Family and Education
b. c. 1569, 1st s. of Richard Tomkins of Monnington-on-Wye and Katherine, da. and coh. of James Baskerville of Kyre Park, Worcs.C.J. Robinson, Hist. of Mansions and Manors of Herefs. 293. educ. Gloucester Hall, Oxf. 1583, aged 14; New Inn; M. Temple 1589.Al. Ox.; M. Temple Admiss. m. Anne, da. and coh. of James Boyle of Hereford, 5s. (3 d.v.p.) 1da. suc. fa. 1603.Robinson, 293. d. 7 Oct. 1636.C142/556/101. sig. James Tomkyns.
Offices Held

Escheator, Herefs. 1591–2,List of Escheators comp. A.C. Wood (L. and I. Soc. lxxii), 67. sheriff 1606–7,List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 61. j.p. by c.1605–d.,C66/1662; C193/13/2, f. 30v. commr. aid 1609,SP14/43/107. dep. lt. by 1619-at least 1633,Add. 11050, f. 94; SP16/247/15. commr. subsidy 1622, 1624, 1625, 1626,C212/22/21, 23; Add. 11051, ff. 24, 141. Forced Loan 1626–7,C115/71/6508; Add. 11051, f. 33v. swans, Eng. except West Country ?1629,C181/3, f. 270v. repair of St. Paul’s Cathedral, Herefs. 1632.I. Atherton, Ambition and Failure in Stuart Eng. 110, 116.

Main residence: Monnington-on-Wye, Herefs.
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Commons 1604-1629
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TOMKINS, James (c.1569-1636)

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Oxford 1644
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