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Family and Education
b. 27 Mar. 1608, 1st s. of Sir John Rous† of Rous Lench and Hester, da. of Sir Thomas Temple of Stowe, Bucks.Rous Lench par. reg. educ. Brasenose, Oxf. 20 Oct. 1626, BA (Corpus Christi) 31 Jan. 1628;Al. Ox. M. Temple 6 May 1628.M Temple Admiss. i. 120. m. (1) by 1634, Jane (bur. 20 Aug. 1656), da. of Sir John Ferrers† of Tamworth Castle, Staffs. 4s. (3 d.v.p.) 3da.;Rous Lench par. reg.; Vis. Worcs 1634 (Harl. Soc. xc), 82. (2) 24 May 1659,Corresp. of the Fam. of Hatton ed. E.M. Thompson (Camden n.s. xxii), 18-19. Frances (bur. 28 June 1667), da. and coh. of David Murray, Tailor, of St Clement Danes, Mdx. 2s. 1da.; (3) 28 Apr. 1670, Anne, da. of Michael Biddulph* of Lichfield, Staffs. wid. of Peter Birkinhead, merchant, of Stoke, Warws. s.p.St Michael, Coventry par. reg. cr. bt. 23 July 1641;CB ii. 108. suc. fa. 10 Apr. 1645. bur. 28 May 1676.Rous Lench par. reg.
Offices Held

Local: commr. disarming recusants, Worcs. 30 Aug. 1641;LJ iv. 385b. assessment, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1649, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660, 1664; Worcs. and Warws. 9 June 1657, 1 June 1660. Apr. – Nov. 1648A. and O.; SR; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance … for an Assessment (E.1075.6). Sheriff, Worcs.; Warws. 1667–8. 2 Dec. 1648LJ ix. 536a.; List of Sheriffs (List and Index ix), 159. Commr. militia, Worcs., 26 July 1659; Worcs and Warws. 12 Mar. 1660. J.p. Worcs. by Feb. 1650–d.C193/13/3, f. 67v. Commr. ejecting scandalous ministers, 28 Aug. 1654.A. and O. Custos rot. 22 Nov. 1655-Mar. 1660.C231/6 p.319; Diary and Pprs. of Henry Townshend ed. Porter, Roberts, Roy, 273. Commr. poll tax, 1660;SR. recusants, 1675.CTB iv. 698.

Parlimentarian
ROUS, Sir Thomas, 1st Bt. (1608-76), of Rous Lench, Worcs.
: Worcs.
Likenesses

Likenesses: MI Rous Lench church.

Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

ROUS, Sir Thomas (1608-76), of Rous Lench, Worcs.

Will
15 May 1676, pr. 10 Nov. 1679.PROB11/361, f. 218.
Estates
at d. lands at Rous Lench and Inkberrow, Worcs.; Farnborough, Warws.; lands in Mdx.PROB11/361, f. 218.
Oxford 1644
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Addresses
Religion
Presented Thomas Wall to rectory of Rous Lench, Worcs. 29 July 1666.Worcs. Archives, 732.4/BA 2337/25.
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