CHOLMLEY, Sir Roger (bef.1495-1565), of London and Highgate, Mdx.

Family and Education

b. bef. 1495, illegit. s. of Sir Richard Cholmley (d.1521) of Thornton-on-the-Hill, Yorks. educ. L. Inn, adm. bef. 1509, called by Nov. 1518. m. c. 22 May 1518, Christiana Hurst (d.1558), wid., 2da. Kntd. by 30 Jan. 1535.Date of birth estimated from education. PCC 22 Maynwaryng; DNB; Foster, Yorks. Peds. N. and E. Riding unpaginated; NRA 10733 (Essex RO, Mildmav (Moulsham) mss D/DM/T43/1); LP Hen. VII, viii.

Offices Held

Bencher, L. Inn 1520, Lent reader 1524, 1529, Autumn reader 1531, treasurer Nov. 1529, gov. 1530.

Common pleader, London 1518 – 35, recorder 1535 – 45; j.p. Mdx. 1522 – d., Essex 1528 – 47, liberty of St. Alban’s 1538 – 40, Herts., Kent, Surr., Suss. 1547, Surr. 1562 – d.; commr. subsidy, Mdx. 1524, benevolence 1544/45, musters 1546, chantries, London, Westminster, Mdx. 1546, 1548, contribution, Mdx. 1546, of Admiralty in Nov. 1547, relief, London, Westminster, Mdx. 1550, goods of churches and fraternities 1553, loan, Mdx. 1562; other commissions 1530 – d.; serjeant-at-law 1531; bailiff, duchy of Cornw., Newport, Essex 1533 – 40; chief baron, Exchequer 1545 – 52; receiver of petitions in the Lords, Parlts. of 1545, 1547, Mar. 1553; custos rot. Mdx. 1547; jt. ld. lt. 1552, 1553; c.j.K.B. 1552–3.City of London RO, Guildhall, rep. 3, f. 207; 9, ff. 112v-13; 11, f. 244; Dugdale, Chronica Ser. 83, 86, 88; LP Hen. VIII, iv-vi, viii, xi-xvii, xx, xxi; CPR, 1547–8 to 1569–72 passim; Lansd. 2(10), f. 32; HCA 14/2; Osborn coll. Yale Univ. Lib. 71–6-41; information from G. Haslam; LJ, i. 267, 293, 430; APC, iv. 50, 277; HCA 14/2.

Parlimentarian

CHOLMLEY, Sir Roger (bef.1495-1565), of London and Highgate, Mdx.

Main residences: London; Highgate, Mdx.

Author

H.M.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

CHOLMLEY, Sir Roger (bef. 1495-1565)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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