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Gawdy may refer to: * Bassingbourne Gawdy (died 1590), English member of parliament *Bassingbourne Gawdy (died 1606) (1560–1606), English member of parliament * Anthony Gawdy (died 1606), English member of parliament * Framlingham Gawdy (1589–1654), English member of parliament * Francis Gawdy (died 1605), English judge *Henry Gawdy (c. 1553 – 1621), English member of parliament *Philip Gawdy (1562-1617), English member of parliament *Thomas Gawdy (died 1588), English lawyer and member of parliament * Thomas Gawdy (died 1556), English member of parliament *William Gawdy (1612–1669), 1st Baronet of the Gawdy baronets of West Harling (1663), English politician *Gawdy baronets There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Gawdy family, both in the Baronetage of England. Both creations are extinct. The Gawdy Baronetcy, of Crow's Hall in the County of Suffolk, was created in the Baronetage of England on 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bassingbourne Gawdy (died 1590)
Bassingbourne Gawdy (1535 – 20 January 1590), of West Harling, Norfolk, was an English landowner, magistrate and Member of Parliament (MP). He was the second son of Thomas Gawdy (d.1556) of Shotesham and Redenhall, Norfolk, by his father's first wife, Anne, daughter and coheiress of John Bassingbourne of Woodhall, Hatfield, Hertfordshire. He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, matriculating in 1545, and trained in the law at the Inner Temple. In 1557 Bassingbourne was investigated for selling wood at Middleton Hall.M.M. Gowdy, ed. G.T. Ridlon, ''A Family History Comprising the Surnames of Gade tc... and the Variant Forms, from A. D. 800 to A. D. 1919'', 2 vols (Journal Press, Lewiston, Me. 1919), Ipp. 41-42(Hathi Trust). This source is utterly confused. On 26 September 1558 Gawdy married Anne Wotten. Through her, Bassingbourne obtained property in West Harling. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Suffolk from c. 1573 and for Norfolk from c. 1583, and was High ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bassingbourne Gawdy (died 1606)
Sir Bassingbourne Gawdy (19 May 1560 – 17 May 1606), of West Harling, Norfolk, was an English lawyer and judge, knight, and Member of Parliament.C. Kyle, 'Gawdy, Sir Bassingbourne (1560-1606), of Bardwell Hall, West Harling, Norf.', in A. Thrush and J.P. Ferris (eds), ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629'' (from Cambridge University Press 2010)History of Parliament OnlineJ.H., 'Gawdy, Bassingbourne II (1560-1606), of West Harling, Norf.', in P.W. Hasler (ed.), ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603'' (from Boydell and Brewer, 1981)History of Parliament online Biography He was the son of Bassingbourne Gawdy of West Harling, Norfolk and Anne (died 1587), daughter of John Wootton of North Tuddenham in Norfolk, and relict, successively, of Thomas Woodhouse of Hickling, Norfolk (son of Sir William Woodhouse), and of Henry Reppes of Mendham, Suffolk. He was a brother of Phillip Gawdy (1562–1617). Having trained for the law at the In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Gawdy
Anthony Gawdy (died 1606), of Norwich and Castle Acre, Norfolk, was an English Member of Parliament (MP). He was a Member of the Parliament of England for Eye in 1597 and 1601. His father, Thomas Gawdy, was MP for Salisbury, Lynn Lynn may refer to: People and fictional characters * Lynn (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Lynn (surname) * The Lynns, a 1990s American country music duo consisting of twin sisters Peggy and Patsy Lynn * Lynn ( ... and Norwich. His half=brother, Bassingbourne Gawdy, was also an MP for Eyehttp://historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/gawdy-anthony-1606 References 16th-century births 1606 deaths Year of birth unknown 16th-century English politicians 17th-century English politicians People of the Tudor period People from Norwich Politicians from Norfolk Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) {{England-pre1707-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Framlingham Gawdy
Framlingham Gawdy (8 August 1589 – 1654) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1614 to 1648. He was a passive Parliamentarian during the English Civil War. Gawdy was the son of Sir Bassingbourne Gawdy of West Harling, Norfolk and his wife Anne Framlingham, daughter of Sir Charles Framlingham of Crow's Hall, Debenham, Suffolk. He was High Sheriff of Norfolk in 1627. In April 1640, Gawdy was elected Member of Parliament for Thetford in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected in November 1640 as MP for Thetford in the Long Parliament and held the seat until 1648 when he was excluded under Pride's Purge Pride's Purge is the name commonly given to an event that took place on 6 December 1648, when soldiers prevented members of Parliament considered hostile to the New Model Army from entering the House of Commons of England. Despite defeat in the .... Gawdy died at the age of 65. Gawdy had married Lettice Knollys, daughter of Sir Robert Knollys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Gawdy
