Nielsen Hayden genealogy
William Eure
1395 - 1465 (66 years)-
Name William Eure [1, 2] Birth 1395 of Witton in Weardale, Durham, England [3, 4] Gender Male Death Between 1461 and 1465 [3] Alternate death Bef 12 Feb 1467 [5] Burial Malton Abbey, Yorkshire, England [5] Person ID I21459 Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of JTS, Ancestor of LD Last Modified 15 Mar 2021
Father Ralph Eure, b. Abt 1350, of Witton in Weardale, Durham, England d. 10 Mar 1422 (Age ~ 72 years) Mother Katherine Aton Marriage Bef 1385 [5] Family ID F13256 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Maud Fitz Hugh d. Aft 12 Feb 1467 Marriage 1411 [3, 6] Children + 1. Margery Eure d. 16 Mar 1470 + 2. Ralph Eure, b. of Malton, Yorkshire, England d. 9 Mar 1462, Towton, Yorkshire, England Family ID F13230 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Jan 2024
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Notes - MP for Yorkshire, 1422, 1431, 1442, 1449. Served at Agincourt in the retinue of his father-in-law.
Sheriff of Yorkshire, 1444-45.
"Sheriff, Northumberland, 1436-7, but in July 1437 a comn. was apptd., on the petition of Thomas, bp. of Durham, to take from Sir William Eure surety of the peace in £1,000, 'for that he has notoriously threatened the said Bishop with death and maiming.'" [History of Parliament]
Despite the above, he appears to have been entrusted with a variety of responsibilities and commissions.
- MP for Yorkshire, 1422, 1431, 1442, 1449. Served at Agincourt in the retinue of his father-in-law.
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Sources - [S1762] The Visitations of the North, Part I, ed. Frederick Walter Dendy. Durham, England: The Surtees Society, 1912.
- [S1763] The History and Antiquities of the County Palatinate of Durham, Volume III, by Robert Surtees. London: Nichols and Son, 1823.
- [S47] The History of Parliament. Some citations point to entries from the printed volumes not yet added to the online site.
- [S5159] The Parliamentary Representation of the County of York, 1258-1832 ed. A. Gooder. 2 volumes. Yorkshire Archaeological Society, 1935-38., year only.
- [S142] Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families by Douglas Richardson. Salt Lake City, 2013.
- [S5159] The Parliamentary Representation of the County of York, 1258-1832 ed. A. Gooder. 2 volumes. Yorkshire Archaeological Society, 1935-38.
- [S1762] The Visitations of the North, Part I, ed. Frederick Walter Dendy. Durham, England: The Surtees Society, 1912.