Family and Education
bap. 12 Aug. 1630, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Anthony Blagrave of Bulmarsh, Sonning by Dorothy, da. of Thomas Dolman of Shaw, nr. Newbury. educ. St. John’s Oxf. 1650, BA 1651, MA 1653; M. Temple 1655. m. lic. 28 Feb. 1665, ‘aged 28’, Hester, da. of William Gore, merchant, of Morden, Surr. and Barrow Gurney, Som., 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da. suc. fa. 1657, cos. Alexander in Southcot estate by 1698.Berks. RO, Sonning par. reg.; Vis. Berks. (Harl. Soc. lvi), 173; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 138; Reading Univ. Lib. H. C. Cherry, ‘Bercherienses Prosapiae’, 1, pp. 23, 25; PCC 80 Ash.
Offices Held
Fellow of St. John’s 1651 – ?55, commr. for assessment, Berks. Aug. 1660–80, 1689 – 90, Oxon. 1679 – 80; j.p. Berks. 1662 – ?81, by 1695 – d., Wallingford 1664; commr. for recusants, Berks. 1675; freeman, Reading 1679; capt. of militia horse, Berks. by 1680, maj. by 1683.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Reading, Berks.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
BLAGRAVE, John (1630-1704)
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