WORSLEY, Sir Richard, 1st Bt. (1588-1621), of Appuldurcombe, I.o.W.

Family and Education

b. 8 Dec. 1588,C142/283/100. 1st s. of Thomas Worsley of Appuldurcombe and Barbara, da. of William St. John† of Farley Chamberlayne, Hants. Vis. Hants (Harl. Soc. lxiv), 22-23, 193. educ. Winchester Coll. Hants c.1600; Magdalen, Oxf. 1605. Oglander Mems. ed. W.H. Long, 148; Al. Ox. m. (settlement 8 Apr. 1610), C142/389/126. Frances (d.1659), PROB 11/304, f. 217. da. of Sir Henry Neville I* of Billingbear, Berks., 4s. 3da. Vis. Berks. (Harl. Soc. lvi), 250; Oglander Mems. 156. suc. fa. 1604; C142/283/100; WARD 9/159, f. 163. Kntd. 8 Feb. 1611; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 150. cr. bt. 29 June 1611. CB, i. 66. d. 26 June 1621. C142/389/126.

Offices Held

Freeman, Yarmouth, I.o.W, 1604, Add. 5669, ff. 7, 26v. Newport 1614; I.o.W. RO, 16a/30, ff. 33, 38. commr. aid, Hants 1612; Harl. 354, f. 68. j.p. Hants 1614–d., C66/1988; C193/13/1. sheriff 1616–17. List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 56.

Parlimentarian

WORSLEY, Sir Richard, 1st Bt. (1588-1621), of Appuldurcombe, I.o.W.

Main residence: Appuldurcombe, I.o.W.

Author

V.C.D.M.

R.C.L.S.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

WORSLEY, Sir Richard, 1st Bt. (1588-1621)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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