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WOOD, John II, of Keele, Staffs.

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m. ?1s. John†, 1da.
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Escheator, Staffs. 23 Nov. 1437 – 6 Nov. 1438.

Commr. of gaol delivery, Stafford Oct. 1443 (q.), Stafford castle Oct. 1450. C66/457, m. 23d; 472, m. 18d.

?Mayor, Newcastle-under-Lyme 1458. Wm. Salt Arch. Soc. 1917, p. 208.

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WOOD, John II, of Keele, Staffs.
Main residence: Keele, Staffs.
atte Wode
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WOOD, John I (d.1458), of Worcester and Northwick by Worcester and Wolverley, Worcs.

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poss. illegit. s. of Sir John atte Wood† (d.1391) of Wolverley. m. (1) Alice, 2s. 1da. (d.v.p.); (2) by 1443, Katherine, ?wid. of John Weston† of Coventry, Warwick and Worcester, 1s. 2da.; (3) by 1452, Margaret, wid. of Thomas Dounton of Burton, Herefs.; (4) Lucy. Dist. 1439.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Worcs. 1414 (Nov.), 1420, 1422, 1425, 1427, 1431, 1437, 1449 (Nov.), All combined returns for Worcs. and Worcester. Worcester 1449 (Feb.).

Alnager, Worcs. Mich. 1405–32.

Commr. Essex, Glos., Herefs., Lincs., Norf., Salop, Staffs., Suff., Wilts., Worcs., Yorks. Apr. 1416 – Dec. 1457; of gaol delivery, Worcester June 1416 (q.), July 1424, July 1425, May 1427, May 1443, July 1445 (q.), June, Oct. 1447, Jan. 1458, Worcester castle July, Nov. (q.) 1433, Feb., Mar. 1437, July 1438, June 1439, Feb. 1446, May 1448 (q.), Oct., Nov. 1449, Dec. 1450; C66/399, m. 19d; 414, m. 10d; 417, m. 9d; 420, m. 15d; 433, m. 5d; 435, m. 23d; 440, m. 43d; 441, m. 11d; 442, m. 20d; 443, m. 10d; 456, m. 31d; 460, m. 14d; 461, m. 29d; 464, m. 24d; 466, m. 38d; 470, m. 16d; 471, m. 14d; 472, m. 18d; 484, m. 11d; 485, m. 19d. to treat for loans, Worcs. May, Aug. 1442, May 1455. PPC, vi. 240.

Bailiff, Worcester Mich. 1416–17.

Escheator, Worcs. 8 Dec. 1416 – 30 Nov. 1417, 6 Nov. 1424 – 24 Jan. 1426, 26 Nov. 1431 – 5 Nov. 1432.

J.p. Worcs. 4 Dec. 1417 (q.)-Feb. 1446, 18 Feb. 1446 – May 1452, May 1452 (q.)-July 1458.

Dep. sheriff, Worcs. (by appointment of the earl of Warwick) 17 Nov. 1425 – 13 Oct. 1426.

Steward of the estates of Thomas Polton, bp. of Worcester, 1 Nov. 1426-aft. Feb. 1431; E159/215, brevia Hil. rot. 2; Worcs. Archs., Reg. Polton, 250. receiver of the same by July 1427. Shakespeare Centre Archs., Guild of Holy Cross, Stratford-upon-Avon mss, BRT1/3/39.

Jt. bailiff of the liberty of Oswaldslow hundred, Worcs., by appointment of Bp. Polton 26 Feb. 1431–d. Reg. Polton, 250.

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WOOD, John I (d.1458), of Worcester and Northwick by Worcester and Wolverley, Worcs.
Main residences: Worcester; Northwick by Worcester; Wolverley, Worcs.
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WOOD, Christopher, of Hampreston, Dorset and London.

