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Bray, Edward (1492 - 1558)

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Born / Died

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

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

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

Siblings

Offspring

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
JP, Bedfordshire 1525
JP, Sussex 1525/6
JP, Sussex 1528/9
MP, Sussex 1529 -11 -3
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Lewes 1530
JP, Sussex 1530/1
JP, Sussex 1532
JP, Sussex 1537/8
Sheriff, Surrey 1538 -11 1539
Sheriff, Sussex 1538 -11 1539
Commissioner of Musters, Surrey 1539
JP, Sussex 1540
Lieut, France 1541 -7 -13 1552 -06 -24
MP, Surrey 1553 -10
JP, Surrey 1553/4 1558 Held office for life
MP, Surrey 1554 -4
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

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - 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. 3. Westminster: A. Constable, 1904-1912
  • Malden, Henry Elliot. The Victoria History of the County of Surrey. 4. Westminster: Constable, 1902-1912
  • Page, William, ed. The Victoria History of the County of Buckingham. 4. London: Constable, 1905--1927