Family and Education
s. and h. of Edmund Gurney (d.1387) of Harpley by Katherine, da. and event. h. of Sir William Wauncy† of Depden, Suff. and West Barsham. m. bef. Nov. 1392, Alice, da. and event. sole h. of John Heylesdon (d.1384) of Hellesdon and Norwich, Norf. and London, mercer, 1s.
Offices Held

Commr. of inquiry, Norf. July 1384, May 1387 (murder), May 1388 (maintenance), Mar. 1392 (theft), Jan. 1400 (shipwreck), Apr. 1400 (wastes on the Hastings estates), July 1402 (rights of Thomas, earl of Arundel, to an advowson), Feb. 1406 (insurrection at Bishop’s Lynn), May 1407 (piracy); array Mar. 1392, July 1402; gaol delivery, Great Yarmouth Feb. 1394; weirs, Norf. June 1398; oyer and terminer Mar. 1399, Suff. July 1402; to make proclamation of Henry IV’s intention to govern well, Norf. May 1402.

Steward of the Norf. estates of Richard, earl of Arundel, bef. 1386.

J.p. Norf. 12 July 1388–9, 18 June 1394 – Mar. 1397, 22 July 1397-c. Oct. 1399.

Alnager, Norf. 20 July-24 Nov. 1394.

Sheriff, Norf. and Suff. 3 Nov. 1399 – 24 Nov. 1400, 15 Nov. 1408 – d.

Escheator, Norf. and Suff. 8 Nov. 1401–29 Nov. 1402.

Main residences: Harpley; West Barsham, Norf.
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Volume
Commons 1386-1421
Web Title

GURNEY, John (-d.1408)

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