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WESTON, Henry (1534/35-92), of Sutton Place, Surr.
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b. 1534 /35, s. of Sir Francis Weston by Anne, da. and h. of Sir Christopher Pickering of Killington, Westmld. and Escrick, Yorks.; half-bro. of Henry and Thomas Knyvet. m. (1) 1559, Dorothy, da. of Sir Thomas Arundell of Shaftesbury, Dorset and Wardour Castle, Wilts., 2s. inc. Richard 1da., (2) Elizabeth, da. of Sir Francis Lovell of Harling, Norf., wid. of Henry Repps (d. 1566) of West Walton, Norf., s.p. suc. fa. 17 May 1536, gdfa. 7 Aug. 1541. KB 15 Jan. 1559.Date of birth estimated from age at grandfather’s ipm, C142/65/30, 66/73, 77, 80, 67/166. Vis. Surr. (Harl. Soc. xliii), 8; Vis. Norf. (Harl. Soc. xxxii), 191; Vis. Norf. (Norf. Arch.), i. 196; PCC 19 Populwell, 100 Cope.
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J.p. Surr. 1558/59, Norf. 1577–9 or later, I. of Ely 1577 – 79, 1583/86; sheriff, Surr. 1568 – 69; commr. musters 1574.
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Main residence: Sutton Place, Surr.
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WESTON, Henry (1534/35-92)
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WESTCLIFF, John (by 1466-1524), of Sandwich, Kent.
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b. by 1466; m. Elizabeth.Date of birth estimated from first reference. Canterbury prob. reg. A16, f. 178.
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Common councilman, Sandwich (St. Peter’s parish) 1487 – 93, auditor 1488, 1491, 1499, 1501, 1514, 1517, common clerk 1493 – 97, jurat 1497–?d., mayor 1500 – 01, 1504 – 05, 1508 – 09, 1510 – 11, 1520 – 21, 1522 – 23, keeper of the common chest and of the orphans when mayor and 1502, 1503 – 04; bailiff to Yarmouth 1499, 1509; burgess to the Shepway 1509; collector of customs, Sandwich by 1513 – 18; commr. 1514, 1523.
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Main residence: Sandwich, Kent.
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WESTCLIFF, John (by 1466-1524)
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WEST, Leonard (by 1518-78), of Burghwallis, Yorks.
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b. by 1518, 3rd s. of Thomas West, 8th Lord la Warr, by 2nd w. Eleanor, da. of Roger Copley of Roughey, Suss. and Gatton, Surr. m. by 1540, Barbara, da. of Sir William Gascoigne of Gawthorpe, Yorks., 3s. 4da.Date of birth estimated from first land transaction. Comber, Suss. Genealogies (Lewes), 306.
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Main residence: Burghwallis, Yorks.
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WEST, Leonard (by 1518-78)
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WENTWORTH, Sir Thomas II (by 1525-84), of Nettlestead, Suff., Westminster and Stepney, Mdx.
Family and Education
b. by 1525, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Wentworth I, 1st Lord Wentworth. educ. ?St. John’s, Camb. m. (1) settlement 9 Feb. 1546, Mary (d.1554) da. of Sir John Wentworth of Gosfield, Essex, s.p.; (2) by 1556, Anne or Agnes (d.1574), da. of Henry Wentworth of Mountnessing, Essex, 2s. 1da.; ?(3). Kntd. 28 Sept. 1547; suc. fa. as 2nd Lord Wentworth 3 Mar. 1551.Date of birth estimated from age at fa.’s i.p.m., E150/648/18. DNB; CP; W. L. Rutton, Three Branches of the Fam. Wentworth, 39-52, 143-201.
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Jt. ld. lt. Suff. 1552 – 53, 1560 – 61, Norf. and Suff. 1569; trier of petitions in the Lords, Parlts. of Mar. 1553, 1563, 1571; PC 21 Aug. 1553–8; dep. Calais Dec. 1553 – Jan. 1558; j.p. Suff. 1554, q. 1558/ 59-?d., Mdx. 1561, q. 1577–?d.; commr. goods of churches and fraternities Suff. 1553; other commissions, Essex, Suff., and eastern counties 1564–d.
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Main residences: Nettlestead, Suff.; Westminster; Stepney, Mdx.
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WENTWORTH, Sir Thomas II (by 1525-84)
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WENTWORTH, Sir Thomas I (by 1500-51), of Nettlestead, Suff. and Westminster, Mdx.
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b. by 1500, 1st s. of Sir Richard Wentworth, de jure 5th Lord le Despenser, of Nettlestead, by Anne, da. of Sir James Tyrrell of Gipping, Suff. m. by 1524 Margaret da. of Sir Adrian Fortescue of Shirburn and Stonor, Oxon., 8s. inc. Sir Thomas II 9da. Kntd. 1 Nov. 1523; suc. fa. 17 Oct. 1528; cr. Lord Wentworth of Nettlestead 2 Dec. 1529.Date of birth estimated from age at fa.’s i.p.m., C142/49/8, 60. DNB; CP; LP Hen. VIII, iii; W. L. Rutton, Three Branches of the Fam. Wentworth, 24-35.
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J.p. Suff. 1523 – d.; commr. subsidy 1523, 1524, coastal defence 1539, benevolence 1544/45, musters 1546, relief, London, Suff., royal household 1550; other commissions, Suff. and eastern counties 1534 – 45; member, household of Duke of Suffolk by 1524–?8; PC by 7 Aug. 1549; chamberlain, the Household Feb. 1550–d.
Main residences: Nettlestead, Suff.; Westminster, Mdx.
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WENTWORTH, Sir Thomas I (by 1500-51)
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WENTWORTH, Michael (by 1512-58), of Whitley, Yorks., Mendham, Suff. and Cannon Row, Westminster, Mdx.
Family and Education
b. by 1512, 2nd s. of Thomas Wentworth of Wentworth Woodhouse, Yorks. by Beatrice, da. of Sir Richard Woodruffe of Woolley, Yorks. m. (1) by 1542, Isabella (b.1524), da. and h. of Percival Whitley of Whitley, 3s. 5da.; (2) July/Nov. 1556, Agnes, wid. of Roger More of Bicester, Oxon. and Thomas Curzon of Waterperry, Oxon., s.p.Date of birth estimated from first reference. Vis. Yorks. (Harl. Soc. xvi), 346; PCC 9 Powell, 26 More, 2 Welles; Surtees Soc. cvi. 241; CPR, 1555-7, p. 508; Vis. Oxon. (Harl. Soc. v), 56; Misc. Gen. et Her. (ser. 3), i. 209; E150/249/12, 14, 653/6; Leeds univ. lib. Wentworth-Woolley M41-43 ex inf. Dr. C. E. Challis.
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Clerk of the kitchen by 1533, chief clerk 1540; master of the Household by Aug. 1546 – Jan. 1558, cofferer Jan. 1558 – d.; steward, Langton in the Wold, Yorks. 1536, Catton and Pocklington, Yorks. 1540, Castle Sowerby, Penrith and Scotby, Cumb. 1542; gen. receiver and surveyor, Eye and Westhorpe, Suff. and other crown lands 1545.
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Main residences: Whitley, Yorks.; Mendham, Suff.; Cannon Row, Westminster, Mdx.
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WENTWORTH, Michael (by 1512-58)
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