FREVILLE, George (c.1502-79), of Isleham and Little Shelford, Cambs.

Family and Education

b. c. 1502, 2nd s. of Robert Freville of Little Shelford by Rose, ?da. of Anthony Hasleden. educ. Camb. c.1520; Barnard’s Inn c.1525; M. Temple by 1533. m. (1) by 3 Jan. 1550, Dorothy (d.1568); (2) 7 Oct. 1568, Jane, wid. of Edward Banckes of London.Date of birth estimated from elder brother’s, C142/36/19. A. W. Franks, ‘Freville Fam.’ (Camb. Antiq. Soc. Quarto Publications ser. 1, xiv), 27-28; Notable Middle Templars, 98; Reg. St. Pancras, Soper Lane (Harl. Soc. xlv), 442;CPR, 1548-9, p. 171; Camb. reg. bk. f. 65; DNB.

Offices Held

Bencher, M. Temple 1557, Lent reader 1559.

J.p. Cambs. 1539 – 47, q. 1554 – d., Mdx. 1569; commr. chantries, Cambs. 1548, relief, Camb. 1550; other commissions 1553 – 59; retained of counsel, duchy of Lancaster 1548 – 76; steward, manor of Great Marlow, Bucks. by 1549, manors of Barwell, Cottenham, Fulbourn and Graveley, Cambs., Great Stukeley, Hemingford Grey, Old Hurst and Woodhurst, Hunts. Nov. 1553 – d.; dep. high steward, Cambridge Univ. in 1549; recorder, Cambridge Feb. 1553 – Jan. 1559; third baron of Exchequer Jan. 1559 – Apr. 1564, second baron Apr. 1564–d.LP Hen. VIII, xiv; CPR, 1547–8, pp. 81, 136; 1553, p. 352; 1553–4, pp. 17, 28, 35, 284; 1554–5, p. 109; 1558–60, p. 31; 1563–6, pp. 41, 177; 1569–72, pp. 223, 226; Somerville, Duchy, i. 455; NRA 5914, p. 33.

Parlimentarian

FREVILLE, George (c.1502-79), of Isleham and Little Shelford, Cambs.

Main residences: Isleham; Little Shelford, Cambs.

Author

A.D.K.H.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

FREVILLE, George (c.1502-79)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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