Family and Education
s. and h. of William Carnaby (fl. 1347) by his w. Margaret (d. 26 Nov. 1361), er. da. and coh. of Sir John Halton (d. 31 Mar. 1345) of Halton and Whittington. m. (1) Margaret (c.1370-29 Sept. 1387), da. and h. of Sir Henry ap Griffith (d. 15 May 1372) of Nether Witton by his w. Joan (d. 10 Oct. 1381), s.p.; (2) by c.1390, Isabel (d. Oct. 1411), da. of Sir Henry Fenwick of Fenwick, 2s. 1da. Kntd. by Oct. 1404.C137/85/2; CIPM, xi. no. 249; xvi. nos. 348, 651; CPR, 1381-5, p. 445; Hist. Northumb. x. ped. facing p. 408.
Offices Held
Constable of Dunstanburgh castle and receiver of the lordship of Dunstanburgh, Northumb. for John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster by 10 Feb. 1372-bef. 27 June 1380.
Commr. to raise debts owed to Thomas Arundel, former abp. of York, Hexhamshire Apr. 1398; make arrests, Northumb. July 1398; of inquiry May 1399 (murder in Tynedale).
Constable of Norham castle, and justice, steward, sheriff and escheator of Norhamshire and Islandshire for Walter Skirlaw, bp. of Durham 1401–3.
Chief steward and bailiff of the abp. of York’s liberty of Hexhamshire 18 July 1405 – d.
Escheator, Northumb. 9 Nov. 1406 – d.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Halton, Northumb.
Karnaby, Querneby
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
Web Title
CARNABY, Sir William (-d.1407)
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