TOWNSHEND, Sir Roger (by 1478-1551), of Raynham, Norf.

Family and Education

b. by 1478, 1st s. of Sir Roger Townshend of Raynham by 2nd w. Eleanor, da. of William Lunsford of Lunsford, Suss. educ. L. Inn, adm. 1496. m. ?(1) Amy, da. of William Brewes of Wenham, Suff., 6s. 2da.; (2) Anne. suc. fa. 9 Nov. 1493. Kntd. 1518 /22.Date of birth estimated from age at parents’ i.p.m.s., CIPM Hen. VII, i. 492; ii. 302. Vis. Norf. (Norf. Arch.) i. 306; LP Hen. VIII, iii.

Offices Held

J.p. Norf. 1501 – 13, 1524 – d.; sheriff, Norf. and Suff. 1511 – 12, 1518 – 19, Jan. – Nov. 1526; commr. subsidy, Norf. 1512, 1514, 1515, 1523, 1524, for survey of monasteries 1537, benevolence, Norf. and Norwich 1544/45, chantries, Norf., Suff., Norwich, Ipswich Yarmouth 1546, Norf., Suff., Norwich 1548, relief Norf., Norwich, Yarmouth 1550; other commissions 1504 – 47; councillor to hear causes in ct. of requests 1528/29; knight of the body by 1533; lt. Norf. Apr. 1551.CPR, 1494–1509, pp. 361, 408, 474, 560, 652; 1547–8, pp. 72, 75, 76, 87; 1548–9, p. 136; 1553, pp. 356, 361–2; LP Hen. VIII, i-v, vii, viii, xii-xvi, xviii, xx, xxi; Statutes, iii. 81, 115, 173; Lansd. 12(57), ff. 124–30; APC, iii. 259.

Parlimentarian

TOWNSHEND, Sir Roger (by 1478-1551), of Raynham, Norf.

Main residence: Raynham, Norf.

Author

R.V.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

TOWNSHEND, Sir Roger (by 1478-1551)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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