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WINGFIELD, Sir Robert (c.1470-1539), of London and Calais.

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b. c. 1470, ?7th s. of Sir John Wingfield of Letheringham, Suff. by Elizabeth, da. of Sir Lewis John of West Horndon, Essex; bro. of Humphrey and Thomas. m. (1) by 1497, Eleanor, da. of Sir William Raynsford of Bradfield, Essex; (2) lic. 4 July 1519, Joan, illegit. da. of Sir Edward Poynings of Westenhanger, Kent, wid. of Thomas Clinton alias Fiennes, 8th Lord Clinton (d. 7 Aug. 1517), s.p. Kntd. by 2 July 1509.Date of birth estimated from family history. DNB; P. Buckland, ‘Sir Robert and Sir Richard Wingfield’ (Birmingham Univ. MA thesis, 1968); CP, iii. 317; M. E. Wingfield, Visct. Powerscourt, Muniments of Wingfield, 3.
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Usher, the chamber by 1505; bailiff, honor of Eye, Suff., and constable of Eye castle 2 July 1509, bailiff, manors of Syleham and Veale, Suff. 10 Apr. 1510; knight of the body by 1511; Councillor in 1511; jt. marshal of Calais 6 Aug. 1513–20, lt. of the castle ?1523 – 26, dep. 1526 – 31, mayor in 1534.Coll. Top. et Gen. v. 66; LP Hen. VIII, i-vii; P. T. J. Morgan, ‘The govt. of Calais, 1485–1558’ (Oxf. Univ. D. Phil. thesis, 1966), 295, 298, 301.

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WINGFIELD, Sir Robert (c.1470-1539), of London and Calais.
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WINGFIELD, Sir Richard (c.1510-57/59), of Portsmouth, Hants.

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b. c. 1510, s. of Lewis Wingfield of Bishops Sutton by da. of one Macwilliam of Suff. m. Christian, da. of Sir William Fitzwilliam of Gains Park, Essex, and Milton, Northants. at least 1s. Kntd. 30 Sept. 1544.Date of birth estimated from family history. Vis. Hunts. (Cam. Soc. xliii), 129; LP Hen. VIII, xix.
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Capt. Morian 1546, Swallow 1557; paymaster, Portsmouth 1548 – 54, capt. 1551 – 54; commr. goods of churches and fraternities, Hants 1553; burgess, Portsmouth by 1553–4.LP Hen. VIII, xxi; SP11/11, f. 79; APC, ii. 198, 216, 221, 223; iii. 37, 106, 261, 293, 321; iv. 37, 47, 67, 104, 106, 180, 213; CPR, 1550–3, p. 395; 1553, p. 415; C219/20/106, 21/138, 22/76; CP40/1142, f. 719.

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WINGFIELD, Sir Richard (c.1510-57/59), of Portsmouth, Hants.
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WINGFIELD, Jacques (c.1519-87), of Stone Castle, Kent and St. Giles-in-the-Fields, Mdx.

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b. c. 1519, 3rd s. of Sir Richard Wingfield of Kimbolton, Hunts. by 2nd w. Bridget, da. of Sir John Wiltshire of Stone Castle; bro. of Thomas Maria.Aged 19 or under in February 1538. Vis. Hunts. (Cam. Soc. xliii), 131.
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Gent. household of Stephen Gardiner, bp. of Winchester 1531 – 55; master of the ordnance, Ireland c. 1558 – d.; constable, Dublin castle c. 1558 – Jan. 1586; member, council of Ireland 1559 – 62, of Munster 26 Apr. 1587; commr. eccles. causes, Ireland 1568, sewers Kent 1568.Foxe, Acts and Mons. vi. 197; CSP Carew, 1515–74, p. 278; CSP Ire. 1509–73, p. 158; 1585–8, pp. 41, 313; APC, xv. 33; CPR, 1566–9, pp. 173–4; 1569–72, p. 220.

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WINGFIELD, Jacques (c.1519-87), of Stone Castle, Kent and St. Giles-in-the-Fields, Mdx.
Main residences: Stone Castle, Kent; St. Giles-in-the-Fields, Mdx.
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WINGFIELD, Humphrey (by 1481-1545), of Brantham and Ipswich, Suff.

