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    Gawdy, Robert

    Male Abt 1577 - Abt 1638  (~ 61 years)


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    • Name Gawdy, Robert 
      Born Abt 1577  Of Claxton, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Male 
      Died Abt 1638  Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Person ID I08825  My Genealogy
      Last Modified 16 May 2015 

      Family Bacon, Winifried,   c. 4 May 1578, Cockthorpe, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1623, St Andrew, Claxton, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 46 years) 
      Married Abt 1600  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Family ID F02711  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Notes 
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        National Archives:
        Account: Robert Gawdy, Knight, sheriff of Norfolk for the liberties of John Hare, Knight in the said county; Michelmas 4-5 Chas I Hare 5072 218 x 6 1628-1629

        Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society Collection NNAS C3 :
        CatalogueRef NNAS C3/2/3/6/1-59 Title Letters and papers, mainly of the Gawdy family, concerning the shrievalty of Norfolk, including orders for sheriffs and justices, sheriff's oath, calendars of sessions, 1634, 1638, gaol delivery, 1642, etc. Date 1572-17th century Description Including copy letter from Sir Bassingbourne Gawdy to justices (listed) to appear at next assize, 1579; court baron accounts of Nathaniel Bacon ? as deputy steward of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1586-1596; order from Privy Council to Norfolk justices to report on stocks of corn in the county, and quantities which could be spared to send to other counties, 4 March 1622, with copy; copy of patent to Sir Charles Cornwallis of the hundreds of Blofield, etc., with related letter from Richard Weston and John Walter to [Sir Robert Gawdy], 8 June 1629; order by the King to constables to take care to prevent spreading of the plague, and to arrest rogues, vagabonds, and sturdy beggars, n d [17th century]. Level Piece Repository Norfolk Record Office Extent 3 parchments, 3 files, 54 papers

        Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society Collection
        NNAS C3

        CatalogueRef NNAS C3/2/3/5/1-15
        Title Miscellaneous letters and papers, probably all relating to the Knyvett family
        Date 1571-1664
        Description Including conveyance, Edmund Knyvett to Thomas Knyvett: Northcreake, Gately and Colkirk manors and advowsons, 1571; acquittance from Sir Henry Woodhouse, 1580; amended copy of sheriff's oath, nd; rental of the manor of Forncett, 1591; receipt by Sir Edward Coke to Sir Thomas Knyvett for £100, 1 Nov 1612; draft or copy settlement between coheirs of Sir Nathaniel Bacon: (1) Sir Roger Townshend, (2) Dame Elizabeth Knyvett, (3) Sir Robert Gawdy, Sir Philip Parker and Dame Dorothy his wife, (4) Sir Charles Le Gros and Dame Meriall his wife, 1631; bond, Sir Thomas Knyvett to Thomas Bottwright of Fressingfield, 1647; letter from Phelipe ? Bochorst to Sir John Knyvett, 1649; letter from Sir Thomas Browne to Thomas Knyvett, nd; letter from Edward Osborne and William Elwin to Thomas Knyvett, 1650; letter from Cicely Woodhouse to Lady Knyvett, nd.
        Extent 1 parchment, 2 files, 1 gathering, 11 papers