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CHIVERS, Henry (c.1653-1720), of Fiddington, Ashchurch, Glos. and Quemerford, nr. Calne, Wilts.

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b. c. 1653, o.s. of Seacole Chivers of Quemerford by Eleanor, da. and coh. of John Roberts of Fiddington. m. Bridget (d.1724), da. of Duke Stonehouse of Great Bedwyn, Wilts., 1da. suc. fa. 1657.Wilts. Arch. Mag. xxiv. 218; Sir T. Phillipps, Monumental Inscriptions, pt. 2, p. 41.
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Commr. for assessment, Wilts. 1677 – 80, 1689 – 90, sheriff 1677 – 78; j.p. Glos. 1683 – ?96, Wilts. June 1688–96, 1700 – 05; dep. lt. Wilts. 1683 – ?96, 1701–?d.; alderman, Malmesbury 1685 – 87; col. of militia ft. Wilts. by June 1688-at least 1697.CSP Dom. 1685, p. 297.

Capt. of ft. regt. of Duke of Beaufort (Henry Somerset) 1685 – 87, Queen Dowager’s Ft. (later 2 Ft.) 1687 – 89; lt.-col. R. Ft. Gds. (later Grenadier Gds.) 1689–90.

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CHIVERS, Henry (c.1653-1720), of Fiddington, Ashchurch, Glos. and Quemerford, nr. Calne, Wilts.
Main residences: Fiddington, Ashchurch, Glos.; Quemerford, nr. Calne, Wilts.
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CHOLMLEY, Sir Henry (1609-66), of West Newton Grange, Yorks.

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bap. 2 Feb. 1609, 4th but 2nd surv. s. of Sir Richard Cholmley (d.1631) of Whitby by 1st w. Susan, da. of John Legard, merchant, of London and Ganton, Yorks.; bro. of Sir Hugh Cholmley, 1st Bt. educ. I. Temple 1628; travelled abroad 1633. m. c.1638, Katharine (d.1672), da. of Henry Stapleton of Wighill, wid. of Sir George Twisleton, 1st Bt., of Barley, 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 1da. Kntd. 27 Dec. 1641.Clay, Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ii. 254; PC2/43/53.
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Lt.-col. of militia ft. Yorks, by 1640; j.p. Yorks. (W. Riding) 1642 – 48, (N. and W. Ridings) Mar. 1660 – d., Westmld. Mar. – July 1660; commr. for levying money, Yorks, 1643, assessment (N. and W. Ridings) 1644 – 48, Aug. 1660–1, (N. Riding) 1661 – d., northern assoc., (N. and W. Ridings) 1645, militia, Yorks. 1648, Mar. 1660, oyer and terminer, Northern circuit July 1660; dep. lt. (N. Riding) 1661–d.Cholmley Mems. (1787), 60; W. Riding Sess. Recs. (Yorks. Arch. Soc. rec. ser. liv), 363; H.B. M’Call, Fam. of Wandesford, 291.

Col. of ft. (parliamentary) 1642 – 44, 1648, June-Oct. 1660.E. Peacock, Army Lists, 36.

Commr. for regulating excise 1645, abuses in heraldry 1646, exclusion from sacrament 1646, scandalous offences 1648.

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CHOLMLEY, Sir Henry (1609-66), of West Newton Grange, Yorks.
Main residence: West Newton Grange, Yorks.
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M.W.H.
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CHOLMLEY, Sir Henry (1609-66)

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CHOLMLEY, Sir Hugh, 4th Bt. (1632-89), of the Inner Temple and Whitby, Yorks.

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b. 21 July 1632, 3rd but 2nd surv. s. of Sir Hugh Cholmley, 1st Bt., of Whitby by Elizabeth, da. of Sir William Twysden, 1st Bt., of Roydon Hall, East Peckham, Kent. educ. St. Paul’s c.1642-5; travelled abroad (France) 1645-9; I. Temple, entered 1647, 1656; Camb. 1649-50. m. 19 Feb. 1666, Lady Anne Compton (d. 26 May 1705), da. of Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton, 2da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. nephew 2 July 1665.This biography is based on Sir Hugh Cholmley, Account of Tangier (1787).
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Gent. usher to Queen Catherine of Braganza 1662 – at least79; commr. for Tangier 1662 – 80, surveyor-gen. of the mole 1669 – 76; jt. farmer of alum works 1665 – 79; asst. R. Fishery Co. 1677.Pepys Diary, 6 Aug., 27 Oct. 1662; R. B. Turton, Alum Farm, 187, 191; CJ, ix. 457; Williamson Letters (Cam. Soc. n.s. ix), 149; E. M. G. Routh, Tangier, 348, 354; Sel. Charters (Selden Soc. xxviii), 198.

