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ELWES, Gervase (c.1657-c.87), of Stoke by Clare, Suff.

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b. c. 1657, 2nd s. of Sir Gervase Elwes, 1st Bt. m. Isabella, da. of Sir Thomas Hervey of Ickworth, Suff., 2s. 2da.VCH Northants. Fams. 67-68.
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Commr. for assessment, Suff. and Sudbury 1679 – 80; freeman, Preston 1682.Preston Guild Rolls (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. ix), 185.

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ELWES, Gervase (c.1657-c.87), of Stoke by Clare, Suff.
Main residence: Stoke by Clare, Suff.
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ELWES, Sir John (1635-1702), of Whitehall and Grove House, Fulham, Mdx.

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bap. 1 Nov. 1635, 4th s. of Sir Gervase Elwes, merchant, of London; bro. of Sir Gervase Elwes, and step-bro. of Sir Richard Everard. educ. I. Temple 1653; Queen’s, Oxf. 1654. m. 23 Jan. 1672, Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Sir Walter Raleigh of East Horsley, Surr., s.p. Kntd. by 1667; suc. cos. Henry in Fulham estate 1677.Misc. Gen. et Her. (n.s.), iv. 133-4; Westminster City Lib. St. Martin in the Fields par. reg.; C. J. Feret, Fulham Old and New, iii. 279.
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?Lt. King’s Ft. Gds. (Spanish army) 1658; capt. of ft. regt. of Sir Allen Apsley 1667. Clarke, Jas. II, i. 349–50; CSP Dom. 1667, p. 191.

Gent. of privy chamber June 1660 – Nov. 1688, gent. usher by 1692 – d.; cup-bearer to Queen Catherine of Braganza 1662, carver by 1669 – at least79; commr. for excise appeals 1678 – 79; receiver-gen. duchy of Lancaster 1686–d.Carlisle, Privy Chamber, 165, 197; SP29/47/116; Cal. Treas. Bks. v. 1053; vi. 46; Sir Robert Somerville, Duchy of Lancaster Office Holders, 18–19.

Commr. for recusants, Wilts. 1675, assessment Mdx. 1677 – 80, 1689 – 90; j.p. Mdx. 1680 – Feb. 1688, Westminster 1683 – Feb. 1688, Mdx. and Westminster Sept. 1688–d.Mdx. RO, MJ/SBB 446; MJP/CP5a; WJP, CP 1–3.

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ELWES, Sir John (1635-1702), of Whitehall and Grove House, Fulham, Mdx.
Main residences: Whitehall; Grove House, Fulham, Mdx.
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B.D.H.
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ELWES, Sir John (1635-1702)

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ELWES, Sir Gervase, 1st Bt. (1628-1706), of Stoke College, Stoke by Clare, Suff.

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bap. 21 Aug. 1628, 1st s. of Sir Gervase Elwes, Merchant Taylor, of Blackfriars, London by Frances, da. of Sir Robert Lee of Billesley, Warws.; bro. of Sir John Elwes, and step-bro. of Sir Richard Everard. educ. travelled abroad (Spain, Italy, France) 1646-51; Padua 1650. m. 2 Mar. 1652, Amy, da. and h. of William Trigge of Chiswick, Mdx., 6s. (5 d.v.p.) 5da. suc. fa. 1652; cr. Bt. 22 June 1660.VCH Northants. Fams 67-69; Evelyn Diary, iii. 31, 58.
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Commr. for militia, Suff. Mar. 1660; j.p. Suff. July 1660–81, Lancs. 1 Jan. 1970, Suff. and Lancs. 1689 – d., Essex 1666 – d.; commr. for assessment, Suff. Aug. 1660–80, Lancs. 1673 – 80, Essex and Yorks. (N. Riding) 1677 – 80, Sudbury 1679 – 80, Essex and Suff. 1689 – 90; protonotary of c.p. duchy of Lancaster Aug. 1660 – d.; steward, honour of Clare 1661 – 85, 1691 – d.; freeman, Preston 1662, 1682; dep. lt. Suff. by 1665 – 81, 1689 – d.; commr. for subsidy, Essex 1671, recusants, Suff. and Essex 1675.SP 29/80/13; Lancs. RO, QSC 63–123; Sir Robert Somerville, Duchy of Lancaster Official Lists, 110, 203; Add. 39246, ff. 5, 30; Cal. Treas. Bks. iii. 821; vi. 871; Essex RO, O/OA30; HMC 7th Rep. 533; Preston Guild Rolls (Lancs, and Cheshire Rec. Soc. ix), 144, 185.

