AUBREY, William II (1528/29-95), of Cantreff, Brec.; Doctors’ Commons, London Sydenham, Kent.

Family and Education

b. 1528 /29, 2nd s. of Thomas Aubrey of Cantreff by Agnes, da. of Thomas Vaughan. educ. at Brecon; Oxf. c.1543, fellow, All Souls 1547, BCL 1549, DCL 1554/55; adv. Doctors’ Commons 14 Jan. 1556. m. by 1558, Wilgiford, da. of John Williams of Taynton, Oxon., 3s. 6da.Aged 66 at death according to MI, Aubrey, Brief Lives, ed. Clark, i. 54-56, 66; Dwnn, Vis. Wales, i. 39; C142/246/99; DNB; DWB; C. Coote, Civilians, 41.

Offices Held

Principal, New Inn Hall, Oxf. c. 1550; jt. (with John Story), later sole prof. of civil law, Oxf. 7 Oct. 1553 – 22 Feb. 1559; jt. (with William Clerke) vicar-gen. province of Canterbury Jan. 1578; j.p.q. Welsh counties and Glos., Herefs., Mon., Salop 1579 – d.; member, council in the marches of Wales by 1579; master in Chancery; member, ct. high commission by 1593; master of requests 20 Jan. 1590.CPR , 1553–4, p. 395; 1558–60, p. 57; Aubrey, i. 55, 61; P. H. Williams, Council in Marches of Wales, 342–3; APC, x. 148; xviii. 18; HMC Hatfield, iv. 280–4.

Parlimentarian

AUBREY, William II (1528/29-95), of Cantreff, Brec.; Doctors’ Commons, London Sydenham, Kent.

Main residences: Cantreff, Brec. and Doctors' Commons, London and Sydenham, Kent.

Author

P.S.E.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

AUBREY, William II (1528/29-95)

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Oxford 1644

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