BOWYER, Sir William I (1558-1616), of Denham Court, Bucks. and Westminster

Family and Education

b. 14 Sept. 1558,C142/193/38. 1st s. of Francis Bowyer, alderman and Grocer, of Old Jewry, London, and Elizabeth, da. and coh. of William Tyllesworth, Goldsmith, of London.Lipscomb, Bucks. iv. 446. educ. Oxf. MA 1605; G. Inn 1609.Al. Ox.; GI Admiss. m. by 1589,PROB 11/75, f. 87. Mary (d.1618), da. and coh. of Thomas Pierson of Westminster, usher of Star Chamber, 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da. d.v.p.Lipscomb, iv. 446; PROB 11/110, f. 133. suc. fa. 1581;C142/193/38. Kntd. 11 May 1603.Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 107. d. 3 Aug. 1616.WARD 7/55/90.

Offices Held

Member, Grocers’ Co. by 1581;C142/193/38. j.p. Bucks. by 1593 – d., Mdx. by 1601–d.;Hatfield House, ms 278; C66/1549; SP14/33, ff. 4, 27. commr. sewers, Mdx. 1604, London 1606, Coln valley 1609, 1615, Mdx. and Westminster 1611;C181/1, ff. 88, 100v; Lansd. 168, f. 151v; C181/2, ff. 19v, 90, 140v, 229v. collector, Privy Seal loans, Mdx. 1605;E401/2585, f. 2. commr. subsidy, Bucks. and Mdx. 1608,SP14/31/1. aid, Bucks. 1609, CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 511; SP14/43/107; E179/283/12. swans, Kent, Mdx. and Berks. 1609, Northants. and Oxon. 1610,C181/2, ff. 89v, 117v. oyer and terminer, Mdx. 1612 – d., London 1613–d.,Ibid. ff. 178, 196v, 251, 263. musters, Mdx. 1614;APC, 1613–14, p. 566. collector, aid for Princess Eliz., Mdx. 1614.E403/2733, f. 83v.

Teller of Exch. 1602–d.Exchequer Officeholders comp. J.C. Sainty (L. and I. Soc. spec. ser. xviii), 233.

Parlimentarian

BOWYER, Sir William I (1558-1616), of Denham Court, Bucks. and Westminster

Main residences: Denham Court, Bucks.; Westminster.

Author

J.P.F.

R.C.L.S.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

BOWYER, Sir William I (1558-1616)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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