Submitted by legacy on
Family and Education
m. prob. by Nov. 1385, Margaret ?da. of Nicholas Zouche of Codnor, Derbys., wid. of Sir Rhys ap Gruffyd (d.1380), 1da.CIMisc. vi. no. 38; CIPM, xv. no. 234; CFR, x. 110; A. Gross, ‘Adam Peshale’ (London Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 1989), 89, 157. The pedigree of Margaret Walsall is given in ‘an old ms.’ cited in S. Shaw, Staffs. ii. 63, but the source for this information remains unknown, save that it was probably composed by a member of the Harper family, descended from Walsall’s daughter, Katherine.
Offices Held

Escheator, Salop, Staffs. and the Welsh march 3 Nov. 375–26 Nov. 1377, 3 Nov. 1378 – 25 Oct. 1381, 1 Nov. 1383 – 11 Nov. 1384, Staffs. 29 Nov. 1402–12 Nov. 1403.

Sheriff, Salop and Staffs. 26 Nov. – 8 Dec. 1377, Staffs. 1 Nov. 1381–3, 15 Nov. 1389 – 7 Nov. 1390, 1 Dec. 1396 – 3 Nov. 1399, 5 Nov. 1406–30 Nov. 1407.

Commr. of inquiry, Staffs. July 1379, Feb., Mar. 1384, July 1386, Sept. 1393; to seize the goods of outlaws Apr. 1380; survey and take custody of crown property, Staffs., Warws. Apr. 1385 (temporalities of the bp. of Lichfield), Staffs. Sept. 1391 (estates of Nicholas, Lord Audley);Walsall subsequently denied ever having received this commission (CCR, 1413–19, p. 76). arrest malefactors June 1397, Staffs., Warws. Feb. 1399; of array, Staffs. Dec. 1399, Sept. 1403; oyer and terminer Aug. 1411.

Assessor of taxes, Salop, Staffs. Dec. 1380; collector, Staffs. Dec. 1384.

Constable of Stafford castle and keeper of Stafford park 19 July 1392-c. Mar. 1399; constable of Carmarthen castle it June 1395 – 19 May 1399, Dynevor castle, Carm. 28 June 1397–29 Nov. 1403.R.A. Griffiths, Principality of Wales, i. 198–9. 248–9. Walsall was briefly replaced as constable of Dynevor castle at the beginning of November 1399, but was out of office for less than a fortnight.

Marshal of the hall to Richard II by 11 June 1395-c. Oct. 1399.

Keeper of the King’s hay at Teddesley in Cannock Chase, Staffs. 31 Jan. 1398–?d.

J.p. Staffs. 12 June – Nov. 1413.

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WALSALL, William (d.1414), of Rushall, Staffs.
Main residence: Rushall, Staffs.
Walsale, Walshale, Walshalle
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C.R.
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Commons 1386-1421
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WALSALL, William (-d.1414)

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