Humphrey Ferrers (abt. 1493 - abt. 1553)

Born about 1493 in Tamworth Castle, Warwickshire, England

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Died about 1553 at about age 60 in England

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Biography

Humphrey Ferrers was listed in Tamworth, Staffordshire, in 1532 with his wife Margaret and children John and Dorothy.^[1]

Humphrey Ferrers was knighted at the coronation of Queen Anne Boleyn on 1 June 1533.^[2]

On 24 October 1534 Sir Humphrey Ferrers was granted livery of lands in Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Essex and Shropshire by Henry VIII as son and heir of Sir John Ferrers, including the dowry assigned to Dorothy Ferrers, his late wife.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Ann J. Kettle, ed., A List of Families in the Archdeaconry of Stafford 1532-3 (Staffordshire Record Society, 1976), page 18
2. ↑ William Arthur Shaw, The Knights of England, Volume 2 (London, 1906), page 49
3. ↑ 'Henry VIII: October 1534, 26-31', in Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, Volume 7, 1534, ed. James Gairdner (London, 1883), pp. 502-516. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/letters-papers-hen8/vol7/pp502-516 [accessed 16 May 2023].

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• Visitation of Warwickshire Page 7: Ferrers of Tamworth Castle
• Wikidata: Item Q75771996