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educ. Clement’s Inn. J.H. Baker, Men of Ct. (Selden Soc. supp. ser. xviii), 1. 62; ii. 1687 (as Wode). m. by Mich. 1455, Alice (d.?1472). CP40/779, rot. 52d; CFR, xxi. no. 99.
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WOOD, Christopher, of Hampreston, Dorset and London.
Main residences: Hampreston, Dorset; London.
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WONSTON (WOLSTON), Alfred, of Okehampton and Newton Abbot, Devon.

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?s. of Geoffrey Wonston of Okehampton ?by his w. Agnes. CP25(1)/45/78/69. m. by 1409, Denise, da. and h. of John Ferrers, ?1s. John*.
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Forester of the eastern parts of Dartmoor Mich. 1404–5, SC6/819/15, rot. 13. western parts Mich. 1414–24. SC6/813/26, m. 2; 815/1, m. 5; 820/8, rot. 8; 820/9, rot. 7d.

Bailiff of the fees of the honour of Okehampton during the minority of Thomas Courtenay, earl of Devon, by 1427–8. SC6/829/29.

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WONSTON (WOLSTON), Alfred, of Okehampton and Newton Abbot, Devon.
Main residences: Okehampton; Newton Abbot, Devon.
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WOLSTON, John (d.c.1449), of Blackler in Staverton, Devon.

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?s. of Alfred Wonston (Wolston)*. The Commons 1386-1421, iv. 891. m. by Mich. 1429, KB27/675, rot. 22d. Joan, da. of Robert Elmede of Weycroft in Axminster, Devon.
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Attestor, parlty. election, Devon 1429.

Commr. of inquiry, Devon July 1440 (concealments), May 1444 (rape). KB27/735, rex rot. 5.

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WOLSTON, John (d.c.1449), of Blackler in Staverton, Devon.
Main residence: Blackler in Staverton, Devon.
Wulston
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WOLSELEY, Ralph (d.1504), of Wolseley, Staffs.

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s. and h. of Thomas Wolseley (d.1478) of Wolseley by his w. Margery Broughton (fl.1478) of Longdon, Staffs. S. Erdeswyk, Staffs. 205. educ. M. Temple. m. (1) Agnes, da. of Sir Thomas Blount† (d.1456) of Barton Blount, Derbys., by his 1st w. Margaret, da. of Sir Thomas Gresley† of Drakelow, Derbys., at least 1s. 1da.; (2) by Mich. 1474, Margaret, prob. da. of Sir Robert Aston of Tixall, Staffs., wid. of John Kynnersley (d.1472) of Loxley, Staffs.
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Commr. of inquiry, Salop, Staffs., Worcs. June 1458 (crime and concealments), Staffs. Aug. 1473 (unpaid farms), Nov. 1486 (manor of Shenstone), July 1498, June 1502 (lands late of Humphrey Peshale), Feb. 1502 (crimes); arrest, ?Staffs. Dec. 1460, July 1461 (Edmund Basset), Staffs. July 1472 (Sir Thomas Fyton); gaol delivery, Burton-upon-Trent Sept. 1473, Stafford castle Sept. 1475, Oct. 1476, Sept. 1484, C66/531, m. 5d; 536, m. 2d; 539, m. 24d; 557, m. 17d. Oct. 1486, Stafford May 1486, July 1487, Oct. 1502; to assess alien subsidy, Staffs. Apr., Aug. 1483, of array May, Dec. 1484, Apr. 1496.

Receiver, duchy of Lancaster honour of Tutbury, Staffs. 18 Nov. 1460-c. Mich. 1461; dep. Mich. 1461–?; R. Somerville, Duchy, i. 543; DL37/29/27; CPR, 1461–7, pp. 43–44. jt. receiver, lands late of John, Lord Lovell, in Cambs., Essex, Salop 8 Aug. 1461 – ?

Rider, chase of John Hales, bp. of Coventry, Cannock, Staffs. ?Mar. 1461–? Staffs. RO, Wolseley mss, D(W)1781/6/2/8.

Jt. alnager, Notts. July 1461–19 May 1462. CFR, xx. 24, 74.

Constable, duchy of Lancaster borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme 5 Aug. 1461–2 Apr. 1474. DL37/30/209; Somerville, i. 550.

