WROUGHTON, Sir William (1509/10-59), of Broad Hinton, Wilts.

Family and Education

b. 1509 /10, o.s. of William Wroughton of Broad Hinton by Anne, da. of Sir William Norris of Yattendon, Berks. m. (1) Elizabeth, da. of George Twyneho of Keyford by Frome, Som., s.p.; (2) by 1540, Eleanor, da. of Edward Lewknor of Kingston Buci, Suss., 4s. inc. James and Thomas 3da. suc. gdfa. 4 Aug. 1515. Kntd. 11 May 1544.Date of birth estimated from age at grandfather’s i.p.m., C142/30/27. Aubrey, Wilts. Topog. Colls. ed. Jackson, 336; Wilts. Vis. Peds. (Harl. Soc. cv, cvi), 219; Vis. Som. ed. Weaver, 132; Vis. Dorset (Harl. Soc. xx), 95; E150/999/24; LP Hen. VIII, xix.

Offices Held

Lt. and chief forester, Chute forest, Wilts. 1542; j.p. Wilts. 1543 – 47, 1558/59; commr. musters 1546, chantries, Wilts. and Salisbury 1548, relief, Wilts. 1550, goods of churches and fraternities 1553; other commissions 1544–54.LP Hen. VIII, xvii, xx, xxi; CPR, 1547–8, p. 91; 1548–9, p. 135; 1550–3, pp. 142, 396; 1553, pp. 359, 415; 1553–4, p. 28.

Parlimentarian

WROUGHTON, Sir William (1509/10-59), of Broad Hinton, Wilts.

Main residence: Broad Hinton, Wilts.

Author

T.F.T.B.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

No

Addresses

Religion