KILLIGREW, Sir William II (1606-1695), of Pendennis Castle, Cornw.; later of Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London and Kempton Park, Mdx.

Family and Education

bap. 28 May 1606, 1st s. of Sir Robert Killigrew* of Kempton Park and Mary, da. of Sir Henry Woodhouse† of Hickling, Norf. D. Lysons, Mdx. Par. 99; Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 270. educ. St. John’s, Oxf. 1623; travelled abroad c.1624-6; DCL, Oxf. 1642. Al. Ox.; APC, 1623-5, p. 202. m. c.1625-6, Mary (admon. 16 Sept. 1690), da. of John Hill of Honiley, Warws. 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 4da. (3 d.v.p.). Kntd. 12 May 1626; suc. fa. 1633; bur. 17 Oct. 1695 17 Oct. 1695. Add. 21423, f. 193; Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 270; J.P. Vander Motten, Sir William Killigrew, 29-30; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 190. sig. W[illia]m Killigrew.

Offices Held

Capt. Pendennis Castle 1628–33 (jt.), 1633–5 (sole); CSP Dom. 1628–9, p. 31; 1635, p. 72. j.p. Cornw. 1630-at least 1640; C231/5, p. 26; C66/2859. commr. sewers, E. Lincs. fens 1634–42. C181/4, f. 155; 181/5, f. 224.

?Farmer, seal office of k.b. and c.p. from 1633; PROB 11/164, ff. 90–1. gent. usher of privy chamber 1638 – 46, 1660 – 62; v.-chamberlain, Queen Catherine’s Household 1662–82. LC5/134, p. 269; CCC, 1557; Ath. Ox. iv. 691; HMC 13th Rep. V, 463.

Cdr. servants’ tp. of king’s bodyguard 1642–3. Clarendon, Hist. of the Rebellion ed. W.D. Macray, ii. 348; Mercurius Aulicus, 14 July 1643.

Parlimentarian

KILLIGREW, Sir William II (1606-1695), of Pendennis Castle, Cornw.; later of Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London and Kempton Park, Mdx.

Main residences: Pendennis Castle, Cornw.; Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London; Kempton Park, Mdx.

Author

P.M.H.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

KILLIGREW, Sir William II (1606-1695)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

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