WARNECOMBE, James (c.1522-81), of Ivington, Herefs.

Family and Education

b. c. 1522, 2nd s. of Richard Warnecombe of Ivington, Lugwardine and Hereford by his 2nd w. Anne, da. of Richard Bromwich of Hereford; bro. of John Warnecombe. educ. I. Temple 1537, called. m. (1), by 1548, Eleanor Hyett, s.p.; (2) 24 July 1567, Mary, da. of John Cornwall of Burford, Salop, s.p.C142/86/94, 95/93; Vis. Herefs. ed. Weaver, 70-1; I. T. Recs. i. 116; Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. (ser. 2), xi. 313-14. 1s. illegit.

Offices Held

Vice-justice of Chester 1545; escheator, Herefs. and marches of Wales 1548 – 49; recorder, Ludlow 1551 – 63; standing counsel to Leominster by 1552; j.p. Herefs. from 1554, q. by 1569; mayor, Hereford 1571 – 72, 1578 – 79; commr. musters, Herefs. by 1573; dep. justice, Brec. circuit 1575; sheriff, Herefs. 1576–7.G. Ormerod, Cheshire, i. 65; CPR, 1553–4, p. 20; G. F. Townsend, Leominster, 77–8; J. Duncumb, Herefs. i. 367; Cal. Hereford Docs. ed. Macray, 31; Lansd. 56, f. 168 seq.; W. R. Williams, Welsh Judges, 70.

Parlimentarian

WARNECOMBE (WARMECOMBE), James (by 1523-81), of Ivington, Herefs.

Main residence: Ivington, Herefs.

Author

N.M.F.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

WARNECOMBE, James (c.1522-81)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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