Capt. of militia ft. Yorks. (N. Riding) by 1665 – ?60, dep. lt. 1666 – Feb. 1688; j.p. (N. Riding) 1668-Feb. 1688 Nov. 1688 – d., Peterborough 1682; commr. for assessment (N. Riding) 1673 – 80, Northants. 1679 – 80; common councilman, Scarborough aft. 1684-Mar. 1688.Add. 41254, ff 5, 28v; HMC Var. ii. 169; PC2/72/640; Fenland N. and Q. vi. 215.

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CHOLMLEY, Sir Hugh, 4th Bt. (1632-89), of the Inner Temple and Whitby, Yorks.
Main residences: the Inner Temple; Whitby, Yorks.
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CHOLMONDELEY, Francis (1636-1713), of Vale Royal, Cheshire.

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bap. 10 Jan. 1636, 6th but 3rd surv. s. of Thomas Cholmondeley of Vale Royal by Elizabeth, da. and h. of John Minshull of Minshull; bro. of Thomas Cholmondeley. educ. Brasenose, Oxf. MA 1669.Ormerod, Cheshire, ii. 157.
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Freeman, Liverpool 1686; j.p. Lancs. 1689 – Mar. 1690, Aug. 1690–1.Wahlstrand thesis, 58; Lancs. RO, QSC 106.

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CHOLMONDELEY, Francis (1636-1713), of Vale Royal, Cheshire.
Main residence: Vale Royal, Cheshire.
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I.C.
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CHOLMONDELEY, Francis (1636-1713)

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CHOLMONDELEY, Thomas (1627-1702), of Vale Royal, Cheshire.

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b. 15 Sept. 1627, 3rd but 1st surv. s. of Thomas Cholmondeley of Vale Royal; bro. of Francis Cholmondeley. m. (1) bef. 1651, Jane (d. 14 Apr. 1666), da. of Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Bt.†, of Helmingham, Suff., 5s., d.v.p. 7da.; (2) 20 May 1684, Anne (d.1742), da. of Sir Walter St. John, 3rd Bt., of Lydiard Tregoze, Wilts., 4s. (1 d.v.p.) 1da. suc. fa. 1653.Ormerod, Cheshire, ii. 157-8; Cheshire Vis. Peds. (Harl. Soc. xciii), 27-28.
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Commr. for militia, Cheshire Mar. 1660, capt. of militia ft. Apr. 1660, sheriff June 1660–1, j.p. July 1660 – ?89, dep. lt. c. Aug. 1660 – Nov. 1688, commr. for assessment Aug. 1660–80, 1689, corporations 1662 – 63, loyal and indigent officers 1662; alderman, Chester by 1664 – 84; commr. for maintenance of poor clergy, I.o.M. 1675; freeman, Liverpool 1686.Parl. Intell. 16 Apr. 1660; Cal. Treas. Bks. xvii. 128; Chester corp. assembly bk. 2, ff. 137V, 150; SP29/420/131; 44/70/75; Wahlstrand thesis, 58.

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CHOLMONDELEY, Thomas (1627-1702), of Vale Royal, Cheshire.
Main residence: Vale Royal, Cheshire.
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G.H.
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CHICHESTER, Sir John, 1st Bt. (1623-67), of Raleigh, nr. Barnstaple, Devon and the Strand, Westminster.

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b. 23 Apr. 1623, 1st s. of Sir Robert Chichester of Raleigh by Mary, da. of Robert Hill of Shilston. educ. Exeter, Oxf. 1638-40. m. (1) 28 Jan. 1647, Elizabeth (bur. 30 Nov. 1654), da. of Sir John Rayney, 1st Bt., of Wrotham, Kent s.p. (2) 18 July 1655, Mary, da. of Theodore Colly, wid. of George Warcup, merchant, of London, 4s. 3da. suc. fa. 1627; cr. Bt. 4 Aug. 1641.W. R. Drake, Devon Notes and Notelets, 248-50; PCC 31 Alchin; Vivian, Vis. Devon, 174; Reg. Coll. Exon. ii. 58.
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J.p. Devon July 1660 – d., dep. lt. c. Aug. 1660 – d., commr. for assessment Aug. 1662 – d., jt. farmer of excise 1662 – 65; recorder, Barnstaple 1665–d.Cal. Treas. Bks. i. 425, 639; Merc. Pub. 30 Aug. 1660; T. Wainwright, Barnstable Recs. i. 255.

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CHICHESTER, Sir John, 1st Bt. (1623-67), of Raleigh, nr. Barnstaple, Devon and the Strand, Westminster.
Main residences: Raleigh, nr. Barnstaple, Devon; the Strand, Westminster.
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CHICHESTER, Sir John (1623-67)

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