WILLOUGHBY, George (by 1515-1550), of the Inner Temple, London, Elmley Castle and Netherton, Worcs.

Family and Education

b. by 1515, illegit. s. of Robert, 2nd Lord Willoughby de Broke by Joan Pye of ?Chippenham, Wilts. educ. I. Temple. m. by 1544, Anne, da. of Thomas Huncks of Radbroke, Glos., wid. of Thomas Lyttleton, 2s. 3da.Date of birth estimated from auditorship at I. Temple. Vis. Worcs. (Harl. Soc. xxvii), 82, 119; Wards 7/5/122, 129, 6/88; PCC 20 Coode.

Offices Held

Auditor, I. Temple 1536, 1546 – 47, bencher 1546, attendant on reader 1547, 1549, Autumn reader 1548, Lent reader 1549.

?Servant, household of Cardinal Wolsey by 1523; j.p. Worcs. 1538 – d., Cheshire, Herefs., Mon., Warws. Salop 1547; commr. oyer and terminer, Oxford circuit 1539, 1543, 1544, musters, Worcs. 1539, subsidy 1543, chantries Herefs., Worcs. 1548; chantries, Herefs., Worcs. 1548; escheator, Worcs. 1541 – 42, 1545 – 46; attorney, council in the marches of Wales 28 Apr. 1546 – d.; particular receiver, Queen Catherine Parr, Herefs. and Worcs. by 1547 – 48; member, council of John Dudley, Earl of Warwick by 1547; ?serjeant-at-law by 1550.E179/200/145, 200/unnumbered; 315/340, f. 7v; LP Hen. VIII, xiii-xxi; CPR, 1547–8, pp. 75, 77, 82, 84, 87, 88, 90, 91; 1548–9, p. 137; 1549–51, p. 299; SC6, Edw. VI/726; Coventry mayors’ accts. 1542–61, p. 43; Habington’s Worcs. (Worcs. Hist. Soc. 1895), i. 455.

Parlimentarian

WILLOUGHBY, George (by 1515-1550), of the Inner Temple, London, Elmley Castle and Netherton, Worcs.

Main residences: the Inner Temple, London; Elmley Castle; Netherton, Worcs.

Author

P.S.E.

A.D.K.H.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

WILLOUGHBY, George (b.y 15-1550)

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Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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