LYTTON, Sir Rowland (1561-1615), of Knebworth, Herts.

Family and Education

b. 28 Sept. 1561,C142/199/89; The Gen. n.s. xxxi. 204. o.s. of Rowland Lytton of Knebworth and his 2nd w. Anne, da. of John Carleton of Brightwell Baldwin, Oxon.R. Clutterbuck, Herts. ii. 377. educ. privately; Caius, Camb. 1576; G. Inn 1579.Al. Cant.; GI Admiss. m. c.1585, Anne (d. 28 Feb. 1602), da. of Sir Oliver St. John†, 1st Bar. St. John of Bletso, wid. of Robert Corbet† (d.1583) of Moreton Corbet, Salop, 3s. 4da. (1 d.v.p.).Clutterbuck, ii. 377. suc. fa. 1582;C142/199/89. Kntd. 7 May 1603.Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 104. d. 23 June 1615.C142/359/114.

Offices Held

J.p. Herts. 1587 – d., St. Albans liberty by 1599–d.;E163/14/8, f. 13; HMC Hatfield, ix. 131; C181/1, ff. 9v, 128v; 181/2, f. 192; Cal. Assize Recs. Herts. Indictments, Jas. I ed. J.S. Cockburn, 58, 136, 145. capt. militia ft. Herts. by 1588–1605;HMC Foljambe, 38; HMC Hatfield, xvii. 437. sheriff, Herts. 1594–5;List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 64. commr. musters, Herts. 1598–1605;HMC Hatfield, xiv. 148; xvii. 437. freeman, Southampton 1601;HMC 11th Rep. III, 22. commr. oyer and terminer, St. Albans liberty by 1602–12,C181/1, ff. 33, 128v; 181/2, f. 176v. inquiry, lands of Lord Cobham and Bartholomew Brookesby, Herts. 1603;C181/1, ff. 72, 73. dep. lt. Herts. 1605–d.;HMC Hatfield, xvii. 437; xx. 276; SP14/66/11. commr. sewers, Lea Valley 1607–9,C181/2, ff. 50, 94. subsidy, Herts. 1608,SP14/31/1. coal purveyance 1608,C231/2, f. 43. swans 1612.C181/2, f. 173.

Parlimentarian

LYTTON, Sir Rowland (1561-1615), of Knebworth, Herts.

Main residence: Knebworth, Herts.

Author

J.P.F.

R.C.L.S.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

LYTTON, Sir Rowland (1561-1615)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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