Hungerford Family - Ourfolk
Thomas Hungerford ABT 1330 - 3 DEC 1397
Thomas was born on ABT 1330 in of Farleigh and died on 3 DEC 1397 in Farley Castle, Somerset, England . He was the son of Walter Hungerford (ABT 1314 - AFT 1335) and Elizabeth FitzJohn (Hungerford) (B: ABT 1312). Thomas was married to Joan Hussey (Hungerford) on 1376. Joan was born on ABT 1349 in Holbroke, Somerset, England and died on 21 MAR 1411 in Farley, Hungerford, Somerset, England . She was the daughter of Edmund Hussey (B: ABT 1335) and Joan (or Ann) (Hussey) (B: ABT 1335). View Family Chart - - -
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was speaker of the House of Commons in 1377,
a position which he owed to his friend John of Gaunt, and is the first
person formally mentioned in the rolls of parliament as holding the
office.
In 1369 AD Sir Thomas de Hungerford bought the
Farleigh Montfort house from
the childless daughter of one
of Edward III's soldiers, and the house
later came to be known as Farleigh Hungerford Castle.
a position which he owed to his friend John of Gaunt, and is the first
person formally mentioned in the rolls of parliament as holding the
office.
In 1369 AD Sir Thomas de Hungerford bought the
Farleigh Montfort house from
the childless daughter of one
of Edward III's soldiers, and the house
later came to be known as Farleigh Hungerford Castle.
Last change (on this page): 15 OCT 2018