Biography of Leonard Chamberlain 1504-1561

Before 1504 [his father] Edward Chamberlayne (age 20) and Cecily Verney (age 18) were married.

Before 1504 Leonard Chamberlain was born to Edward Chamberlayne (age 19).

Before 1520 Francis Conyers (age 30) and [his future wife] Anne Blount (age 19) were married. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England.

In 1532 Leonard Chamberlain (age 28) was appointed Esquire of the Body.

Before 1533 Leonard Chamberlain (age 29) and Dorothy Newdigate were married.

Around 1543 [his father] Edward Chamberlayne (age 59) died.

Before 1545 Henry Brinklow and [his future wife] Margery Unknown were married.

After 20 Jan 1546 Stephen Vaughan Merchant (age 44) and [his future wife] Margery Unknown were married at Calais [Map].

Before 23 Jun 1551 George Rolle (age 56) and [his future wife] Margery Unknown were married.

Before 20 Nov 1552 Leonard Chamberlain (age 48) and Margery Unknown were married.

In Oct 1553 Leonard Chamberlain (age 49) was elected MP Scarborough.

In Apr 1554 Leonard Chamberlain (age 50) was elected MP Oxfordshire.

In Nov 1554 Leonard Chamberlain (age 50) was elected MP Oxfordshire.

Before 29 Nov 1554 Leonard Chamberlain (age 50) and Dorothy Andrews of Woodstock were married.

After Jan 1557 Leonard Chamberlain (age 53) and Anne Blount (age 57) were married.

Before 05 May 1557 [his wife] Margery Unknown died.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 05 May 1557. The v day of May a-for non was bered my [his wife] lade Chamburlayne, the wyff of ser Lenard Chamburlayne (age 53) of Oxffordshyre, with ij whyt branchys and a fayr [herse] of wax, and v dosen penselles and skochyons and ij dosen of [staff-torches]; xxiiij powre men and women dyd bere them, and they [had] gownes of fyne brode cottun of blake; and iiij baners borne abowte her; and with prestes and clarkes, a grett compene of mornars; and ther dyd pryche att the masse docthur Chadsay, and he mad a godly sermon; and after a grett dener; and master Longkaster was the harold; and ther was a grett dolle of money at the cherche.

After 1560 [his former wife] Anne Blount (age 60) died.

Around Aug 1561 Leonard Chamberlain (age 57) died at Guernsey [Map].

Henry Machyn's Diary. 30 Oct 1561. The xxx day of October was mad for the berehyng of ser Reynold Chamburlayn knyght and capten of Garnsey [Map] a standard and a pennon and a cote armur and a target, sword, and mantyll, helmet and crest, and a (blank) dosen of skochyons of armes, the wyche he had iiij wyffes and (unfinished)