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WESTWOOD, Hugh (by 1500-59), of Chedworth, Glos.
Family and Education
b. by 1500. m. (1) by 1521, Agnes, (2) Jane, da. of Sir Alexander Baynham of Westbury-on-Severn, wid. of Robert Wye (d.1544) of Lipyeate, Som.; 1s. illegit.Date of birth estimated from first reference. LP Hen. VIII, iii; A. C. Painter, ‘Hugh Westwood’, Bristol and Glos. Arch. Soc. Trans. liv. 85-105.
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Queen’s collector of rents, Marlborough, Wilts. in 1534 and 1544 – 45; j.p. Glos. 1547, q. 1554 – d.; commr. relief 1550, goods of churches and fraternities 1553; other commissions, Glos. and Worcs. 1554 – 58; escheator, Glos. 1550–1.
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Main residence: Chedworth, Glos.
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WESTON, Robert (by 1522-73), of Lichfield, Staffs.
Family and Education
b. by 1522, 3rd s. of John Weston of Weeford, Staffs. by Cecily, da. of Ralph Neville and sis. of Ralph, 4th Earl of Westmorland; bro. of James. educ. All Souls, Oxf., fellow 1536, law dean 1538; BCL 1538, DCL 1556; adv. Doctors’ Commons 1 Oct. 1556. m. Alice da. of Richard Jenyns or Jennings of Great Barr, Staffs., 1s. 3da.Date of birth estimated from education. Erdeswick, Staffs. 164; Wm. Salt Arch. Soc. iii(2), 20n; CP (1887), viii. 112; Foss, Judges, v. 543. Although the published pedigrees disagree as to whether Cecily Neville was Weston’s mother or grandmother, what little is known about Cecily establishes her identity with Weston’s mother. PCC 25 Peter; N. and Q. (ser. 4), iv. 367; Emden, Biog. Reg. Univ. Oxf. 1501-40, p.618.
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Principal, Broadgates Hall, Oxf. 1546 – 49; vicar-gen. Lichfield diocese in 1550, chancellor, Exeter diocese 1551 – 53, Lichfield diocese by 1564; dean of arches 11 Jan. 1560–67; commr. visit diocese of Lichfield 1560, to enforce Acts of Uniformity and Supremacy 1562 [I] 1568, England 1571, piracy 1564; master in Chancery by 1563; ld. chancellor and ld. justice [I] 1567; dean, St. Patrick’s, Dublin 11 June 1567 – d., Wells 30 June 1570–d.
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Main residence: Lichfield, Staffs.
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WESTON, Sir Richard (c.1465-1541), of Sutton Place, Surr.
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b. c. 1465, 1st s. of Edmund Weston of Boston, Lincs. by Catherine, da. of Robert Cammel of Fiddleford, Dorset. m. by 1502, Anne, da. of Oliver Sandys of Shere, Surr., 1s. 2da. suc. fa. ?by 1505. Kntd. 3 Jan. 1518.Date of birth given in F. Harrison, Sutton Place, 34. Vis. Surr. (Harl. Soc. xliii), 7; Hutchins, Dorset, ii. 166; Privy Purse Expenses of Elizabeth of York ed. Nicolas, 23 Vis. Cumb. (Harl. Soc. vii), 19; PCC 13 Spert; CIPM Hen. VII, iii. 318; DNB.
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Keeper, Sunninghill park, Berks, and forester, Windsor forest 1503 – d.; groom, the chamber by 1505; keeper, Castle Cornet, Guernsey 1506; steward, manors of Bray and Cookham, Berks. 1507 – d., Stratfield Mortimer, Berks. and lt. Windsor castle and forest 1508 – d., other minor offices 1504 – d.; esquire of the body 1509, knight 1518; gov. Guernsey and neighbouring islands 1509 – d., jt. (with s.) 1533–6 j.p. Berks. 1510 – d., Kent 1518, Surr. 1524 – d.; keeper of swans on Thames 1517 – d.; jt. master or surveyor of wards 1518 – 21, sole 1521 – 26; cup bearer, the Household 1521; commr. subsidy, Berks. 1523, 1524, tenths of spiritualities, Surr. 1535; other commissions, Berks., Calais, Kent, London and Surr. 1505 – 39; treasurer, Calais 1525 – 28; Councillor ‘for matter in law’ 1526; under treasurer, Exchequer 1528 – d.; chief steward, Chertsey abbey by 1534–5.
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Main residence: Sutton Place, Surr.
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WESTON, Sir Richard (c.1465-1541)
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WESTON, Richard (by 1527-72), of the Middle Temple, London and Roxwell, Essex.
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b. by 1527, prob. 3rd s. of Richard Weston of Colchester, Essex. educ. M. Temple. m. (1) Weburgh, da. of Anthony Catesby of Whiston, Northants., wid. of Richard Jenour (d.1548) of Great Dunmow, Essex, 1s. 1da.; (2) 1552/55, Margaret, da. of Eustace Burneby, wid. of Thomas Addington, 1s. 2da.; (3) July 1566, Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Lovett of Astwell, Northants., wid. of Anthony Cave of Chicheley, Bucks. and John Newdigate (d.1565) of Harefield, Mdx.Date of birth estimated from first certain reference. Vis. Essex (Harl. Soc. xiii), 319; Trans. Essex Arch. Soc. n.s. ix. 56 seq.; R. E. C. Waters, Chester of Chicheley, i. 93-96; PCC 25 Populwell; C142/160/35; Essex RO, D/ABW 39/51.
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Bencher and Autumn reader, M. Temple 1554.
Commr. relief, Essex 1550, eccles. causes 1572; other commissions 1552 – d.; j.p. Essex 1554 – d., Maldon 1556 – 59, q. Cornw., Devon, Dorset, Hants, Som., Wilts. 1564, Bucks., Devon 1569; solicitor-gen. Nov. 1557 – Feb. 1559; member, council of 16th Earl of Oxford by 1558; serjeant-at-law Jan. 1559; Queen’s serjeant Feb. 1559; j.c.p. Oct. 1559 – d.; receiver of petitions in the Lords, Parlts. of 1563, 1571 and 1572.
Main residences: the Middle Temple, London; Roxwell, Essex.
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WESTON, Richard (by 1527-72)
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