WRAY, Edward (1589-1658), of Rycote, Oxon.; formerly of Whitehall

Family and Education

bap. 9 Nov. 1589, 3rd s. of Sir William Wray, 1st bt.*, of Glentworth, Lincs. and his 1st w. Lucy, da. of Sir Edward Montagu† of Boughton, Northants.; bro. of Sir John*; half-bro. of Sir Christopher*.C. Dalton, Wrays of Glentworth, 177-99. educ. Sidney Sussex, Camb. 1602; L. Inn 1605. Al. Cant.; LI Admiss. m. 27 Mar. 1622, CP, ix. 648. Elizabeth (bur. 28 Nov. 1645), Coll. Top. et. Gen. vii. 366. suo jure Baroness Norreys, da. and h. of Francis, 1st earl of Berkshire, 1da. Vis. Oxon. (Harl. Soc. v), 295; d. 20 Mar. 1658. Gent. Mag. lxvii. 654.

Offices Held

Esq. of the body by 1616; LC5/50/171; Lansd. 273, f. 28v. groom of the bedchamber 1618–22. Chamberlain Letters ed. N.E. McClure, ii. 161, 429; AO15/3, p. 7.

Commr. subsidy, Oxon. 1641–2, SR, v. 87, 154. militia 1651; Oxf. Council Acts (Oxf. Hist. Soc. xcv), 402. j.p. 1650 – d., Berks. 1650–d. C213/6, p. 19; C193/13/5.

Parlimentarian

WRAY, Edward (1589-1658), of Rycote, Oxon.; formerly of Whitehall

Main residences: Rycote, Oxon; Whitehall.

Author

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R.C.L.S.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

WRAY, Edward (1589-1658)

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Oxford 1644

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