Sir John Guildford (1430–1493) (alias ''Guilford, Guldeford'', etc.) of
Halden
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in the parish of
Rolvenden
Rolvenden is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. The village is centred on the A28 Ashford to Hastings road, south-west of Tenterden.
The settlement of Rolvenden Layne, south of Rolvenden, is also part of th ...
, Kent, was
Comptroller of the Household
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to
Edward IV
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.
Origin
His grandmother was Joan Halden, daughter and heiress of John Halden of Halden in Rolvenden.
Marriages
He married firstly Alice Waller, by whom he had progeny including:
*Sir
Richard Guildford
Sir Richard Guildford (alias ''Guilford, Guldeford'', etc.), KG (c. 1450 – 1506) was an explorer, naval commander, and English courtier who held important positions at the court of Henry VII, including the office of Master of the Ordnance.
L ...
(c. 1450 – 1506),
KG, a
courtier
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who held important positions at the court of King
Henry VII, including the office of
Master of the Ordnance
The Master-General of the Ordnance (MGO) was a very senior British military position from 1415 to 2013 (except 1855–1895 and 1939–1958) with some changes to the name, usually held by a serving general. The Master-General of the Ordnance was ...
.
Licenses to crenellate
He obtained royal
licenses to crenellate as follows:
*1487 Oct 6, John Guldeford, knight, Brockle, parish of Crambroke (Brockley)
*1487 Oct 6, John Guldeford, knight, Halden, parish of Rolvenden (Halden)
*1487 Oct 6, John Guldeford, knight, Hertrigge, parish of Ebney (Hawridge)
*1487 Oct 6, John Guldeford, knight, Tenterden, parish of Tenterden (Tenterden);
His son obtained the following licenses to crenellate on the same date:
*1487 Oct 6, Richard Guldeford, knight, Higham, alias Iham (Higham, parish of
Icklesham
Icklesham is a village and civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex, England. The village is located about six miles (10 km) east of Hastings, on the main A259 Hastings to Rye road. The surrounding countryside is a made up of fie ...
)
[i.e. the settlement around the now demolished church of St Leonard, immediately north-west of New Winchelsea. 'Higham, ("Iham" or "Ihomme"), an old name of Winchelsea' - E. Ekwall, ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names'', 4th edition (Clarendon Press, Oxford 1960), p. 238.]
*1487 Oct 6, Richard Guldeford, knight, 'le Camber' (Camber), private coastal artillery fort.
See also
*
Guldeford baronets
References
1493 deaths
1430 births
English knights
People from the Borough of Ashford