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Bourchier, John (1529 - 1556/7)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1529
Death Date: 1557-02-28

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Kitson, Frances ( - 1586)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1548-12-11
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Marriage license date. Union was one part of a double marriage, the second part being the union of John's father John and Frances' mother Margaret.

Offspring

Primary Title

  • Lord FitzWarin

Titles

  • Lord FitzWarin
    Assumed: 1539-04-30 (date father succeeded as 3rd Earl of Bath)
    Vacated: 1556/7-02-28
  • Knight
    Assumed: 1549-11-17
    Vacated: 1556/7-02-28

Details of Offices

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Dorset
    Acquired: 1552-05-21
    Granted

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Guildhall (2), Barnstaple, Devon Lord FitzWarin's Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord FitzWarin's Minstrels Bourchier, John (1529 - 1557) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Owned Venues

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

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward VI [1547–53]. 6 vols. London: HMSO, 1924--9
  • 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