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BIRD (BERDE), John (by 1481-1542 or later), of Bath, Som.

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b. by 1481, ?s. of Henry Bird (d.1528) of Kilmersdon, Som.Aged 53 ‘and more’ in 1534, Som. St. Ch. Procs. Hen. VII and VIII (Som. Rec. Soc. xxvii), 145; Som. Med. Wills (Som. Rec. Soc. xix), 275.
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Commr. subsidy, Bath 1514, 1523, 1524; alderman bef. 1534; j.p. 1534.Statutes, iii. 115; LP Hen. VIII , iii, iv; Som. St. Ch. Procs. Hen. VII and VIII, 145.

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BIRD (BERDE), John (by 1481-1542 or later), of Bath, Som.
Main residence: Bath, Som.
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R.V.
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BIRD (BERDE), John (by 1481-at least 1542)

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BIRCHET, Thomas (by 1497-1556), of Rye, Suss.

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b. by 1497, 2nd s. of Thomas Birchet (d.1518/23), of Rye. m. Elizabeth, da. and h. of one Young, 3s. 2da.Apparently of age when father made his will, PCC 11 Bodfelde. Vis. Kent. (Harl. Soc. xlii), 193; PCC 21 Ketchyn.
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Chamberlain, Rye ?1505 – 06, ?1515 – 16, 1528 – 29, jurat 1535, ?1541 – d., mayor 1538 – 40, 1548 – 49; bailiff to Yarmouth 1546.Rye chamberlains’ accts. 3–6; Cinque Ports White and Black Bks. (Kent Arch. Soc. recs. br. xix), 235. The chamberlain in 1505 and 1515 could have been his father.

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BIRCHET, Thomas (by 1497-1556), of Rye, Suss.
Main residence: Rye, Suss.
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H.M.
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Commons 1509-1558
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BIRCHET, Thomas (by 1497-1556)

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BIRCH, Richard (by 1489-1527 or later), of Chipping Wycombe, Bucks.

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b. by 1489.Presumed to be of age at election.
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Mayor, Chipping Wycombe 1511 – 12, 1523 – 24, 1525 – 26, alderman by 1527; commr. subsidy, Bucks. 1512, 1514.First Wycombe Ledger Bk. no. 63; T. Langley, Hundred of Desborough, 79; Statutes, iii. 86, 118.

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BIRCH, Richard (by 1489-1527 or later), of Chipping Wycombe, Bucks.
Main residence: Chipping Wycombe, Bucks.
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M.K.D.
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Commons 1509-1558
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BIRCH, Richard (by 1489-at least 1527)

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BIRCH, Alban (by 1526-?99), of Leominster, Herefs.

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b. by 1526, 1st s. of Roger Birch of Leominster by Juliana, da. and h. of Philip Reding. ?m. ?; Anne. suc. fa. 19 Apr. 1552.Date of birth estimated from age at fa.’s i.p.m., C142/95/98. W. R. Williams, Herefs. MPs, 121.
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Collector subsidy, Herefs. 1553; capital burgess, Leominster 1554, bailiff 1559 – 60, 1566–7.E179/17/227; CPR , 1553–4, p. 396; G. F. Townsend, Leominster, 293.

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BIRCH, Alban (by 1526-?99), of Leominster, Herefs.
Main residence: Leominster, Herefs.
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P.S.E.
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Commons 1509-1558
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BIRCH, Alban (by 1526-?99)

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BIGOD (BIGOT), Sir Francis (1507-37), of Mulgrave Castle and Settrington, Yorks.

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b. 4 Oct. 1507, 1st s. of John Bigod of Settrington by Jane, da. of Sir James Strangways of Harlsey. educ. Wolsey’s household, Oxf. m. disp. 4 Nov. 1528, Catherine, da of William, 1st Lord Conyers by Anne, da. of Ralph Neville, 3rd Earl of Westmorland, 1s. 1da. suc. gd.-fa. 1515. Kntd. aft. 21 Dec. 1529.Birthday given at gd.-fa.’s i.p.m., C142/50/115. Vis. Yorks. (Harl. Soc. xvi), 24, 75, 300; Test. Ebor. iii (Surtees Soc. xlv), 374; LP Hen. VIII. This biog. rests largely on A. G. Dickens, Lollards and Protestants in the Dioc. of York 1509-58, chap. iii, and Two Tudor Tracts (Yorks. Arch. Soc. rec. ser. xccv), intro.
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Servant, Wolsey’s household by June 1527; j.p. Yorks. (E. Riding) 1532; commr. for tenths of spiritualities, Yorks. 1535; steward, liberty of Whitby Strand, Yorks, by 1537.LP Hen. VIII , iii-v, viii, xii.

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BIGOD (BIGOT), Sir Francis (1507-37), of Mulgrave Castle and Settrington, Yorks.
Main residences: Mulgrave Castle; Settrington, Yorks.
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A.D.
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Commons 1509-1558
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BIGOD (BIGOT), Sir Francis (1507-37)

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