SHELLEY, William (by 1479-1549), of London and Michelgrove, Suss.

Family and Education

b. by 1479, 1st s. of John Shelley by Elizabeth, da. and h. of John Michelgrove alias Fauconer of Michelgrove. educ. I. Temple. m. by 1508, Alice, da. and event. coh. of Henry Belknap of Knell, Beckley, Suss., 7s. inc. Richard 7da. suc. fa. 3 Jan. 1527. Kntd. aft. 3 Nov. 1529.Date of birth estimated from age at fa.’s i.p.m., C142/46/14. Vis. Suss. (Harl. Soc. liii), 36-37; Suss. Arch. Colls. xxiii. 148-9; xxvi. 215; Hasted, Kent, ii. 102; DNB.

Offices Held

Lent reader, I. Temple 1518, gov. 1520–1.

J.p. Suss. 1512 – d., Warws. 1512 – 15, Surr. 1522 – 38, numerous other counties from 1528; commr. subsidy, Warws. 1512, Coventry 1512, 1514, musters, Suss. 1512, benevolence 1544/45; other commissions 1520 – d.; recorder, Coventry 15 July 1512 – 22 Feb. 1515; under sheriff, London 27 June 1514–20, recorder 10 May 1520–6; serjeant-at-law 1521; j.c.p. 1526 – d.; receiver of petitions in the Lords, Parlts. of 1539, 1542, 1545, 1547; custos rot. Suss. by 1547–d.LP Hen. VIII, i-v, x, xii, xiii, xx; CPR, 1547–8, pp. 74, 75, 77, 82, 85–88, 90; 1548–9, p. 181; Statutes, iii. 82, 85, 116; Coventry Leet Bk. (EETS cxxxviii), 635, 646; City of London RO, jnl. 11, f. 191v; rep. 4, f. 52v; 7, ff. 145, 147; LJ, i. 103, 165, 267, 293.

Parlimentarian

SHELLEY, William (by 1479-1549), of London and Michelgrove, Suss.

Main residences: London; Michelgrove, Suss.

Author

H.M.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

SHELLEY, William (by 1479-1549)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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