Historical Personography

This page lists historical people born before 1700 and tagged in MoEML content. Click on a person’s name to see where they are mentioned. Click on the links in the Related Resources column for more biographical information. Whenever possible, we provide a link to the ODNB entry. For mayors and sheriffs, we are particularly indebted to Anne Lancashire’s Mayors and Sheriffs of London project. If neither project has information about a person, we provide a link to the British Book Trade Index, British History Online, Encyclopedia Britannica, History of Parliament Online, Oxford Reference, Records of London’s Livery Companies Online, or Wikipedia.
Name Life dates and biographical information Related Resources
Abbot of Fleury (b. 945, d. 1004)
French abbot and historian.
 
Abraham Campion
Member of the Brewersʼ Company. Son of Henry Campion.
 
Abraham Cartwright
Member of the Drapers’ Company. Husband of Joane Cartwright.
 
Abraham Gramer
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Abraham Hogenberg (b. 1578, d. 1653)
German painter and engraver. Son of Frans Hogenberg.
Wikipedia
 
Abraham Orelius
Preacher. Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
 
Abram Booth (b. 1606, d. 1636)
Dutch delegate and diarist.
 
Acliuillus
Constable of the Tower of London.
 
Adam Atwood
Esquire. Monument at St. Thomas Hospital.
 
Adam Bamme
Sheriff of London 1382-1383. Mayor 1390-1391 and 1396-1397. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Father of Richard Bamme. Buried at St. George.
MASL
 
Adam Bery  
Adam Brabazon
Sheriff of London 1347-1348. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Adam Breakspeare (d. 1400)
Chaplain. Monument at St. Olave, Old Jewry.
 
Adam Bruning
Sheriff of London 1259-1260. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Adam de Bassing
Sheriff of London 1243-1244. Mayor 1251-1252. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Possible son of Salomon de Basing.
MASL
 
Adam de Bury
Sheriff of London 1349-1350. Mayor 1364-1366 and 1373-1374. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
Adam de Hallingberi
Sheriff of London 1295-1296. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
Adam de Howton
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Adam de Pulteney  
Adam de Salisbury
Sheriff of London 1323-1324. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Adam de Stratton
Administrator and moneylender. Paid a large sum to purchase liberty from the Tower of London, including a king’s crown which some said belonged to John I.
ODNB
 
Adam de Witebi
Sheriff of London 1210-1211.
MASL
 
Adam Fraunceys
Mayor of London 1352-1354. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Proposed the building of the Guildhall alongside Henry Frowyk. Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
MASL
ODNB
 
Adam Gill  
Adam Goodman  
Adam Helingbury
Helped prisoners escape the Conduit, Cornhill in 1299.
 
Adam Hone
Husband of Elizabeth Hone.
 
Adam Karlill
Sheriff of London 1388-1389. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Adam le Blund de Foleham
Sheriff of London 1296-1297. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Adam Lucas
Sheriff of London 1340-1341. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Adam Lutkin
Sheriff of London 1312-1313. Member of the Bladers’ Company.
MASL
 
Adam Murimuth (b. between 1274 and 1275, d. 1347)
Chronicler.
Wikipedia
 
Adam of Bentley
Sheriff of London 1245-1246. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
MASL
 
Adam of Mirimuth (b. between 1274 and 1275, d. 1347)
Historian and diplomat.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Adam Stable
Sheriff of London 1371-1372. Mayor 1376-1377. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Adam the Smith
Denizen of London.
 
Adam Wimondham
Sheriff of London 1368-1369. Possible member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Ade de Buke
Hatter. Helped build a chapel at St. Mary Le Bow. Buried at St. Mary Le Bow.
 
Adeline Neville  
Adeliza of Louvain (b. 1103, d. 1151)
Queen consort of England 1121-1135. Wife of Henry I.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Adhered
Earl of Mercia. Son-in-law of Alfred the Great.
 
Adrian Arten
Dutch denizen of London.
 
Adrian Stokes (b. 1519, d. 1586)
Courtier and politician. Second husband of Frances Grey.
Wikipedia
 
Ælfhun (d. between 1015 and 1018)
Bishop of London 1002-1018. Builder of St. Giles, Cripplegate.
Wikipedia
 
Aelfsie
Portreeve of London. Mentioned in the last charter of Edward the Confessor.
 
