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Family and Education
b. c.1609, 1st s. of William, 1st Baron Fitzwilliam of Lifford, Donegal, and Catherine (bur. 11 Feb. 1643), da. of William Hyde of South Denchworth, Berks.CP. educ. Emmanuel, Camb. 23 Aug. 1621.Al. Cant. m. lic. 11 July 1638 (with £5,000), Jane (bur. 8 Apr. 1671), da. and coh. of Hugh Perry alias Hunter, mercer of London, and wid. of Robert Perry of London, merchant, 4s. 3da.CP; Bridges, Northants. ii. 506; Finch, Wealth of Five Northants. Fams. 132. suc. fa. as 2nd baron, 6 Jan. 1644.CP. bur. 21 Feb. 1659 21 Feb. 1659.Marholm par. reg.
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Local: dep. lt. Northants. 4 Dec. 1639, 1 Sept. 1642–?Northants. RO, C 2553; F(M) Charter/2097. Commr. oyer and terminer, 16 July 1640, 20 Sept. 1644;C181/5, ff. 182v, 243. liberty of Peterborough 20 July 1640 – aft.Apr. 1641, 3 June 1654.C181/5, ff. 183, 195; C181/6, p. 36. J.p. 20 July 1640–?, 20 Aug. 1650–?d.;C181/5, ff. 183, 195; C181/6, p. 36; C231/5, p. 398; C231/6, p. 199. Northants. by Feb. 1650-bef. Oct. 1653. Commr. gaol delivery, liberty of Peterborough 20 July 1640-aft. Dec. 1645, 3 June 1654;C181/5, ff. 183, 195, 265v; C181/6, p. 36. Northants. 20 Sept. 1644;C181/5, f. 243. perambulation, Rockingham Forest, Northants. 8 Aug. 1641;C181/5, f. 209. for associating midland cos. 15 Dec. 1642;A. and O. defence of Northants. 19 July 1643;LJ vi. 137b, 496b. assessment, 12 Oct. 1644, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr, 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652; New Model ordinance, 17 Feb. 1645; militia, 2 Dec. 1648;A. and O. charitable uses, Peterborough 26 Jan. 1656.Peterborough Local Admin. (Northants. Rec. Soc. x.), 233.

: of Milton, Northants. and the Savoy, London.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

FITZWILLIAM, William (c.1609-1659), of Milton, Northants., and the Savoy, London

Will
3 Jan. 1659.Northants. RO, F(M) Charter/2323.
Estates
In 1644, inherited an estate that inc. lands in Ailsworth, Castor, Etton, Helpston, Marholm, Milton, Sutton and Ufford, Northants.SP16/376/113, f. 270; SP16/408/135, f. 259; Northants. RO, Fermor Hesketh Baker ms 717, p. 143; Finch, Wealth of Five Northants. Fams. 133-4. In 1682, the Fitzwilliams estate valued at £3,500 p.a.SP29/421/216, f. 110. In 1670, house at Milton assessed for 37 hearths.E179/157/446, m. 31d.
Oxford 1644
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Addresses
Petty France, Westminster (Mar. 1647).Northants. RO, IC/253.
Religion
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