Cheyne, Thomas (1487 - 1558)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 2
Properties - 11
Total events naming patron - 97
Troupes - 4
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 8
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Born / Died

Birth Date: before 1487
Death Date: 1558-12-16

Notes

Esquire of the Body by 1509; Knight of the Body 1515--26

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Frowick, Frideswide (1528 - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: by 1515
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union also produced three daughters, possibly Anne, Frances and/or Katherine, though some or all may be products of Thomas' other marriage
  2. Broughton, Anne ( - 1562)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: ca. 1539
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union also produced a daughter, possibly Anne, Frances, or Katherine
  3. Not identified, ( - )
    Type: other
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Thomas had 1 illegitimate son and 1 illegitimate daughter

Offspring

From Broughton, Anne ( - 1562)

  1. Male offspring: Cheyne, Henry (1540 - 1587) (patron)

From Frowick, Frideswide (1528 - )

  1. Male offspring: Cheyne, John (n.d.)
  2. Female offspring: Cheyne, Anne (n.d.)
  3. Female offspring: Cheyne, Frances (n.d.)
  4. Female offspring: Cheyne, Katherine (n.d.)

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed By 1513-11-10
    Vacated 1558-12-16
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1539-05-18 (date installed; nominated 23 April)
    Vacated 1558-12-16

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Constable, Kent 1512 1558-12-16
Steward, Kent 1512 1558-12-16
Sheriff, Kent 1515-11-5 1516-11-9
Constable, Kent 1525-6-16 1558-12-16
JP, Kent 1526 1558
Chief Steward, Essex 1529-10-14 1536-06-5
MP, Kent 1529 n.d. Possibly held this office
Constable, Kent 1536-5-17 1558-12-16
High Steward of Lands, Province of Canterbury by 1536 1540
Warden, Kent 1536-5-17 1558-12-16 Cinque Ports also in Sussex
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1538 n.d.
Treasurer of the Household, England 1538/9-3-9 1558-12-16
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex 1539 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1539 n.d.
MP, Kent 1539 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England 1539 1558-12-16
Chief Steward, Kent 1540-6-28 1558-12-16
Chief Steward, Bailiff and Woodward, Kent 1540-6-28 1558-12-16
Constable, Kent 1540-6-28 1558-12-16
Keeper, Kent 1540-6-29 n.d.
Keeper, Kent 1540-6-28 1558-12-16
Master of the Deer, Kent 1540-6-28 1558-12-16
MP, Kent 1542 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Kent 1545 n.d.
MP, Kent 1545 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Kent 1546 n.d.
MP, Kent 1547 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Kent 1551 1553
Bailiff, Kent 1553-6-16 1558-12-16
MP, Kent 1553 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1554 n.d.
MP, Kent 1554 n.d.
Water-Bailiff, Kent 1557-10-24 1558-12-16
MP, Kent 1558 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Toddington Manor, Bedfordshire
    Acquired via marriage with the heiress of Toddington.
  • Blackfriars, London (city-county)
  • Shurland Hall, Kent
    (Performance Venue)

Lands

  • Berkshire
    Acquired: 1553
    Granted
  • Kent
    Acquired: 1511/12
    Patrimony (via elder half-brother); also granted lands 1552/3
  • Kent: Davington Priory
    Acquired: 1546
    Granted site of Priory and some of the Priory's lands
  • Kent: Minster Nunnery
    Obtained site of Nunnery (Isle of Sheppey); later acquired some of the Nunnery's manors
  • Kent: Patrixbourne Manor
    Acquired: 1539/40
    Granted
  • London (city-county)
  • Oxfordshire
  • Sussex

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1538-1538 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Drum and Fife
Performance 1536-1536 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1537-1538 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1537-1538 Guildhall, Sandwich , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1538-1539 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1538-1538 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1538-1538 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1538-1539 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1539-1540 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1539-1539 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1539-1539 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1539-1540 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1540-1541 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1540-1540 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1540-1541 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1540-1541 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1540-1541 Town Hall, Folkestone , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1540-1541 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1541-1541 Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1541-1541 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1542-1542 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1542-1542 Town Hall, Folkestone , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1543-1544 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1543-1544 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1543-1544 Town Hall, Folkestone , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1544-1544 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1544-1545 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1544-1545 Town Hall, Folkestone , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1545-1545 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1546-1546 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1546-1547 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1547-1547 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1548-1549 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1548-1548 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1549-1549 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1549-1549 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1550-1551 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1551-1552 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1551-1551 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1551-1551 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1551-1552 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1552-1553 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1552-1552 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1552-1552 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1552-1553 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1553-1554 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1553-1554 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1553-1553 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1553-1554 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1553-1554 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1554-1555 Pellam's, New Romney , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1554-1555 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1554-1555 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1554-1554 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1555-1556 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1555-1555 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1556-1557 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1556-1557 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1556-1556 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1557-1558 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1557-1558 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1557-1558 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1557-1558 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1558-1559 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1558-1558 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1535-1536 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1537-1538 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1537-1538 Guildhall, Sandwich , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1538-1538 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1538-1539 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1538-1538 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1538-1539 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1539-1539 John Morrys', New Romney , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1539-1539 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1539-1539 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1539-1540 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1539-1540 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1539-1540 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1539-1540 Guildhall, Sandwich , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1539-1540 Guildhall, Sandwich , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1540-1540 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1541-1542 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1541-1542 Town Hall, Folkestone , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1542-1542 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1542-1542 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1542-1543 Court Hall, Canterbury , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1543-1543 Town Hall, Folkestone , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1543-1543 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1543-1544 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1543-1543 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1543-1544 Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1543-1543 Town Hall, Folkestone , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1543-1543 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1544-1545 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1545-1546 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1549-1550 Guildhall, Sandwich , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1554-1554 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Lord Warden's Trumpeter

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Warden's Drum and Fife Cheyne, Thomas (1487 - 1558) Musicians 1
Lord Warden's Minstrels Cheyne, Thomas (1487 - 1558) Entertainers/Minstrels 64
Lord Warden's Players Cheyne, Thomas (1487 - 1558) Players 31
Lord Warden's Trumpeter Cheyne, Thomas (1487 - 1558) Musicians 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Shurland Hall Kent 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.
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward VI [1547–53]. 6 vols. London: HMSO, 1924–9.
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Elizabeth I [1558–78]. 7 vols. London: HMSO, 1939–82.
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Philip and Mary [1553–8]. 4 vols. London: HMSO, 1937–9.
Calendar of State Papers, Domestic, Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth I and James I [1547–1625]. 12 vols. London: HMSO, 1856–72.
Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII [1509–47]. 21 vols and Addenda (2 vols). London: HMSO, 1864–1932.
List of Sheriffs for England and Wales from the Earliest Times to AD 1831. Public Record Office Lists and Indexes 9. London: HMSO, 1898.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)