CROFT, James (1517/18-90), of Shobdon, Herefs.

Family and Education

b. 1517 /18, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Richard Croft of Croft Castle by Catherine, da. of Sir Richard Herbert of Montgomery Castle, Mont.; poss. bro. of Thomas Croft. m. (1) c.1540, Alice (d.1573), da. of Richard Warnecombe of Ivington in Leominster, Lugwardine and Hereford, Herefs., wid. of William Wigmore of Shobdon, 3s. inc. Edward and James 4da.; (2) Catherine, da. of Edward Blount. Kntd. 24 Nov. 1547. suc. fa. 1 Jan. 1562.Date of birth estimated from age at fa.’s i.p.m., E150/452/2. This biography rests on O.G.S. Croft, House of Croft, C.A. Mackwell, ‘The early career of Sir James Croft, 1518-70’ (Oxf. Univ. B.Litt. thesis, 1970) and R.E. Ham, ‘The autobiography of Sir James Croft’, Bull IHR, 1. 48-57. Vis. Herefs. ed. Weaver, 21-22; DNB.

Offices Held

Water bailiff, Boulogne 1544 – 45, under marshal 21 Mar. 1546 – Mar. 1547; capt. Haddington by June – Sept. 1549; member, council in the marches of Wales 1550, v.-pres. 1550 – 51; ld. dep. [I] 29 Apr. 1551 – Apr. 1553; gent. privy chamber Nov. 1551; dep. constable, the Tower ? 1 May – 8 July 1553; j.p.q. Herefs. 1558/59, most marcher and Welsh counties 1573 – d.; gov. Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumb. 14 Apr 1559–21 Aug. 1560; commr. musters, Herefs. 1569; comptroller, the Household 1570; PC 1570; constable, Aberystwyth castle, Card., Montgomery castle, Mont. 1570; steward, Kedewen, Kerry and Montgomery, Mont. 1570, Hereford by 1570, Leominster by 1571; keeper, Wigmore park, Herefs. 1570; custos rot. Herefs. c.1573.

Parlimentarian

CROFT, James (1517/18-90), of Shobdon, Herefs.

Main residence: Shobdon, Herefs.

Author

A.D.

A.D.K.H.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

CROFT, James (1517/18-90)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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