KIRTON, Edward (1585-1654), of Westminster, Almsford Park and Castle Cary, Som.

Family and Education

bap. 15 May 1585, s. of Daniel Kirton of Almsford Park and Frances.Som. RO, Almsford Par. Reg.; F. Brown, Abstracts of Som. Wills ed. F.A. Crisp, i. 44. educ. MA Oxf. 1643. Al. Ox. m. by 1618, Margaret. C2/Chas.I/D58/46; Som. Incumbents ed. F.W. Weaver, 434. suc. fa. c.1591. PROB 6/4, f. 156v. bur. 30 Jan. 1654 30 Jan. 1654. Coll. Top. et Gen. v. 39. sig. Edw[ard] Kyrton.

Offices Held

Clerk to Sir Robert Vernon c. 1604 – 11, 1614–15, E.T. Bradley, Life of Lady Arabella Stuart, ii. 269; CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 613; C2/Jas.I/D12/77. servant to Lady Arbella Stuart c.1611, APC, 1616–17, p. 134. servant to William Seymour*, Lord Beauchamp, subsequently 2nd earl of Hertford c.1619–d. C2/Chas.I/D58/46; Coll. Top. et Gen. v. 39.

J.p. Som. 1625 – 26, 1641–6; C231/4, f. 193, 231/5, f. 479; Som. RO, DD/PH 219/66. commr. depopulation, Som. 1635; C181/5, f. 1. treas. for hospitals, Eastern div. of Som. 1638, Som. Q. Sess. Recs. Charles I ed E.H. Bates-Harbin (Som. Rec. Soc. xxiv), 296. grand jury, Som. 1638; Som. Assize Orders ed. T.G. Barnes (Som. Rec. Soc. lxv), 61. commr. array, Som. 1642, Northants. RO, FH133. sequestrations (roy.) 1643, Docquets of Letters Patent 1642–6 ed. W.H. Black, 55. recvr. composition money (roy.) by 1644. CSP Dom. 1644, p. 108.

Dep. gent. of the robes to the prince of Wales ?1641–6. HMC Portland, ii. 133; CSP Dom. 1644–5, p. 260.

Parlimentarian

KIRTON, Edward (1585-1654), of Westminster, Almsford Park and Castle Cary, Som.

Main residences: Westminster; Almsford Park, Som.; Castle Cary, Som.

Author

B.C.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

KIRTON, Edward (1585-1654)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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