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Fulford, John (1503 - 1544)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1503
Death Date: 1544-11-14

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Bourchier, Dorothy ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed: 1534
    Vacated: 1544-11-14

Details of Offices

Began Ended
JP, Devon 1528 1529
JP, Devon 1532
Sheriff, Devon 1534 -11 -14 1535 -11 -22
JP, Devon 1536
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Wiltshire 1538
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Devon 1538
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Somerset 1538
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Hampshire 1538
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Dorset 1538
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Cornwall 1538
JP, Devon 1538 1540
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Berkshire 1539/40
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Cornwall 1539/40
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Devon 1539/40
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Dorset 1539/40
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Hampshire 1539/40
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Oxfordshire 1539/40
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Somerset 1539/40
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Wiltshire 1539/40
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Devon 1540
Sheriff, Devon 1540 -11 -17 1541 -11 -27
JP, Devon 1543/4

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Great Fulford House, Exeter (city-county) in Devon
    (Performance Venue)
    Acquired: 1517
    Divested: 1544-11
    Patrimony

Lands

  • Devon: Dunsford & Fulford Manors

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Guildhall (1), Barnstaple, Devon Sheriff's Minstrel

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Sheriff's Minstrel Fulford, John (1503 - 1544) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Type
Great Fulford Exeter (city-county) in Devon Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Alexander, J.J. 'Early Owners of Fulford Manor.'. Transactions of the Devonshire Association 70 (1938): 199--211.
  • Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509–1558. 3 vols. London: Secker & Warburg, 1982
  • Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII [1509--47]. 21 vols and Addenda (2 vols). London: HMSO, 1864--1932
  • List of Sheriffs for England and Wales from the Earliest Times to AD 1831. London: HMSO, 1898
  • Williams, B.H. Ancient Westcountry Families and their Armorial Bearings: A Story of the Old Nobility and Gentry of Devon and Cornwall, with Notes on their Lives, their Manor-Houses and their Charities. 1 vol (only vol ever published). Penzance, Cornw: J.A.D. Bridger, 1916