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WERDEN, Sir John, 1st Bt. (1640-1716), of Cholmeaton, Cheshire and Whitehall.
Family and Education
b. 25 Mar. 1640, 1st s. of Robert Werden. educ. M. Temple, entered 1653, called 1660. m. (1) 22 Oct. 1672, Lucy (bur. 7 Feb. 1679), da. of Gilbert Osborne, rector of Withington, Glos., s.p.; (2) Mary (bur. 22 Aug. 1683), da. of William Osborne of Kennford, Devon, 1s. 2da. cr. Bt. 28 Nov. 1672; suc. fa. 1690.Westminster Abbey Reg. (Harl. Soc. x.), 8; PCC 144 Ruthven.
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Baron of the Exchequer, Chester 1664 – d.; j.p. Essex, Hants, Kent, Mdx., Suff., Surr. and Suss. 1672 – 80; freeman, Portsmouth 1675; dep. lt. London 1687–9.
Sec. of embassy to Spain and Portugal 1667 – 68, 1669 – 70; envoy extraordinary to Sweden 1670 – 72, sec. of Admiralty 1672 – 73, to Duke of York 1673 – 85, commr. of the navy 1673 – 80; trustee for Prince George of Denmark 1684 – 1702; commr. of customs 1685 – 94, 1703 – 15; surveyor-gen. to Queen Mary of Modena 1687-Dec. 1688.
Main residences: Cholmeaton, Cheshire; Whitehall.
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WERDEN, Robert (c.1622-90), of Burton Hall, Cheshire.
Family and Education
b. c. 1622, o.s. of John Werden, attorney, of Chester by Katherine, da. of Edward Dutton of Chester. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. matric. 30 June 1637, aged 15. m. (1) bef. 1640, Jane, da. of Edward Barnham of Cock Hall, Kent, 3s. (2 d.v.p.) 1da.; (2) bef. 1679, Margaret, da. and h. of William Towse of Takeley, Essex, s.p. suc. fa. 1646.DNB; Burke, Commoners, iv. 331; Harl. 2040, f. 214; Morant, Essex, ii. 574; Vis. Essex (Harl. Soc. xiii), 505; Cheshire Sheaf (ser. 3), xx. 102; PCC 2 Harvey.
Offices Held
Col. of horse (royalist) by 1645; lt. Duke of York’s 2 Gds. 1665, maj. 1667, lt.-col. 1672 – 85; brig. of horse 1675, maj.-gen. 1685; col. of horse (later 4 Dgn. Gds.) 1685 – 89, lt.-gen. Nov.-Dec. 1688.
Groom of the bedchamber to the Duke of York by 1661 – 75, comptroller 1675 – 85; treasurer to Queen Mary of Modena 1685-Dec. 1688.
Freeman, Chester 1671; commr. fair assessment, Chester 1673 – 79, Cheshire 1677 – 79; j.p. Chester 1673, alderman 1684 – Oct. 1688, dep. recorder Aug.-Oct. 1688.
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Main residence: Burton Hall, Cheshire.
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WERDEN, Robert (c.1622-90)
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WEST, Hon. Charles (1645-84), of Wherwell, Hants.
Family and Education
bap. 16 June 1645, 1st s. of Charles, 5th Baron de la Warr (d.1687) by Anne, da. and h. of John Wilde of Droitwich, Worcs. m. (1) 2 Feb. 1677 (with £10,000), Mary, da. and h. of Ferdinando Huddleston of Millom Castle, Cumb., s.p.; (2) 26 Dec. 1678, Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Sir Edmund Pye, 1st Bt., of Bradenham, Bucks., s.p.J. J. Park, Hampstead, 303; Millom Reg. 125; Hutchinson, Cumb. i. 528; Nottingham’s Chancery Cases (Selden Soc. lxxix), 613.
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Commr. for assessment, Hants 1665–79.
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Main residence: Wherwell, Hants.
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Commons 1660-1690
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WEST, Hon. Charles (1645-84)
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WEST, Richard (1636-74), of Roundhurst, Lurgashall, Suss.
Family and Education
bap. 17 Jan. 1636, 1st s. of Richard West (d.1642), yeoman, of Haslemere, Surr. by Alice Sturt. m. 29 Sept. 1653, Eleanor (d. 21 Aug. 1699), da. of Caleb Westbrooke of Witley, Surr., 1s. 3da. suc. gdfa. 1653.Haslemere (Surr. Par. Reg. Soc. viii), 14, 89, 91; Godalming (Surr. Par. Reg. Soc. ii), 185.
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Commr. for assessment, Surr. Aug. 1660 – d.
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Main residence: Roundhurst, Lurgashall, Suss.
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WEST, Richard (1636-74)
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WEST, William (1612-70), of Middleton, nr. Lancaster, Lancs.
Family and Education
bap. 1 Feb. 1612, 1st s. of Gawen West of Lancaster by his w. Elizabeth Shaw. educ. G. Inn 1637. m. (1) by 1650, Juliana (bur. 2 Jan. 1667), ?da. of Richard West, yeoman, of Heaton, Lancs., s.p.; (2) Frances, da. of Roger Kirkby of Kirkby Ireleth, Lancs., s.p. suc. fa. 1638.Lancaster Par. Reg. (Lancs. Par. Reg. Soc. xxvii), 27, 236, 280, 326; VCH Lancs. viii. 74.
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Ensign (parliamentary) 1642, capt. of ft. by 1645.
Elder, Lancaster classis 1646; commr. for militia, Lancs. 1648, 1659, assessment 1649 – 52, 1657, Aug. 1660–1, maj. of militia ft. 1650, lt.-col. 1651, col. 1653, 1659, clerk of the commonwealth 1652 – July 1660, j.p. 1652 – Mar. 1660, 1664 – d., commr. for scandalous ministers 1654, security 1655 – 56, sequestrations 1659; mayor, Lancaster 1668 – 69; freeman, Liverpool 1670.
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Main residence: Middleton, nr. Lancaster, Lancs.
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Commons 1660-1690
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WEST, William (1612-70)
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WESTBROOKE, John (1616-66), of Witley, Surr. and West Ferring, Suss.
Family and Education
bap. 1 Sept. 1616, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Caleb Westbrooke of Witley by Phoebe, da. of Francis Taylor of Godalming, Surr. m. 17 July 1637, Barbara (d.1657), da. of William Watersfield of West Ferring and coh. to her bro. John, 4s. 2da. suc. fa. 1635.Godalming Par. Regs. (Surr. Par. Reg. Soc. ii), 50; Manning and Bray, Surr. ii. 45; Add. 5699, pp. 103, 106; PCC 146 Bowyer, 32 Carr; Surr. Arch. Colls. xxi. 122.
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J.p. Surr. 1649 – 52, 1654 – July 1660, commr. for assessment 1649 – 52, 1657, Aug. 1660–1, capt. of militia horse 1650, ft. Apr. 1660, commr. for militia by 1651, Mar. 1660.
Main residences: Witley, Surr.; West Ferring, Suss.
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Commons 1660-1690
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WESTBROOKE, John (1616-66)
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