MILDMAY, Walter (by 1523-89), of Apethorpe, Northants. and London.

Family and Education

b. by 1523, 4th s. of Thomas Mildmay of Chelmsford, Essex by Agnes Read; bro. of Thomas. educ. Christ’s Camb. 1537. m. 25 May 1546, Mary, da. of William Walsingham of Footscray, Kent, 2s. Anthony and Humphrey 3da. Kntd. 22 Feb. 1547.Date of birth estimated from education. Vis. Essex (Harl. Soc. xiii), 11, 452-4; Mar. Lic. Fac. Off. (Harl. Soc. xxiv), 7; PCC 51 Leicester; DNB.

Offices Held

Dep. receiver, ct. augmentations by 1540, jt. (with bro. Thomas) auditor, Cambs., Essex, Herts., Hunts., London, Mdx., Norf., Suff. 1545 – 50, gen. surveyor 1547 – 54; jt. (with Francis Southwell) auditor, prests, ct. gen. surveyors of the King’s lands May 1543, (with bro. Thomas) duchy of Cornw. 1546 – 54; auditor, duchy of Lancaster, northern parts 1546 – 86; j.p. Essex 1547, Mdx. 1558/59; Northants. 1558/59, Hunts. 1564 – d.; chancellor of the Exchequer 5 Feb. 1559 – d.; PC 1566; under treasurer 1567 – d.; jt. ld. lt. Hunts. 1569, ld. lt. 1587–d.LP Hen. VIII, xviii-xxi; Somerville, Duchy, i. 437; CSP Dom. 1547–80, p. 97; Northants. RO, Westmorland mss (Apethorpe), box 1, bdle. 1, no. 16; box 2, bdle, 15, no. 2; CPR 1547–8 to 1569–72 passim; Duchy Cornw. RO, 224/7v; 225/4v; 226/3v; 227/3; VCH Hunts. ii. 24 seq.; Rep. R. Comm. of 1552 (Archs. of Brit. Hist. and Culture iii), 75, 102, 103, 166.

Parlimentarian

MILDMAY, Walter (by 1523-89), of Apethorpe, Northants. and London.

Main residences: Apethorpe, Northants.; London.

Author

S.M.T.

R.J.W.S.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

MILDMAY, Walter (by 1523-89)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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