Bourchier, John (1529 - 1556/7)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 2
Properties - 3
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Venues - 2
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Born / Died

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

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

From Kitson, Frances ( - 1586)

  1. Male offspring: Bourchier, William (1557 - 1623) (patron)

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 Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Dorset
    Acquired: 1552-05-21
    Granted

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1557-1557 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 Venue 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.