WOLSTENHOLME (WORSNAM), John (c.1596-1670), of Walsingham House, Seething Lane, London; later of Nostell Priory, Yorks. and Fenchurch Street, London.

Family and Education

b. c. 1596, Aged 74 in 1670: Misc. Gen. et Her. (2nd ser.), ii. 119. 1st s. of Sir John Wolstenholme* of St. Olave, Hart St., London and Catherine, da. of John Fanshawe of Dronfield, Derbys. CB; J.E. Cussans, Hist. Herts. i. 139. educ. G. Inn 1611; Sidney Sussex, Camb. 1613; ?travelled abroad 1616; I. Temple 1646. GI Admiss.; Al. Cant.; APC, 1615-16, p. 538; I. Temple Admiss. m. by 1619, Anne (d. 25 Nov. 1661), da. of Sir Roger Dallison* of Laughton, Lincs., 9s. (8 d.v.p.) 3da. (1 d.v.p.). Reg. St. Olave’s, Hart St. London (Harl. Soc. Reg. xlvi), 33; Lincs. Peds. (Harl. Soc. l), 286; PROB 11/333, f. 231v. Kntd. 8 May 1633; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 200. suc. fa. 1639; C142/604/113. cr. bt. 10 Jan. 1665. C66/3057/10. d. 4 July 1670. Misc. Gen. et Her. (ser. 2), ii. 119. sig. Jo[hn] Wolstenholme.

Offices Held

Member, Virg. Co. 1612, T.K. Rabb, Enterprise and Empire, 407. N.W. Passage Co. 1612, E.I. Co. 1618 – at least40, cttee. by 1640, CSP Col. E.I. 1513–1616, p. 239; 1617–21, p. 229; R. Brenner, Merchants and Rev. 376, n. 123; CCAM, 131. member, Roy. African Co. 1663. CSP Col. 1661–8, p. 121.

Collector impositions and Tunnage and Poundage outwards, London (jt.) 1619 – 39, (sole) 1639 – 43, 1660–d., C66/2205/4; CSP Dom. Addenda, 1625–49, p. 654. pretermitted customs 1623 – 43, 1660–d., C66/2296/16. farmer (jt.), wine and currant duties 1632-at least 1639, C66/2595/3. R. Ashton, Crown and the Money Market, 108 incorrectly assigns this farm to Wolstenholme’s father. commr. customs from 1660, CTB, 1660–7, p. 226. farmer, great farm of customs 1663–d. CSP Dom. 1663–4, p. 61; 1668–9, p. 34.

Commr. plantation of Virg. 1631, tobacco inquiry 1634, Cal. of Docquets of Ld. Kpr. Coventry ed. J. Broadway, R. Cust and S.K. Roberts (L. and I. Soc. spec. ser. xxxiv), 40–1. fraudulent thread imports 1636, T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 3, p. 192; ix. pt. 2, p. 25. sewers, Yorks. 1636–7, C181/5, ff. 53v, 87. assessment 1641–2. SR, v. 83, 150.

Parlimentarian

WOLSTENHOLME (WORSNAM), John (c.1596-1670), of Walsingham House, Seething Lane, London; later of Nostell Priory, Yorks. and Fenchurch Street, London.

Main residences: Walsingham House, Seething Lane, London; Nostell Priory, Yorks.; Fenchurch Street, London.

WORSNAM

Author

P.M.H.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

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WOLSTENHOLME (WORSNAM), John (c.1596-1670)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

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