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AUBREY, William II (1528/29-95), of Cantreff, Brec.; Doctors’ Commons, London Sydenham, Kent.

Family and Education
b. 1528 /29, 2nd s. of Thomas Aubrey of Cantreff by Agnes, da. of Thomas Vaughan. educ. at Brecon; Oxf. c.1543, fellow, All Souls 1547, BCL 1549, DCL 1554/55; adv. Doctors’ Commons 14 Jan. 1556. m. by 1558, Wilgiford, da. of John Williams of Taynton, Oxon., 3s. 6da.Aged 66 at death according to MI, Aubrey, Brief Lives, ed. Clark, i. 54-56, 66; Dwnn, Vis. Wales, i. 39; C142/246/99; DNB; DWB; C. Coote, Civilians, 41.
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Principal, New Inn Hall, Oxf. c. 1550; jt. (with John Story), later sole prof. of civil law, Oxf. 7 Oct. 1553 – 22 Feb. 1559; jt. (with William Clerke) vicar-gen. province of Canterbury Jan. 1578; j.p.q. Welsh counties and Glos., Herefs., Mon., Salop 1579 – d.; member, council in the marches of Wales by 1579; master in Chancery; member, ct. high commission by 1593; master of requests 20 Jan. 1590.CPR , 1553–4, p. 395; 1558–60, p. 57; Aubrey, i. 55, 61; P. H. Williams, Council in Marches of Wales, 342–3; APC, x. 148; xviii. 18; HMC Hatfield, iv. 280–4.

Main residences: Cantreff, Brec. and Doctors' Commons, London and Sydenham, Kent.
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AUBREY, William II (1528/29-95)

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AUBREY (AVRE, AVERY), William I (by 1501-49), of Canford, Dorset.

Family and Education
b. by 1501, s. and h. of William Aubrey of Dawley Court in the parish of Harlington, Mdx. m. (2) Alice, wid. of Thomas Lister (d. Jan./Apr. 1549) of Southampton; 1s. illegit.Date of birth estimated from younger brother’s age at his death, C142/89/96. Vis. Dorset (Harl. Soc. xx), 8; C1/929/29; PCC 28, 43 Populwell.
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Yeoman of the crossbows by 1528 – 40; bailiff, manor of Canford, Dorset 1536 – d.; commr. subsidy, Dorset 1545.LP Hen. VIII, v, xvi, xxi; E179/104/172.

Main residence: Canford, Dorset.
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AUBREY (AVRE, AVERY), William I (by 1501-49)

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ATWODE (AWODE, WODE, WODDE), Thomas (by 1469-1532), of Canterbury, Kent.

Family and Education
b. by 1469, 3rd s. of Thomas Atwode (d.1498) of Canterbury; bro. of William. educ. G. Inn. m. Margaret, da. of John Moyle of Eastwell.Date of birth estimated from admission as freeman, Freemen of Canterbury, ed. Cowper, cols. 3, 94; Canterbury prob. reg. A7, f. 76; Canterbury chamberlains’ accts.; Vis. Kent (Harl. Soc. lxxv), 13.
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Alderman, Canterbury by 1500, chamberlain 1500 – 03, mayor 1504 – 05, 1512 – 13, 1530 – 31; commr. gaol delivery, Canterbury 1507, 1510, 1513, subsidy 1512, 1514, 1515, Kent 1515; j.p. Kent by 1515–d.Canterbury burmote bk. passim; chamberlains’ accts.; CPR, 1494–1509, p. 546; LP Hen. VIII, i, ii, iv, v; Statutes, iii. 79, 112, 168.

Main residence: Canterbury, Kent.
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ATWODE (AWODE, WODE, WODDE), Thomas (by 1469-1532)

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ASTON, Walter (1530-89), of Tixall and Heywood, Staffs.

Family and Education
b. 1 Oct. 1530, 1st s. of Sir Edward Aston of Tixall and Heywood by 2nd w. Jane, da. of Sir Thomas Bowles of Penhow Castle, Mon. m. (1) ?Aug. 1544, Mary, da. of Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Northants. And Wormleighton, Warws., s.p.; (2) by 1551, Elizabeth, da. of James Leveson of Lilleshall, Salop, 6s. 6da. suc. fa. 8 Sept. 1568. Kntd. 18 July 1560.Date of birth given at fa.’s i.p.m., C142/152/149. Wm. Salt Arch. Soc. iii(2), 38-39; v(2), 18; HMC Talbot and Shrewsbury, ii. 343; C142/222/43.
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Sheriff, Staffs. 1570 – 71, 1580 – 81; j.p. by 1574 – 75, q. 1577 – d.; commr. musters 1586; dep. lt. by 1586.CSP Dom. 1581–90, p. 440; APC, xii. 45; xiv. 210.

Main residences: Tixall; Heywood, Staffs.
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ASTON, Walter (1530-89)

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ASTON, Hugh (by 1496-?1558), of Leicester.

Family and Education
b. by 1496, poss. s. of Robert Aston of Leicester. m. at least 1s.Date of birth estimated from admission as freeman. Leicester Mayors, ed. Hartopp, 61; Leicester Freemen, ed. Hartopp, 79.
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Auditor, north quarter, Leicester 1532 – 35, south quarter 1538 – 39, 1545 – 48, 1551 – 52, 1555 – 58, coroner 1536 – 37, mayor 1541 – 42, alderman 1557; bailiff, Kenilworth priory, Warws. by 1535; commr. relief, Leicester 1550.Leicester Recs. ed. Bateson, iii. 458, 465, 467, 471–4; Val. Eccles, iii. 64; CPR, 1553, p. 362.

Main residence: Leicester.
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ASTON, Hugh (by 1496-?1558)

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