Family and Education
b. c. 1562. HCA 13/37, f. 243. educ. appr. London c.1580/1. Estimated from date for freedom of the Grocers’ Co. m. (1) Ellen, at least 1s. 1da.; (2) 28 May 1627, Katherine (bur. 9 July 1635), da. of Thomas Rogers, butcher, of Stratford-on-Avon, Warws., wid. of Robert Harvard, butcher, of Southwark and John Elletson, cooper, of Southwark, s.p. bur. 18 Oct. 1632 18 Oct. 1632. PROB 11/162, f. 262; LCC Survey of London, xxii. 24; H.F. Waters, Genealogical Gleanings in Eng. 130, 188, 191; E.I. Fripp, Shakespeare Studies, 70. sig. Ric[hard] Yearwood.
Offices Held

Freeman, Grocers’ Co. London 1588, liveryman 1613, GL, ms 11592A, unfol. asst. 1623, 2nd warden 1626 – 27, upper warden 1631–2. GL, ms 11588/3, pp. 256, 324, 458.

Vestryman of St. Saviour’s, Southwark 1604 – at least28, churchwarden 1606 – 08, 1613 – 15, 1620–1; LMA, P92/SAV/450, pp. 374, 397, 405, 446, 454, 499, 568. gov. St. Saviour’s g.s. by 1610; LMA, P92/SAV/233 (binding). commr. subsidy, Southwark, Surr. 1622, 1624; C212/22/21, 23. gov. St. Thomas’ hosp., Southwark, Surr. by 1626–d. LMA, HI/ST/A/1/5, ff. 26v, 40v.

Commr. execution of poor laws 1632. PC2/42, f. 54.

Main residence: Boroughside, St. Saviour's Southwark, Surr.
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Commons 1604-1629
Web Title

YEARWOOD, Richard (c.1562-1632)

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Oxford 1644
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