BARTON, Ralph (1524/25-92), of Gray’s Inn, London, Smithhills in Deane, Lancs. and Holme, Notts.

Family and Education

b. 1524 /25, 2nd s. of Andrew Barton educ. G. Inn 1542, called 1545. m. lic. 14 June 1555, Eleanor, da. of Sir Roger Brereton of Malpas, Cheshire, wid. Of one Brackenbury, at least 2s. 1da. suc. bro. Robert 1580.Aged 55 in 1580, Chetham Soc. xli. 290. Vis. Lancs. (Chetham Soc. lxxxi), 21; (cx), 197-200; Vis. Cheshire (Harl. Soc. xviii), 44; Mar. Lic. London (Harl. Soc. xxv), 16.

Offices Held

Reader, G. Inn Lent 1559, autumn 1568, bencher 1569.

Feodary, Notts, from c. 1560; Queen’s attorney, Cheshire, Flints., Anglesey, Caern. and Merion. May 1563; Queen’s attorney and serjeant, Lancs. May 1564; recorder, Nottingham 1564 – c.82; member, council in the marches of Wales 1570; j.p.q. Notts. 1558/59, Glos., Herefs., Salop 1579 – d.; commr. musters, Denb. 1580; other commissions 1560–79.CPR, 1560–3, pp. 94, 611; 1563–6, pp. 35, 38; 1566–9, pp. 130, 240, 347; 1569–72 pp. 32, 194, 432–3; Somerville, Duchy, i. 484; Nottingham Recs. iv. 418, 422; HMC Rutland. i. 142; P. H. Williams, Council in the Marches of Wales, 344–5; R. Flenley, Cal. Reg. Council, Marches of Wales, 98, 173, 200.

Parlimentarian

BARTON, Ralph (1524/25-92), of Gray’s Inn, London, Smithhills in Deane, Lancs. and Holme, Notts.

Main residences: Gray's Inn, London; Smithhills in Deane, Lancs.; Holme, Notts.

Author

A.D.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

BARTON, Ralph (1524/25-92)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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