Thomas Gawdy (by 1509 – 1556), of Shotesham and Redenhall, Norfolk, was Serjeant-at-law, an English barrister, Recorder, and member of parliament. [1]
There were three sons of Thomas Gawdy of Harleston, Norfolk, by three different wives, each of whom received the baptismal name of Thomas. [2] There was the present Thomas Gawdy (d.1556), and Thomas Gawdy (d.1588), and Francis Gawdy, who was baptised Thomas but changed his name at confirmation. The subject of this article was the eldest one, by his father’s first wife Elizabeth Hellows.
Apart from his distinguished legal career, Gawdy was a Member of Parliament for Salisbury in 1545, Lynn in 1547, and Norwich in October 1553. [3]
Sir Nicholas Hare, who married Katherine Bassingbourne, the sister of Gawdy's first wife Anne, was an influential friend of his. [3]
By 1530 he had married Anne, daughter and coheiress of John Bassingbourne of Woodhall, Hatfield, Hertsfordshire, [3] by his wife Audrey Cotton. Anne Bassingbourne's paternal grandparents were Thomas Bassingbourne and his wife Katherine Say, [4] the daughter of Sir John Say and his wife Elizabeth Cheney, and the sister of Anne Say and Elizabeth Tilney. Thomas Gawdy married secondly Elizabeth, daughter of John Harris of Radford, the widow of Walter Staynings of Honeycott, Somerset. He married thirdly by settlement dated 9 July 1554, Katherine (d.1564 [5]), the daughter of Robert Lestrange and sister of Sir Thomas Lestrange, the widow of Sir Hugh Hastings of Elsing in Norfolk. [3]
He had several children. With his first wife Anne Bassingbourne, he had the children:
By his second wife Elizabeth Harris he had the son:
The Manor of Holebrook, or Gawdy-Hall [...] In 1313, Robert Tendevile of Harleston, and Julian his wife, seem to have it; and probably it continued in this family a whole century, for in 1414, Richard Tyndale of Dean in Northamptonshire, son and heir of John Tyndale, owned it; and William was his brother and heir; which Will. in 1420, settled it in trust on Henry Bishop of Winchester, Sir Lewes Robesart, and others; and it continued in the family till 1542, and then Tho. Tyndale and Osbert Mundeford, Esqrs. conveyed it to Robert Bacon of Specteshall, Esq. and in 1551, the title was completed: in 1570, his son and heir, Edward Bacon, Esq. had it, and sold it to Thomas Gawdy, Esq. and so it became joined to The Manor of Coldham-Hall
Thomas Gawdy (by 1509 – 1556), of Shotesham and Redenhall, Norfolk, was Serjeant-at-law, an English barrister, Recorder, and member of parliament. [1]
There were three sons of Thomas Gawdy of Harleston, Norfolk, by three different wives, each of whom received the baptismal name of Thomas. [2] There was the present Thomas Gawdy (d.1556), and Thomas Gawdy (d.1588), and Francis Gawdy, who was baptised Thomas but changed his name at confirmation. The subject of this article was the eldest one, by his father’s first wife Elizabeth Hellows.
Apart from his distinguished legal career, Gawdy was a Member of Parliament for Salisbury in 1545, Lynn in 1547, and Norwich in October 1553. [3]
Sir Nicholas Hare, who married Katherine Bassingbourne, the sister of Gawdy's first wife Anne, was an influential friend of his. [3]
By 1530 he had married Anne, daughter and coheiress of John Bassingbourne of Woodhall, Hatfield, Hertsfordshire, [3] by his wife Audrey Cotton. Anne Bassingbourne's paternal grandparents were Thomas Bassingbourne and his wife Katherine Say, [4] the daughter of Sir John Say and his wife Elizabeth Cheney, and the sister of Anne Say and Elizabeth Tilney. Thomas Gawdy married secondly Elizabeth, daughter of John Harris of Radford, the widow of Walter Staynings of Honeycott, Somerset. He married thirdly by settlement dated 9 July 1554, Katherine (d.1564 [5]), the daughter of Robert Lestrange and sister of Sir Thomas Lestrange, the widow of Sir Hugh Hastings of Elsing in Norfolk. [3]
He had several children. With his first wife Anne Bassingbourne, he had the children:
By his second wife Elizabeth Harris he had the son:
The Manor of Holebrook, or Gawdy-Hall [...] In 1313, Robert Tendevile of Harleston, and Julian his wife, seem to have it; and probably it continued in this family a whole century, for in 1414, Richard Tyndale of Dean in Northamptonshire, son and heir of John Tyndale, owned it; and William was his brother and heir; which Will. in 1420, settled it in trust on Henry Bishop of Winchester, Sir Lewes Robesart, and others; and it continued in the family till 1542, and then Tho. Tyndale and Osbert Mundeford, Esqrs. conveyed it to Robert Bacon of Specteshall, Esq. and in 1551, the title was completed: in 1570, his son and heir, Edward Bacon, Esq. had it, and sold it to Thomas Gawdy, Esq. and so it became joined to The Manor of Coldham-Hall