ENGLEFIELD, Sir Francis (1521/22-96), of Englefield, Berks.

Family and Education

b. 1521 /22, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Englefield of Englefield by Elizabeth, da. of Sir Robert Throckmorton of Coughton, Warws. m. Catherine, da. and h. of Sir Thomas Fettiplace of Compton Beauchamp, Berks. d.s.p. suc. fa. 28 Sept. 1537. Kntd. 22 Feb. 1547.Date of birth estimated from age at fa.’s i.p.m., C142/59/16. Vis. Berks. (Harl. Soc. lvii), 121-3; PCC 11 Dyngeley; Misc. Gen. et Her. (ser. 5), ii. 185; DNB.

Offices Held

J.p. Berks. 1547, q. 1554; sheriff, Oxon. and Berks. 1547 – 48; member, household of Princess Mary by 1549 – 53, commr. relief, Berks. 1550, heresy 1557; other commissions 1553 – 58; PC 1553 – 58; constable, Windsor castle and keeper of parks there 1553 – 61; chief steward, Reading and hundreds of Reading and Theale, Berks. 1553 – 63; bailiff, Reading, former liberties of Reading abbey and Leominster priory, Herefs. and keeper, Reading gaol 1553; keeper Fulbrook park, Warws. 1554; master, ct. of wards 1 May 1554–8; gen. surveyor, offices and customs in port of London 1558.Foxe, Acts and Mons. vi. 10; APC, iv. 317–18; vi. 426; vii. 30; CPR, 1547–8, p. 81; 1553, p. 351; 1553–4, pp. 17, 27, 57, 75, 78, 173–4, 236, 249, 300; 1555–7, pp. 23, 82, 83, 281, 312–13, 315, 317, 539, 554; 1557–8, pp. 14, 71, 73, 193, 454; 1560–3, pp. 310, 501.

Parlimentarian

ENGLEFIELD, Sir Francis (1521/22-96), of Englefield, Berks.

Main residence: Englefield, Berks.

Author

T.F.T.B.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

ENGLEFIELD, Sir Francis (1521/22-96)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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