THOMAS, Esay (1598-1657), of Bishop’s Castle, Salop.

Family and Education

bap. 2 July 1598, ?6th but 3rd surv. s. of Edward Thomas of Bishop’s Castle (bur. 28 June 1632), town clerk. m. 11 Sept. 1620 Sarah, da. of Robert Williams of Shrewsbury, 1s. d.v.p. 9da. (3 d.v.p.).Bishop’s Castle par. reg.; Shrewsbury St Chad par. reg. d. bef. 9 Sept. 1657.Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, corporation order bk. f. 223.

Offices Held

Civic: common burgess, Bishop’s Castle ?1619; head burgess, 12 Sept. 1621; bailiff, 1629 – 30, 1649–50;Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. ser. 2, x. 47; Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, corporation order bk. ff. 20, 215v, 217v. j.p. and alderman, Oct. 1630 – d.; town clerk, 3 July 1632–d.Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, corporation order bk. ff. 174, 178v.

Local: commr. asssessment, Salop, Mont. 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648;A. and O. associated cos. of N. Wales, Mont. 21 Aug. 1648; militia, Salop 2 Dec. 1648.A. and O.

Religious: elder, sixth Salop classis, Apr. 1647.W.A. Shaw, Hist. English Church (2 vols. 1900), ii. 411–2.

: Salop.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

THOMAS, Esay (1598-1657), of Bishop’s Castle, Salop.

Will

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Estates

Oxford 1644

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Religion

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