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WILFORD, John, of Nottingham.

Family and Education
s. and h. of Henry Wilford (d.1419) of Nottingham by his 1st w. Margaret. Henry had at least two wives. Margaret was alive in 1403, but he left Joan as his wid.: Notts. Archs., Nottingham recs., ct. rolls CA1300, rot. 26; Borthwick Inst., Univ. of York, Abps. Regs. 18 (Bowet), f. 371d. m. Agnes, Nottingham ct. rolls CA1324, rot. 6d. 1s. 1da. Both were born before Henry’s death: Abps. Regs. 18 (Bowet), f. 371d.
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Chamberlain, Nottingham Mich. 1409–10.

Main residence: Nottingham.
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Commons 1422-1461
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WILDE, Thomas, of Oxford.

Family and Education
m. by Apr. 1420, Isabel. Oxon. RO, PAR189/10/1D/7.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Oxford 1421 (Dec.), 1422, 1429, 1433, 1437.

Bailiff, Oxford Mich. 1421–3. C219/12/6; 13/1.

Tax collector, Oxon. Jan. 1436.

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Main residence: Oxford.
Goldsmith, Wild, Wylde, Goldesmyth
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Commons 1422-1461
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WILDE, Robert (d.1461), of Sandwich, Kent and London.

Family and Education
m. (1) bef. 1421, Margery, wid. of Henry Cacherell of Sandwich; (2) by 1437, Thomasina, wid. of Henry Aucher of Losenham, Kent; W. Boys, Sandwich, 417; E. Kent Archs., Sandwich recs., ‘Old Black Bk.’, SA/AC 1, f. 8; E179/124/93; CP40/705, rot. 203d. prob. s.p.
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Mayor and jt. keeper of the keys to the common chest, Sandwich Dec. 1430 – 31, 1433 – 34; jurat by Dec. 1431 – Dec. 1433, 1434–5. ‘Old Black Bk.’, ff. 7, 14, 20.

Main residences: Sandwich, Kent; London.
Wyld, Wylde
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Commons 1422-1461
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WIGSTON, William, of Leicester.

Family and Education
m. at least 3s. inc. Roger† and John†.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Leicester 1453, 1467.

Steward of the fair, Leicester Sept. 1446–7, 1448–9 (as mayor), 1451–2; mayor 1448 – 49, 1459–60. Leicester Bor. Recs. ed. Bateson, ii. 448, 453.

Main residence: Leicester.
Wixston, Wyggeston, Wygston, Wykyngeston
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Commons 1422-1461
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WIGMORE, Thomas, of Kent.

Family and Education
?m. ?; Katherine, da. of Geoffrey Kirton of Ash, Kent by Juliana, wid. of John Septvans (d.1458) of St. Lawrence, Isle of Thanet, Kent, 1s. Archaeologia Cantiana, xl. 115-16.
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Attestor, parlty. election, Kent 1449 (Feb.)

Bailiff of the liberty of Bp. Low of Rochester by Dec. 1448. Reg. Roffense ed. Thorpe, 575–7.

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Main residence: Kent.
Wygmore
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Commons 1422-1461
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WIDDRINGTON, Gerard, of Widdrington and Haughton Castle, Northumb.

Family and Education
s. and h. of Roger Widdrington (d.1451) of Widdrington by Elizabeth (d.1454), da. of Sir Thomas Gray (d.1415) of Wark, Northumb., and wid. of Sir William Whitchester (d.1424) of Benwell and Seaton Delaval, Northumb. m. bef. Sept. 1454, Elizabeth, da. of Christopher Boynton of Sedbury, Yorks. 1s. 1da. Kntd. between 13 Nov. and 10 Dec. 1461. Hist. Northumb. ix. 145; W.P. Hedley, Northumb. Fams. i. 97-98, 103-4; J. Hodgson, Hist. Northumb. ii (2), 297; CPR, 1461-7, pp. 66, 569.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Northumb. 1450, 1460.

Commr. of array, Northumb. May, Nov. 1461.

J.p. Northumb. 10 Dec. 1461 – d.

Sheriff, Northumb. 5 Nov. 1464–5.

Main residences: Widdrington; Haughton Castle, Northumb.
Woddryngton, Wyddrington, Wytheryngton
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Commons 1422-1461
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WIDCOMBE, Richard, of Bath, Som.

Family and Education
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Attestor, parlty. election, Bath 1417.

Bailiff, Bath c. June 1405–6; mayor 1417 – 18, 1426 – 27, 1428 – 29; alderman Nov. 1427.

Main residence: Bath, Som.
Wydecombe, Wydecumbe, Wytcombe, Wythecombe
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