TWISDEN, Thomas (1602-83), of Bradbourne, East Malling, Kent, the Inner Temple, and Serjeants Inn, London.

Family and Education

b. 8 Jan. 1602, 2nd s. of Sir William Twysden† and Anne, da. of Sir Moyle Finch; bro. of Sir Roger Twysden*.CB; Add. 34163, f. 111. educ. St Paul’s sch.;Reg. St Paul’s School ed. M. McDonnell (1977), 125. Emmanuel, Camb. 8 Nov. 1614;Al. Cant. I. Temple 31 Aug. 1618.I. Temple database. m. 26 Dec. 1640, Jane (d. 1702), da. of John Thomlinson of St Michael le Belfrey, York, 5s. 6da.CB; Add. 34163, f. 111; J.R. Twisden, Fam. of Twysden and Twisden (1939), 369-78; CSP Dom. 1655, p. 196; PROB11/373/173. kntd. 2 July 1660.Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 229. cr. bt. 13 June 1666.CB. d. 2 Jan. 1683.CB; E. Malling par. reg.

Offices Held

Legal: called, I. Temple 21 Apr. 1626; bencher, 5 Nov. 1646.CITR ii. 155, 273; I. Temple database. Sjt.-at-law, 9 Feb. 1654, 23 June 1660;Add. 34163, f. 111; Noble, Mems. of House of Cromwell, i. 435, 438; Baker, Serjeants at Law, 190, 192. king’s sjt. 1660.J.C. Sainty, List of English Law Officers (1987), 20. J.k.b. 22 June 1660–78.E403/2524, f. 15; C66/3203; Baker, Serjeants at Law, 542. Assize judge, Northern circ. July 1660, Jan. 1663-May 1665;C181/7, pp. 6, 184, 309. Durham and Sadberge Aug. 1660;C181/7, pp. 33, 83. Norf. circ. June 1661, June 1662;C181/7, pp. 101, 154. Midland circ. Jan. 1662, May 1665;C181/7, pp. 128, 322. Oxf. circ. Jan. 1666-June 1671;C181/7, pp. 339, 568. Home circ. June 1671-aft. Feb. 1673.C181/7, pp. 590, 634.

Central: commr. inquiry, Chatham Chest, 9 Dec. 1635.CSP Dom. 1635, p. 543.

Local: kpr. Grafton and Potterpury Parks, Northants. 1637.CSP Dom. 1636–7, p. 409; Cent. Kent. Stud. U269/O7. Commr. militia, Kent 12 Mar. 1660;A. and O. assessment, 1 June 1660, 1661, 1664, 1672, 1677, 1679;An Ordinance… for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6); SR. oyer and terminer, London 3 July 1660-aft. Dec. 1672;C181/7, pp. 1, 630. Mdx. 5 July 1660-aft. Sept. 1671;C181/7, pp. 3, 589. Northern circ. 10 July 1660, 23 Jan. 1663–26 May 1665;C181/7, pp. 17, 192, 316. Norf. circ. 14 June 1661, 30 May 1662;C181/7, pp. 105, 157. Wales 8 Nov. 1661;C181/7, p. 119. Midland circ. 23 Jan. 1662, 26 May 1665;C181/7, pp. 136, 328. the Verge 10 Apr. 1662, 26 Nov. 1668;C181/7, pp. 141, 456. Yorks. and York 9 Dec. 1663;C181/7, p. 220. Herts. 24 Dec. 1664;C181/7, p. 303. Oxf. circ. 23 Jan. 1666–23 June 1661;C181/7, pp. 345, 572. Home circ. 15 June 1666-aft. Feb. 1673;C181/7, pp. 358, 639. gaol delivery, Newgate gaol 3 July 1660-aft. Dec. 1672;C181/7, pp. 1, 630. Yorks., York 9 Dec. 1663;C181/7, p. 221. sewers, Kent 11 Sept. 1660, 26 Nov. 1666, 3 June 1671;C181/7, pp. 46, 369, 579. Essex, Mdx. and Kent 11 Sept. 1660, 1 Mar. 1667;C181/7, pp. 47, 390. Bedford Gt. Level 26 May 1662;C181/7, p. 148. Ticehurst and River Rother, Kent and Suss. 22 Mar. 1666.C181/7, p. 354. J.p. liberty of St Peter, York 19 Mar.-aft. Oct. 1663;C181/7, pp. 196, 214. liberty of Southwell and Scrooby, Notts. 19 Dec. 1664.C181/7, p. 302. Commr. subsidy, Kent 1663.SR.

Civic: recorder, town clerk, steward, Maidstone 28 Feb. 1642–12 Apr. 1650.Cent. Kent. Stud. Md/ACm1/2, f. 195; Md/ACm1/3, f. 29; Recs. Maidstone,112, 121. Retained counsel, Tenterden 29 Aug. 1644–29 Aug. 1660.Cent. Kent. Stud. Te/S2, pp. 38–170.

: East Malling, the Inner Temple, Kent and Serjeants Inn, London.

Likenesses

Likenesses: oil on canvas, J.M. Wright, c.1670;I. Temple, London. oils, unknown, 1670;R.G. Hatton and C.H. Hatton, ‘Notes on the fam. of Twysden and Twisden’, Arch. Cant. lviii. plate x. drawing, J. Greenhill, 1676;BM. line engraving, unknown, aft. 1660.BM.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

TWISDEN, Thomas (1602-83), of Bradbourne, East Malling, Kent, the Inner Temple, and Serjeants Inn, London.

Will

20 May 1675, pr. 4 June 1683.PROB11/373/173.

Estates

chambers at Serjeants’ Inn, Fleet Street 1675.PROB11/373/173.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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