Constituency Dates
Dunwich [1542]
Family and Education
b. by 1500. m. by 1521, Margaret, 3s. inc. Robert 3da.1Date of birth estimated from marriage. PCC 31 Pynnyng.
Offices Held

Bailiff, Dunwich 1536, 1537, 1540.2T. Gardner, Dunwich, 82.

Address
Main residence: Dunwich, Suff.
biography text

George Coppyn was a Dunwich merchant. For the subsidy of 1524 he was assessed on goods worth £20 and at the time of his death owned six houses, land and a shop in Dunwich and land in the neighbouring parish of Westleton, together with half shares in four ships. He combined trade with a municipal career, and when returned to the Parliament of 1542 he had thrice been bailiff of the town. Nothing is known about his work in the House. By a will made on 5 Dec. 1544 and proved on 8 June 1545 he provided for his family and kinsfolk and left £10 towards the repair of the harbour at Dunwich. He named his wife and son George executors and Robert Browne I supervisor: the witnesses included Andrew Green.3Suff. Green Bks. x. 124; xii. 159. PCC 31 Pynnyng, 35 Langley; E179/181/270.

Author
M.K.D.
Volume
Commons 1509-1558
Notes
  • 1. Date of birth estimated from marriage. PCC 31 Pynnyng.
  • 2. T. Gardner, Dunwich, 82.
  • 3. Suff. Green Bks. x. 124; xii. 159. PCC 31 Pynnyng, 35 Langley; E179/181/270.