Family and Education
b. by 1500, 1st s. of Thomas Vachell of Coley by 1st w. Elizabeth, da. and coh. of William Cockworthy of Yarnscombe, Devon; half-bro. of Oliver Vachell. educ. M. Temple, adm. 8 Feb. 1518. m. by 1521, Agnes, da. of William Justice of Southampton, Hants and Reading, Berks. 4s. inc. Thomas II 5da.Date of birth estimated from marriage Berks. Arch. Jnl. xl. 83-84; Quarterly Jnl. Berks. Arch. Soc. iii. 2-4; I, and A. C. Vachell, Vachell Fam. 32-33, 147-9.
Offices Held
Commr. subsidy, Reading 1523, 1524, relief Berks. 1550, goods of churches and fraternities 1553; other commissions 1527 – 51; escheator, Oxon. and Berks. 1534 – 35, 1545 – 46; j.p. Berks. 1536 – 44; steward, duchy of Lancaster, manors of Ascot and Deddington, Oxon. 1537 – d.; dep. steward, Reading 1539; overseer, lands formerly of Reading abbey and Leominster priory, and bailiff, Reading 1540; victualler, Calais and Boulogne 1544–5.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Coley, Berks.
Volume
Commons 1509-1558
Web Title
VACHELL, Thomas I (by 1500-53)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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