Heneage, Thomas (1482 - 1553)

of Hainton, Lincolnshire

Born / Died

Birth Date: before 1482
Death Date: 1553-08-21

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1537-10-18
    Vacated 1553-08-21
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1540-04-23
    Vacated 1553-08-21

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Bailiff & Collector, Yorkshire: North Riding n.d. n.d.
Bailiff & Collector, Westmorland n.d. n.d.
Bailiff & Collector, Cumberland n.d. n.d.
Bailiff & Collector, Lincolnshire n.d. n.d.
JP, Lincolnshire 1520 1553
Gentleman Usher, England by 1521-3 1528
Bailiff, Warwickshire 1528 n.d.
Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, England 1528 1553-08-21
Steward, Middlesex 1530 n.d.
Chief Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, England 1536 1546-10-12
Groom of the Stool, England 1536 1546-10-12
Keeper, Berkshire 1536-4-16 n.d. Held office for at least half a year
Bailiff, Hertfordshire 1538-10-10 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1538 1544
Keeper, Hertfordshire 1538-10-10 n.d.
Steward, Lincolnshire 1539 n.d.
Chief Steward, York 1539/40-2-21 1541
Chief Steward, Duchy of Lancaster, Northern Parts 1540-11-17 n.d.
Bailiff & Collector of Rents, York 1541/2-1-10 n.d.
Keeper, Nottinghamshire 1546-9 n.d. Held jointly.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Nottinghamshire 1547 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Lincolnshire 1547 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Nottinghamshire 1547 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Leicestershire 1547 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Coventry 1547 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Rutland 1547 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Lincolnshire 1547 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Leicestershire 1547 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Warwickshire 1547 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Northamptonshire 1547 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Derbyshire 1547 n.d.
Bailiff, Keeper & Steward, Northamptonshire 1551-11-16 n.d.
Keeper, Lincolnshire 1551-11-16 n.d.

General Lands Note

Resident in Wolsey's and the Royal Household 1521--46, subsequently retiring to Hainton

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Gloucestershire: Marshfield Manor
    Divested: 1548-12-20
    Exchanged for Stowe Manor
  • Lincolnshire: Barton upon Humber Lordship and Manor
    Divested: 1545-05-22
    Exchanged for Wellow Abbey Lands, Lincolnshire
  • Lincolnshire: Stowe Manor
    Acquired: 1548-12-20
    Purchased with son-in-law William Willoughby, in exchange for Cheddar and Marshfield Manors
  • Lincolnshire: Wellow Abbey Lands
    Acquired: 1545-05-22
    Granted in exchange for Barton upon Humber Lordship and Manor, Lincolnshire
  • Somerset: Cheddar Manor
    Divested: 1548-12-20
    Exchanged for Stowe Manor

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1544-1544 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Mr Hening's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Mr Hening's Players Heneage, Thomas (1482 - 1553) Players 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Hainton Hall Lincolnshire Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509–1558. 3 vols. London: Secker & Warburg, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)
Sil, Narasingha P. 'Sir Thomas Heneage of Hainton: A Henrician Gentleman.' Journal of the Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association 10 (1989): 63–74.