CRADOCK, George (aft. 1547-1611), of Southgate ward, Stafford.

Family and Education

b. aft. 1547, yr., poss. 2nd s. of Matthew Cradock† (d.1592) of Stafford, merchant of the Staple, and Elizabeth, da. of one Peake; bro. of Francis†. m. by 1584, Joan (bur. 28 Dec. 1633), da. of John Jolly of Leek, Staffs., 1s. d. 5 Sept. 1611. C142/337/83; St. Mary’s Stafford, Par. Reg. (Staffs. Par. Reg. Soc. 1935-6), pp. 107, 230. sig. George Cradocke.

Offices Held

Schoolwarden (jt.), Edward VI g.s. Stafford, 1579; bailiff (jt.), Stafford 1580 – 81, 1588 – 89, 1596 – 97, 1602 – 03, chamberlain (jt.) 1584, chief burgess 1605 – d.; commr. subsidy, Stafford 1599, 1601. Staffs. RO, D1323/E/1, ff. 37–8, 40–1, 43v; Charters of Stafford ed. J.W. Bradley, 116, 205; C78/165/2.

Churchwarden (jt.), St. Mary’s, Stafford 1586, 1588, 1593. Staffs. RO, D1323/E/1, ff. 38v-9, 40.

Merchant of the Staple by 1590–d. C2/Eliz./N1/57; E134/9Jas.I/East.15, rot. 4.

Parlimentarian

CRADOCK, George (aft. 1547-1611), of Southgate ward, Stafford.

Main residence: Southgate ward, Stafford.

Author

A.D.T.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

CRADOCK, George (aft. 1547-1611)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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