ESTCOURT, Sir Giles, 1st Bt. (1601-1668), of St. Edmund’s College, Salisbury and Long Newnton, Wilts.

Family and Education

b. 16 Oct. 1601,Glos. RO, D1571/F107. 1st s. of Sir Edward Estcourt of St. Edmund’s College and Mary, da. of Sir John Glanville† of Kilworthy, Devon. W. Symonds, ‘Estcourt of Salisbury, Rollestone, and Long Newnton’, Wilts. N and Q, v. 325-6. educ. Wadham, Oxf. 1618; L. Inn 1618. Al. Ox.; LI Admiss. m. by 1649, Anne (bur. 6 July 1655), da. of Sir Robert Mordaunt, 2nd bt. of Massingham Parva, Norf., 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da. (1 d.v.p.). Symonds, 325. suc. fa. 21 Aug. 1608; C142/306/158. Kntd. 1622; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 180. cr. Bt. 17 Mar. 1627. C66/2377/18. d. 17 Nov. 1668. Symonds, 326.

Offices Held

J.p. Wilts. 1624 – 26, 1628-at least c.1641, C231/4, ff. 168, 260; C66/2859. sheriff 1626–7; List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 154. commr. sewers, Glos. and Wilts. 1635;C181/5, f. 42. vestryman, St. Edmund’s, Salisbury 1636. Churchwardens’ Accts. of St. Edmund and St. Thomas, Sarum ed. H.J.F. Swayne (Wilts. Rec. Soc. 1896), p. 205.

Parlimentarian

ESTCOURT, Sir Giles, 1st Bt. (1601-1668), of St. Edmund’s College, Salisbury and Long Newnton, Wilts.

Main residences: St. Edmund's College, Salisbury; Long Newnton, Wilts.

Author

A.D.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

ESTCOURT, Sir Giles, 1st Bt. (1601-1668)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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