Stafford, Edward (1535/6 - 1603)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 1
Properties - 2
Total events naming patron - 44
Troupes - 4
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 3
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1536-01-17
Death Date: 1603-10-18

Siblings

Male

Stafford, Henry (1534 - 1564/5)
Stafford, Walter ( - )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Stanley, Mary ( - 1609)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: before 1566-11-23
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Stanley, Mary ( - 1609)

  1. Male offspring: Stafford, Edward (d. 1569)
  2. Male offspring: Stafford, Edward (1572 - 1625) (patron)
  3. Female offspring: Stafford, Dorothy (b. 1572)

Primary Title

12th Baron Stafford

Titles

  • 12th Baron Stafford
    Assumed 1565/6-01-01
    Vacated 1603-10-18

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Oxfordshire 1554 n.d.
MP, Staffordshire 1558 n.d.
Justice in Eyre & Lieut, Staffordshire 1559-5-13 n.d.
Justice in Eyre & Lieut of Parks, Duchy of Lancaster 1559-5-13 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Staffordshire 1559 n.d. Possibly held office in this year
MP, Staffordshire 1559 n.d.
Justice & Ranger, Staffordshire 1560-9-24 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Staffordshire by 1569 n.d. Held jointly
JP, Staffordshire by 1573/4 n.d.
JP, Gloucestershire by 1573/4 n.d.
JP, Shropshire by 1573/4 n.d.
Vice Admiral, Gloucestershire 1587 n.d.
JP, Montgomeryshire by 1591 n.d.
Council Member, Marches of Wales 1601-8 n.d.

General Lands Note

Licence to enter lands 12 Aug. 1570 (death of mother); grant of licence 17 Oct. 1571

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Stafford Castle, Staffordshire
    Patrimony
  • Caus Castle, Shropshire
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony; sold to Sir Rowland Hayward, but retained possession until seized by Hayward's son-in-law Sir John Thynne in 1590
    Acquired: 1570-08-12
    Divested: 1573

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1587-1587 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Lord Stafford's Men
Performance 1575-1576 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Lord Stafford's Musician/s
Performance 1594-1595 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Stafford's Musicians
Performance 1574-1575 Guildhall (2), Barnstaple , Devon Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1575-1576 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1575-1576 Town Hall, Grimsby , Lincolnshire Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1575-1576 Guildhall, Launceston , Cornwall Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1576-1576 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1576-1576 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1576-1576 Guildhall, Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1576-1577 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1576-1576 Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1577-1577 Ludlow Castle, Ludlow , Shropshire Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1579-1580 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1581-1582 Town Hall, Fordwich , Kent Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1581-1582 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1581-1582 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1582-1582 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1582-1583 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1582-1582 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1582-1583 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1582-1583 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1582-1583 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1582-1583 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1583-1583 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1584-1584 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1584-1585 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1584-1585 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1585-1586 Guildhall (2), Barnstaple , Devon Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1586-1586 Guildhall, Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1587-1587 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1587-1588 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1589-1589 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Stafford's Players
Payment for Hall Rental by Troupe 1594-1595 Guildhall, Blandford Forum , Dorset Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1595-1596 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1595-1596 Lyme Regis (Unknown), Lyme Regis , Dorset Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1595-1595 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1595-1596 Congleton (Unknown), Congleton , Cheshire Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1597-1598 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1599-1599 Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1599-1599 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1599-1600 Leominster (Unknown), Leominster , Herefordshire Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1599-1599 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Stafford's Players
Performance 1601-1602 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Stafford's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Stafford's Men Stafford, Edward (1536 - 1603) Players 1
Lord Stafford's Musician/s Stafford, Edward (1536 - 1603) Musicians 1
Lord Stafford's Musicians Stafford, Edward (1536 - 1603) Musicians 1
Lord Stafford's Players Stafford, Edward (1536 - 1603) Players 41

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Caus Castle Shropshire Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509–1558. 3 vols. London: Secker & Warburg, 1982.
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.
Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981.