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GAWDY, Francis (d.1605), of Wallington and Shouldham, Norf.

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s. of Thomas Gawdy of Harleston by his 3rd w. Elizabeth, da. of Oliver (or Thomas) Shires. educ. I. Temple 1549, called, bencher by 1558. m. 1563, Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Christopher Coningsby of Wellington, 1da.Wards 7/39/2a; Vis. Norf. (Harl. Soc. xxxii), 125-6; Norf. Arch. xxvii. 79, 81-2, 84. Kntd. 23 July 1603.
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J.p.q. Norf. from c. 1564; serjeant-at-law 1577; Queen’s serjeant 1582; recorder, King’s Lynn 1586–9;King’s Lynn congregation bk. 1569–91, f. 316v; 1591–1611, f. 385v. j. Queen’s bench 1588; commr. for Chancery cases 1591;CSP Dom. 1591–4, p. 311. l.c.j. common pleas 1605.Foss, Judges, vi. 158 seq.

Main residences: Wallington; Shouldham, Norf.
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GAWDY, Clipsby (d.1619), of Little Wenham, Suff.

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4th s. of Thomas Gawdy of Claxton, Norf., justice of the Queen’s bench, by his 2nd w. Frances, da. of Henry Richers of Swannington, Norf; half-bro. of Henry. educ. Emmanuel, Camb. 1593; I. Temple 1594. m. 1590, Mary, da. of George Brooke of Aspall, wid. of William Bruce, 1s. Kntd. 1603.
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J.p. Norf. from c. 1601 – 04, c. 1608 – d., sheriff 1610–11.

Main residence: Little Wenham, Suff.
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GAWDY, Clipsby (-d.1619)

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GAWDY, Bassingbourne II (1560-1606), of West Harling, Norf.

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b. 1560, 1st s. of Bassingbourne Gawdy I of West Harling by his 1st w. Anne, and bro. of Philip. educ. I. Temple 1578. m. (1) Anne (d.1594), da. of Sir Charles Framlingham of Crow’s Hall, Debenham, Suff., 3s.; (2) Dorothy, da. of Nicholas Bacon of Redgrave, 2s. 3da. suc. fa. 1590. Kntd. 1597.
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J.p. Norf. by 1591, q. 1596, sheriff 1593 – 94, 1601 – 02, commr. musters 1599, dep. lt. 1605.

Main residence: West Harling, Norf.
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GAWDY, Bassingbourne II (1560-1606)

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GAWDY, Bassingbourne I (d.1590), of West Harling, Norf.

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2nd s. of Thomas Gawdy (d.1556) of Shottesham and Redenhall by his 1st w. Anne, da. and coh. of John Bassingbourne of Woodhall, Hatfield, Herts; half-bro. of Anthony. educ. Trinity Coll. Camb. ‘impubes’ 1545; I. Temple 1551. m. (1) 1558, Anne (d.1587), da. of John Wootton of Tuddenham, Norf., ?wid. of Henry Reppes, 2s. Bassingbourne II and Philip; (2) Dec. 1588, Margaret (d.1590), da. of Eustace Sulyard, wid. of Thomas Darcy of Tolleshunt D’Arcy, Essex, s.p.
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Gent. waiter by 1559; j.p. Suff. from c. 1573, Norf. from c.1583 (temp. rem. bet. 1585 and 1587); sheriff, Norf. 1578–9.

Main residence: West Harling, Norf.
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GAWDY, Anthony (d.1606), of ?Norwich and Castle Acre, Norf.

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4th s. of Thomas Gawdy (d.1556) of Shottesham and Redenhall by his 2nd w. Elizabeth, da. of John Harris of Radford, nr. Plymouth, Devon, wid. of Walter Steyning of Honeycott, Som; half-bro. of Bassingbourne I. unm.
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Capt. of musters, Norf. from 1587.

Main residences: ?Norwich; Castle Acre, Norf.
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GAWDY, Anthony (-d.1606)

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