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 Abt 1498 - 1556 (~ 58 years)
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| Name |
Laxton, William |
| Born |
Abt 1498 |
Oundle, Northampton, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Buried |
9 Sep 1556 |
St Mary Aldermary, London, England |
| Person ID |
I06557 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
27 May 2015 |
| Family |
Kirkeby, Joan, b. Abt 1498, Of Rolleston, Leicerstershire, England , bur. 10 Sep 1576, St Mary Aldermary, London, England (Age ~ 78 years) |
| Married |
Aft 1531 |
England |
| Family ID |
F01920 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Sir William Laxton, Grocer Aldersgate 1536-43. Langbourn 1543-5. Lime St 1545-56. Sheriff 1520-1. Mayor 1544-5.
Knighted Feb 1545; Master Grocers 1536-7, 1538-9, 1541-2, 1543-4, 1545-6, 1548-9, 1550-1, 1552-3. Died 29 Jul 1556; Will (PCC 12 Ketchyn) 22 Jul; proved 27 Aug 1556.
William Laxton was born in Oundle, Northamptonshire, England, possibly the son of John Laxton merchant. He, and his brother Johnm were apprenticed to grocers in London at the time of Henry V111 reign. He gained his freedom about 1518/19. He prospered and, having gained his livery was elected to the Court of Assistants.
He married Joan daughter of William Kirkeby of Rolleston, Leicestershire and Alice Wheetall. She was then a widow of a not very prosperous grocer named Henry Luddington who had died in 1531 leaving her with seven children and one unborn.
He was made Junior warden on 16th July 1534. As one of the junior Aldermen he attended the Mayor at the execution of Anne Bolyn. In May 1536 he was elected Upper Master of the Grocer's Company and eight years later becane Lord Mayor of London. He was later knighted. Sir William Laxton died on 27th July "at night, between 8 and 9 at his house in Aldermary". He may have been about 60 years when he died. His funeral took place on 9th August 1556. He is buried at St Mary Aldermary in London. His wife outlived her husband by 21 years.
Will of Sir William Laxton, Alderman of London 28 August 1556 PROB 11/38
... To the Company of Grocers 10 pounds to make a dinner at his burial. ... To William Laxton of Gretton (Northamptonshire) "myddlesonne" of Thomas Laxton, Thomas, another son of the same, Alice and Agnes their sisters, to Thomas, son of Robert Laxton of Gretton and to Robert, Henry, William, Richard and Edward, brothers of the aforesaid Thomas, to Crystian Webster of Owndell (Oundle, Northamptonshire), widow, William Presgrave of London, haberdasher his servants and others he leaves divers sums of money, gold rings etc. ... To Nicholas Luddington, his wife's son, Johane Machell, his wife's daughter, wife of John Machell, alderman and Anne, wife of Thomas Lodge, alderman, another daughter of his wife he leaves basins and ewers. ... his manor called "Rose Hall" in Sarrett, Hertfordshire and all his other lands and tenements in the same place are to go to Nicholas Luddington ...Dated 17th July 1556.
By codicil he devises to the wardens and Commonalty of the Mistery of Grocers within the City of London certain lands ....
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