Bourchier, William (1557 - 1623)

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1557
Death Date: 1623-07-12

Notes

Educated Bury St Edmunds, Ely and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University; Fellow Commoner Caius College, Cambridge University (4 April 1575)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: by 1583-8-7
    Note: Marriage annulled before William's second marriage
  2. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1583-8-7
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Russell, Elizabeth ( - 1605)

  1. Male offspring: Bourchier, John (b. 1585)
  2. Male offspring: Bourchier, Robert (b. 1587)
  3. Male offspring: Bourchier, Edward (b. 1590)

Primary Title

4th Earl of Bath

Titles

  • 7th Baron FitzWarin
    Assumed 1560/1-02-10
    Vacated 1623-07-12
  • 4th Earl of Bath
    Assumed 1560/1-02-10
    Vacated 1623-07-12
  • Baron Daubeney
    Assumed 1560/1-02-10
    Vacated 1623-07-12

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Somerset 1584 n.d.
JP, Devon 1584 (possibly held office in 1585) n.d.
Lord Lieut, Devon 1586-9-12 1623-07-12
Vice Admiral, Devon 1586 n.d.
Recorder, Devon by 1589 n.d.
JP, Somerset 1608 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Devon: Ilfracombe Manor

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1575-1576 Guildhall, Abingdon , Berkshire Earl of Bath's Players
Performance 1576-1577 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Earl of Bath's Players
Performance 1576-1577 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Bath's Players
Performance 1577-1577 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Earl of Bath's Players
Performance 1577-1577 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Earl of Bath's Players
Performance 1577-1577 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Bath's Players
Performance 1577-1578 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Earl of Bath's Players
Performance 1578-1579 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Earl of Bath's Players
Performance 1578-1578 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Bath's Players
Performance 1576-1577 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Bath's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Bath's Players Bourchier, William (1557 - 1623) Players 9
Earl of Bath's Trumpeters Bourchier, William (1557 - 1623) Musicians 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Bampton Castle Devon Private Residence
Tawstock Court Devon Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Gleason, J.H. The Justices of the Peace in England, 1558 to 1640. Oxford: Clarendon P, 1969.
Roberts, John. 'The Armada Lord Lieutenant: His Family and Career.' Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art 102 (1970): 71–85.
Sainty, J.C. Lieutenants of Counties, 1585–1642. Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, special supplement 8. London: Athlone P, 1970.