Biography of Anthony Hussey 1496-1560

Around 1496 Anthony Hussey was born.

Before 1524 Anthony Hussey (age 28) and Katherine Webbe (age 23) were married.

In 1524 [his son] Laurence Hussey was born to Anthony Hussey (age 28) and [his wife] Katherine Webbe (age 24).

In 1531 [his son] Gilbert Hussey was born to Anthony Hussey (age 35) and [his wife] Katherine Webbe (age 31).

On 30 Jul 1531 [his son] William Hussey was born to Anthony Hussey (age 35) and [his wife] Katherine Webbe (age 31). Sometimes given as 1526. Date of birth based on the inscription on his monument.

In or before 1547 [his son-in-law] Benjamin Gonson Surveyor of the Royal Navy (age 22) and [his daughter] Ursula Hussey were married.

In 1555 [his wife] Katherine Webbe (age 55) died.

On 05 Nov 1559 [his son] William Hussey (age 28) died.

He was buried at St Martin's Church, Ludgate. His inscriptions read/reads:

Gulielmo Huseo (age 28), Cœlebi, Almæ Curiæ Cantauriensis Registro, literarum scientia vitæ probitate, morumque urbanitate claro, notis & amicis omnibus dilecto. Antonius (age 63) & Katharina conjuges, Chari parentes, orbati filio, Monumentum hoc dolentes posuerunt. Obiit quinto Kalendas Novembris Anno Dom. 1559. vixit annos 28. menses 3. dies 7. Obdormiat in Domino.

Roughtly transated:

William Hussey (age 28). Registrar Canterbury. Life and learning, well mannered and moral, to all his beloved friends and aquaintances. His dear parents Anthony (age 63) and Katherine of this beloved son, have set this reminder for grieving. Died 05 Nov 1559. 28 years 3 months and 7 days. Asleep in the Lord.

On 1560 [his son] Gilbert Hussey (age 29) died.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 01 Jun 1560. The furst day in mornyng of June ded master [Hussey] (age 64) sqwyre, and a grett marchand of the Muskovea and odur plases, and a-ganst ys bereall was mad pennons of armes and a cott armur, and a vj dosen of skochyons of armes.

Note. Pp. 236, 237. Death and funeral of Anthony Hussey esquire. From epitaphs in St. Martin's Ludgate, which will be found in Stowe, it appears that this person, a native of London, had been chief registrar of the archbishop of Canterbury and of the chapter of St. Paul's; and had also for some years performed the functions of a judge in maritime causes, and a master in chancery. At length in his advanced years (having apparently resigned his office of registrar of the court of Canterbury to his son William, who died in the November before him, aged 28,) he became the governor of the company of merchants of Muscovy, which (it is stated in the same place) exercised their commerce among the Belgians as well as the Muscovites and Germans,—"lingua facundus, memoria tenax, ingenio, prudentia, doctrinaque pollens, morum comitate et probitate gratiosus." He died June 1560, æt. 63.

On 01 Jun 1560 Anthony Hussey (age 64) died.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 05 Jun 1560. The v day of June was bered master Husse (deceased) sqwyre, and a grett marchand-ventorer and of Muskovea and haburdassher, and with a C. mornars of men and vomen; hand he had v pennons of armes, and a cotte armur, and ij haroldes of armes master Clarenshux (age 50) and master Somersett; and ther was Powlles qwyre and the clarkes of London, and bered at sant Martens at Ludgatt by ys sun; and all the cherche hangyd and ys plasse with blake and armes, and a vj dosen and d' of skochyons of armes; and master Alley the redere of Powlles prychyd boyth days; ser Wylliam Garrett (age 53), ser Wylliam Chester (age 51), master Loge the shreyf, master Argalle, master Bulle, and master Husse (his) sune, and dyver odur mornars, and after to the plasse to dener, a godly plasse.... Barwyke by captayn .... mantyll frys jerkens all gunners.

On 05 Jun 1560. Anthony Hussey (deceased) was buried at St Martin's Church, Ludgate on 01 Jun 1560. The inscription on his monument reads, or read (translation beneath):

Hic situs est Antonius Huse, Armiger, Londini natus, Archiepiscopi Cantuariensis, atque Capitulis D. Pauli Londinen. Registrarius primarius. Qui aliquot annos Judicis causarum Maritimarum officio integrè functus, ac etiam in Magistrorum Curiæ Cancellariæ confessum cooptatus, vergente demum ætate ad Præfectum Collegiorum Mercatorum Angliæ, tam apud Belgas, quàm apud Moscovitas, & Rhutenos commercia exercentium accitus, lingua facundus, memoria tenax, ingenio, prudentia, doctrinaque pollens, morum comitate & probitate gratiosus, Laurentio, Gulielmo, Gilberto, & Ursula liberis, ex Katharina conjuge procreatis, non infelix, sexagesimo tertio ætatis Anno è vita excessit, Kalendis Junii, An. Dom. 1560.

Roughly translated:

Here, Anthony Hussey, Knight, native of London, Archbishop of Canterbury, and St Paul's in London. Principal Registrar. Who was for some years entire Maritime Judge, and also elected to the Court of Masters of the Chancery, when older Governer of the Company of Merchants, for the Belgians and Moscovites, and the Russians, fluent in languages, of great memory, ingenious, prudent, with flair and learning, courteous and honest, Lorenzo, William, Gilbert and Ursula [his children], begotten by his wife Katherine, not unhappy, died in the sixty-third year of his life, in Jun 1560.

[his daughter] Ursula Hussey was born to Anthony Hussey and Katherine Webbe.