Copplestone, Ralph (1455 - 1492)

Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1455
Death Date: 1492-09-03

Parents

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Commissioner of post mortem, Devon 1483 n.d.

General Lands Note

Succeeded to inheritance in minority 3 Aug. 1474; licence to enter lands 15 May 1477

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Cornwall
    Acquired: 1477-05-15
    Divested: 1492-09-03
  • Devon: Copplestone
    Acquired: 1477-05-15
    Divested: 1492-09-03

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1481-1481 Guildhall (1), Barnstaple , Devon Mr Copleston's Performer

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Mr Copleston's Performer Copplestone, Ralph (1455 - 1492) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Copplestone House Devon Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem and Other Analogous Documents Preserved in the Public Record Office, Henry VII [1485–1509]. 2nd ser. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1898–1955.
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward IV – Henry VI [1467–77]. London: HMSO, 1900.
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III [1476–85]. London: HMSO, 1901.
MacLean, John. The Parochial and Family History of the Deanery of Trigg Minor in the County of Cornwall. 3 vols. London: Nichols & Sons, 1873-79.
The Visitations of the County of Devon, comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, with additions by Lieut-Col J.L. Vivian. Exeter: For the Author by H.S. Eland, [1895].