WESTROWE, Thomas (1616-53), of London, Westminster, Mersham, Kent, and Hammersmith, Mdx.

Family and Education

bap. 3 Oct. 1616,St Christopher le Stocks, London, par. reg. 1st s. of Thomas Westrow, Grocer and alderman of London, and 2nd w. Mary, da. of John Aldersey, Haberdasher, and later w. of Sir Norton Knatchbull† (d. 1639) and Edward Scott†.Vis. London (Harl. Soc. xv), i. 8; PROB11/148/124 (Thomas Westrowe); HP Commons 1604-1629. educ. Queen’s, Oxf. 9 Nov. 1632;Al. Ox. I. Temple, 10 Oct. 1634.I. Temple database. m. lic. 16 July 1639, Anne (living 1660) da. of Sir Henry Capel of Morden, Surr. 2s. 2da.London Mar. Lics. ed. Foster, 1442; PROB11/239/171; Canterbury Mar. Licences 1619-60, 1053 suc. fa. bef. 18 Dec. 1625.St Peter, Cornhill, par. reg. d. 29 Oct. 1653.MI, St Mary, Twickenham, Mdx.

Offices Held

Local: commr. sequestration, Kent 14 Apr. 1643;CJ iii. 43b. assessment, 14 Apr. 1643, 18 Oct. 1644, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652;CJ iii. 43b; A. and O. additional ord. for levying of money, 1 June 1643.A. and O. Dep. lt. 13 Sept. 1643–?CJ iii. 238b; LJ vi. 215b. Commr. defence of Hants and southern cos. 4 Nov. 1643; commr. for Kent, assoc. of Hants, Surr., Suss. and Kent, 15 June 1644;A. and O. oyer and terminer, Kent 4 July 1644;C181/5, f. 236v. gaol delivery, 4 July 1644;C181/5, f. 237. New Model ordinance, 17 Feb. 1645; military rule, 23 Apr. 1645; rising in Kent, 7 June 1645;A. and O. sewers, Walland Marsh, Kent and Suss. 21 Aug. 1645;C181/5, f. 259. Denge Marsh, Kent 21 Aug. 1645;C181/5, f. 260. militia, Kent 2 Dec. 1648.A. and O. J.p. 30 Sept. 1653–d.;C193/13/4, f. 49; C231/6, p. 269. Worcs. by Feb. 1650-bef. Oct. 1653.C193/13/3, f. 68; C193/13/4, f. 107.

Military: capt. (parlian.) regt. of Sir Michael Livesay* by Dec. 1643.C. Walker, Hist. of Independency, (1648), 171 (E.463.10–21); BHO, Cromwell Assoc. database.

Central: commr. exclusion from sacrament, 5 June 1646, 29 Aug. 1648.A. and O. Member, Star Chamber cttee. of Irish affairs, 2 Nov. 1647;CJ v. 347b; LJ ix. 506a. cttee. for foreign plantations, 14 Mar. 1648; CJ v. 502b; LJ x. 118b. cttee. for the army, 17 Dec. 1652.CJ vii. 230b.

: Mersham, Westminster and Mdx., Hammersmith.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

WESTROWE, Thomas (1616-53), of London, Westminster, Mersham, Kent, and Hammersmith, Mdx.

Will

16 Sept. 1653, pr. 21 Jan. 1654.PROB11/239/171.

Estates

inherited a house in Cheapside and perhaps property in Woodford, Essex.PROB11/148/124; PROB11/149/354 (Mary Westrowe). Purchased Hartlebury, Worcs., from the trustees for the sale of bishops’ lands, 16 Jan. 1648, for £3,133.Bodl. Rawl. B.239, pp. 6, 26. Owned a house in Old Bailey, Westminster, by September 1653, and left to his heir land worth £1,200p.a. and other cash bequests totalling over £8,000.PROB11/239/171.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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