Family and Education
b. 27 Mar. 1608, 1st s. of Sir John Rous of Rous Lench; bro. of John Rous II. educ. Brasenose, Oxf. 1626, BA (Corpus) 1628; M. Temple 1628. m. (1) by 1634, Jane (d. 1656), da. of Sir John Ferrers of Tamworth Castle, Staffs., 1s., 2da.; (2) 24 May 1659, Frances (d. 20 June 1667), da. and coh. of David Murray, tailor, of St. Clement Danes, Mdx., 2s. 1da.; (3) 28 Apr. 1670, Anne, da. of Michael Biddulph of Lichfield, Staffs., wid. of Peter Birkinhead, merchant, of Stoke, Warws., s.p. cr. Bt. 23 July 1641; suc. fa. 1645.W. K. W. Chafy, Hist. Rous Lench, 43-47; Hatton Corresp. (Cam. Soc. n.s. xxii), 18; PCC 161 Brent; Soc. of Genealogists, Coventry St. Michael bishops’ transcripts; C10/181/45.
Offices Held
Member of county committee, Worcs. 1645; commr. for assessment, Worcs. 1647 – 52, 1657, Jan. 1660–1, 1664 9, Warws. 1661 – 63, militia, Worcs. 1648, 1659, Mar. 1660; sheriff, Worcs. Apr. – Nov. 1648, Warws. 1667 – 68; j.p. Worcs. by 1650–?d., for scandalous ministers 1654, custos rot. 1655 – Mar. 1660, commr. for recusants 1675.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Rous Lench, Worcs.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
ROUS, Sir Thomas (1608-76)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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