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Lawson, Wilfred (1545 - 1632)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1545
Death Date: 1632-04-16

Notes

Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University 1562; Gray's Inn 1564

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Redman, Maud ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1575
    Union ended: n.d.

Primary Title

  • Knight

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed: 1604
    Vacated: 1632-04-16

Details of Offices

Began Ended
Sheriff, Cumberland 1582 -12 -5 1583 -11 -24
JP, Cumberland 1587
Capt & Lieut, Cumberland 1591
MP, Cumberland 1593
Sheriff, Cumberland 1597 -11 -25 1598 -11 -27
MP, Cumberland 1604
Sheriff, Cumberland 1606 -11 -17 1607 -11 -8
Sheriff, Cumberland 1612 -11 -6 1613
MP, Cumberland 1614

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Isel Hall, Cumberland
    (Performance Venue)
    Acquired: 1575
    Divested: 1632-04
    Acquired via marriage. Also spelled 'Isell'

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Moot Hall, Carlisle, Cumberland Sir Wilfred Lawson's Fool
Performance - Moot Hall, Carlisle, Cumberland Sir Wilfred Lawson's Musicians

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Sir Wilfred Lawson's Musicians Lawson, Wilfred (1545 - 1632) Musicians 1
Sir Wilfred Lawson's Fool Lawson, Wilfred (1545 - 1632) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Type
Isel Hall Cumberland Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Burke, John, and Bernard Burke. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland. 1838. London: J.R. Smith, 1844
  • Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981
  • List of Sheriffs for England and Wales from the Earliest Times to AD 1831. London: HMSO, 1898
  • Rickerby, Valerie. Isel Hall [guidebook]. np: npub, nd