WOODHOUSE, Sir William (c.1570-1639), of Waxham, Norf. and Whitehall

Family and Education

bap. 6 Dec. 1570,Norf. RO, St. James Pockthorpe par. reg. 1st s. of Sir Henry Woodhouse†, of Waxham with his 1st w. Anne, da. of Sir Nicholas Bacon† of Redgrave, Suff., ld. kpr. 1558-79. W. Blomefield, Norf. ix. 353. m. 2 July 1608, Frances, da. of Sir Robert Jermyn† of Rushbrooke, Suff., 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. W. Rye, Norf. Fams. 1028; Rushbrook Par. Regs. ed. S.H.A. Hervey, 33. Kntd. ?27 Sept. 1591. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 89. suc. fa. 1624. Blomefield, ix. 353. d. 25 Sept. 1639. C142/773/179.

Offices Held

Vol. Normandy 1591, CSP For. 1591–2, p. 214. Neths. 1599–1601; D.J.B. Trim, ‘Fighting "Jacob’s Wars". The Employment of English and Welsh Mercenaries in the European Wars of Religion: France and the Neths. 1562–1610’, (London Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 2002), p. 393. lt.-col. of ft., Cadiz expedition 1596; HMC Hatfield, vi. 361. col. Suff. levies 1599; HMC Foljambe, 105. capt. of ft., Neths. 1601 – at least05, col. 1604. Trim, 393.

Gent. of the privy chamber 1603–25. HMC 7th Rep. 526; LC2/6, f. 37.

J.p. Norf. 1617 – 37, 1638 – d., Cambs. by c.1618-at least 1622, Isle of Ely by c.1618-at least 1623, Suff. by c. 1618 – 25, 1638–d.; C231/4, f. 46; 231/5, pp. 205, 232, 289; C66/2147; C193/13/1; C181/3, f. 82v; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 15. commr. sewers, Lincs. and Northants. 1617 – 18, Suff. 1619, fen drainage 1625, C181/2, ff. 282, 326v, 349v; 181/3, f. 163v. sea-breaches, Norf. 1625, 1638, APC, 1625–6, p. 361; C181/5, f. 103. Forced Loan, Norf. 1626. State Pprs. ed. W. Rye, 48.

Parlimentarian

WOODHOUSE, Sir William (c.1570-1639), of Waxham, Norf. and Whitehall

Main residences: Waxham, Norf.; Whitehall.

Author

J.P.F.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

WOODHOUSE, Sir William (c.1570-1639)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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