ASTLEY (ASHLEY), John (by 1526-96), of Allington and Maidstone, Kent.

Family and Education

b. by 1526, 1st s. of Thomas Astley of Hill Morton and Melton Constable, Norf. by 2nd w. Anne, da. and coh. of John Awodde or Wood of East Barsham, Norf. educ. ?Jesus, Camb. m. (1) ?1545, Catherine Champernon (d.1565), s.p.; (2) 1565, Margaret Lenton alias Grey, illegit. da. of Lord Thomas Grey, 3s. 3da.Date of birth estimated from appearance at court and election. A. J. Collins, Inventory of the Jewels and Plate of Q. Eliz. I, 199-200; PCC 7 Pynnyng; Mar. Lic. London (Harl. Soc. xxv), 31; DNB. E179/69/31a, 48; Roy. 7, 116, f. 94; LC2/4/3, p. 104; Collins, 200, 210; Somerville, Duchy, i. 613.

Offices Held

Gent. waiter, household of Prince Edward by 1543 – 47; member, household of Princess Elizabeth by 1548 – ?54; chief gent. privy chamber 1558; master of jewel house 1558 – 95; steward, Enfield manor and master forester, Enfield Chase 1560 – 73; jt. (with wife) keeper, St. James’s palace and bailiff of St. James’s fair 1560 – 76; j.p. Mdx. 1562, Kent 1583-commr. musters. Mdx. by 1576.E179/69/31a, 48; Roy. 7, 116, f. 94; LC2/4/3, p. 104; Collins, 200, 210; Somerville, Duchy, i. 613.

Parlimentarian

ASTLEY (ASHLEY), John (by 1526-96), of Allington and Maidstone, Kent.

Main residences: Allington; Maidstone, Kent.

Author

D.F.C.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

ASTLEY (ASHLEY), John (by 1526-96)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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