CECIL DAVID, (c.1460-?1540), of Stamford, Lincs.

Family and Education

b. c. 1460, 3rd s. of Richard Cecil ap Philip Seisyllt of Alt-yr-Ynys, Herefs. by Maud, da. of Philip Vaughan of Tillington, Herefs. m. (1) Alice, da. of John Dicons of Stamford, Lincs., 2s. inc. Richard; (2) Jane, da. of Thomas Roos of Dowsby, Lincs., wid. of Edward Villers of Flore, Northants., 1da.According to his grandson he was over 80 at death, HMC Hatfield, v. 69. D. Powel, The historie of Cambria (1584), 142-7; Blore, Rutland, 80; Vis. Northants. ed. Metcalfe, 78-79.

Offices Held

Commr. grain, Rutland 1496, tenths of spiritualities 1535, to survey monasteries 1536; member of the second Twelve, Stamford by 1500, of the first Twelve by 1503 – d., alderman 1504 – 05, 1515 – 16, 1526 – 27; yeoman of the chamber by 1506 – d.; jt. (with Sir David Philip) keeper Kings Cliffe park, Northants. 1506; bailiff, Whittlesea Mere Northants. 1506, manors of Skellingthorpe, Lincs., Essendine, Preston and Uppingham, Northants. 1509; serjeant-at-arms 17 Nov. 1513 – d.; steward, manor of Collyweston, Northants. 1523, Nassington, Upton, and Yarwell, Northants. by 1534; escheator, Northants. and Rutland 1514 – 15, Lincs. 1529 – 30; j.p. Rutland 1532 – d.; sheriff, Northants. June 1532-Nov. 1533.CPR, 1494–1509, pp. 92, 358, 409, 467, 498; CCR, 1500–9, p. 250; LP Hen. VIII, i, iii-v, vii, viii, x; Stamford hall bk. 1461–1657, ff. 56, 76; R. Butcher, Stamford (1646), 41–42.

Parlimentarian

CECIL DAVID, (c.1460-?1540), of Stamford, Lincs.

Main residence: Stamford, Lincs.

Author

A.D.K.H.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

CECIL DAVID, (c.1460-?1540)

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Estates

Oxford 1644

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