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West, Thomas (1457 - 1525)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1457
Death Date: 1525-10-11

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Mortimer, Elizabeth ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Copley, Eleanor ( - 1536)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced 3 sons

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 8th Baron La Warre

Titles

  • 8th Baron La Warre
    Assumed: 1475/6-03-10
    Vacated: 1525-10-11
  • Baron West
    Assumed: 1475/6-03-10
    Vacated: 1525-10-11
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed: 1510-05-11
    Vacated: 1525-10-11

Details of Offices

Began Ended
JP, Sussex 1478 1525
Commissioner of Array, Sussex 1484
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Surrey 1486
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1486
Commissioner of Musters, Sussex 1488
Commissioner of Array, Sussex 1490
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex 1495
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1495 1496
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey 1495
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex 1495
Commissioner of Array, Sussex 1496
Commissioner of Musters, Sussex 1496
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1502 1503

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Sussex

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Lydd (Unknown), Lydd, Kent Lord De La Warr's Minstrels
Performance - Lydd (Unknown), Lydd, Kent Lord De La Warr's Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord De La Warr's Minstrels West, Thomas (1457 - 1525) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Lord De La Warr's Minstrels West, Thomas (1457 - 1525) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Type
Offington House Sussex Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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  • 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
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.