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b. by 1481, 12th s. of Sir John Wingfield of Letheringham, by Elizabeth, da. of Sir Lewis John of West Horndon, Essex; bro. of Sir Robert and Thomas. educ. G. Inn, called. m. by 1512, Anne (d. by Jan. 1537), da. and h. of Sir John Wiseman of Great Canfield, Essex, wid. of Gregory Edgar, 2s. at least 1da. Kntd. 1533.Date of birth estimated from father’s death. N. Bacon, Annals Ipswich, 179n.; Vis. Suff. ed. Metcalfe, 80, 176; LP Hen. VIII, vi; C142/72/74; Wards 7/2/71; J. A. Manning, Lives of Speakers, 181; DNB. E. W. Ives, ‘Somes aspects of the legal profession in the late 15th and early 16th centuries’ (London Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 1955), 11-13; C193/12/1; Statutes, iii. 83, 84, 116, 173; Ipswich ct. bk. 8, p. 54; Bacon, 179n.; Gt. Yarmouth chamberlains’ rolls, 1519-41 passim; CPR, 1494-1509, pp. 305, 447, 560, 660; LP Hen. VIII, i. viii, xi-xvi, xviii, xx; LJ, i. 82; information from Susan Flower and G. Haslam.
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Lent reader, G. Inn 1517.

J.p. Suff, 1504–?d., Essex 1509–?d., Norf. 1540; of counsel to Ipswich 1507, Great Yarmouth 1520; commr. subsidy, Essex 1512, Suff. 1512, 1514, 1523, 1524, Ipswich 1523, 1524, legal profession in London 1523, for survey of monasteries, Norf. and Suff. 1536, benevolence 1544/45; other commissions 1503 – d.; dep. chief steward, duchy of Lancaster, south parts 1512 – d.; chamberlain, household of Duchess of Suffolk 1515; sheriff, Norf. and Suff. 1520 – 21; bailiff, manor of Framsden, Suff. 1529 – d.; member, council of 15th Earl of Oxford by 1532.E. W. Ives, ‘Somes aspects of the legal profession in the late 15th and early 16th centuries’ (London Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 1955), 11–13; C193/12/1; Statutes, iii. 83, 84, 116, 173; Ipswich ct. bk. 8, p. 54; Bacon, 179n.; Gt. Yarmouth chamberlains’ rolls, 1519–41 passim; CPR, 1494–1509, pp. 305, 447, 560, 660; LP Hen. VIII, i. viii, xi-xvi, xviii, xx; LJ, i. 82; information from Susan Flower and G. Haslam.

Speaker of House of Commons Feb. 1533–6.

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WINGFIELD, Humphrey (by 1481-1545), of Brantham and Ipswich, Suff.
Main residences: Brantham; Ipswich, Suff.
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WINGFIELD, Sir Anthony (by 1488-1552), of Letheringham, Suff.

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b. by 1488, 1st s. of Sir John Wingfield of Letheringham by Anne, da. of John Tuchet, 6th Lord Audley. m. by 1528, Elizabeth, da. of Sir George Vere, 7s. inc. Sir Robert 3da. suc. fa. Mar./July 1509. Kntd. 25 Sept. 1513; KG nom. 23 Apr. inst. 22 May 1541.Date of birth estimated from first reference. DNB; Vis. Suff. ed. Metcalfe, 79; LP Hen. VIII, i, iv, xvi; CPR, 1494-1509, p. 457; J. M. Wingfield, Some Recs. Wingfield Fam., 32; M. E. Wingfield, Visct. Powerscourt, Muniments of Wingfield, 3-4, 30.
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Esquire of the body by 1509; j.p. Suff. 1510 – d.; commr. subsidy 1512, 1514, 1515, 1523, 1524, dissolution of monasteries 1536, benevolence 1544/45, relief, Suff., London, royal household 1550, goods of churches and fraternities, Suff. 1552; other commissions 1525 – d.; sheriff, Norf. and Suff. 1515 – 16; PC 1539 – d.; v.-chamberlain, the Household 1539- 2 Feb. 1550, comptroller by 2 Feb. 1550 – d.; capt. the guard 1539; member, council of Boulogne 1544; constable Denbigh castle, Denb., steward, lordship of Denbigh, chancellor and chamberlain, Denb. Dec. 1549; chamberlain, receipt of the Exchequer 1550; jt. ld. lt. Suff. 1552.LP Hen. VIII, i-iv, viii, xi, xiii, xix, xx; Statutes, iii. 83, 116, 172; CPR, 1547–8, p. 89; 1549–51, pp. 163, 291; 1550–3, p. 395; 1553, pp. 358, 360, 363; APC, iv. 50; D. E. Hoak, The King’s Council in the Reign of Edw. VI, 47, 49, 51, 79, 270.

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