Family
Married/ Related to:  Richard Cholmeley, Knight 1) 2)Son of John Cholmeley and Joan Eyton. Born ± 1465 Chorley, Cheshire, England Died ± 1521, approximately 56 years 3) 2) Occupations: between 1497 and 1513; Soldier, between 1513 and 1520; Lieutenant of the Tower of London Will signed: 26 Dec 1521 2) Notes: Sir Richard was a farmer and career soldier, knighted for valour in battle against the Scots in 1497. Child: 1. Roger Cholmeley, Sir 4) 5) 6) 7)Born ± 1495 1) Died 21 Jun 1565, approximately 70 years 8) 9) 1) Buried 2 Jul 1565 St Martin Ludgate, London, England 8) 1) Occupations: 1531; Serjeant-at-Law 1), between 1518 and 1535 London, England; Common Pleader 1), between 1535 and 1545 London, England; Recorder 1), 1545; King's Serjeant 1), between 1545 and 1552; Chief Baron of the Exchequer 1), between 1552 and 1553; Lord Chief Justice 1) 4) Election: Elected 4 times as MP for London and 4 times as MP for Middlesex between 1529 and 1559 1) Notes: Sir Roger Cholmeley rose through the legal ranks, ultimately becoming Lord Chief Justice under Queen Mary I. Roger found Highgate School in 1565. | |||
IllegitimateSources
1) Source: The History of Parliament . External Linkhttp://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/cholmley-sir-roger-1495-1565. Reference: Cholmley, Sir Roger (c.1495-1565), of Ludgate, London, Highgate and Hampstead, Mdx. (Questionable reliability of evidence)
2) Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 Record for Richard Cholmeley. External Link
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5111&h=899095&indiv=try. Reference: The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 20 (Questionable reliability of evidence)
3) Source: Monuments. Reference: Cholmondeley Monument, Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London (Data from secondary evidence)
4) Source: The Visitation of the County of Worcester made in the year 1569. Reference: Russell Pedigree; pages 116-119 (Data from secondary evidence)
5) Source: London, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records "I John Russell of Streynshame, intending shortly to travel into parts beyond the seas, do make my will concerning the manors, lands, &c., which have descended to me from my father Sir Thomas Russell, knight, from my grandfather Sir Roger Cholmeley, knight.". Reference: Database online. (Data from secondary evidence)
6) Source: Chancery: Inquisitions Post Mortem, Series II, and other Inquisitions, Henry VII to Charles I " Barton, widow, and all other his lands and tenements within the City of London and the suburbs thereof and in Walworth within the parish of Newington in co. Surrey or elsewhere in the said county: all which premises were sometime the inheritance of Sir Roger Cholemley, knight, late of London, deceased, grandfather of the said John Russell and his heirs male: which said fine shall remain and be to the use of the said John Russell for the term of his life; after his decease to the use of such heirs as he shall have by any wife after the death of Elizabeth his now wife and of the heirs of their bodies; for default, to the use of Richard Ligon of Madresfeld in co. Worcester, esq., for his life; after his decease, to the use of the heirs of the body of Mary Ligon, deceased, late wife of the said Richard Lygon and sister of the said John Russell; and for default, to the use of the right heirs of the said John Russell for ever: Provided always that it may be lawful for the said John Russell at all times to make leases and grants of the said premises for 21 years, 3 lives or otherwise, or by his will to change or determine the said uses". External Link
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/abstract/no3/pp171-219. Reference: Chan. Inq. p. m., ser. 2, vol. 241, No. 126. - IPM for John Russell, son of Thomas Russell (Data from secondary evidence)
7) Source: The History of Parliament . External Link
http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/russell-sir-thomas-1520-74. Reference: Russell, Sir Thomas (c.1520-74), of Strensham and Witley, Worcs. (Questionable reliability of evidence)
8) Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812. Reference: Database online. (Data from secondary evidence)
9) Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22. Reference: Database online. (Questionable reliability of evidence)