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ELWES, Sir Gervase, 1st Bt. (1628-1706), of Stoke College, Stoke by Clare, Suff.
Main residence: Stoke College, Stoke by Clare, Suff.
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P.W.
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ELWES, Sir Gervase (1628-1706)

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ELWILL, John (c.1642-1717), of Polsloe House, nr. Exeter, Devon.

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b. c. 1642, 1st s. of John Elwill, grocer, of Exeter by Rebecca Pole of Exeter. educ. Exeter, Oxf. 1659; Leyden. 1664. m. (1) lic. 14 Mar. 1676, Frances, da. of Sir John Bampfield, 1st. Bt., of Poltimore, s.p., (2) 2 Oct. 1682, Anne, da. of Edmund Lee, Saddler, of London, 2s. 2da. suc. fa. 1675; Kntd. 28 Apr. 1696; cr. Bt. 25 Aug. 1709.PCC 83 Dycer, 95 Whitfield, 190 Fox, 150 Bath; Mar. Lic. (Harl. Soc. Vis. xxxiv), 162; St. Stephen Walbrook (Harl. Soc. Reg. xlix), 66; J. R. Woodhead, Rulers of London, 106; Manning and Bray, Surr. iii. 252.
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Commr. for assessment, Exeter 1679 – 80, 1689 – 90; j.p. Devon June – July 1688, 1689 – 1704, 1705 – 10, Surr. aft. 1702 – 10; jt. receiver of taxes, Devon 1689 – 92, 1695 – 96, 1699 – 1701; freeman, Plymouth 1696; capt. of militia horse, Devon by 1697–?d.; dep. master of the mint, Exeter 1698; sheriff, Devon Jan.-Nov. 1699.Cal. Treas. Bks. ix. 250; x. 934; xiii. 108; xiv. 341; xv. 323; HMC 9th Rep. pt. 1, p. 282; Eg. 1626, f. 11.

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ELWILL, John (c.1642-1717), of Polsloe House, nr. Exeter, Devon.
Main residence: Polsloe House, nr. Exeter, Devon.
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J.S.C.
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Commons 1660-1690
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ELWILL, John (c.1642-1717)

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ENGLAND, George (1643-1702), of South Quay, Great Yarmouth, Norf.

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bap. 22 Sept. 1643, 1st s. of Sir George England of Yarmouth by Sarah, da. of Thomas Smith of Runton. educ. Emmanuel, Camb. 1660; G. Inn 1661, called 1668. unm. suc. fa. 1677.East Anglian Peds. (Harl. Soc. xci), 67-68, D. Turner, Sepulchral Reminiscences, 30, 110, 113.
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Freeman, Yarmouth 1663; commr. for assessment, Yarmouth 1677 – 80, Norf. and Yarmouth 1689 – 90; j.p. Norf. 1678 – 80, 1689 – d.; sub-steward, Yarmouth Oct. 1688–91, recorder 1691–d.Cal. Yarmouth Freemen, 95; C. J. Palmer, Hist. Yarmouth, 345, 351.

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ENGLAND, George (1643-1702), of South Quay, Great Yarmouth, Norf.
Main residence: South Quay, Great Yarmouth, Norf.
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E.C.
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Commons 1660-1690
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ENGLAND, George (1643-1702)

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