Collector, tunnage and poundage, London 29 Sept. 1462–4 Dec. 1464. E122/194/142; E403/829, m. 7; CFR, xx. 98, 131; E356/21, rots. 12d, 13.

J.p.q. Staffs. 11 Dec. 1463–Dec. 1470, He was omitted from the comm. of 29 Mar. 1469 according to CPR, 1467–77, p. 630, but the originalia roll suggests he was appointed: E371/234, rot. 51. 8 July 1471 – Sept. 1485, 11 Nov. 1486 – Jan. 1496, 7 May 1501 – d.

Victualler of Calais 4 July 1465–13 Dec. 1466. C76/149, m. 13; PROME, xiii. 347–8.

Fourth baron of the Exchequer Mich. 1467 – ?Apr. 1471, 8 Mar. 1478 – 24 Sept. 1484.

Rent collector for the bp. of Coventry and Lichfield at Rugeley, Staffs. Mich. 1473–4 (for John Hales), 1497–8 (for John Arundel). I. Rowney, ‘Staffs. Political Community’ (Keele Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 1981), ii. 441.

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WOLSELEY, Ralph (d.1504), of Wolseley, Staffs.
Main residence: Wolseley, Staffs.
Wolceley, Worseley, Worssley
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WOLRICH, Andrew, of Dudmaston, Salop.

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s. and h. of William Wolrich (d.c.1431) of Dudmaston prob. by – da. and h. of Hugh Dudmaston of Dudmaston. m. by 2 Oct. 1431, Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Walton of Wheaton Aston, Staffs., at least 1s.
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Attestor, parlty. election, Salop 1442.

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WOLRICH, Andrew, of Dudmaston, Salop.
Main residence: Dudmaston, Salop.
Wolryche
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WOLLEY, Roger II, of Lostwithiel, Cornw.

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yr. s. of Walter Wolley of Lostwithiel, and h. of his bro. John. CP40/727, rot. 331d.
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Mayor, Lostwithiel 1442–3. C241/230/31.

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WOLLEY, Roger II, of Lostwithiel, Cornw.
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WOLLEY, Roger I (d.c.1459), of Derby.

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?s. of Ralph Wolley of Hollingworth and Broadbottom in Mottram, Cheshire. m. by 13 Sept. 1422, CP40/662, rot. 310. Agnes (fl.1461), wid. of John Ireland of Hartshorne, Derbys. Ireland was dead by 12 June 1422 although his writ of diem clausit extremum was not issued until a year later: CP40/662, rots. 310, 311; CFR, xv. 3. No inq. was taken, probably because he was not a tenant-in-chief.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Derby 1429, 1433, Derbys. 1449 (Feb.).

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WOLLEY, Roger I (d.c.1459), of Derby.
Main residence: Derby.
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WOLLASHULL, William (d.1453), of Wollashull, Worcs.

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s. and h. of Robert Muchgros alias Wollashull of Wollashull by his w. Margaret. m. by 1398, Elizabeth, da. of John Morant of Stoulton, Worcs., sis. of Thomas Morant†, 1da. Dist. 1439.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Worcs. 1407, 1419, 1420, 1426, 1427, 1431.

Escheator, Worcs. 10 Nov. 1404 – 1 Dec. 1405, 13 Nov. 1423 – 6 Nov. 1424, 4 Nov. 1428 – 12 Feb. 1430.

J.p. Worcs. 4 Dec. 1417 – Nov. 1451.

Commr. Worcs. Mar. 1419 – Nov. 1440; of gaol delivery, Worcester castle Feb., July 1433. C66/433, mm. 5d, 9d.

Dep. sheriff, Worcs. (by appointment of the earl of Warwick), 6 May – 2 Nov. 1422.

?Dep. warden of Fleet prison, London by 1442 – d.

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WOLLASHULL, William (d.1453), of Wollashull, Worcs.
Main residence: Wollashull, Worcs.
Waleshale, Wolashull, Wollashill, Wollashill, Wollasyll, Wollershyll, Woloshull
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