BRERETON, Sir William (by 1521-59), of Brereton, Cheshire.

Family and Education

b. by 1521, 1st s. of William Brereton by Anne, da. of Sir William Booth of Dunham. m. settlement 20 Jan. 1539, Jane, da. of Sir Peter Warburton of Arley, 1s. Sir William 5da. suc. gd.-fa. 1541. Kntd. 11 May 1544.Date of birth estimated from grant of livery. Ormerod, Cheshire, iii. 89; Vis. Cheshire (Harl. Soc. xviii), 42; Arley Chs. ed. Beamont, 48.

Offices Held

J.p. Cheshire 1547, q. 1558/59; sheriff 1548 – 49, 1552 – 53, commr. chantries, Cheshire, Lancs. and Chester 1548, relief, Cheshire 1550.CPR, 1547–8, p. 81; 1548–9, p. 135; 1553, p. 358.

Parlimentarian

BRERETON, Sir William (by 1521-59), of Brereton, Cheshire.

Main residence: Brereton, Cheshire.

Author

P.S.E.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

BRERETON, Sir William (by 1521-59)

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Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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