NEVILLE, Sir Henry (c.1520-93), of Billingbear, Berks.

Family and Education

b. c. 1520, 2nd s. of Sir Edward Neville of Addington Park, Kent by Eleanor, da. of Andrew Windsor, 1st Baron Windsor. m. (1) 1551/55, Winifred, da. of Hugh Loss of Whitchurch, Mdx., ?s.p.; (2) by 1561, Elizabeth (d.1573), da. of Sir John Gresham of Titsey, Surr., 4s. inc. Edward and Henry 2da.; (3) May 1578, Elizabeth (d.1621), da. of (Sir) Nicholas Bacon of Redgrave, Suff., wid. of Sir Robert Doyley of Greenlands, Bucks., s.p. Kntd. 11 Oct. 1551.Date of birth estimated from family history and career. Vis. Berks. (Harl. Soc. lvii), 181; VCH Berks. iii. 183; PCC 29 More; Misc. Gen. et Her. (ser. 1), ii. 317-18; Vis. Suff. ed. Metcalfe, 109; CSP Dom. 1547-80, p. 35.

Offices Held

Groom, the privy chamber by 1546, gent. by Oct. 1550; master of the harriers 1552 – 55; steward, Mote park, Windsor forest 1557, honor of Donnington and bailiff, crown lands. Newbury Berks, 1562, j.p.q. Berks. 1558/59, Wilts. 1573/74, jt. (with (Sir) William Fitzwilliam) ld. lt. Berks. 1559, (with (Sir) Thomas Parry) 1560, dep. lt. c. 1587; collector for loan, Berks, 1562; commr. eccles, causes 1572; sheriff Berks. 1572 – 73; custos rot. by 1583 – d.; high steward, New Windsor and Reading 1588.LP Hen. VIII, xxi; CPR, 1549–51, p. 222; 1550–3, p. 381; 1555–7, pp. 184, 252; 1560–3, pp. 234, 434, 523; 1563–6, pp. 39, 41–42; 1569–72, pp. 219, 221, 440–2; CSP Dom. 1547–80, p. 152; APC, iii. 416; NRA 6803, p. 52; E163/14/8; Osborn Coll. Yale Univ. Lib. 71–6-41; HMC Hatfield, i. 429, 443, 473 seq.; HMC 2 Foljambe, 6; Reading Recs. i. 388, 410; Bodl. Ashmole 1126, f. 50.

Parlimentarian

NEVILLE, Sir Henry (c.1520-93), of Billingbear, Berks.

Main residence: Billingbear, Berks.

Author

T.F.T.B.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

NEVILLE, Sir Henry (c.1520-93)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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