Family and Education
b. by 1506, 1st s. of Sir Edward Musgrave of Hartley and Edenhall by Jane, da. and coh. of Sir Christopher Ward of Grindale, Yorks. m. (1) by 1524, Elizabeth, da. of Sir Thomas Curwen of Workington, Cumb., 1s. Richard; (2) Elizabeth, da. and h. of Philip Denkaring, wid. of Thomas Tamworth (d. Jan. 1533) of Essex and Lincs.; ?(3) 1540, a da. of Thomas, 3rd Lord Burgh. Kntd. 25 Sept. 1523; suc. fa. 23 May 1542.Date of birth estimated from age at fa’s i.p.m., C142/69/148. Vis. Westmld. ed. Bridges, 9; Vis. N. Counties (Surtees Soc. xli), 53; Lincs. Peds. (Harl. Soc. lii), 947-8; J. F. Curwen, House of Curwen, 102, 112.
Offices Held
Under sheriff, Cumb. 1527 – 28; sheriff 1532 – 33, 1541 – 42; knight of the body by 1529; marshal, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumb. 18 Dec. 1529; j.p. Cumb. 1530 – d.; constable or keeper, Bewcastle, Cumb. and chief forester, Nichol forest 29 Apr. 1531; assistant in west marches to dep. warden of marches 1537.
Parlimentarian
Main residences: Hartley, Westmld and Edenhall, Cumb. and London.
Volume
Commons 1509-1558
Web Title
MUSGRAVE, Sir William (by 1506-44)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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