Conyers, Christopher ( - 1465)

Biographical Overview

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Properties - 1
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 1
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Born / Died

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

Siblings

Male

Conyers, Richard ( - )
Conyers, Thomas ( - )

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.

Offspring

From Rolleston, Ellen ( - 1433)

  1. Male offspring: Conyers, John (d. 1490)
  2. Male offspring: Conyers, William (n.d.)

From Waddesley, Margaret ( - )

  1. Male offspring: Conyers, Brian (n.d.)

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1424 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Yorkshire: North Riding 1426/7 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Yorkshire: North Riding 1429/30 n.d.
Bailiff & Steward, Yorkshire: North Riding ca. 1430 n.d. 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 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Yorkshire: North Riding 1435/6 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Yorkshire: North Riding 1448 n.d.

General Lands Note

Received livery of lands 24 Oct. 1442

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Hornby, Yorkshire: North Riding

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1448-1448 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. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)