TOWNSHEND, Sir Roger, 1st Bt. (1595-1637), of the Barbican, London and Stiffkey, Norf.; later of Raynham Hall, Raynham, Norf.

Family and Education

bap. 10 Dec. 1595, L. Campbell, ‘Sir Roger Townshend and his Fam.’ (Univ. E. Anglia Ph.D. thesis, 1990), p. 250. 1st s. of Sir John Townshend† of Raynham Hall and Anne, da. and coh. of (Sir) Nathaniel Bacon* of Stiffkey. Ibid. facing 1. educ. privately (Sir Henry Spelman*) c.1603-11; Ibid. 8. Camb. (tutor: Giles Fletcher) 1611-14; Norf. RO, Bradfer-Lawrence I b; VII b.i; Townshend is not listed in Al. Cant. G. Inn 1614. GI Admiss. m. 27 May 1627, C.R. Markham, The Fighting Veres, 434. For the settlements, see Norf. RO, BRA 926/72. Mary (d. 18 Nov. 1669), da. of Horace, 1st Bar. Vere of Tilbury, 5s. (2 d.v.p.) 4da. Campbell, facing 1; fig. xvii. suc. fa. 1603, C142/280/42. uncle Sir Robert Townshend* c.1617, grandfa. (Sir) Nathaniel Bacon 1622; Campbell, 10. cr. bt. 16 Apr. 1617. CB. d. 1 Jan. 1637. Campbell, 23; Norf. RO, E. Raynham par. reg. sig. Ro[ger] Townshend.

Offices Held

Collector, Palatinate Benevolence, Norf. 1622–3, Norf. RO, RAY 416. j.p. 1626–d.; A.H. Smith, County and Court, 369. dep. lt. 1626–d.; W. Rye, Norf. State Pprs. 6; Add. 27447, f. 278. commr. Admlty. causes 1627, HCA 1/32/1, f. 4. piracy 1627, C181/3, f. 236v. subsidy, 1628; Rye, 136. sheriff 1629–30; Norf. Official Lists ed. H. L’ Estrange, 21. commr. charitable uses 1630 – 34, Needham, Norf. 1634, C192/1, unfol. oyer and terminer, Norf. circ. 1631–d., C181/5, f. 19. maltsters, Norf. 1636. PC2/46, p. 374.

Parlimentarian

TOWNSHEND, Sir Roger, 1st Bt. (1595-1637), of the Barbican, London and Stiffkey, Norf.; later of Raynham Hall, Raynham, Norf.

Main residences: the Barbican, London; Stiffkey, Norf.; Raynham Hall, Raynham, Norf.

Notes

We are grateful to the Mq. Townshend for permission to use the papers at Raynham.

Author

C.R.K.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

TOWNSHEND, Sir Roger, 1st Bt. (1595-1637)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

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Religion

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