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Delves, Henry (1498 - 1560)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1498
Death Date: 1560-08-06

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Broke, Cecily ( - 1562/3)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1519
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: union produced three additional sons and two daughters

Siblings

Offspring

  1. From Broke, Cecily ( - 1562/3)
    Male offspring: Delves, Henry ( - 1559)
  2. From Broke, Cecily ( - 1562/3)
    Female offspring: Delves, Margaret ( - )
  3. From Broke, Cecily ( - 1562/3)
    Male offspring: Delves, John ( - 1571)
  4. From Broke, Cecily ( - 1562/3)
    Female offspring: Delves, Eleanor ( - )
  5. From Broke, Cecily ( - 1562/3)
    Male offspring: Delves, Thomas ( - 1570)
  6. From Broke, Cecily ( - 1562/3)
    Female offspring: Delves, Anne ( - )
  7. From Broke, Cecily ( - 1562/3)
    Male offspring: Delves, Ralph ( - )
  8. From Broke, Cecily ( - 1562/3)
    Male offspring: Delves, George ( - )
  9. From Broke, Cecily ( - 1562/3)
    Male offspring: Delves, William ( - )
  10. From Broke, Cecily ( - 1562/3)
    Female offspring: Delves, Elizabeth ( - )
  11. From Broke, Cecily ( - 1562/3)
    Female offspring: Delves, Bridget ( - )
  12. From Broke, Cecily ( - 1562/3)
    Female offspring: Delves, Cicely ( - )

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed: 1533-05-30
    Vacated: 1560-08-06

Details of Offices

Began Ended
Sheriff, Cheshire 1537 -11 -14 1538 -11 -28
JP, Cheshire 1539 1560
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Cheshire 1540
Commissioner of Musters, Cheshire 1544
Commissioner of Musters, Cheshire 1545
Sheriff, Cheshire 1545 -11 -22 1546
MP, Cheshire 1554 -4

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Cheshire
  • Shropshire
  • Staffordshire

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Booth Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Mr Delves' Entertainer/s

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Mr Delves' Entertainer/s Delves, Henry (1498 - 1560) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Type
Doddington Castle Cheshire Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509–1558. 3 vols. London: Secker & Warburg, 1982
  • Collins, Arthur. The Baronettage of England: Being an Historical and Genealogical Account of Baronets, from their First Institution in the Reign of King James I. 2. London: 1720
  • Ormerod, George. History of the County Palatine and City of Chester. 1st ed 1819. 3 vols. London: Routledge, 1882