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FITTON, Edward (1527-79), of Gawsworth, Cheshire.

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b. 31 Mar. 1527, 1st s. of Sir Edward Fitton of Gawsworth by Mary, da. and coh. of Sir Guischard Harbottle of Horton, Northumb. m. 19 Jan. 1539, Anne, da. of Sir Peter Warburton of Arley, Cheshire, 9s. inc. Edward 6da. suc. fa. 17 Feb. 1548. Kntd. 19 Oct. 1553.Date of birth from MI given in DNB. Ommerod, Cheshire, iii. 550, 552-3; Vis. Cheshire (Harl. Soc. xviii), 100; Arch. Ael. (ser. 3), i. 82-83; Northumb. Co. Hist. ix. 266; Vis. Suss. (Harl. Soc. liii), 138.
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Commr. relief, Cheshire 1550, eccles. causes, diocese of Chester 1562, 1568, subsidy, Cheshire 1563, piracy 1565, musters 1569, 1570; sheriff, Cheshire 1558 – 59; j.p. 1561 – d., q. 1564; gov. Macclesfield g.s. Apr. 1552; ld. pres. Connaught 1 June 1569–72, vice treasurer and treasurer at war, Ireland Dec. 1572 – d.; custos rot. Cheshire c.1573–d.CPR, 1550–3, p. 361; 1553, p. 360; 1560–3, pp. 280–1, 444; Lansd. 8(18), f. 81; APC, vii. 284; B. Coward, ‘Stanley fam. c.1385–1651’(Sheffield Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 1968), 201, 224; SP12/93, 121 ex inf. J. C. Sainty; CP and CR Ire. i. 533.

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FITTON, Edward (1527-79), of Gawsworth, Cheshire.
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FISHER, Thomas (1515/16-77), of Warwick.

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b. 1515 /16, s. of Thomas Hawkins alias Fisher of Warwick, bro. of John. m. (1) by 1547, Winifred (d.1557), da. of William Holte of Aston, 1s.; (2) Susanna, da. of John Hornyold, s.p.Aged 33 in 1549, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Archer ms 35, f. 1; Vis. Warws. (Harl. Soc. xii), 20; St. Nicholas, Warwick, churchwardens’ accts. 3 and 4 to 4 and 5 Phil. and Mary; C142/183/94; DNB.
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Steward and bailiff, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leics. May 1542; servant of Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford and later Duke of Somerset by 1544, sec. by 1547; constable, Warwick castle July 1545–53; bailiff, Warwick manor ?1547 – 53; keeper, Banbury castle, Oxon. and bailiff, Banbury hundred ?1550–68 or later; ?bailiff, Egremont, Cumb. Dec. 1554; commr. chantries, Leics., Warws. and Coventry 1548, relief, Warws. 1550; j.p.q. Warws. 1554, 1558/59; escheator, Warws. and Leics. 1559 – 60; receiver, Exchequer, Leics., Warws. and Coventry 8 Sept. 1559–72 or later.LP Hen. VIII , xx; CPR, 1548–9, p. 135; 1553, p. 360; 1553–4, pp. 25, 29; 1558–60, pp. 27, 146; E. G. Tibbits, Anct. Recs. Warwick (Dugdale Soc. Occasional Pprs. v), 9.

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FISHER, Thomas (1515/16-77), of Warwick.
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FISHER, Robert (c.1465-1535).

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b. c. 1465, 2nd s. of Robert Fisher of Beverley, Yorks. by Agnes. educ. Beverley sch.; L. Inn, adm. 26 Oct. 1493.Date of birth estimated from that of elder brother, 1459, Life of Fisher (EETS extra ser. cxvii), 7-8. C1/408/44.
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Steward of the household to John Fisher, bp. of Rochester. Life of Fisher, 19.

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FISHER, Robert (c.1465-1535).
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FISHER, Jasper (by 1528-79), of London.

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b. by 1528, s. of John Fisher. m. (1) by 26 Dec. 1556 Alice, wid. of one Withers, s.p.; (2) in 1576, Margaret, da. of Nicholas Bostock of Newington, Surr., wid. of Richard Blount of London and Williton, Som., s.p.Date of birth estimated from first reference. Vis Surr. (Harl. Soc. xliii), 69; CPR, 1555-7, p. 253; C142/190/40; VCH Warws. iv. 121.
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King’s goldsmith 16 Oct. 1552 – 8 Mar. 1554; one of the six clerks, Chancery by 1562 – d.; j.p. Mdx. 1564 – d.; warden, Goldsmiths’ Co. 1566–8.CPR, 1550–3, p. 261; 1553–4, p. 239; 1560–3, p. 227; 1563–6, p. 24; 1569–72, p. 226; 1572–5, p. 209; W.S. Prideaux, Mems. Goldsmiths’ Co. i. 68, ii. 362.

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FISHER, Jasper (by 1528-79), of London.
Main residence: London.
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FISHER, Jasper (by 1528-79)

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FISHER, Henry (by 1519-66 or later), of London and Fish Hall, Hadlow, Kent.

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b. by 1519, s. of John Fisher of Hadlow by Anne, Alice or Mercy, da. of John Vane of Tonbridge. m. by 1553, Elizabeth, 3s. inc. Andrew.Date of birth estimated from admission to the Skinners’ Company, Reg. London Freemen, ed. Welch, 9; PCC 4 Hogen, 15 Spert, 21 Tashe, 99 Stafford; Collins, Peerage, iii. 285-90; Hasted, Kent, v. 182-3; Vis. Kent (Harl. Soc. lxxv), 43; London and Mdx. Fines, ii. 117; Recs. Skinners, ed. Lambert, 185.
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Warden, yeomanry (the fraternity of Our Lady) of the Skinners’ Co. in 1543, Skinners’ Co. 1549 – 51; surveyor, Beer Brewers’ Co. in 1551; collector, tonnage and poundage, London 3 Mar. 1557.Recs. Skinners, 185; Skinners’ Hall, bk, fraternity of Corpus Christi; bk. fraternity of Our Lady; E122/86/4; Hargrave ms 134, ff. 28–29.

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FISHER, Henry (by 1519-66 or later), of London and Fish Hall, Hadlow, Kent.
Main residences: London; Fish Hall, Hadlow, Kent.
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FISHER, Henry (by 1519-at least 66)

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