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FITZWILLIAM, Sir William I (d.1559), of Windsor, Berks.

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2nd s. of Thomas Fitzwilliam of Baggotrath, co. Dublin by Eleanor, da. of John Dowdall, and coh. to her mother Margaret, da. and h. to Sir Jenico D’Artois. educ. ?G. Inn 1531. m. by 1539, Jane or Joan, da. and coh. of John Roberts of Cranbrook, Kent, 4da. Kntd. bet. Sept. 1551 and May 1552.J. Lodge, Peerage of Ireland, iv. 306-11; LP Hen. VIII, xiv(2), pp. 261-2; Vis. Kent (Harl. Soc. lxxv), 24; CPR, 1550-3, pp. 166, 246.
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Clerk of the hanaper [I] 1532; chief gent. of privy chamber to Prince Edward by 1544; gent. of privy chamber 1547 – 53; lt. Windsor castle, keeper of Windsor great park by 1552; member of council [I] 1554 – 56; ?dep. chancellor [I] 1555; commr. for loan, Berks. 1557; j.p.q. and jt. (with Sir Henry Neville I) ld. lt. Berks. 1559. Cal. Pat. and Close, Ire. i. 16; LP Hen. VIII, xii(2), p. 463; xxi(1), p. 777; E179/69/48; Stowe 571, ff. 7, 59; LC 2/4/7, f. 18; CPR, 1554–5, pp. 103, 344; SP11/11, f. 116; 12/2/34; NRA, D/D By/1.

Main residence: Windsor, Berks.
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FITZWILLIAM, Sir William I (-d.1559)

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FITZWILLIAM, William (c.1550-1618), of Dogsthorpe and Milton, Northants.

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b. c. 1550, 1st s. of Sir William Fitzwilliam II by Anne, da. of Sir William Sidney of Penshurst, Kent. educ. King’s, Camb. 1564. m. Sept. 1569, Winifred, 2nd da. of Sir Walter Mildmay of Apethorpe, Northants. 2s. 1da. suc. fa. 22 June 1599. Kntd. 11 May 1603.M. E. Finch, Five Northants. Fams. (Northants. Rec. Soc. xix), gen. table at end; Vis. Essex (Harl. Soc. xiii).
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Gent. pens. 1573 – 1603; j.p.q. Northants. from c. 1583, commr. subsidy, musters 1600, sheriff 1607 – 08; keeper, Fotheringay castle 1599; steward, duchy of Lancaster manors of Glatton and Holme, Hunts. E407/Box 1/7; Lansd. 737, f. 148; Montagu Musters Bk. (Northants. Rec. Soc. vii), ed. Wake, passim; HMC Hatfield, ix. 78, 228; Somerville, Duchy, i. 601.

Main residences: Dogsthorpe; Milton, Northants.
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FITZWILLIAM, William (c.1550-1618)

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FITZWILLIAM, John (aft.1526-68), of Milton, Northants.

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b. aft. 1526, yr. s. of Sir William Fitzwilliam of Gaynes Park, Essex, and Milton by Anne, da. of Sir Richard Sapcote of Elton, Hunts.; bro. of Sir William II ? unm.
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Jt. (with bro.) bailiff and steward, Fotheringay manor from 4 Nov. 1553; muster-master Northants. c.1560.

Main residence: Milton, Northants.
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FITZWILLIAM, John (aft. 1526-68)

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FITZWILLIAM, Hugh (c.1534-c.76), of Emley, Sprotborough and Haddlesey, Yorks.

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b. c. 1534, 4th but 1st surv. s. of John Fitzwilliam of Haddlesey by Elizabeth, da. of Christopher D’Amory or Dawnay of Crockwell Grange. educ. Winchester, scholar 1544. Prob. unm.
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Main residences: Emley; Sprotborough; Haddlesey, Yorks.
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FITZWILLIAM, Hugh (c.1534-c.76)

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