WINCH, Humphrey (1554/5-1625), of Everton, Beds. and Lincoln’s Inn, London; later of Serjeants’ Inn, Chancery Lane, London

Family and Education

b. 1554 /5, 2nd s. of John Winch (d. 1582) of Northill, Beds. and ?Elizabeth.Beds. RO, ABP/W1582/64. educ. St. John’s, Camb. 1570; L. Inn 1573, called 1581; King’s Inn, Dublin (hon.) 1607. Al. Cant.; LI Admiss.; LI Black Bks. i. 424; C. Kenny, King’s Inns and the Kingdom of Ire. 275. m. by 1589, Cicely (d. by 1629), da. of Richard Onslow† of the I. Temple, solicitor-gen. 1566-9, 2s. (1 d.v.p.), 3da. (2 d.v.p.). Vis. Beds. (Harl. Soc. xix), 199; PROB 11/155, f. 300. Kntd. 8 Nov. 1606. Chamberlain Letters ed. N.E. McClure, i. 238. d. 4 Feb. 1625. C142/673/28. sig. Humffrey Wynche.

Offices Held

Dep. recorder, Bedford, Beds. 1593–1606; Beds. RO, Bor.B/F11/4a, pp. 70–233. bencher, L. Inn 1595, autumn reader 1598, censor 1600, kpr. black bk. 1602 – 03, treas. 1605–6; LI Black Bks. ii. 42, 52, 66, 74, 95. sjt.-at-law 1606; Order of Sjts.-at-Law ed. J.H. Baker (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. v), 105–6, 178. chief bar. Exch. [I] 1606 – 08; c.j.k.b. [I] 1608–11; CPR Ire. Jas. I, 95, 132. j.c.p. 1611–d.; C66/1907/1. judge of assize, Munster circ. [I] 1607 – 11, Ulster [I] 1609, Home circ. 1611 – 12, Midlands circ. 1613 – 18, Northern circ. 1618 – 20, Oxf. circ. 1620–d. CSP Ire. 1606–8, pp. 425–6; 1608–10, pp. 295, 515; J.S. Cockburn, Hist. Eng. Assizes, 269–70.

J.p. Bedford 1593 – 1606, 1616 – d., Beds. 1597 – 1606, by 1614 – d., Hunts. 1614–d.; Beds. RO, Bor.B/F2/4; C231/1, f. 43v; 231/4, f. 28; C181/1, f. 43. commr. charitable uses, Beds. 1598 – 99, subsidy, 1601; C93/1/32; E115/112/78. member, Council in the Marches 1623–d. CSP Dom. 1623–5, p. 46.

PC [I] by 1607–11; CSP Ire. 1606–8, p. 141; 1611–14, p. 102. commr. Irish causes 1611 – d., inquiry [I] 1613. Ibid. 1611–14, pp. 22, 436–8; 1615–25, p. 236.

Parlimentarian

WINCH, Humphrey (1554/5-1625), of Everton, Beds. and Lincoln’s Inn, London; later of Serjeants’ Inn, Chancery Lane, London

Main residences: Everton, Beds.; Lincoln's Inn, London; Serjeants' Inn, Chancery Lane, London.

Author

S.H.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

WINCH, Humphrey (1554/5-1625)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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