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GAMES, Meredydd (by 1532-75 or later), of Brecon of Buckland, Brec.

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b. by 1532, 2nd s. of John Games alias ap Morgan by 1st w., and bro. of Edward. m. Gwenllian, da. of Thomas Gwyn of Trecastle, 1s. 3da.Date of birth estimated from first reference. Jones, Brec. ii. 175; iv. 33, 190.
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Bailiff, Brecon forest, Brec. temp. Mary, lordship of Brecon, temp. Eliz.; escheator, Brec. 1574–5.Jones, iv. 228; E112/58 Brecon/5.

Main residences: Brecon; Buckland, Brec.
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GAMES, Meredydd (by 1532-at least 75)

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GAMES, Edward (by 1521-64), of Newton and Brecon, Brec.

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b. by 1521, 1st s. of alias ap Morgan" class="involume">John Games alias ap Morgan of Newton and Brecon by 1st w. Margaret, da. of Thomas Gwalter ap Jenkin Havard; bro. of Meredydd. m. c.1538, Elizabeth, da. of Sir William Vaughan of Porthaml, wid. of John ap Lewis Havard (d.1537), 7s. 5da. suc. fa. ?1561.Presumed to be of age at election. Jones, Brec. ii. 175; iv. 32-33; G.T. Clark, Limbus Patrum Morganniae, 195-6; C1/1185/49.
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J.p. Brec. 1543–?d.; commr. subsidy 1544, relief 1550, goods of churches and fraternities 1553; recorder, Brecon in 1557; sheriff, Brec. 1559–60.C193/12/1; NLW ms Wales 17/5; SP11/5/6; E179/219/29; CPR, 1553, pp. 364, 419; Jones, iv. 308.

Main residences: Newton; Brecon, Brec.
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GAMES, Edward (by 1521-64)

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GALE, John (1516/17-54), of Crediton, Devon.

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b. 1516 /7, 1st s. of Gilbert Gale of Kinon in Crediton, by Christian, da. of Henry Bishop. educ. Corpus, Oxf., adm. 17 Feb. 1533. m. Elizabeth, da. of (Sir) Philip Butler of Watton at Stone, Herts., s.p. suc. fa. 1552.Date of birth estimated from age on admission to Corpus, Emden. Biog. Reg. Univ. Oxf. 1501-40, p. 226. Vis. Devon, ed. Vivian, 389; Clutterbuck, Herts. ii. 476; C142/100/26.
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Secretary to Sir John Russell , Baron Russell, later 1st Earl of Bedford, by I547; clerk of the privy seal at Dec. 1548–d.Exeter act bk. 2, f. 86v, 87; CPR, 1548–9, p. 81; 1554–5, p. 203.

Main residence: Crediton, Devon.
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GALE, John (1516/17-54)

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GALE, George (by 1490-1556), of York.

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b. by 1490, s. and h. of Oliver Gale of Thirntoft by Ellen, da. of one Marshall of Richmond. m. by 1526 Mary, da. of Robert Lord of Kendal, 2s. 6da.Date of birth estimated from first reference. Vis. of the North, i (Surtees Soc. cxxii), 61; York pub. lib. R. H. Skaife ms civic officials, i. 282-4; Reg. Corpus Christi Guild, York (Surtees Soc. lvii), 174n.
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Member, Corpus Christi guild, York 1511, under treasurer, royal mint c. 1527, 1545 – 54, alderman 1529 – d., sheriff 1530 – 31, mayor 1534 – 35, 1549 – 50, brother, St. Thomas’s hospital 1522 – d., warden 1552–3.Reg. Corpus Christi Guild, York, 174, 300–1; York archs. B11–22 passim; LP Hen. VIII, xx; CPR, 1553–4, pp. 195–6; Brit. Numismatic Jnl. xlv. 60.

Main residence: York.
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GALE, George (by 1490-1556)

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GAGE, Robert (c.1519-87), of Haling, Surr.

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b. c. 1519, 3rd s. of Sir John Gage of Firle, Suss. by Philippa, da. of Sir Richard Guildford of Cranbrook and Rolvenden, Kent. m. by 1563, ?Elizabeth, da. of Nicholas Wilford of London, 2s.Aged 19 or under in February 1538. CPR, 1555-7, p. 213; C142/216/98; Vis. Suss. (Harl. Soc. xliii), 141-2.
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Gent. of the household of Stephen Gardiner, bp. of Winchester by 1538, ?of Queen Catherine Parr by 1544; gent. pens. by May 1550-Sept. 1553 or later.LP Hen. VIII, xiii; E101/423/12, ff. 8, 12; LC2/2, f. 42v, 4/7, f. 23v E;179/69/63; E101/427/5, f. 29, ex inf. W. J. Tighe.

Main residence: Haling, Surr.
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GAGE, Robert (c.1519-87)

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