Family and Education
b. c. 1560,PROB 11/160, f. 60. 1st s. of Robert Saunderson of Fillingham and his 2nd w. Katherine, da. of Vincent Grantham† of St. Katherine’s Priory, Lincoln, Lincs.; bro. of Robert†.Lincs. Peds. (Harl. Soc. lii), 857-8. educ. Oxf. BA 1579; L. Inn 1579.Al. Ox.; LI Admiss. m. 25 Aug. 1584,Boston Reg. (Lincoln Rec. Soc. par. reg. l), 20. Mildred, da. and h. of John Hiltoft of Boston, 10s. (6 d.v.p.) 7da. (4 d.v.p.).Coll. Top. et Gen. iv. 382. suc. fa. 1582;C142/202/190. Kntd. 23 Apr. 1603;Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 103. cr. bt. 25 Nov. 1611, Visct. Castleton [I] 11 July 1627.CB, i. 99; CP, iii. 99-100. d. 17 May 1631.C142/471/61.
Offices Held

Commr. sewers, Lincs. by 1589 – 92, Fenland 1604, river Gleane, Lincs. and Notts. 1607 – 25, Lincoln 1608, 1627, Newark, Notts. 1610;Lansd. 60, f. 189; C181/1, f. 75; 181/2, ff. 48, 75, 119, 353; 181/3, ff. 168v, 228v; Recs. of Sewers Commrs. ed. A.M. Kirkus (Lincoln Rec. Soc. liv), p. lxxvi. j.p. Lincs. (Lindsey) by 1591 – 1629, Yorks. (W. Riding) by 1614 – 16, 1627–d.;Hatfield House, ms 278; C66/1988, 2527; C231/4, ff. 13, 237; 231/5, f. 13. steward and bailiff, Derlington and Ragenhull manors, Notts. 1592;CSP Dom. 1591–4, p. 178. sheriff, Lincs. 1592 – 93, 1613–14;List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 80. commr. musters, Lincs. 1602;G.A.J. Hodgett, Tudor Lincs. 118. steward (jt.), honour of Tickhill, Yorks. (W. Riding) 1606–d.;Duchy of Lancaster Office-Holders ed. R. Somerville, 156. commr. Admlty. causes, Lincs. 1608,HCA 14/39, no. 217. recusants, 1608, 1624,Lansd. 166, f. 263; HMC Rutland, i. 471. recusancy, Northern parts 1627,APC, 1627, p. 313. subsidy, Lincs. (Lindsey) 1608, 1621 – 22, 1624, 1625,SP14/31/1; 14/123/77; HMC Rutland, i. 463; C212/22/20–1, 23; Sandbeck Park, Lumley mss MTD/B112/8. aid 1609,SP14/43/107. swans, Lincs., Northants., Rutland, Notts. 1619, 1625,C181/2, f. 341v; 181/3, f. 164v. oyer and terminer, Midlands circ. 1622–d.,C181/3, ff. 62, 258. Forced Loan, Lincs. (Kesteven, Lindsey) 1627,Lincs. AO, 2 ANC 8/4; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 145. survey, Hatfield forest, Yorks. (W. Riding) 1628;C66/2409. collector of knighthood fines, Lincs. 1630–d.E178/7154, f. 66; E198/4/32, f. 2v.

Commr. inquiry into wool trade 1622.Rymer, vii. pt. 4, p. 12.

Main residences: Fillingham, Lincs.; Sandbeck, Yorks.
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Volume
Commons 1604-1629
Web Title

SAUNDERSON, Sir Nicholas, 1st Bt. (c.1560-1631)

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Oxford 1644
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