Family and Education
2nd s. of Sir John Dawtrey of More House, being 1st by his 2nd w. Joan or Jane, da. and h. of William Skarfeild or Skardeville, wid. of one Ashby. m. (1) Margaret (d. by 15 Feb. 1578), da. of William Roper of Eltham, Kent, by Margaret, da. of Sir Thomas More, 4s. 1da.; (2) 27 Nov. 1581, Mary, da. of Edward Stoughton of Singleton, 1s. suc. e. half-bro. Richard 1554.PCC 85 Sainberbe; Suss. Rec. Soc. iii. 97; xiv. 69; W. Berry, Co. Genealogies, Suss. (Comber’s copy at Chichester), 46; Vis. Kent (Harl. Soc. lxxv), 26; Vis. Suss. (Harl. Soc. liii), 31-2.
Offices Held

J.p. Suss. by 1559, rem. by 1565, rest. by 1568, rem. by 1570, rest. by 1591; sheriff, Surr. and Suss. 1566–7.

Main residence: More House, Petworth, Suss.
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Commons 1558-1603
Web Title

DAWTREY, William (-d.1591)

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Oxford 1644
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