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SEYMOUR, Sir John (1473/74-1536), of Wolf Hall, Wilts.
Family and Education
b. 1473 /74, 1st s. of John Seymour of Wolf Hall by Elizabeth, da. of Sir George Darrell of Littlecote; bro. of Robert. m. Margery, da. of Sir Henry Wentworth of Nettlestead, Suff., 6s. inc. Sir Henry and Sir Thomas II 4da. suc. fa. 26 Oct. 1491. Kntd. 17 June 1497, banneret 1513.Date of birth estimated from age at fa.’s i.p.m., CIPM Hen. VII, i. 767-72. A. A. Locke, Seymour Fam. 5-6; Earl of Cardigan, Wardens of Savernake Forest, 131-4; Wilts. Arch. Mag. li. 329-39, 500-20; H. St. Maur, Annals of the Seymours, 18.
Offices Held
Warden, Savernake forest, Wilts. Oct. 1491; sheriff, Wilts. 1498 – 99, 1507 – 08, 1518 – 19, 1524 – Jan. 1526, Som. and Dorset 1515 – 16, 1526 – 27; j.p. Wilts. 1499 – d.; steward, 3rd Duke of Buckingham’s lands, Wilts. by 1503; knight of the body by 1509; constable and door-ward, Bristol castle, Glos. Aug. 1509, jt. (with s. Edward) July 1517; under captain, Dragon of Greenwich 1512; commr. subsidy, Wilts. 1512, 1514, 1515, Wilts. and Salisbury 1523, musters, Wilts. 1513, loan 1524; other commissions 1502 – d.; steward, manor of Kingston Lisle, Berks. bef. 1513; forester, Grovely, Wilts. Feb. 1526; groom of the bedchamber 1532.
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Main residence: Wolf Hall, Wilts.
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SEYMOUR, Sir John (1473/74-1536)
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SEYMOUR, Robert (c.1480-1545), of Ivy Church, Wilts. and London.
Family and Education
b. c. 1480, 3rd s. of John Seymour of Wolf Hall, Wilts. by Elizabeth, da. of Sir George Darrell of Littlecote, Wilts.; bro. of Sir John.Date of birth estimated from eldest brother’s. H. St. Maur, Annals of the Seymours, ped. opp. p. 1.
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Member, council of Tournai 1517; capt. Crist 1522; sewer by 1526; steward, lordship and hundred of Amesbury, lordship of Winterbourne Earls and hundred of Alderbury, Wilts. 1526–?d.; sheriff, Anglesey 1527 – 34; gent. usher, the chamber by 1528; warden, Melchet forest, Wilts. 1530 – 31; capt. Newnham Bridge 1533–9.
Main residences: Ivy Church, Wilts.; London.
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SEYMOUR, Robert (c.1480-at least 1545)
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SEYMOUR, Sir Thomas I (by 1476-1535/36), of London, Saffron Walden, Essex and Hoxton, Mdx.
Family and Education
b. by 1476, s. of John Seymour of Saffron Walden by Christian. m. by 1515, Mary, wid. of Robert Imber (d.1512); 1da. illegit. Kntd. June 1520.Date of birth estimated from admission to freedom of Mercers’ Co., List of mercers (T/S Mercers’ Hall), 445. PCC 31 Hogen, 28 Fetiplace; City of London RO, Guildhall, rep. 3, f. 18; C1/887/14.
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Warden, Mercers’ Co. 1509 – 10, master 1517 – 18, 1525 – 26; alderman, London 1515 – d., auditor 1515 – 17, 1526 – 28, sheriff 1516 – 17, mayor 1526 – 27; mayor, staple of Calais 1523, staple at Westminster 1530; commr. subsidy, London 1523, 1524; j.p. Essex 1530 – d., Herts. 1531–d.
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Main residences: London; Saffron Walden, Essex; Hoxton, Mdx.
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SEYMOUR, Sir Thomas I (by 1476-1535/36)
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SEYMOUR, Sir Thomas II (by 1509-49), of Bromham, Wilts., Seymour Place, London and Sudeley Castle, Glos.
Family and Education
b. by 1509, 4th s. of Sir John Seymour, and bro. of Sir Henry. m. May 1547, Catherine, da. of Sir Thomas Parr of Kendal, Westmld., wid. of Sir Edward Burgh, Sir John Neville I 3rd Lord Latimer, and Henry VIII, 1da. cr. Baron Seymour of Sudeley 16 Feb. 1547. Kntd. 18 Oct. 1537, KG nom. and invest. 17 Feb. inst. 23 May 1547.Date of birth estimated from first reference. This biography rests on Maclean, Sir Thomas Seymour and the notes of Julianna Marker on Seymour bequeathed to Prof. S. T. Bindoff. H. St. Maur, Annals of the Seymours, ped. opp. p. 1; CP; DNB.
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Servant to Sir Francis Bryan by 1530; master forester, Enfield Chase, Mdx. 9 Aug. 1532 – d.; gent. the privy chamber 1536–46 or later; capt. Sweepestake 1537, Peter 1544; jt. master steward, Chirk and Holt castles, Denb. 1537; ambassador to Hungary June 1542, the Netherlands 30 Apr. 1543; keeper, Farleigh Hungerford castle and park, Wilts. 11 Mar. 1544; master of the ordnance 18 Apr. 1544 – 26 Mar. 1547; steward, duchy of Lancaster, Essex, Herts. and Mdx. 28 May 1544 – d.; admiral 1544; commr. benevolence, Wilts. 1544/45, array, Kent 1545, chantries, Wilts. 1546, musters, Wilts. 1546, of Admiralty in Nov. 1547; PC 23–28 Jan., 2 Feb. 1547 – 18 Jan. 1549; ld. adm. 17 Feb. 1547 – 18 Jan. 1549; j.p. Berks., Devon, Essex, Glos., Hants, Herefs., Herts., Kent, Mdx., Salop, Suss., Wilts. and Worcs. 1547; master, St. Katharine’s hospital by 1548; numerous minor offices.
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Main residences: Bromham, Wilts.; Seymour Place, London; Sudeley Castle, Glos.
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SEYMOUR, Sir Thomas II (by 1509-49)
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SHAKERLEY, Robert (by 1510-69 or later), of Little Longstone and Chesterfield, Derbys.
Family and Education
b. by 1510, s. of Robert Shakerley of Little Longstone. m. Elizabeth, da. of John Peto of Chesterton, Warws., 2s. 3da.Date of birth estimated from first reference, 1531. J. C. Cox, Derbys. Churches, ii. 100; The Gen. n.s. viii. 77-78, the two pedigrees given here differ as to whether Shakerley was a son of his father’s first or second marriage.
Offices Held
Treasurer, household of Francis, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury.
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Main residences: Little Longstone; Chesterfield, Derbys.
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SHAKERLEY, Robert (by 1510-at least 69)
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