Bourchier, William (1557 - 1623)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 3
Properties - 3
Total events naming patron - 1
Total events naming patron - 9
Troupes - 1
Troupes - 2
Venues - 2
Bibliographic Sources - 4
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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. Cornwallis, Mary ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: by 1583-8-7
    Note: Marriage annulled before William's second marriage
  2. Russell, Elizabeth ( - 1605)
    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

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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.