PAULET, Hugh (by 1510-73), of Hinton St. George, Som.

Family and Education

b. by 1510, 1st s. of Sir Amias Paulet of Hinton St. George by 2nd w. Laura, da. of William Keilway of Rockbourne, Hants. educ. M. Temple. m. (1) c.1530, Philippa, da. of Sir Lewis Pollard of Kings Nympton, Devon, 3s. inc. Amias 2da.; (2) settlement 12 Nov. 1560, Elizabeth, da. of Walter Blount I of Blount’s Hall, nr. Uttoxeter, Staffs., wid. of Anthony Basford of Bentley, Derbys. and of Sir Thomas Pope of London and Tittenhanger, Herts. s.p. Kntd. July 1536; suc. fa. 11 Apr. 1538.Date of birth estimated from age at fa.’s i.p.m., C142/61/14. Vis. Som. ed. Weaver, 60; G. R. Balleine, Biog. Dict. Jersey, 622 seq.; PCC 18 Dyngeley, 8 Martyn; Collinson, Som. ii. 167.

Offices Held

J.p. Som. 1532 – d., western circuit 1540 – d., Devon 1547 – d., Dorset 1562-d.; steward, bp. Bath and Wells by 1534 – 72, jt. (with s. Amias) 1572-d.; sheriff, Som. and Dorset 1536 – 37, 1542 – 43, 1547 – 48, Devon 1541 – 42; member, council in the west 1539; commr. coastal defence, west country 1539, relief, Som. 1550, goods of churches and fraternities, Bath, Som. 1553, fortifications, Jersey 1562, musters, Som. 1569; surveyor, lands of Glastonbury abbey 1540; v.-adm., Som. and Dorset c. 1540; treasurer, Boulogne 11 Oct. 1544 – Oct. 1546; gov. Jersey 20 Mar. 1550-d.; v.-pres. council in the marches of Wales 8 Apr. 1559; custos rot. Som. c.1562-d.; chief steward, Taunton 1572–d.LP Hen. VIII, v, viii, xi, xiii-xxi; CPR, 1547–8 to 1569–72 passim; Strype, Annals, i(1), 34; VCH Dorset, ii. 198; APC, vii. 81; C66/985 ex inf. J. C. Sainty; SP12/93.

Parlimentarian

PAULET, Hugh (by 1510-73), of Hinton St. George, Som.

Main residence: Hinton St. George, Som.

Author

A.D.K.H.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

PAULET, Hugh (by 1510-73)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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