Family and Education
b. c. 1611, 5th but 4th surv. s. of Sir Ralph Grey (d.1623) of Chillingham, being 2nd s. by 2nd w. Dorothy, da. of Thomas Malet of Enmore, Som., wid. of Sir Thomas Palmer of Fairfield, Stogursey, Som. educ. Univ. Coll. Oxf. matric. 18 Nov. 1625, aged 14; Christ’s, Camb. 1626; G. Inn 1629. m. aft. 1640, Mary (d.1650), da. and coh. of Robert Delaval of Cowpen, Northumb., wid. of Robert Mitford of Seghill, Northumb., s.p.Hist. Northumb. ix. 66; xiv. 328-9.
Offices Held
Col. of dgns. (royalist) 1642 – 46, 1648; capt. of King’s Ft. Gds. (later Grenadier Gds.) 1661, maj. 1664, lt.-col. 1665–d.
Freeman, Berwick 1648; j.p. Northumb. July 1660 – d., Westminster 1665 – d.; commr. for assessment, Berwick Aug. 1660–74, Northumb. 1673 – 74, loyal and indigent officers, Northumb. 1662; commr. for hackney coaches, London and Westminster 1667 – d.; dep. lt. Northumb. 1669–d.
Gent. of the privy chamber by June 1660 – d.; commr. for licensing pedlars 1665, loyal and indigent officers’ accounts 1671.
Parlimentarian
Main residences: Ulgham Grange, Northumb.; Covent Garden, Westminster.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
GREY, Edward (c.1611-76)
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Estates
Oxford 1644
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