Family and Education
b. by 1539, 1st s. of Sir Arthur Darcy of Brimham by Mary, da. of Sir Nicholas Carew of Beddington, Surr.; bro. of Edward and Sir Francis. educ. I. Temple, adm. 16 Jan. 1556. m. (1) Catherine (d.1567), da. and h. of Sir Robert Tyrwhitt I of Leighton Bromswold, s.p.; (2) Catherine, da. of Sir John Fermor of Easton Neston, Northants., wid. of Michael Pulteney (d.1567) of Misterton, Leics., 1da. suc. fa. 3 Apr. 1561. Kntd. 21 Aug. 1565.Date of birth estimated from age at fa.’s death, C142/129/71. Vis. Yorks. (Harl. Soc. xvi), 92; Vis. Northants. ed. Metcalfe, 20; RCHM Hunts. 179.
Offices Held
Jt. (with fa.) constable, Conisbrough castle, Yorks. 1556; sheriff, Cambs. and Hunts. 1562 – 63, 1583 – 84; j.p.q. Hunts. 1564–92/93; commr. sewers, Hunts. 1569, musters 1569, 1580, 1584, to execute Acts of Uniformity and Supremacy, dioceses of Lincoln and Peterborough 1571, for oaths, Hunts. 1592; superintendent, Kimbolton castle, Hunts. temp. Elizabeth.
Parlimentarian
Main residences: London and Brimham, Yorks. and Leighton Bromswold, Hunts.
Volume
Commons 1509-1558
Web Title
DARCY, Henry (by 1539-at least 92/93)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Addresses
Religion
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