calton, Kirkby Malham, Yorks., and Wimbledon, Surr.
: of Calton, Kirkby Malham, Yorks. and Surr., Wimbledon.
Likenesses

Likenesses: oil on canvas, double portrait with Oliver Cromwell*, R. Walker;A. Haldane, Portraits of the English Civil Wars (2017), 92-3, 149. oil on canvas, aft. R. Walker;NPG. oils, aft. R. Walker;Private colln. oils, unknown;Portraits of Yorks. Worthies ed. E. Hailstone (1869), i. no. lxxxiii. line engraving, W. Faithorne;BM. mezzotint, F. Place aft. R. Walker, 1670s;BM; NPG. medal, unknown, 1653.BM.

Volume
Commons 1640-1660
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LAMBERT, John (1619-84), of Calton, Kirkby Malham, Yorks., and Wimbledon, Surr.

Will
attainted.
Estates
in 1631, Lambert’s fa. was fined £4 for distraint of knighthood.E101/682/35. Lambert’s inheritance inc. manors of Airton, Calton and Malham, a moiety of manor of West Malham, Calton Hall, messuages in Otterburn and Skipton, a messuage in Gargrave held of the earl of Cumberland, a fulling mill in Scosthrop and lands in Coniston, Yorks. – in all, worth about £300 p.a.WARD5/48, bdle. L-R; WARD5/49, bdle. L-O; C142/486/120; Northumb. RO, ZMI/B7/X,X(b). In 1649, he purchased, for £1,317, leases of lands in the manor of Ripon, Yorks. from trustees for the sale of church lands, which he later sold.C54/3516/6; C54/3623/12; LR2/266, f. 4; Col. Top. et Gen. i. 286. In 1650, Parliament settled on him site of Pontefract Castle, Pontefract Park and lands in Castleford and Ollerton, worth £300 p.a. and manor of Gatenby, Yorks.SP46/107, ff. 19v-20v; A. and O. In 1650, he purchased, for £585, fee farm rent of Eccleshall, Yorks. worth £78 p.a.C54/3591/1; SP28/288, ff. 5, 6. In 1651, purchased, for £1,668, herbage of Sherriff Hutton Park, and Kippax meadows, Yorks. from trustees for the sale of crown lands.E121/5/5/18. In 1651, he sold Sheriff Hutton Park for £1,000.C54/3625/32. In 1652, purchased capital messuage of rectory of Wimbledon, Surr. (former dean and chapter property), from Thomas Goodwin for £730 and manor of Wimbledon (former crown land), from Adam Baynes* for £16,825.C54/3676/12; C54/3677/29. In 1652, sold site of Pontefract Castle for £30, lands in Kippax meadow for £300 and Pontefract Park for £2,745.C54/3660/31-3. In 1654, sold manor of Gatenby to Major George Smithson* and another officer for £4,900.C54/3796/6; Add. 21427, f. 125. In 1654, purchased capital messuage of Nonsuch and Nonsuch Little Park, Surr. (former crown lands), from Smithson and other officers in his regt. for £14,800.C54/3816/39. In 1658, Lambert, Baynes and another gentleman sold land in Mortlake, Surr. for £120.CP25/2/602/1658TRIN. By Dec. 1658, Lambert had contracted to purchase for £7,086 a yearly rent of £1,228 issuing out of Hatfield Chase Level.PRO31/17/33, pp. 245, 291-2, 381-2; CJ vii. 622b. In 1659, Lambert and Baynes mortgaged messuages in Melling, Lancs. and in Burton in Lonsdale, Yorks. for £1,300.C54/4027/25. Lambert’s estate, at his d. worth about £400 p.a.Farr, Lambert, 225.
Oxford 1644
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Addresses
The Strand, Westminster (1646);WCA, STM/F/2/3631. Somerset House, The Strand (1651);Lodewijck Huygens: The English Jnl. 1651-2 ed. A.G.H. Bachrach, R.G. Collmer (1997), 76. lodgings in the Palace of Whitehall (1654-?1657, 1659).Bodl. Rawl. C.179, pp. 157, 161; CSP Dom. 1654, p. 367; 1659-60, pp. 11, 305.
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