WRAY, Christopher (1521/22-92), Lincoln’s Inn, London and Glentworth, Lincs.

Family and Education

b. 1521 /22, 3rd s. of Thomas Wray of Yorks. by Joan, da. of Robert Jackson of Gatenby, Bedale, Yorks. educ. Buckingham (Magdalene), Camb.; L. Inn, adm. 6 Feb. 1545, called 1550. m. Anne, da. of Nicholas Girlington of Normanby, Yorks., wid. of Robert Brocklesby (d. 3 Apr. 1557) of Glentworth, 1s. William 4da. Kntd. 6 Nov. 1574.Aged 70 at death. Lincs. Peds. (Harl. Soc. l), 176; (lv), 1322; Req.2/42/62; C. Dalton, Wrays of Glentworth, i. 58, 60; DNB.

Offices Held

Lent reader, L. Inn 1563, 1567, treasurer 1565–6.Dugdale, Origines Juridiciales, 252–3.

J.p.q. Lincs. (Lindsey) 1558/59, (Kesteven) 1562 – d., (Holland) 1569 – d., Hunts. 1577 – d.; steward, manor of Wetherby, Yorks. Jan. 1559–63, of counsel to Lincoln c. 1559, to Henry Neville, 5th Earl of Westmorland by 1562; serjeant-at-law Easter 1567, Queen’s serjeant 18 June 1567, justice of assize Yorks. 31 May 1570; 2nd justice of Lancaster 13 June 1570; j.K.B. 14 May 1572; l.c.j. 8 Nov. 1574; commr. eccles. causes, diocese of Lincoln 1575, to visit Oxf. univ. 1577, custos rot. Hunts. 1579; receiver of petitions in the Lords, Parlts. of 1584, 1586, 1589, eccles. commr. 1589.CPR, 1560–3 to 1572–5 passim; CSP Dom. 1547–80, p. 543; J. W. F. Hill, Tudor and Stuart Lincoln, 70; Great Grimsby AO, letter of Francis Ayscough 1562; Somerville, Duchy, i. 473; LJ, ii. 61, 113, 145.

Speaker of House of Commons 1571.

Parlimentarian

WRAY, Christopher (1521/22-92), Lincoln’s Inn, London and Glentworth, Lincs.

Main residences: Lincoln's Inn, London; Glentworth, Lincs.

Author

A.D.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

No

Addresses

Religion