BELLINGHAM, Sir Henry, 1st Bt. (c.1594-1650), of Helsington and Over Levens, Westmld.

Family and Education

b. c. 1594,STAC 8/34/4. 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Sir James Bellingham of Over Levens, Westmld. and Agnes, da. of (Sir) Henry Curwen† of Workington, Cumb.Vis. Cumb. and Westmld. ed. Foster, 9. educ. Queens’, Camb. 1609; M. Temple 1611.Al. Cant.; M. Temple Admiss. m. c.1613, Dorothy (d. 23 Jan. 1627),J. Nicolson and R. Burn, Westmld. and Cumb. i. 196. da. of Sir Francis Boynton of Burton Agnes, Yorks., 1s. 6da. (4 d.v.p.).Vis. Cumb. and Westmld. 9. cr. bt. 30 May 1620; Kntd. 31 May 1620;Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 75; CB, i. 145. suc. fa. 1642.Nicholson and Burn, i. 205; Wills at York (Yorks. Arch. Soc. rec. ser. iv), 94. d. Oct. 1650.PROB 11/216, f. 197.

Offices Held

J.p. Westmld. 1625–44;C231/4, f. 190; C66/2858; SP16/405, f. 69. commr. Forced Loan, Westmld. 1626–7,C193/12/2, f. 61v; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 145. oyer and terminer, Northern circ. 1639–41,C231/5, p. 274; C181/5, ff. 128, 203. assessment, Westmld. 1641–4,SR, v. 89, 156; A. and O. i. 95, 543. disarming recusants, 1641;LJ, iv. 358b. scandalous ministers 1642,M.F. Keeler, Long Parl. 105. sequestration 1643, levying money 1643.A. and O. i. 117, 151, 236.

Col. ft. (roy.) 1644 – 45, 1648.Trans. Cumb. and Westmld. Antiq. and Arch. Soc. x. 108; CCC, 521, 1867.

Parlimentarian

BELLINGHAM, Sir Henry, 1st Bt. (c.1594-1650), of Helsington and Over Levens, Westmld.

Main residences: Helsington; Over Levens, Westmld.

Author

J.P.F.

R.C.L.S.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

BELLINGHAM, Sir Henry, 1st Bt. (c.1594-1650)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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