GUILDFORD, (d.1448/9), of Halden in Rolvenden, Kent.

Family and Education

s. and h. of William Guildford of Hemsted in Benenden, Kent by Joan, da. and h. of John Halden of Rolvenden. m. Juliana,The pedigree in Arch. Cant. xiv. 3-5 gives him two wives named Juliana: the da. of William Picklesden of Tenterden and the da. of — Markle. It seems most unlikely that, if he were married twice, both wives would have this not very common first name. 1s. Sir John, 4da.

Offices Held

Commr. of array, Kent Mar. 1419, Dec. 1435, Mar. 1443; inquiry, June 1434 (ownership of a manor), Kent, Cinque Ports Nov. 1434 (theft of a ship’s cargo); to distribute tax allowances, Kent Jan. 1436; take musters, Suss. Mar. 1436, June 1439; of oyer and terminer, Kent June 1438; to raise royal loans Nov. 1440; treat for an advance from parliamentary subsidies Feb. 1441.

Escheator, Kent and Mdx. 24 Jan.-17 Dec. 1426.Also appointed on 7 Nov. 1435, he did not account for the office.

Sheriff, Kent 26 Nov. 1431 – 5 Nov. 1432, 3 Nov. 1438–5 Nov. 1439.

J.p. Kent 18 Nov. 1435 – Oct. 1436, 13 Mar. 1437 – Nov. 1438, 24 July 1440 – d.

Parlimentarian

GUILDFORD, Edward (d.1448), of Halden in Rolvenden, Kent.

Main residence: Halden in Rolvenden, Kent.

Variants

Notes

Christian name: Called Edmund in the Kent return for 1435 (OR, i. 327) and also in a council document of 1436 (PPC, iv. 328), but palaeographical confusion between Edward and Edmund is not uncommon.

Author

L.S.W.

Volume

Commons 1386-1421

Web Title

GUILDFORD, (-d.1448/9)

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Estates

Oxford 1644

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