Family and Education
b. c.1382, 1st s. of Walter Tyrell of Avon, Hants by Eleanor da. and h. of Edmund Flambard of Shepreth, Cambs.; nephew and h. of Sir Thomas Tyrell of Heron, and er. bro. of Edward Tyrell of Downham. m. (1) Alice (d.1422), da. and coh. of Sir William Coggeshall of Codham Hall, ?wid. of Thomas Mandeville (d.1400) of Broomfield, Essex, 6s. inc. Thomas, 4da.; (2) between June 1421 and July 1423, Katherine (d. aft. June 1436), da. and coh. of Sir William Burgate of Burgate, Suff., wid. of Robert Stonham (d.1397) of Stonham Aspall, Suff. and of John Spencer (d.1417) of Banham, Norf., 1da.BL Arundel, 68, f. 63. Kntd. c. July 1431.
Offices Held

Sheriff, Essex and Herts. 6 Nov. 1413 – 10 Nov. 1414, 14 Feb. – 3 Nov. 1423, Norf. and Suff. 12 Dec. 1426–7 Nov. 1427.

Steward of the Essex estates of Hugh Stafford, Lord Bourgchier, by Mich. 1415-aft. Mich. 1416, of Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, by June 1416, of Anne, countess of Stafford, by Feb. 1418-aft. 1421, of the honour and lordship of Clare, Suff. and Thaxted, Essex by Mich. 1416-Mich. 1417,DKR, xliii. 316. 13 Feb. 1427–?d.

J.p. Essex 21 Apr. 1419 – July 1423, 20 July 1424 – d., ex officio as chief steward of the duchy of Lancaster, in 16 other shires 1429 – d.

Commr. to raise loans, Essex Nov. 1419, July 1426, May 1428, Essex, Herts. Mar. 1430, Essex, Norf., Suff. Feb. 1434; of array, Essex June 1421; inquiry Mar. 1422 (concealments), Mar. 1423 (an appeal against a judgement of the earl of Northumberland as warden of the east march), Kent, Surr., Suss., Essex, Herts., Mdx. July 1434 (concealments); to take musters, Hants May 1431, Kent July 1436; distribute tax allowances, Essex Dec. 1433, May 1437; of weirs, river Lea Dec. 1433, Apr. 1434, Oct. 1436; to administer the oath against maintenance, Essex May 1434; assess subsidies Jan. 1436.

Speaker 1427, 1431, 1437.

Chief steward, duchy of Lancaster north of Trent 10 Dec. 1427–d.Somerville, Duchy, i. 420, 601.

Member of Henry VI’s council in France 20 Mar.-c. Sept. 1431.

Treasurer of the Household 24 May 1431 – d.

Receiver-general of the estates of Richard, duke of York before d.

Parlimentarian
Main residence: Heron in East Horndon, Essex.
Author
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
Web Title

TYRELL, John (c.1382-1437)

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Estates
Oxford 1644
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