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William Fitzwilliam (Sheriff of London)

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158: 154:, Leicestershire. William Fitzwilliam had four brothers, John, Bartholomew, Richard and Thomas, and two sisters, Mary, who married Thomas Waddington and Richard Ogle, and Katherine, who married Thomas Rowlston and Richard Francis. Two of his brothers, John and Richard, were London merchants. 270:, as well as his cousins Richard Waddington and Richard Ogle. The will was proved 5 September 1534. He died 9 August 1534 at his mansion house at St Thomas the Apostle in London, and was buried in a marble tomb in the chancel of the church of Marholm. 205:
In 1510 the Mayor and Aldermen elected him as Sheriff a second time. He refused to serve, and in consequence was fined 1000 marks and disenfranchised. His franchise was restored and the 1000 mark fine was remitted by the Court of
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ward. In January of that year he was influential in obtaining a new charter for his company which allowed the Merchant Taylors to encroach on the interests of the other London companies. In 1505 he was a candidate for
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in 1523 and 1528. From 1–5 April 1530, after Wolsey's fall from power, Fitzwilliam entertained the Cardinal and his retinue at Milton.
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Fitzwilliam began his career as a London merchant in the service of Sir John Percyvale. He was admitted to the livery of the
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On 26 May 1533 he signed indentures by which the Merchant Taylors were granted 1200 marks to fund religious services at
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Fitzwilliam married first Anne, daughter of Sir John Hawes, alderman of London. They had two sons and two daughters:
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Richard Fitzwilliam, esquire, who married Elizabeth Knyvet, the daughter of Charles Knyvet, Esquire, the son of
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on 10 July 1511; nonetheless, he left his career as a London merchant and entered the service of
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in May 1490. He served as Warden in 1494 and 1498, and was elected Master in 1499. He resided in
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In addition to several properties which he owned in the City of London, he acquired property at
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Fitzwilliam married thirdly Jane, daughter and coheiress of John Ormond, esquire, of
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in Northamptonshire in 1506, and about 1515 went to live there, serving as
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William Fitzwilliam was the second son of John Fitzwilliam, esquire, of
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William Fitzwilliam, who married Anne Sapcote, and was the father of
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Davies, Matthew (2004). "Fitzwilliam, Sir William (1460?–1534)".
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in London, and the chancel of the parish church at Marholm.
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Richardson, Douglas (2011). Everingham, Kimball G. (ed.).
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He made his will on 28 May 1534, appointing as executors
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Elizabeth Fitzwilliam, who married Sir Thomas Brudenell.
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In 1515 he was knighted. He had purchased the manor of
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Douglas Richardson. p. 188. 13: 712:National Heritage List for England 14: 764: 695: 601:Nicolas, Nicholas Harris (1836). 483: 335:Eleanor Fitzwilliam, who married 130:, and a member of the council of 544:Dictionary of National Biography 255:. He also rebuilt the church of 161:Church of St Mary the Virgin at 509: 198:, but was not elected; in 1506 743:Sheriffs of the City of London 444: 299:Anne Fitzwilliam, who married 1: 524: 572:UK public library membership 531:Clode, Walter Baker (1889). 137: 7: 238:Sheriff of Northamptonshire 10: 769: 729:Retrieved 12 October 2013 727:Marholm, Northamptonshire 273: 105: 97: 73: 61: 48: 35: 27: 20: 353: 148:Brooksby, Leicestershire 337:Sir Nicholas Le Strange 326:Christopher Fitzwilliam 284:Sir William Fitzwilliam 116:Sir William Fitzwilliam 81:Christopher Fitzwilliam 77:Sir William Fitzwilliam 22:Sir William Fitzwilliam 579:Lodge, Edmund (1838). 225:, Essex. 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Index

St Thomas the Apostle
Marholm
Merchant Taylor
Sheriff of London
Cardinal Wolsey
Henry VII
Greens Norton
Brooksby, Leicestershire
Melton Mowbray

Marholm
Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors
Bread Street
St Thomas the Apostle
Merchant of the Staple
Calais
Broad Street
Sheriff of London
Henry VII
Star Chamber
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
Marholm
Chigwell
Sheriff of Essex
Milton
Sheriff of Northamptonshire
Crowland Abbey
Almshouses
Marholm
St Andrew Undershaft

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