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WRASTLEY (WRESTLEY), Robert.
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Commons 1509-1558
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WRASTLEY (WRESTLEY), Robert
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
No
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Religion
WOTTON, William (by 1532-56), of London.
Family and Education
b. by 1532, 2nd s. of Sir Edward Wotton of Boughton Place, Boughton Malherbe, Kent, and bro. of Thomas. educ. L. Inn, adm. 17 Dec. 1547. m. Mary, da. of Sir John Dannett of Merstham, Surr., prob. s.p.Presumed to be of age at election. Vis. Kent (Harl. Soc. lxxv), 78-79.
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Parlimentarian
Main residence: London.
Volume
Commons 1509-1558
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WOTTON, William (by 1532-56)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Addresses
Religion
WOTTON, Thomas (by 1521-87), of Boughton Place, Boughton Malherbe, Kent.
Family and Education
b. by 1521, 1st s. of Sir Edward Wotton of Boughton Place by Dorothy, da. of Sir Robert Rede; bro. of William. educ. L. Inn, adm. 7 Feb. 1541. m. (1) by 1545, Elizabeth, da. of Sir John Rudston of London, 6s. inc. Edward 3da.; (2) settlement 12 Apr. 1565, Eleanor, da. of William Finch of the Moat, Kent, wid. of Robert Morton, 2s. suc. fa. 8 Nov. 1551.Date of birth estimated from age at fa.’s i.p.m., C142/93/113. Vis. Kent (Harl. Soc. lxxiv), 21-22; (lxxv), 78-79; CPR, 1563-6, p. 196.
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Commr. heresies, Kent 1552, goods of churches and fraternities 1553, Rochester bridge 1561, 1571, 1574, piracy 1565, offences against the Acts of Uniformity and Supremacy 1572; sheriff 1558 – 59, 1578 – 79; j.p.q. 1558/59; custos rot. 1561–d.
Main residence: Boughton Place, Boughton Malherbe, Kent.
Volume
Commons 1509-1558
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WOTTON, Thomas (by 1521-87)
Will
Estates
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Addresses
Religion
WOTTON, John (by 1523-55 or later), of Totnes and Great Englebourne, Devon.
Family and Education
b. by 1523, 1st s. of William Wotton of Harberton and Great Englebourne by da. of one Holcomb. m. by 1544, Agnes, da. of (?Thomas) Hackwell of Totnes, 5s. 3da. suc. fa. 1554/55.Date of birth estimated from marriage. Vis. Devon (Harl. Soc. vi), 316; Vis. Devon, ed. Vivian, 811; Western Antiq. ix. 152; PCC 20 More.
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Mayor, Totnes 1552–3.
Main residences: Totnes; Great Englebourne, Devon.
Volume
Commons 1509-1558
Web Title
WOTTON, John (by 1523-at least 55)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
Religion
WORTH, Roger (by 1504-64), of Barnstaple, Devon.
Family and Education
b. by 1504, 2nd s. of Oates Worth (d.1504) of Compton Pole by Alice, da. of John Milleton of Meavy. m. by 1539, Joan, da. of Henry Drew of Barnstaple, 3s. 7da.Date of birth estimated from fa.’s death. Vis. Devon, ed. Colby, 212-13; N. Devon Athenaeum, Barnstaple D. Drake ms ‘MPs Barnstaple’, 25.
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Mayor, Barnstaple 1549–50.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Barnstaple, Devon.
Volume
Commons 1509-1558
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WORTH, Roger (by 1504-64)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
Religion
WORSLEY, Sir Robert (by 1512-85), of Booths, Lancs.
Family and Education
b. by 1512, 1st s. of Robert Worsley of Booths by Alice, da. and coh. of Hamlet Massey of Rixton. m. by 1533, Alice, da. of Thurstan Tyldesley of Tyldesley and Wardley Hall, nr. Worsley, 1s. Robert 3s. illegit. suc. gdfa. 1533. Kntd. 11 May 1544.Of age at grandfather’s death, VCH Lancs. iv. 383. Vis. Lancs. (Chetham Soc. lxxxi), 131; (lxxxviii), 340; (xcviii), 81; Chetham Soc. xxxiii. 100-1.
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J.p. Lancs. from c. 1540; sheriff Dec. 1548 – Nov. 1549, 1559 – 60; dep. lt.; commr. eccles. causes, diocese of Chester 1562.
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Main residence: Booths, Lancs.
Volume
Commons 1509-1558
Web Title
WORSLEY, Sir Robert (by 1512-85)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
Religion