WARD, Richard I (by 1511-78), of Hurst, Berks.

Family and Education

b. by 1511, o. s. of Thomas Ward I of Winkfield by Maud, da. of Thomas More of Bourton, Bucks. educ. Eton c.1520-5; scholar, King’s, Camb. 1525. m. by 1539, Colubra (d.1574), da. of William Flambert or Lambert of Chertsey, Surr., 8s. 9da. (at least 2s. 4da. d.v.p.). suc. fa. July 1538.Date of birth estimated from first reference, Eton Coll. Reg. ed. Sterry, 350. LP Hen. VIII, xiv; Vis. Berks. (Harl. Soc. lvi), 57; Mill Stephenson, Mon. Brasses, 22.

Offices Held

Clerk of the scullery by 1532, of the poultry by 1537, second clerk of the spicery by 1540, first clerk 1549 – 56; clerk of the green cloth by 1565; porter of the outer gate and keeper of the armoury, Windsor castle 1538 – d.; bailiff, liberties of Bray and Cookham, Berks. 1540 – 64; commr. subsidy, New Windsor 1540, 1560, 1571, relief, Berks. 1550, goods of churches and fraternities 1553; other commissions 1543 – d.; escheator, Oxon. and Berks. 1542 – 43; j.p. Berks. 1543 – d., Wilts. 1574; cofferer, the Household ? Oct. 1558 – 1 Jan. 1559, 1567 – d.; receiver, duchy of Lancaster, former lands of Furness abbey in Cumb., Lancs., Yorks. 1559.HMC Bath, iv. 6; LP Hen. VIII, xii, xvi, xviii-xxi; CPR, 1547–8, p. 81; 1553, pp. 351, 413; 1553–4, p. 17; 1555–7, p. 404; 1558–60, p. 423; 1563–6, pp. 20, 28, 39, 169–70, 184, 257, 488; 1569–72, pp. 29, 31, 219–21, 223; 1572–5, p. 522; Req.2/7/108; APC, iv. 227; Somerville, Duchy, i. 497; 179/73/153, 74/217, 233; 351/1795, mm. 20–37; Foxe, Acts and Mons. v. 474; information from Dr. R. C. Braddock.

Parlimentarian

WARD, Richard I (by 1511-78), of Hurst, Berks.

Main residence: Hurst, Berks.

Author

T.F.T.B.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

WARD, Richard I (by 1511-78)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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