Family and Education
b. 1534, 1st s. of Sir Alexander Unton of Chequers, Bucks. and Wadley by his 2nd w. Cecily, da. of Edward Bulstrode of Brogborough Park, Beds.; bro. of Henry. educ. I. Temple 1551. m. 29 Apr. 1555, Anne, da. of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, wid. of John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick (d. 21 Oct. 1554), 5s. inc. Edward and Henry 2da. suc. fa. 17 Dec. 1547. KB Jan. 1559.J. G. Nichols, Unton Inventories, pp. xxiv-xlix; DNB (Unton, Sir Henry); CP; Vis. Berks. (Harl. Soc. lvii), 222; Vis. Bucks. (Harl. Soc. lviii), 149; Wards 7/4/29; EHR, xxv. 553.
Offices Held
Keeper, Malvern chase, Worcs. and Cornbury park, Oxon.; commr. musters, Berks. 1560, 1569, j.p. from c. 1560, sheriff 1567 – 68; j.p. Oxon. from c. 1561, commr. muster of horses 1565, 1580.
Main residences: Wadley, Berks.; Langley, Oxon.
Volume
Commons 1558-1603
Web Title
UNTON, Sir Edward (1534-82)
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Oxford 1644
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