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HOLLES, Sir William (1509/10-91), of Haughton, Notts.

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b. 1509 /10, 2nd s. of Sir William Holles of Haughton and London by Elizabeth, da. and h. of George Scopham. educ. ?G. Inn, adm. 1534. m. (1) settlement 20 May 1535, Anne, da. and h. of John Denzell of Denzell, Cornw., 3s. inc. Denzil 1da.; (2) by Oct. 1570, Jane, da. of Sir Richard Grosvenor of Cheshire. Kntd. 22 Feb. 1547.Date of birth given by G. Holles, Mems. Holles Fam. 30. Vis. Notts. (Harl. Soc. iv), 62, 63; C142/229/122; Holles, 30, 37, 38, 40, 47.
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Commr. to survey Sherwood forest 1548, relief, Notts. 1550, musters 1580; j.p. Notts. 1554 – d., q. from 1583; sheriff, Notts. and Derbys. 1557–8 Notts. 1573–4.CPR, 1547–8, p. 416; 1553, p. 357; 1553–4, p. 22; 1554–5, p. 109; 1560–3, p. 440; 1563–6, p. 25; APC, xi. 448.

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HOLLES, Sir William (1509/10-91), of Haughton, Notts.
Main residence: Haughton, Notts.
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C.J.B.
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Commons 1509-1558
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HOLLES, Sir William (1509/10-91)

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HOLLAND, William (by 1478-1547 or later), of Dartmouth, Devon.

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b. by 1478, 2nd s. of Robert Holland of Dartmouth by Joan.Date of birth estimated from admission as freeman. PCC 10 Fetiplace; C1/1234/27-29.
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2nd bailiff, Dartmouth 1525 – 26, 1st bailiff 1527 – 28, mayor 1536 – 37, 1542 – 43, ?1550 – 51, common councilman by 1541.H. R. Watkin, Pre-Reformation Dartmouth, 187; Exeter city lib. Dartmouth ms 2003, f. 6; L. M. Nicholls, ‘The trading communities of Totnes and Dartmouth late 15th and early 16th centuries’ (Exeter Univ. M.A. thesis, 1960), 29; Add. 24773, f. 94.

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HOLLAND, William (by 1478-1547 or later), of Dartmouth, Devon.
Main residence: Dartmouth, Devon.
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R.V.
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Commons 1509-1558
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HOLLAND, William (by 1478-at least 1547)

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HOLL, John (by 1461-1517/18), of New Romney, Kent.

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b. by 1461, 2nd s. of Nicholas Holl of New Romney by Beatrice. m. Agnes, at least 1s.Date of birth estimated from admission as freeman. Canterbury prob. reg. C2, f. 390; C1/417/36.
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Jurat, New Romney 1489 – d., chamberlain 1497 – 99, 1515 – 17, bailiff 1513; bailiff to Yarmouth 1490, 1508; King’s porter, Calais. Romney assessment bk. 1448–1526, ff. 101v seq.; 1492–1516, ff. 73, 81; 1516–22, f. 87; Cinque Ports White and Black Bks. (Kent Arch. Soc. recs. br. xix), 107, 141–2, 150–1; C1/417/36.

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HOLL, John (by 1461-1517/18), of New Romney, Kent.
Main residence: New Romney, Kent.
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H.M.
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Commons 1509-1558
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HOLL, John (by 1461-1517/18)

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HOLE, Christopher (by 1511-70), of Dorchester, Dorset and London.

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b. by 1511. m. by 1548, Dorothy, wid. of William Normanvile of London, 1da.Date of birth estimated from first reference. PCC 30 Lyon; CP40/1139, r. 394.
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Under sheriff, Som. and Dorset 1543 – 44; commr. gaol delivery, Winchester castle, Hants 1547; recorder, Dorchester by 1565.C1/1110/21; 219/23/47; CPR, 1547–8, p. 74; C. H. Mayo, Recs. Dorchester, 39.

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HOLE, Christopher (by 1511-70), of Dorchester, Dorset and London.
Main residences: Dorchester, Dorset; London.
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H.M.
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Commons 1509-1558
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HOLE, Christopher (by 1511-70)

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HOLDICHE, John (by 1508-36), of Yealm Bridge, Devon.

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b. by 1508. m. settlement 1 June 1530, Margery, da. of John Copleston of Exeter, wid. of John Cottell of Yealm Bridge, s.p.Presumed to be of age at election. Vis. Devon, ed. Vivian, 238; C1/1006/38-9; 142/58/64.
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HOLDICHE, John (by 1508-36), of Yealm Bridge, Devon.
Main residence: Yealm Bridge, Devon.
Author
J.J.G.
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Commons 1509-1558
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HOLDICHE, John (by 1508-36)

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HOLCROFT, Sir Thomas (1505/6-58), of Vale Royal, Cheshire.

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b. 1505 /6, 2nd s. of John Holcroft of Holcroft, Lancs. by Margaret, da. of Hamnett Massey of Rixton, Lancs.; bro. of Sir John. m. Juliane, da. and h. of Nicholas Jennings of Preston, Lancs. and London, 1s. Thomas 1da. Kntd. May 1544.Aged 50 in 1556, R. C. Shaw, R. Forest of Lancaster, 201. Vis. Cheshire (Harl. Soc. xviii), 124; Chetham Soc. n.s. lx. 95; VCH Lancs. vii. 215.
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Sewer of the chamber 1536; bailiff, duchy of Lancaster, West Derby, Lancs. 1536 – 45, receiver, Lancs. and Cheshire 1538 – 52, ?1553 – 58, master forester, Quernmore and Wyresdale, Lancs. 1540 – 45; j.p. Cheshire 1539 – d., Lancs. 1546; esquire of the body 1540; jt. (with bro. Sir John) receiver, lands formerly of Lenton priory, Notts. 1540 – 45; sheriff, Lancs. 1545 – 46; commr. musters 1546, chantries, Cheshire, Lancs. and Chester 1546, goods of churches and fraternities, Cheshire 1553, loan 1557; v.-adm. Lancs. and Cheshire 1547; custos rot. Cheshire 1548 – d.; keeper, Redholme park in Bowland forest, Yorks. by 1552; knight marshal May/June 1556–?Mar. 1558.LP Hen. VIII, vii, xiv, xv, xix-xxi; CPR, 1548–9, p. 134; 1553, p. 417; 1554–5, p. 94; APC, v. 127; CSP Scot. i. 174; Somerville, Duchy, i. 496, 505, 508; Harl. 2020, f. 493; SP11/11, f. 120; J. B. Watson, ‘Lancs. gentry 1529–58’ (London Univ. M.A. thesis, 1959), 97; Stowe 571, f. 72v; information from J. Murphy.

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HOLCROFT, Sir Thomas (1505/6-58), of Vale Royal, Cheshire.
Main residence: Vale Royal, Cheshire.
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R.J.W.S.
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Commons 1509-1558
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HOLCROFT, Sir Thomas (1505/6-58)

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