Denys, Robert (1530 - 1592)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 1
Properties - 3
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Venues - 2
Bibliographic Sources - 7
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of Holcombe Burnell and Bicton, Devon

Born / Died

Birth Date: by 1530
Death Date: by 1592-11-13

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Blount, Mary ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Blount, Mary ( - )

  1. Female offspring: Denys, Gertrude (n.d.)

Primary Title

Knight

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed By 1557-11-16
    Vacated 1592-11-13

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Devon 1555 n.d.
Feodary, Duchy of Lancaster, Devon 1556 1566-12-10
Sheriff, Devon 1557-11-16 1558-11-23
JP, Devon 1558/9 1592 (held office until death)
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Somerset 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Cornwall 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Wiltshire 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Devon 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Southampton 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Dorset 1563/4 n.d.
Sheriff, Devon 1567-11-18 1568-11-18
Feodary, Duchy of Lancaster, Devon 1568-12-7 1590-07-27
Recorder, Exeter 1572 1592-11-13
Commissioner of Defense, Devon 1585/6 n.d. Held jointly
Commissioner of Musters, Cornwall 1585/6 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Devon 1585/6 n.d.

General Lands Note

License to enter lands 25 June 1561

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Devon

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1584-1585 Guildhall (2), Barnstaple , Devon Sir Robert Denys' Musicians

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Sir Robert Denys' Musicians Denys, Robert (1530 - 1592) Musicians 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Bicton House Devon Private Residence
Holcombe Burnell Manor Exeter (city-county) in Devon Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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Alexander, J.J. 'Devon County Members of Parliament, Part VIII.' Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art
Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509–1558. 3 vols. London: Secker & Warburg, 1982.
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Elizabeth I [1558–78]. 7 vols. London: HMSO, 1939–82.
Calendar of State Papers, Domestic, Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth I and James I [1547–1625]. 12 vols. London: HMSO, 1856–72.
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.
List of Sheriffs for England and Wales from the Earliest Times to AD 1831. Public Record Office Lists and Indexes 9. London: HMSO, 1898.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)