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Edward Cheeseman
Edward Cheeseman (died 1509), also written Cheseman, was an English lawyer and administrator from Middlesex. Origins There was a William Cheeseman living in Southall in 1382, but the family only rose to prominence with Edward, who was born about 1455. He had two younger brothers, John and Robert, who reportedly did not leave sons. Career Entering on a legal career, he became first a ''filacer'', or issuer of writs, and later an Lawyer, attorney in the Court of King's Bench (England), Court of King's Bench. His final post was as a senior member of the royal household of King Henry VII of England, Henry VII, when he became Cofferer of the Household some time after September 1505. As such he attended the funeral of the King in April 1509, but himself died in August, asking to be buried in Blackfriars, London, Blackfriars church in London. His will was proved in November 1510, and he left extensive landholdings in Middlesex and Kent to his son. These included in Middlesex the manor an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middlesex
Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, historic county in South East England, southeast England. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Greater London, with small sections in neighbouring ceremonial counties. Three rivers provide most of the county's boundaries; the River Thames, Thames in the south, the River Lea, Lea to the east and the River Colne, Hertfordshire, Colne to the west. A line of hills forms the northern boundary with Hertfordshire. Middlesex county's name derives from its origin as the Middle Saxons, Middle Saxon Province of the Anglo-Saxon England, Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Essex, with the county of Middlesex subsequently formed from part of that territory in either the ninth or tenth century, and remaining an administrative unit until 1965. The county is the List of counties of England by area in 1831, second smallest, after Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
