ROUS, Anthony (c.1605-77), of Wotton, Landrake, Cornw.

Family and Education

b. c. 1605, 1st s. of Robert Rous of Wotton by Jane, da. of Alexander Pym of Brymore, Som.; bro. of Robert Rous. educ. M. Temple 1621. m. Mary, da. of William Bradshaw of Lancs., 2s. 1da. suc. uncle Francis Rous 1659.Boase and Courtney, Bibl. Cornub. ii. 595; Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 413; PCC 63 Dale, 51 Pell.

Offices Held

Capt. of ft. (parliamentary) 1644, col. 1645 6; gov. Scilly Isles 1646 – 47, Pendennis Feb.-Mar. 1660.M. Coate, Cornw. in the Gt. Civil War, 311.

Commr. for assessment, Cornw. 1644 – 50, 1652, 1657, Jan. 1660, execution of ordinances 1644; v.-adm. S. Cornw. 1 Jan. 1970; j.p. Cornw. 1650 – July 1660, Devon 1652 – 57; commr. for sequestration, Cornw. 1650, capt. of militia 1650, farmer of excise 1653 – 58, commr. for scandalous ministers 1654, oyer and terminer, Western circuit 1655, 1657, security 1656, militia, Cornw. 1659, Mar. 1660.CSP Dom. 1649–50, p. 521; EHR, xxxiii. 376.

Commr. for probate 1653 – 55, excise arrears 1653 – 54; Councillor of State Nov. – Dec. 1653; commr. for Admiralty 1654 – 55, high court of justice 1654.CSP Dom. 1653–4, p. 230; 1654, pp. 67, 343.

Parlimentarian

ROUS, Anthony (c.1605-77), of Wotton, Landrake, Cornw.

Main residence: Wotton, Landrake, Cornw.

Author

M.W.H.

E.C.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

ROUS, Anthony (c.1605-77)

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Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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