WALLINGTON, William, of Bedford.

Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421, ed. J.S. Roskell, L. Clark, C. Rawcliffe., 1993
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Constituency

Dates

Nov. 1414

Family and Education

Offices Held

Bailiff, Bedford 1412-13.1

Biography

Wallington’s name appears on the Bedford burgess roll of 1399 and is also on the list of jurors present in May 1401 at the mayor’s view of frankpledge. He had previously offered sureties of more than £20 for persons appearing before the court, which, as one of the wealthiest men in Bedford both then and in 1417, he could well afford to do. He was still alive in August 1427, when he witnessed a local deed.2

Ref Volumes: 1386-1421

Author: C.R.

Notes

Contemporary form: Walyngton.

  • 1. Beds. RO. DDTW 208, 342; Bedford Town Hall, DDX 67/55.
  • 2. C.F. Farrar, Old Bedford, 111; Bedford Town Hall, Bedford ct. bk. 1400-1, mm. 1, 4, 4d; unnumbered lay subsidy roll for 1399; DDX 67/57, 87.