IRBY, Sir Anthony (1605-1682), of Whaplode, Lincs. and Westminster

Family and Education

b. 17 Jan. 1605,C142/325/185. 1st s. of Sir Anthony Irby (d.1610) of Whaplode and Elizabeth, da. of Sir John Peyton† of Isleham, Cambs.P.A. Irby, Irbys of Lincs. and Irebys of Cumb. i. 31. educ. L. Inn, entered 1620; Emmanuel, Camb. 1620.Al. Cant.; LI Admiss. m. (1) 1623, Frances, da. of Sir William Wray, 1st bt.*, of Glentworth, Lincs., 1da.;Irby, i. 36. (2) 5 Mar. 1629,J.P. Malcolm, Londinium Redivivum, ii. 371. Margaret (d. July 1631), da. of Sir Richard Smythe* of Leeds Castle, Kent, s.p.;Irby, i. 32; Arch. Cant. xx. 78. (3) Margaret (d. 28 Nov. 1640),P. Thompson, Hist. Boston, 395. da. of Sir Edward Barkham of Southacre, Norf., ld. mayor of London 1621-2, 3da.;Irby, i. 36. (4) 19 Aug. 1641,Mdx. Par. Reg. ii. 148. Catherine, da. of William, 5th Lord Paget, 1s. 5da.Collins, Peerage, vii. 304. Kntd. 2 June 1624;Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 184. suc. grandfa. 1625.C142/417/53. d. 2 Jan. 1682.Irby, i. 37.

Offices Held

J.p. Lincs. (Holland) 1625 – c.49, (Lindsey) 1625 – 27, 1631 – c.49, Lincs. 1660–70;C231/4, ff. 185, 187, 227; 231/5, p. 49; 231/7, p. 374. commr. sewers, Lincs. and Notts. 1625 – 31, Holland 1626, Lincoln 1629, Lincs. 1635 – 42, 1654 – 70, Gt. Fens 1646, Westminster and Mdx. 1660–73,C181/3, ff. 169, 199, 229; C181/4, f. 20, 40, 94; C181/5, ff. 10, 223, 269; C181/6, pp. 27, 389; 181/7, pp. 37, 76, 544, 632. swans, Midlands counties 1625, c. 1629, Lincs. 1636, 1664;C181/3, ff. 165, 268v; 181/7, p. 299. freeman, Boston, Lincs. 1626;Boston Corp. Mins. ed. J.F. Bailey, ii. 498. commr. Forced Loan, Lincs. 1627,T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 145. knighthood compositions, 1630–1,E178/5414, ff. 5, 9, 13. charitable uses 1630 – 34, 1635–42,C192/1, unfol. fees, Lincoln and Lincs. 1633;C181/4, f. 158v. dep. lt. Lincs. by 1636 – c.44, 1660–1;CSP Dom. 1636–7, p. 149; SP29/11, f. 280; Lincs. AO, Holywell ms H93/1. sheriff, Lincs. 1637–8;List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 80. commr. subsidy, Holland 1641, 1663, assessment 1642, 1647, 1648, Lincs. 1644 – 45, 1649, 1657, 1660 – 79, Lindsey 1647, 1648, Mdx. 1648, Westminster 1660–79;SR, v. 63, 216, 461, 911, 913; A. and O. i. 539, 546, 641, 968, 969, 1086, 1112; ii. 37, 302, 1072, 1372. member, co. cttee. Lincs. 1642;CJ, ii. 585b; LJ, v. 82b. commr. sequestration (Holland) 1643, levying of money, Lincs. 1643, defence, Eastern Assoc. 1643, New Model Ordinance, Lincs. 1645,A. and O. i. 114, 232, 294, 622. oyer and terminer 1645;C181/5, f. 251v. member, cttee. for Westminster Coll. 1648;LJ, x. 118b. militia, Lincs. 1648, Lincs. and Westminster 1660;A. and O. i. 1239; ii. 1435, 1437. col. militia ft. Lincs. 1660;Mercurius Publicus. vxi. (Apr. 1660). commr. complaints, Bedford level 1663,SR, v. 506. enclosures, Deeping Fen, Lincs. 1665,SR, v. 567. concealments, Lincs. 1671,CTB, iii. 912. recusants 1675.Ibid. iv. 696.

Cttee. Fisheries Soc. 1632–5,SP16/221/1; 16/231/15. Irish affairs, 1643;SP16/539/127. commr. treaty with Scotland, 1643, 1646, 1647,CJ, i. iii. 169a; iv. 606a; LJ, ix. 500a. regulating excise 1645, exclusion from sacrament 1646, sale of bps’ lands 1646, compounding 1647, scandalous offences 1648, maimed soldiers 1660–1.A. and O. i. 691, 853, 905, 914, 1208.

Capt. of drag. (parl.) 1642–5.E. Peacock, Army Lists, 54; HMC Portland, i. 79.

Parlimentarian

IRBY, Sir Anthony (1605-1682), of Whaplode, Lincs. and Westminster

Main residences: Whaplode, Lincs.; Westminster.

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Commons 1604-1629

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IRBY, Sir Anthony (1605-1682)

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Oxford 1644

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