Sir Francis Gawdy (died 15 December 1605) was an English judge. He was a Justice of the King's Bench, and Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. His country seat and estates were in Norfolk. Career Family and name Francis Gawdy was the third son of Thomas Gawdy, and was baptised Thomas Gawdy, as were his two elder half-brothers,D. Ibbetson, 'Gawdy, Sir Francis (d. 1605)', ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press 2004)subscription required for online access Thomas Gawdy (d.1556) and Thomas Gawdy (d.1588). Francis then had his name changed at his Confirmation, establishing legal precedent that a name given at baptism could be changed at confirmation. Legal education and progress He may have studied at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, matriculating in 1545, but this record might rather be attributable to Francis's half-brother, the Thomas Gawdy who died in 1588. He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1549, becoming a bencher in 1558 and treasurer in 1571. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Gawdy
Sir Henry Gawdy (c. 1553 – 1621), of Claxton, Norfolk, was an English politician. He was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Gawdy and was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge (1571) and the Inner Temple (1571). He succeeded his father in 1588. Gawdy served as a Justice of the Peace for Suffolk from 1593 and was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk for 1592–93 and 1607–08. He was elected a Member of Parliament for Norfolk in 1597 and 1601 and was knighted A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the Christian denomination, church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood ... in 1603. He married twice: firstly Elizabeth, the daughter of Robert Warner of Norwich, with whom he had six sons and a daughter, and secondly Elizabeth Barnardiston, widow of Sir Charles Framlingham. He was succeeded by his son Robert. References 1550s births 1621 de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Gawdy
Philip Gawdy (13 July 1562 – 27 May 1617) was an English landowner and letter writer. Career Philip Gawdy was the son of Bassingbourne Gawdy, senior, and Anne Wotton. In 1588 his father married Margaret Syliard, widow of Thomas Darcy of Tolleshunt Darcy. He was the younger brother of Bassingbourne Gawdy, junior, who married Anne Framlingham, of Crows Hall, Debenham, in 1586. At first Philip Gawdy studied law in London, and looked for opportunities at the royal court. He wrote to his parents with news including the appointment of Amias Paulet as a commissioner for peace in the Netherlands, and competition for the shrievalties of Norfolk and Suffolk, and news of the conflict in Ireland. In 1591 he joined the crew of the '' Revenge'' commanded by Sir Richard Grenville in a small fleet under Lord Thomas Howard. After encountering the Spanish at the Battle of Flores (1591), Gawdy was captured and imprisoned in Lisbon at São Jorge Castle. He was released after undertaking to pay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Gawdy (died 1588)
Sir Thomas Gawdy SL (died 5 November 1588) was an English justice and Member of Parliament. He was a member of the Norfolk family of Gawdy (or Gaudy), of whom many were lawyers during the 16th and 17th centuries. He was Recorder of Norwich for 16 years. His seat was at Gawdy Hall, Harleston, a grand mansion which, in its final state, was demolished in 1939. Career Family and name He was the second of three sons of Thomas Gawdy, all by different wives and all baptised Thomas. (The younger half-brother changed his name to Francis Gawdy, at his confirmation). The mother of this Thomas was Anne Bennett. All three brothers were lawyers. His elder half-brother Thomas Gawdy was created a Serjeant-at-law in 1552 before dying in 1556, whereas his younger brother, Francis, served as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas from August 1605 until December of that year. Legal profession A member of the Inner Temple, Thomas was called to the bar in 1550, appointed a reader of his Inn in 1560 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Gawdy (died 1556)
Thomas Gawdy (by 1509 – 1556), of Shotesham and Redenhall, Norfolk, was Serjeant-at-law, an English barrister, Recorder, and member of parliament. Career Family and name There were three sons of Thomas Gawdy of Harleston, Norfolk, by three different wives, each of whom received the baptismal name of Thomas. There was the present Thomas Gawdy (d.1556), and Thomas Gawdy (d.1588), and Francis Gawdy, who was baptised Thomas but changed his name at confirmation. The subject of this article was the eldest one, by his father’s first wife Elizabeth Hellows. Legal and parliamentary career Apart from his distinguished legal career, Gawdy was a Member of Parliament for Salisbury in 1545, Lynn in 1547, and Norwich in October 1553. Marriages By 1530 he had married Anne, daughter and coheiress of John Bassingbourne of Woodhall, Hatfield, Hertsfordshire. He married secondly Elizabeth, daughter of John Harris of Radford, the widow of Walter Staynings of Honeycott, Somerset. He mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gawdy
Sir William Gawdy, 1st Baronet (24 September 1612 – 18 August 1669) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1669. William Gawdy was the son of Framlingham Gawdy of West Harling, Norfolk (who had himself been MP for Thetford) and his wife Lettice Knollys daughter of Sir Robert Knollys. He was educated at Bury St Edmunds and was admitted at Caius College, Cambridge on 30 April 1629 aged 17. He was awarded BA in 1632 and was admitted at Inner Temple on 4 February 1634. In March 1661, Gawdy was elected Member of Parliament for Thetford in the Cavalier Parliament and held the seat until his death aged 56 in 1669. He was created a baronet, of West Harling on 13 July 1663. Gawdy married Elizabeth Duffield, daughter of John Duffield of East Wretham, Norfolk. Their eldest son Bassingbourne died of smallpox in 1660, and their second son John Gawdy succeeded to the baronetcy. Sir John Gawdy Sir John Gawdy, 2nd Baronet (4 October 1639 –1699) was a Norfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
