BLENKINSOP, Sir Thomas (c.1336-1388), of Hillbeck, Westmld.

Family and Education

b. c. 1336. m. by July 1369, Margaret (c.1354-aft. Nov. 1389), da. of Alan Strother† by his 1st w., sis. and coh. of Alan Strother (d.s.p. bef. Aug. 1380) of Crookdean in Kirkwhelpington and Sweethope, Northumb., at least 2s. Kntd. by Oct. 1386.Scrope v. Grosvenor, i. 201; CPR , 1367-70, p. 292; CIPM, xv. no. 419; Northumb. RO, Swinburne (Capheaton) ms 1/80.

Offices Held

Collector of taxes, Westmld. May 1379, Nov. 1382, Dec. 1384.

Constable, Brough castle, Westmld. for Roger, Ld. Clifford 25 July 1380–1 Feb. 1390.J. Nicholson and R. Burn, Westmld. and Cumb. i. 583. Although the grant of this office initially extended to his heirs, he was succeeded by John Crackenthorpe*.

Commr. to raise money to compensate the earl of Northumb. for breaches of the truce with Scotland May 1381; of array, Cumb. Dec. 1383, Aug. 1384.Rot. Scot. ed. Macpherson etc. ii. 37, 58, 67.

Keeper of the royal castle of Roxburgh 17 Dec. 1381 – 24 June 1383; jt. keeper of Carlisle castle, Cumb. 1 Jan.-2 Feb. 1384.Ibid. 41, 45; Cal. Scots Docs. iv. no. 331; (supp.) v. no. 4089.

Parlimentarian

BLENKINSOP, Sir Thomas (c.1336-1388), of Hillbeck, Westmld.

Main residence: Hillbeck, Westmld.

Author

C.R.

Volume

Commons 1386-1421

Web Title

BLENKINSOP, Sir Thomas (c.1336-1388)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

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