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Rempston, Thomas ( - 1458)

Born / Died

Birth Date: n.d.
Death Date: 1458-10-15

Notes

Campaigning in France 1415--50; captured at the battle of Patay 18 June 1429; released late 1435. Imprisoned Windsor Castle Feb.--June 1438/9; captured at St Sever July 1442; released by Jan. 1448/9, when he returned to England

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1418
    Union ended: n.d.

Primary Title

  • Knight

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed: 1413-04-08
    Vacated: 1458-10-15
  • Knight of the Garter

General Lands Note

Acquired wife inheritance (lands in four counties) 1425; wife's share of Loudham lands in Nottinghamshire acquired 1451; entered upon mother's dower lands April 1454

Details of Offices

Began Ended
MP, Nottinghamshire 1413
MP, Nottinghamshire 1416
Sheriff, Flintshire 1416 -11 -22
Capt, France 1419
Constable, Flintshire 1422/3 -2 -13
Sheriff, Flintshire 1422/3 -2 -13
Lieut, France 1437 -11 1438/9 -02
JP, Nottinghamshire 1449 -3 -20
JP, Nottinghamshire 1451 -11 -11
JP, Nottinghamshire 1454 -4 -20 1458

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Bingham, Nottinghamshire
  • Rempstone, Nottinghamshire

Lands

  • Nottinghamshire

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Exeter (Unknown), Exeter, Exeter (city-county) in Devon Sir Thomas Rempston's Clariners
Performance - Common Hall, York, York (city-county) in Yorkshire Sir Thomas Rempston's Minstrel
Performance - Common Hall, York, York (city-county) in Yorkshire Sir Thomas Rempston's Minstrel/s

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Sir Thomas Rempston's Clariners Rempston, Thomas (0 - 1458) Musicians 1
Sir Thomas Rempston's Minstrel Rempston, Thomas (0 - 1458) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Sir Thomas Rempston's Minstrel/s Rempston, Thomas (0 - 1458) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Bibliographic Sources

  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
  • Roskell, J.S., Linda Clark and Carole Rawcliffe, eds. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1386–1421. 4 vols. Stroud: Alan Sutton Publishing for The History of Parliament Trust, 1992