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Family and Education
b. c. 1617, 1st s. of Sir William Eyre of London and Neston in Corsham, Wilts. and Hester Cooke.Hoare, Hist. Wilts. v (Frustfield), 56, ped. no. 1; Vis. Wilts. (Harl. Soc. cv-cvi), 58-62. educ. Pembroke, Oxf. 31 Oct. 1634, ‘aged 17’.Al. Ox. m. (1) lic. 4 Jan. 1638 or 1639,Sarum mar. lic. bonds (Wilts. Fam. Hist. Soc.). Anne (bur. 5 Jan. 1666), da. of Charles Dauntsey of Baynton, Wilts. and wid. of John Danvers (bur. 7 Feb. 1637) of Corsham; at least 2da. (1 d.v.p.); (2) 11 July 1667, Jeane or Jane Harris of Colerne, Wilts. (bur. 13 Dec. 1669), 1s. 1da.; (3) Mary (d. aft. 1683).Corsham, Colerne par. regs.; Wilts. RO, P3/E/128ii. suc. fa. 13 Mar. 1663.Wilts. RO, 1157/1. d. betw. 2-14 Feb. 1684.Wilts. RO, P3/E/128ii.
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Military: officer (parlian.), Devizes Aug. 1642.Wilts. RO, A1/110/A, f. 72. ?Lt.-col. Chippenham, 12 Aug. 1645Mercurius Aulicus no. 23 (10–17 Aug. 1645), 1701 (E.298.23). and ?Malmesbury, Mar. 1647;Waylen, ‘Falstone Day Bk.’ 384. col. 8 Feb 1649.CJ vi. 134a. Col. militia, Wilts. 10 Apr. 1650, ?1662, 1683.CSP Dom. 1650, p. 505; 1661–2, p. 539; 1683 July-Sept., p. 316. Col. regt. of John Lambert*, 20 Jan. 1660.CJ vii. 815a, 816b.

Local: j.p. Wilts. by 14 July 1646-bef. Oct. 1660,Wilts. RO, A1/160/1, 2; Western Circuit Assize Orders ed. Cockburn, 248, 261; The Names of the Justices (1650), 61 (E.1238.4); C193/13/3, f. 69; C193/13/4, f. 108v; C193/13/5, f. 115v; C193/13/6, f. 96; A Perfect List (1660), 59. ?1674–d.Commonplace Bk. of Sir Edward Bayntun, 323–4, 95; VCH Wilts. ii. 435; CSP Dom. 1683–4, p. 218. Commr. assessment, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Dec. 1649, 22 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 Jun. 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660,A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). ?May 1677;Commonplace Bk. of Sir Edward Bayntun, 34. militia, 2 Dec. 1648, 26 July 1659, 2 Mar. 1660;A. and O. oyer and terminer, Western circ. by Feb. 1654-June 1659;C181/6, pp. 9, 308. poll tax, 1660. SR.

Parlimentarian
EYRE, William II (c.1617-84), of Neston, Wilts.
: Wilts.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

EYRE, William II (c.1617-84), of Neston, Wilts.

Will
2 Feb., pr. 18 Apr. 1684.Wilts. RO, P3/E/128ii.
Estates
Oxford 1644
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