Submitted by legacy on
Family and Education
b. 1331, illegit. s. of Richard, Lord Stafford (d.1380), of Clifton, Staffs. m. by Mich. 1353, Elizabeth, da. and h. of Thomas Meverel (d.1347) of Throwley, s.p. Kntd. by Mich. 1359.Wm. Salt Arch. Soc. xi. 189; xii. 123-4, 167; xiii. 176; Staffs. Parl. Hist. i (Wm. Salt. Arch. Soc.), 82-85, 118-19.
Offices Held

Sheriff, Staffs. 12 Dec. 1372 – 7 Nov. 1373, 4 Oct. 1375–26 Oct. 1376.

Commr. of inquiry, Salop Feb. 1376, Staffs. June, Nov. 1382, Feb., Mar. 1383, Staffs., Warws. Apr. 1391 (illegal trading practices); to make an arrest, Staffs. May 1376; put down the insurgents of 1381, Mar., Dec. 1382; of array Apr. 1385, Mar. 1392; oyer and terminer, Salop Mar., May 1386 (withdrawal of labour services), Staffs. July 1388 (disturbances at Lichfield), Worcs. May 1391, Mar. 1392 (attacks on the King’s tenants); gaol delivery, Staffs. Sept. 1392.

J.p. Staffs. 2 July 1377 – May 1380, 20 Aug. 1380 – d.

Assessor of a tax, Staffs. Aug. 1379; collector Dec. 1384.

Chief steward of the estates of the earls of Stafford by Mich. 1383-aft. Mich. 1391.Staffs. RO, D641/1/2/1 m. 4d, 4 m. 3.

Parlimentarian
STAFFORD, Sir Nicholas (1331-94), of Throwley, Staffs.
Main residence: Throwley, Staffs.
Author
C.R.
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
Web Title

STAFFORD, Sir Nicholas (1331-94)

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