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Neville, Thomas (1501 - 1570/71)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1501
Death Date: 1571-03-05 (possibly died 1569 [CP XI, 484])

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Danvers, Margaret ( - 1541)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1539
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Foljambe, Catherine ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Marriage was arranged by Catherine's uncle, Roger Foljambe, who, along with John Tiddeswell, had been given custody of the lands, wardship, and marriage of Thomas Neville
  3. Neville, Clara ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1525
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union also produced a son, Francis, who died in infancy

Offspring

Primary Title

  • Knight

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed: 1546/7-02
    Vacated: 1571

Details of Offices

Began
JP, Worcestershire 1542
JP, Oxfordshire 1542
JP, Worcestershire 1543/4
JP, Leicestershire 1543/4
JP, Essex 1544
Commissioner of Musters, Leicestershire 1545/6
JP, Essex 1547
JP, Leicestershire 1547
Sheriff, Warwickshire 1552 -11 -10
Sheriff, Leicestershire 1552 -11 -10
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Lincolnshire 1554
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Leicestershire 1554
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Derbyshire 1554
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Northamptonshire 1554
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Nottinghamshire 1554
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Rutland 1554
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Warwickshire 1554
JP, Essex 1554
Sheriff, Leicestershire 1561 -11 -8
Sheriff, Warwickshire 1561 -11 -8
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Derbyshire 1563/4
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Leicestershire 1563/4
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Lincolnshire 1563/4
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Northamptonshire 1563/4
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Nottinghamshire 1563/4
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Rutland 1563/4
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Warwickshire 1563/4
JP, Leicestershire 1564
Commissioner of Musters, Leicestershire 1569
JP, Leicestershire 1569

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Holt, Leicestershire
    Patrimony

Lands

  • Gloucestershire
  • Leicestershire
  • Northamptonshire
  • Rutland
  • Worcestershire

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Lyme Regis (Unknown), Lyme Regis, Dorset Sir Thomas Neville's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Sir Thomas Neville's Players Neville, Thomas (1501 - 1571) Players 1

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Elliott, Bernard. "Thomas Nevill of Nevill Holt". Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society 58 (1982--83): 20--24.
  • Farnham, George F. and A. Hamilton Thompson. "The Manor, House and Chapel of Holt". Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society 13 (1923--24): 199--244.