WHITNEY, Sir Robert (c.1525-67), of Whitney, Herefs. and Iccombe, Glos.

Family and Education

b. c. 1525, 1st s. of Robert Whitney by Margaret, da. of Robert Wye of Lypiatt Park, Stroud, Glos. m. (1) Sybil, da. of Sir James Baskerville of Eardisley, Herefs. 3s.; (2) Mary, 2da.; 1s. illegit. suc. fa. 1541; Kntd. Oct. 1553.C142/64/114, 146/126; Trans. Rad. Soc. xxxviii. 51; Duncumb, Herefs. Hundred of Huntingdon, 80 et seq.; Add. 19815, ff. 13, 59; Vis. Herefs. ed. Weaver, 8; PCC admon. act bk. 1567, f. 128.

Offices Held

Escheator, Herefs. Mar. – Dec. 1548, j.p. by 1555; sheriff, Rad. 1558 – 59; steward of Clifford, Herefs. and Glasbury, Rad., constable of Clifford castle 1561.CPR, 1553 and App. Ed. VI, p. 402; 1560–3, p. 537; 1566–9, p. 320; SP11/5/6.

Parlimentarian

WHITNEY, Sir Robert (c.1525-67), of Whitney, Herefs. and Iccombe, Glos.

Main residences: Whitney, Herefs.; Iccombe, Glos.

Author

N.M.F.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

WHITNEY, Sir Robert (c.1525-67)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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