Family and Education
bap. 16 Jan. 1616, 1st s. of William Arthington of Arthington, and Anne, da. of Thomas Tankard of Brampton Hall, Kirby Hill, Yorks.Adel Par. Regs. ed. G. D. Lumb (Thoresby Soc. v), 4; Thoresby, Ducatis Leodiensis, 8; Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. i. 70. m. 24 May 1638 (with £1,500), Mary, da. of Sir Ferdinando Fairfax* of Denton, Yorks. 3s. (2 d.v.p.) 5da. (1 d.v.p.).St Mary, Bishophill senior, York par. reg.; Bodl. Fairfax 31, f. 135; Thoresby, Ducatis Leodiensis, 8; Adel Par. Regs. ed. Lumb, 14, 15, 16, 18, 43, 57. suc. fa. 17 Oct. 1623.WARD9/207, f. 36. bur. 19 June 1671.Adel Par. Regs. ed. Lumb, 64.
Offices Held

Local: j.p. Yorks. (W. Riding) 19 Dec. 1640 – 7 Mar. 1657, Mar. 1660–d.;C231/5, p. 419; C231/6, p. 361; A Perfect List [of JPs] (1660). liberties of Cawood, Wistow and Otley, Yorks. 17 Dec. 1641–?;C181/5, f. 216v. liberties of Ripon by Oct. 1654–10 May 1662.C181/6, pp. 66, 283. Commr. subsidy, W. Riding 1641, 1663; further subsidy, 1641; poll tax, 1641, 1660; contribs. towards relief of Ireland, 1642;SR. assessment, 1642, 24 Feb. 1643, 18 Oct. 1644, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660, 1664; Yorks. 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 1 June 1660;SR; A. and O.; An Ordinance...for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). levying of money, W. Riding 7 May, 3 Aug. 1643; sequestration, 27 Mar. 1643;A. and O. Yorks. c.Feb. 1650;SP28/215, pt. 4, f. 14. Northern Assoc. W. Riding 20 June 1645;A. and O. charitable uses, 2 Mar. 1647, 21 Feb. 1648, 21 May 1650, 25 Feb. 1657;C93/19/27; C93/19/33; C93/20/30; C93/24/10. Yorks. 22 Apr. 1651;C93/21/1. town and par. of Halifax 16 May 1651;C93/21/29. Ripon 5 May 1653;C93/22/14. Skipton g.s. 23 Nov. 1654;C93/23/2; W. Yorks. Archives (Bradford), SpSt/4/11/109/1/3. militia, Yorks. 2 Dec. 1648, 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660–?;A. and O. W. Riding 14 Mar. 1655.SP25/76A, f. 16. Gov. Ripon g.s. by 1650–?;A.F. Leach, Early Yorks. Schools (Yorks. Arch. Soc. rec. ser. xxvii), 229–30. Otley g.s. 1652–?.Chronicles of the Free Grammar School of Prince Henry at Otley ed. L. Padgett (Otley, 1923), 81, 82. Commr. inquiry concerning church livings, W. Riding c.May 1650.W. Yorks. Archives (Wakefield), C413. Treas. lame soldiers, 8 Apr. 1651–?W. Yorks. Archives (Bradford), SpSt/10/8/1. Commr. oyer and terminer, Northern circ. by Feb. 1654–d.;C181/6, pp. 18, 376; C181/7, pp. 18, 576. Yorks. and York 9 Dec. 1663;C181/7, p. 220. gaol delivery, Northern circ. 4 Apr. 1655;C181/6, p. 101. liberties of Ripon 24 Mar. 1658.C181/6, p. 283. Col. militia ft. W. Riding 27 Mar. 1660–?;Notts. RO, DD/SR/216/1; SP29/42/67, ff. 133v-134. lt.-col. by Sept. 1661–?d.SP29/42/66, f. 131. Dep. lt. by Sept. 1661–?d.SP29/60/66, f. 152v; Beinecke, Osborn Shelves, Danby boxes [OSB.MSS 6], box 2, folder 36 (W. Riding militia pprs.).

Civic: freeman, Berwick-upon-Tweed 3 Sept. 1649–d.;Berwick RO, B1/10, f. 136v. Ripon 2 Apr. 1660–d.N. Yorks. RO, DC/RIC II 1/1/2, p. 525.

Central: master in chancery, extraordinary, July 1655–?C202/39/5.

: of Arthington, Adel, Yorks.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

ARTHINGTON, Henry (1616-71), of Arthington, Adel, Yorks.

Will
admon. 20 Dec. 1671.Borthwick, Prob. Act Bk., Ainsty deanery, 1668-86, f. 127.
Estates
in 1623, inherited manors of Adel, Arthington and Hewick, near Ripon, and advowson of Adel, Yorks. – in all, valued at £495 p.a.WARD5/49, unfol. By 1638, estate inc. manor of Eccup, near Adel.Notts. RO, DD/FJ/4/29/8. In 1672, house at Arthington assessed at 19 hearths.Yorks. W. Riding Hearth Tax Assessment Lady Day 1672 ed. D. Hay et al. (BRS cxxi), 196.
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
Bishophill, York (1641-2).Bodl. Fairfax 32, ff. 70, 72.
Religion
presented Thomas Sharp to rectory of Adel, Yorks. 1660.IND1/17000, f. 6v.
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