Bray, Edward (1492 - 1558)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 1
Properties - 5
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 4
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Born / Died

Birth Date: by 1492
Death Date: 1558-12-01

Parents

Mother: Not identified, ( - )
Father: Bray, John ( - )

Siblings

Male

Bray, Edmund ( - 1539)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Lovell, Elizabeth ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: by 1509-2-9
    Note: Divorced by this date
  2. Shirley, Beatrix ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: by 1518
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union also produced one unnamed son and one unnamed daughter
  3. Browne, Jane ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: by 1539-5
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Shirley, Beatrix ( - )

  1. Male offspring: Bray, Edward (1519 - 1581)

Primary Title

Knight

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1513-10-13 (possibly knighted 14 Oct. 1513)
    Vacated 1558-12-01

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Sussex 1524 n.d.
JP, Bedfordshire 1525 n.d.
JP, Sussex 1525/6 n.d.
JP, Sussex 1528/9 n.d.
MP, Sussex 1529-11-3 n.d.
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Lewes 1530 n.d.
JP, Sussex 1530/1 n.d.
JP, Sussex 1532 n.d.
JP, Sussex 1537/8 n.d.
Sheriff, Sussex 1538-11 1539
Sheriff, Surrey 1538-11 1539
Commissioner of Musters, Surrey 1539 n.d.
JP, Sussex 1540 n.d.
Lieut, France 1541-7-13 1552-06-24
MP, Surrey 1553-10 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1553/4 1558 Held office for life
MP, Surrey 1554-4 n.d.
Constable, London 1556 (held in reversion from 28 May 1552) 1557-11-11 (date surrendered office for annuity)

Details of Properties

Residence

  • The Vachery, Shere, Surrey

Lands

  • Lincolnshire
    Acquired: 1552-09-01
    Granted
  • Staffordshire
  • Surrey
  • Sussex: Henfield and Selmeston

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1549-1550 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Sir Edward Bray's Interluder/s

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Sir Edward Bray's Interluder/s Bray, Edward (1492 - 1558) Players 1

Bibliographic Sources

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Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509–1558. 3 vols. London: Secker & Warburg, 1982.
Doubleday, Herbert Arthur. The Victoria History of the County of Bedford. Victoria History of the Counties of England. 3. Westminster: A. Constable, 1904-1912.
Malden, Henry Elliot. The Victoria History of the County of Surrey. Victoria History of the Counties of England. 4. Westminster: Constable, 1902-1912.
Page, William, ed. The Victoria History of the County of Buckingham. Victoria History of the Counties of England. 4. London: Constable, 1905–1927.