BENDLOWES, William (1514/15-84), of Great Bardfield, Essex.

Family and Education

b. 1514 /15, s. of Christopher Bendlowes of Great Bardfield by Elizabeth, da. of John Rufford. educ. St. John’s, Camb.; L. Inn, adm. 9 July 1534, called 1539. m. (2), by 1544, Eleanor, da. of Edward Palmer of Angmering, Suss. wid. of John Berners of Finchingfield, Essex, 1s. 1da.Aged 49 in 1564, VCH Cambs. iii. 448. DNB; Vis. Essex (Harl. Soc. xiii), 347; Vis. Suss. (Harl. Soc. liii), 24; Wright, Essex, i. 661; C142/207/59.

Offices Held

Bencher, L. Inn 1546, Autumn reader 1549, Lammas 1555, treas. 1550 – 54, gov. by 1576.

Commr. relief, Essex 1550, heresy 1556; j.p. 1554 – 64, seven midland counties 1561 – 64; serjeant-at-law 1 June 1555; justice assize, midlands 1558; recorder, Thaxted, Essex temp. Mary. CPR, 1553–66 passim; Foxe, Acts and Mons. viii. 304–10; Morant, Essex, ii. 442.

Parlimentarian

BENDLOWES, William (1514/15-84), of Great Bardfield, Essex.

Main residence: Great Bardfield, Essex.

Author

J.J.G.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

BENDLOWES, William (1514/15-84)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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