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Conyers, Christopher ( - 1465)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: n.d.
Death Date: 1465-09-29 (died between April 1463 and this date)

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Rolleston, Ellen ( - 1433)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Between his two wives Christopher fathered 25 children, including 12 sons. Son William possibly born from Christopher's second marriage
  2. Waddesley, Margaret ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

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Titles

General Lands Note

Received livery of lands 24 Oct. 1442

Details of Offices

Began Notes
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1424
Commissioner of Array, Yorkshire: North Riding 1426/7
Commissioner of Array, Yorkshire: North Riding 1429/30
Bailiff & Steward, Yorkshire: North Riding 1430 Steward & Bailiff to Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury (in right of his wife, the 10th Countess of Salisbury), whom Conyers served in the 1430s
Commissioner of Array, Yorkshire: North Riding 1434
Commissioner of Array, Yorkshire: North Riding 1435/6
Commissioner of Array, Yorkshire: North Riding 1448

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Hornby, Yorkshire: North Riding

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Common Hall, York, York (city-county) in Yorkshire Mr Christopher Conyers' Minstrel

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Mr Christopher Conyers' Minstrel Conyers, Christopher (0 - 1465) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.