Lumley, John (1533 - 1609)

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1533
Death Date: 1609-04-11

Notes

Under father's attainder from 1539--40; restored in blood 1547. Arrested and imprisoned in the Tower Sept. 1569--April 1573

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: by 1550
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced 2 sons and 1 daughter, none of whom survived to adulthood
  2. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1582
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced no children

Primary Title

6th Baron Lumley

Titles

  • 6th Baron Lumley
    Assumed 1547 (date restored to title)
    Vacated 1609-04-11
  • Knight of the Bath
    Assumed 1553
    Vacated 1609

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
High Steward, Oxfordshire 1558/9-2-24 1609-04-11
Keeper, Surrey 1559-10-28 1609-04-11 For life.
JP, Durham 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Sussex 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1564 n.d.
JP, Cumberland 1564 n.d.
JP, Cumberland 1564 n.d.
JP, Sussex 1564 n.d.
JP, Northumberland 1564 n.d.
JP, Northumberland 1564 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1564 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1564 n.d.
JP, Newcastle upon Tyne 1564 n.d.
JP, Westmorland 1564 n.d.
JP, York 1564 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1564 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex 1585/6 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Lumley Castle, Durham
  • St.Olave's Tower Hill, London (city-county)
  • Nonsuch, Surrey
    Divested: 1590

Lands

  • Durham
  • Surrey
  • Sussex

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1571-1572 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Lord Lumley's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Lumley's Players Lumley, John (1533 - 1609) Players 1

Bibliographic Sources

The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)