Family and Education
b. c. 1369, s. and h. of John Mitford. m. by Apr. 1398, Margery (d. aft. 1452), da. of Sir Robert Lisle, at least 1s.C139/5/40; J. Hodgson, Hist. Northumb. ii (2), 45; Arch. Aeliana, n.s. xxii. 122-3.
Offices Held

Commr. of inquiry, Northumb. May 1399 (murder in Tynedale), June 1399, July 1401 (lands of John del Chamber), Dec. 1409 (evasion of customs), Jan. 1412 (persons liable to pay taxes), Feb. 1423 (estates of John del Chamber); array Aug., Sept. 1403, July 1410, Apr. 1418.

Steward and bailiff of the abp. of York’s liberty of Hexhamshire, Northumb. 1 Dec. 1399-c. 1407, 10 May 1409–d.Hist. Northumb. iii. 65.

J.p. Northumb. 16 May 1401–d. , the bp. of Durham’s liberty of Norhamshire and Islandshire, Northumb. c.1421.DKR, xxxiii. 169.

Escheator, Northumb. 29 Nov. 1402 – 16 Aug. 1403, 27 July 1405 – 9 Nov. 1406, 30 Nov. 1417–4 Nov. 1418.

Keeper of the lesser piece of the seal for the recognizance of debts, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 16 Nov. 1405 – d.

Chief steward of the estates of Elizabeth, widow of Sir John le Scrope, in Northumb. and keeper of her liberty of Tynedale there 1413–d.Hodgson, ii (2), 536.

Steward of the prior of Tynemouth’s liberty of Tynemouth, Northumb. by 1421–d.Hist. Northumb. viii. 215.

Bailiff, Morpeth, Northumb. for Henry, earl of Northumberland, by May 1421.Hodgson, ii (2), 498.

Main residence: Molesden in Mitford, Northumb.
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Commons 1386-1421
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MITFORD, William (c.1369-1423)

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