Anthony Restwold (bef. 1517 – c. 1555/60) was an English politician who served during the third parliament of

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. He was married to Alice Wilkes, one of the significant witness in Queen

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's trial for treason and adultery.

Biography

Restwold was the third but first surviving son of Edward Restwold of the Vache and Agnes Restwold (née Cheyne, later Waterton), the daughter of John Cheyne of

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. He was married to Alice Wilkes, who a member of the household of

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and was a significant witness in Queen

's trial for treason and adultery. Redtwold was a servant of Lord Mautravers in 1541. He was a

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(MP) of the

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for

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in November 1554 and for

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in 1555. Restwold died between 1555 and 1560. Neither a will nor

inquisition post mortem An Inquisition post mortem (abbreviated to Inq.p.m. or i.p.m., and formerly known as an escheat) (Latin, meaning "(inquisition) after death") is an English medieval or early modern record of the death, estate and heir of one of the king's tenants-i ...

(IPM) survives for Restwold, but by 1560 his sisters and coheirs, with their husbands, had licence to alienate one of his estates, so he died before this time.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Restwold, Anthony 16th-century deaths English MPs 1554–1555 English MPs 1555 Year of birth uncertain