WALDEGRAVE, Sir Edward (1516/17-61), of Sudbury, Suff. and Borley, Essex.

Family and Education

b. 1516 /17, 1st s. of John Waldegrave of Essex by Laura, da. of John Rochester of Terling, Essex. m. by 1551, Frances, da. of Sir Edward Neville of Aldington, Kent, 2s. 3da. suc. fa. 6 Oct. 1543, gdfa. 1545. Kntd. 2 Oct. 1553.Aged 44 at death, Morant, Essex, i. 182. Vis. Essex (Harl. Soc. xiii), 119; C142/68/58; PCC 43 Pynnyng.

Offices Held

Gent. household of Princess Mary by Aug. 1551 – July 1553; PC Aug. 1553 – 17 Nov. 1558, commr. augmentations 1553, heresy 1557; bailiff, manor of Havering-atte-Bower, Essex Oct. 1553, keeper, great wardrobe 28 Oct. 1553 – 20 July 1559; jt. (with John Cosworth) receiver-gen. duchy of Cornwall 4 Nov. 1553 – Feb. 1554; j.p.q. Essex 1554–58/59, Suff. 1554; steward Clare honor, duchy of Lancaster, 18 Mar. 1554 – d., chancellor 22 Jan.-25 Dec. 1558.APC, iii. 333; iv. 318; vi. 429; CPR, 1553–4, pp. 19–393 passim; 1555–7, pp. 281, 312–13, 315; 1557–8, p. 73, 211; Somerville, Duchy, i. 602.

Parlimentarian

WALDEGRAVE, Sir Edward (1516/17-61), of Sudbury, Suff. and Borley, Essex.

Main residences: Sudbury, Suff.; Borley, Essex.

Author

R.V.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

WALDEGRAVE, Sir Edward (1516/17-61)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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