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b. 31 May 1613, 1st s. of Sir Richard Worsley†, 1st bt., of Appuldurcombe, and Frances (d. 1661), da. of Sir Henry Neville† (d. 1615) of Billingbear, Berks. m. 4 June 1632, Bridget (d. 1676), da. of Sir Henry Wallop* of Farleigh Wallop, Hants, 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da. suc. fa. as 2nd bt. 27 June 1621. d. 11 Sept. 1666.Vis. Hants (Harl. Soc. n.s. x), 52-4; CB; I.o.W. RO, JER/WA/35/8; Royalist’s Notebk. 73; C142/389/126.
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Civic: free burgess, Newtown, I.o.W. 22 Mar. 1640.I.o.W. RO, JER/BAR/3/9/8, p. 18.

Local: commr. further subsidy, I.o.W. 1641; poll tax, 1641, 1660; Hants. 1660;SR. assessment, I.o.W. 1642, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650; Hants and I.o.W. 24 Feb. 1643, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657; Hants 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660, 1661, 1664. 10 June 1642 – 10 Dec. 1644SR; A. and O.; Act for an Assessment (1653), 296 (E.1062.28); Ordinance for Assessment (1660), 50 (E.1075.6). J.p. Hants, by Feb. 1650–d.C231/5, p. 528; C193/13/3, f. 56v; A Perfect List (1660), 49. Dep. lt. I.o.W. 1642, 10 Apr. 1643–?Royalist’s Notebk. 110; A. and O. Commr. array (roy.), 1642;Northants. RO, FH133, unfol. sequestration, 27 Mar. 1643; accts. of assessment, 3 May 1643; levying of money, I.o.W. 7 May 1643; Hants. and I.o.W. 3 Aug. 1643; Hants 10 June 1645.A. and O. Member, cttee. of I.o.W. by 20 Sept. 1643–?I.o.W. RO, OG/BB/481, 484, 486. Commr. for Hants, assoc. of Hants, Surr., Suss., and Kent, 15 June 1644;A. and O. oyer and terminer, Western circ. by Feb. 1654–d.C181/6, pp. 8, 377; C181/7, pp. 9, 312. Sheriff, Hants 1657.I.o.W. RO, JER/WA/37/13; List of Sheriffs (List and Index ix), 56. Commr. militia, I.o.W. 26 July 1659;A. and O. sewers, Hants, I.o.W. 19 Dec. 1662.C181/7, p. 174. subsidy, 1663.SR.

Religious: elder, fourth Hants classis, 19 Jan. 1645.King, Bor. and Par. Lymington, 262.

: Godshill, I.o.W.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
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WORSLEY, Sir Henry (1613-66), of Appuldurcombe, Godshill, I.o.W.

Will
not found.
Estates
inherited over a dozen manors in I.o.W., inc. Newport, as well as in other parts of the county, and in Wilts., Dorset and Suss.C142/389/126. These inc. the manor of Pylewell, New Forest.I.o.W. RO, JER/WA/35/10-11.
Oxford 1644
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