PURCHAS, Thomas (d.1638), of St. Clement’s, Cambridge, Cambs.

Family and Education

s. of Ambrose Purchas, and Helena, da. of one Tybbe.Cambs. RO, St. Clement’s par. reg., unpag. transcript. m. by 1621 Elizabeth, 1s. 1da.Downing Coll. Lib., Camb. Liber Rationalis, 1611-28, f. 176v; PROB 11/179, f. 119v. d. 9 Nov. 1638.PROB 11/179, f. 119v; Cambs. RO, St. Clement’s par. reg., unpag. transcript. sig. tho[mas] Purkis.

Offices Held

Freeman, Cambridge by 1607, treas. 1607, common cllr. 1609 – 24, auditor 1609, 1612, 1615, 1617 – 18, 1621, 1623 – 24, 1631, 1636, bailiff 1610 – 13, alderman 1624 – d., mayor 1624 – 26, 1632–3;Cambs. RO, Box II/9, ff. 6, 6v, 24, 29v, 33; Mun. Rm. Shelf C.7, ff. 22, 23, 27, 54v, 75, 83, 101v, 119, 125, 130, 133, 140, 194v, 213, 242. j.p. Cambridge 1624–d.;CUL, UA Collection Admin. 5, f. 40; C181/3, f. 135; 181/5, f. 37; C231/4, f. 173. commr. gaol delivery, Cambridge 1624–d.,C181/3, f. 135v; 181/5, f. 79v. sewers, Gt. Fens 1631–5.C181/4, f. 95; 181/5, f. 11v.

Parlimentarian

PURCHAS, Thomas (d.1638), of St. Clement’s, Cambridge, Cambs.

Main residence: St. Clement's, Cambridge, Cambs.

Author

C.R.K.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

PURCHAS, Thomas (-d.1638)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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