Grey, Thomas (1477 - 1530)

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1477-06-22
Death Date: 1530-10-10

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1509
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced a fourth son, who died young, and a fourth daughter

Offspring

From Wotton, Margaret ( - 1541)

  1. Female offspring: Grey, Catherine (d. 1532)
  2. Female offspring: Grey, Elizabeth (d. 1557)

Primary Title

5th Marquess of Dorset

Titles

  • Lord Harington
    Assumed 1494-10-31
    Vacated 1501-09-01
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1501-09 (nominated between this date & May 1503)
    Vacated 1530-10-10
  • 8th Baron Ferrers of Groby
    Assumed 1501-09-01
    Vacated 1530-10-10
  • 5th Marquess of Dorset
    Assumed 1501-09-01
    Vacated 1530-10-10
  • 8th Baron Harington
    Assumed 1529-05
    Vacated 1530-10-10
  • 3rd Baron Bonville
    Assumed Circa 1530-05
    Vacated 1530-10-10

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Privy Councillor, England n.d. -05 (date removed from Council)
JP, Gloucestershire 1501/2 n.d.
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Buckinghamshire 1502 n.d.
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Berkshire 1502 n.d.
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Berkshire 1502 n.d.
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Berkshire 1502 n.d.
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Berkshire 1502 n.d.
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Oxfordshire 1502 n.d.
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Oxfordshire 1502 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1502 1502/3
JP, Northamptonshire 1502 n.d.
JP, Warwickshire 1502 n.d.
Master of the Game, Staffordshire 1502-11-9 n.d.
Steward, Staffordshire 1502-11-9 n.d.
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Surrey 1503 n.d.
JP, Leicestershire 1503 1504
JP, Northamptonshire 1504 n.d.
JP, Warwickshire 1506 1507
JP, Leicestershire 1507 n.d.
Chief Forester & Warden, Northamptonshire 1509-8-20 n.d.
JP, Warwickshire 1509 1512
JP, Leicestershire 1509 1511
JP, Staffordshire 1509 n.d.
JP, Northamptonshire 1509 n.d.
Steward, Northamptonshire 1509-12-16 n.d.
JP, Northamptonshire 1511 n.d.
JP, Staffordshire 1511 n.d.
Admiral of the Army, England 1512-6 n.d.
King's Lieut-gen, England 1512-5-2 n.d.
JP, Leicestershire 1513/14 1515
JP, Staffordshire 1514 n.d.
JP, Warwickshire 1514 1515
JP, Northamptonshire 1514 1515
Steward, Warwickshire 1518-10-25 n.d.
Steward, Warwickshire 1519-6-13 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England 1520-6 (date restored to Council) n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Warwickshire 1522 n.d.
JP, Staffordshire 1522 1523
JP, Warwickshire 1522 n.d.
Lieut & Warden, Marches towards Scotland 1522/3-2-26 n.d. East & Middle Marches
Chief Justice & Justice in Eyre, South of Trent 1523-6-17 1530
Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, England 1523-4-15 n.d.
JP, Northamptonshire 1523 1524
Master of the Hunt & Warden, South of Trent 1523-6-17 1530 Wardenship held jointly
JP, Warwickshire 1523/4 n.d.
JP, Leicestershire 1524 n.d.
JP, Essex 1524/5 1525/6
Master of the Hunt, Warwickshire 1525-8-23 n.d.
Steward, Warwickshire 1525-8-23 n.d.
JP, Northamptonshire 1525/6 n.d.
JP, Leicestershire 1525/6 n.d.
JP, Staffordshire 1525/6 n.d.
Bailiff, Essex 1526-5-17 n.d.
Councillor for Mary, Princess of Wales, Marches of Wales 1526-7-20 n.d.
Keeper & Steward, Essex 1526-5-17 n.d.
Master of the Household for Mary, Princess of Wales, England 1526 n.d.
Master of the Hunt, Essex 1526-5-17 n.d.
Constable, Warwickshire 1528-12-4 1530 Held jointly
JP, Northamptonshire 1528 n.d.
JP, Essex 1528 n.d.
Keeper, Warwickshire 1528-12-4 1530
Constable, Kenilworth 1529-11-18 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • France: Calais
  • Leicestershire
  • Somerset: Chewton
  • Suffolk
  • Warwickshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1520-1521 Shrewsbury (Unknown), Shrewsbury , Shropshire Marquess of Dorset's Bearward

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Marquess of Dorset's Bearward Grey, Thomas (1477 - 1530) Performing Animals 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Shute House Devon Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)