GREEN, William (by 1512-54/55), of Woodford and Downton, Wilts.

Family and Education

b. by 1512. ?s. of William or Robert Green of Downton. m. Elizabeth, da. of one Kirton of Somerset, 4s. 3da.Date of birth estimated from first certain reference. Wilts. RO, abstract Downton ct. rolls; Hoare, Wilts. Downton, 50; PCC 28 More; Wilts. Vis. Peds. (Harl. Soc. cv, cvi), 54.

Offices Held

Escheator, Hants and Wilts. 1533 – 34, 1537 – 38; receiver, ct. augmentations, Cumb., Northumb. and Westmld. 1536 – 47, surveyor, Worcs. by 1552 – 53; under steward, Ivychurch priory, Wilts. 1536; j.p. Wilts. 1539 – d.; commr. musters, Wilts. 1539, subsidy 1540, chantries, Salisbury and Wilts. 1546, relief, Wilts. 1550; other commissions 1536–43.W. C. Richardson, Ct. Augmentations, 50; Rep. R. Comm. of 1552. (Archs. of Brit. Hist. and Culture iii), 53; VCH Wilts. iii. 293–4; LP Hen. VIII, xi, xiv, xvi-xviii, xx, xxi; CPR, 1547–8, p. 91; 1553, p. 359; 1553–4, p. 25.

Parlimentarian

GREEN, William (by 1512-54/55), of Woodford and Downton, Wilts.

Main residences: Woodford; Downton, Wilts.

Author

S.R.J.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

GREEN, William (by 1512-54/55)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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