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William Rosewell
William Rosewell may refer to: * William Rosewell (Solicitor-General) (c. 1520–1566), Solicitor-General to Queen Elizabeth * William Rosewell (gentleman) (c. 1500–1570), gentleman and landholder of Loxton, Somerset * William Rosewell (apothecary) (c. 1606–c. 1680), London apothecary and Royalist soldier {{hndis, Rosewell, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Rosewell (Solicitor-General)
William Rosewell (c. 1520–1566) was the Solicitor-General to Queen Elizabeth between 1559 and 1566. William Rosewell was born about 1520, the son of William Rosewell (Rowswell) (d. 1570) of Loxton, Somerset, England. He came to some prominence as Solicitor-General to Queen Elizabeth. He appears in the list of Queen's Counsel between 1558 and 1603 as W. Ruswell (or Mr. Russell) and was Solicitor-General from 1559 until his death in 1566. He was succeeded by Richard Onslow. He purchased a number of estates in Somerset and Devon. Family About 1559 William Rosewell, the Solicitor-General, married Elizabeth, daughter of Matthew Dale, a wealthy haberdasher of Bristol and London.Wotton, Thomas. "The English Baronetage." Printed at The Three Daggers and Queen's Head, Fleet Street, London, 1741. Vol. II p. 34. She was the widow of Gregory Isham, of Braunston, Northants who died in 1558. She is not mentioned in the Solicitor General's will, so it is assumed that she predeceased him. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Rosewell (gentleman)
William Rosewell (c. 1500–1570) was a gentleman and landholder of Loxton, Somerset, England. He was the father of William Rosewell (d. 1566) the Solicitor-General to Queen Elizabeth I. He was named as one of the trustee in his son's will of 1566 and managed his son's estates in Somerset while his son's children were under age. Family William Rosewell (Rowswell, Rowsewell, Ruswell, Rewsell) was born about 1500, the fourth son of Richard Rosewell (Rowswell) (c. 1473–1543) of Bradford on Tone, Somerset who married Alice Seeley (Ceelie, Ceelye, Scelye) of North Curry, Somerset.Weaver, F. W. (1885) ''The Visitations of the County of Somerset in the years 1531, 1573 and 1591'', W Pollard, Exeter, p. 70-71. His brothers were: John Rowswell of Bradford on Tone; Reverend Adam Rowswell; and William Rosewell (Rowswell) of Dunkerton, Somerset. * John Rowswell (d. 1553) married Agnes Dyer, daughter of Richard Dyer of Wincanton, Somerset (and sister of Sir James Dyer) and had five sons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |