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Master List| The purpose of this page is to provide a central reference to the more substantive of the biographical sketches of medieval townspeople dispersed across various of the Medieval English Towns pages. Links to key external sites with biographical information are also included. The list comprises names, an indicator of the main claim(s) to fame, and the location with which principally associated. |
- A -Acton, Richard; wool merchant and mayor, NewcastleAlbeyn, John; tanner and bailiff, Nottingham Alestre, John; wool merchant and mayor, Nottingham Amyas, William; merchant and chantry founder, Nottingham Ashebourne, William; town clerk, Lynn Askham, William; fishmonger and mayor, London - B -Baker, William; netter and constable, ReadingBamme, Adam; goldsmith and mayor, London Barentyn, Drew; goldsmith and alderman, London Baret, John; merchant, Bury St. Edmund's Barton, Henry; skinner and mayor, London Baxter, John; mayor, Reading Bedeham, John; chantry founder, London Bedingham, Ralph; merchant, Lynn Belleyetere, Edmund; merchant vintner, Lynn Betele, Henry; merchant and mayor, Lynn Bilney, John; merchant and reformer, Lynn Bitering, William; vintner and mayor, Lynn Bixley, John; mercer and mayor, Norwich Blakeney, William; sailor, Lynn Blaunche, John; cooper, Lynn Bolt, John; merchant, Lynn Botkesham, Robert; merchant and mayor, Lynn Botkesham, Thomas; merchant and mayor, Lynn Bramptone, William; fishmonger and alderman, London Brandon, John; merchant and mayor, Lynn Braunch, Ancelm; merchant and jurat, Lynn Braunch, John; merchant and jurat, Lynn Braunch, Robert; merchant and mayor, Lynn Brembre, Nicholas; grocer and mayor, London Brewer, William; town founder, Axminster, Bridgwater, Chesterfield Brigge, Thomas; merchant and mayor, Lynn Brompton, John; merchant and keeper, Beverley Brunham, John; merchant, mayor, father of Margery Kempe, Lynn Brunham, Robert; vintner and mayor, Lynn Bruyn, John; bailiff, Bridgnorth Brycham, William; fishmonger and merchant, Lynn Bryghtzeve, John; merchant and jurat, Lynn Brycham, William; fishmonger and merchant, Lynn Brynton, William; merchant and mayor, Lynn Bukerel, Andrew; merchant and mayor, London Bukworth, John; reformer, Lynn Burghard, John; merchant and mayor, Lynn Bye, Thomas; fuller? and mayor, Reading - C -Cambridge, William; grocer, alderman, LondonCarpenter, John; town clerk, London Carpenter, Thomas; mercer and mayor, Reading Causton, John; chantry founder, London Chichele, Robert; merchant and mayor, London Clech, Richard; draper and mayor, Reading Clopton, Robert; draper and mayor, London Cokesford, Hamon; jurat, Lynn Cokesford, John; merchant and mayor, Lynn Cokesford, Robert; lawyer/administrator, Lynn Cooke, Thomas; jurat, Lynn Couteshale, John; merchant and mayor, Lynn Costyn, Geoffrey; bailiff, Ipswich Coventre, John; mercer and mayor, London Crowmere, William; draper and mayor, London - D -Denton, John; administrator and mayor, NewcastleDrayton, Thomas; merchant, administrator, Yarmouth Drewe, Geoffrey senior; jurat, Lynn Drewe, Geoffrey junior; merchant guild alderman, Lynn Drewe, John; merchant and jurat, Lynn Drewe, Thomas senior; mayor, Lynn Drewe, Thomas junior; merchant and mayor, Lynn - E -Ellingham, Hugh; mercer and vintner, LynnEllingham, William; mercer and jurat, Lynn Elys, Henry; jurat, Lynn Emeldon, Richard; wool merchant and bailiff, Newcastle Erl, William; vintner, Lynn Essex, William; draper and parliamentary representative, London - F -Falyate, John; merchant, LynnFastolf, Hugh; sailor, administrator, Yarmouth Fastolf, Hugh; grocer and alderman, London (same as Yarmouth man) Fauconer, Thomas; mercer and mayor, London Faukes, Thomas; merchant, Lynn Feld, John; fishmonger and alderman, London FitzThomas, Thomas; draper, mayor and Montfortian, London Fox, John; mayor, Lollard sympathiser, Northampton Frank, Philip; merchant and mayor, Lynn Frank, Richard; merchant and mayor, Lynn Fransham, Geoffrey; merchant, Lynn Frere, Richard; town clerk, Lynn Frost, William; mayor, York Fyncham, John; administrator, Lynn - G -Galt, Henry; goldsmith?, LynnGalyon, Roger; merchant and mayor, Lynn Gaysele, Geoffrey; merchant, Lynn Gedney, John; draper and mayor, London Godestone, Thomas; administrator, Colchester Gosselyn, Richard; chantry founder, London Graper, Peter; bailiff, Newcastle Gunton, Simon; merchant and mayor, Lynn - H -Hadley, John; grocer and mayor, LondonHalleyate, William; reformer, Lynn Halteby, John; "king of Ipswich" Haukyn, Gilbert; bailiff, Newcastle Hervey, Walter; populist mayor, London Hunderpound, William; merchant and mayor, Lynn Hunte, Thomas; merchant and mayor, Lynn - K -Keep, John; merchant and administrator, LynnKempe, John; merchant, father-in-law of Margery Kempe, Lynn Kempe, Margery; mystic, Lynn Kenynghale, John; merchant, Lynn Knolles, Thomas; grocer and mayor, London - L -Lakinghithe, John; merchant and mayor, LynnLathe, John; vintner?, Lynn Lech, Richard; mayor, Reading Lede, Jakemin; Flemish merchant's factor, Leicester Lendall, William; constable, Reading Linacre, William; mayor, Reading Lok, John; merchant, Lynn Louthe, William; goldsmith and alderman, London - M -Mafey, Peter; merchant, LynnMalyn, William; wool merchant and smuggler, Ipswich Mapurley, Thomas; lawyer and recorder, Nottingham Martyn, Nicholas; merchant, reformer, Lynn Metcalfe, Miles; lawyer, York More, John; reformer and alderman, London Muriell, John; merchant, reformer, Lynn - N -Neell, Richard; sailor, LynnNicholas, Cristin; mayor, Reading Nicholasson, James; shoemaker, foreigner, Lynn Norbury, Richard; mercer and alderman, London Northampton, John; reformer and mayor, London Northwold, William; clergyman, heretic, Northampton - O -Oxneye, William; merchant, Lynn- P -Paxman, Roger; merchant and mayor, LynnPaynot, Thomas; merchant, Lynn Perbroun, John; admiral, administrator, Yarmouth Permonter, John; vintner and mayor, Lynn Petypas, Bartholomew; reformer and mayor, Lynn Philpot, John; grocer and mayor, London Polle, Thomas; goldsmith and alderman, London Preston, John; administrator, Ipswich Preston, John; administrator, Ipswich Pulter, Robert; victualler?, Lynn - R -Rafman, Henry; administrator and debtor, Yarmouth and NorwichRamsey, Ralph; administrator, soldier, Yarmouth Reppes, Laurence; villein?, tanner, jurat, Lynn Ryghtwys, Thomas; merchant and mayor, Lynn - S -Salisbury, Robert; merchant, LynnSevenok, William; mayor, London Shadworth, John; mercer and mayor, London Silesden, William; merchant, Lynn Snawsell, William; mayor, York Sparham, Thomas; merchant and violence victim, Lynn Spicer, John; victualler?, customs administrator, Lynn Spyr, William; mercer and jurat, Lynn Stace, Geoffrey; administrator and kidnapper, Ipswich Stace, Thomas; bailiff, Ipswich Staundon, William; grocer and mayor, London Stormesworth, Richard; bailiff, Lollard opponent, Northampton Style, John and Thomas; merchants, Lynn Sustede, John; merchant and jurat, Lynn Sutton, John; merchant, Lynn Swanton, William; merchant and mayor, Lynn Swerdestone, Alan; merchant, Lynn Swerdestone, John; merchant and mayor, Lynn Swerdestone, Nicholas; disgraced burgess, Lynn Systerne, Bartholomew; merchant and coroner, Lynn Systerne, Reginald; merchant and jurat, Lynn - T -Taillur, Philip; mercer and alderman, LondonThewyt, Richard; merchant, Lynn Thirsford, John; parliamentary representative, Lynn Thorpe, Richard; merchant, Lynn Tilney, John; draper, Lynn Tilney, John; lawyer and administrator, Lynn Trussebut, Thomas; merchant, Lynn - U/V -Urry, Walter; merchant, LynnUsk, Thomas; scribe and author, London Vannere, Henry; vintner and alderman, London Venour, William; grocer and alderman, London Vyell, John; mayor and cloth merchant, Bristol - W -Wace, John; mercer and mayor, LynnWalden, William; brewer, reformer, Lynn Waldern, Geoffrey; draper and councillor, London Waldern, William; mercer and mayor, London Walpole, Robert; draper, Lynn Walsoken, Adam; merchant and mayor, Lynn Walworth, William; fishmonger and mayor, London Warner, John; ironmonger and alderman, London Waryn, John; merchant and mayor, Lynn Waterden, John; lawyer, Lynn Waterden, Robert; mercer, Lynn Waterden, Thomas; merchant and mayor, Lynn Wentworth, John; merchant and mayor, Lynn Wesenham, John; merchant and mayor, Lynn Weston, John; chantry founder, London Wetherby, Thomas; mayor, Norwich White, John; clergyman, London Whittington, Richard; "thrice lord-mayor of London" Willeford, Henry; mayor, Nottingham Woodcock, John; mercer and mayor, London Wyth, William; jurat, Lynn - X/Y/Z -Yelverton, William; judge, Norwich |
| BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: The nature of surviving records from borough, national, or ecclesiastical archives of medieval England is such that it is the mercantile and property-holding segment of urban society that is best documented. We know little about individuals from the lower rungs of the social ladder, and even with those at the apex of that society, biographical reconstruction is often sketchy. Some modern studies of particular towns include biographies of a few selected townsmen. The single most useful source, however, is J.S. Roskell, L. Clark, and C. Rawcliffe eds., The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1386-1421, Stroud: Alan Sutton, 1992. Although not entirely free of errors, the biographies are scholarly and often detailed. |
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