Family and Education
b. c.1376, yr. s. of Thomas Fitton (d.1397) of Gawsworth, Cheshire. m. by Jan. 1411, Margaret (1396-1437), da. and coh. of John Olton (d.1396) of Erdeswyk by his w. Pelerine Cradock, at least 1s.DKR, xxix. 51-52; xxxvi. 157, 181-2, 370-1; Staffs. Parl. Hist. i (Wm. Salt Arch. Soc.), 167; C139/85/2.
Offices Held
Under forester of Chirk, Denb. 17 Oct. 1397–d.
Bailiff of Bp. Hallum of Salisbury’s estates in Dorset and Som. by 1415.
J.p. Dorset 22 Feb. 1419 – d.
Commr. to raise royal loans, Dorset Nov. 1419, Jan. 1420.
Main residence: Pownall, Cheshire.
Feton, Fyton, Fytton
Notes
For the early history of the family see J.P. Earwaker’s East Cheshire, i. 50-51.
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Commons 1386-1421
Web Title
FITTON, Richard (c.1376-1437)
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