Aelfstan (d. between 995 and 996)
Bishop of London 959-996.
Wikipedia
 
Ælfweard of London (d. 1044)
Bishop of London 1035-1044.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Ælfwine of Elmham (d. between 1023? and 1038?)
Bishop of Elmham 1019-1030.
Wikipedia
 
Aelius Herodianus
Greek Grammarian of Alexandria.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Aesop
Greek fabulist and storyteller.
Wikipedia
 
Æthelberht of Kent
King of Kent.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Aethelnoth (d. between 816 and 824)
Bishop of London 805-811.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Æthelred (d. 911)
Lord of the Mercians 881-911. Son-in-law of Alfred the Great.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Æthelred II (b. between 966 and 968, d. 23 April 1016)
King of the English 978-1013 and 1014-1016.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Æthelstan (b. between 893 and 894, d. 939)
King of the Anglo-Saxons 924-927. King of the English 927-939.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Aethelweard of London (d. between 909 and 926)
Bishop of London 909-926.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Agaster Roper
Master of houses in Southampton on Chancery Lane.
 
Agatha Aetheling (d. 1070)
Wikipedia
 
Agesilaus II
King of Sparta 398-360 BC.
Wikipedia
 
Agnes Arnold (née Warmford)  
Agnes Barton
Wife of John Barton. Benefactor of St. Michael Bassishaw.
 
Agnes Becket A History of the County of London
 
Agnes Bond (d. 4 February 1552)
Wife of William Bond.
 
Agnes Cachemaide
Wife of Henry Suckley.
 
Agnes Darr  
Agnes Dauntsey
Wife of William Dauntsey. Buried at St. Antholin.
 
Agnes Dennis  
Agnes Dixie (née Draper)  
Agnes fitz-Theobald  
Agnes fitz-William  
Agnes Galdset  
Agnes Gascoigne  
Agnes Lewen
Wife of Thomas Lewen. Buried at St. Nicholas Olave.
 
Agnes Milborne (d. 1500)
Wife of William Milborne. Buried at St. Foster.
 
Agnes Niter
Daughter of Thomas Niter. Buried at All Hallows Staining.
 
Agnes Romany Ollarie (d. 1408)
 
Agnes Saint-John
Wife of John Saint-John. Buried at St. George.
 
Agnes Streete
Wife of Simon Streete.
 
Agnes Young  
Ailwarde
Owner of a house that caught fire in 1135.
 
Alan Brett (d. 1425)
 
Alan Buxhall
Knight.
 
Alan de la Souche
Warden of London 1266-1268.
MASL
 
Alan de la Zouche (d. 1270)
Administrator and soldier. Warden of London 1267-1268 and possibly 1266-1267.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Alan Everard
Sheriff of London 1415-1416. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Alan Rufus (d. 1093)
First Earl of Richmond. Magnate during the reign of William the Conqueror.
ODNB
 
Albert I of Bavaria
Duke of Bavaria and Earl of Holland and Hainault. Father of William II of Bavaria.
Wikipedia
 
Alcia Barwis
Buried at St. Gregory by St. Paul’s. Latin epitaph in Stow.
 
Aleksei Ziuzin
Russian ambassador.
 
Alessandro Magno
Venetian writer. Documented his visit to London in 1562.
 
Alexander Bonner
Conservator.
 
Alexander Brome (b. 1620, d. 30 June 1666)
Poet and lawyer. Brother of Richard Brome.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Alexander Cheyney  
Alexander Dikes
Husband of Johan Dikes. Buried at St. John’s of Jerusalem.
 
Alexander Every
Merchant. Buried at St. Michael, Cornhill.
 
Alexander Hay
Owner of Hayʼs Wharf.
 
Alexander Heyband  
Alexander II of Scotland (b. 24 August 1198, d. 6 July 1249)
King of Scotland 1214-1249. Brother of Marjorie Marshal.
Wikipedia
 
Alexander King
Husband of Elizabeth King.
 
Alexander Neckam (b. 1157, d. 1217)
Scholar, teacher, and theologian.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Alexander Polyhistor
Greek writer. Raised in Rome.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Alexander Pope (b. 1688, d. 1744)
Poet.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Alexander Prescot
Alderman. Husband of Martha Prescot. Father of Elizabeth Prescot.
 
Alexander Purpoint  
Alexander Serle
Husband of Margaret Serle. Latin epitaph in Stow 1633.
 
Alexander the Great
King of Macedon 336–323 BC.
Wikipedia
 
Alfred Aetheling (b. 1005, d. 1036)
Son of Æthelred II. Brother of Edward the Confessor and half-brother of Harthacnut.
Wikipedia
 
Alfred the Great (b. between 848 and 849, d. 899)
King of Wessex 871-886. King of the Anglo-Saxons 886-899. Father of Ethelfled. Father-in-law of Æthelred and Adhered.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Algare Secusme
Member of the Knighten Guild.
Wikipedia
 
Alice Ashfed  
Alice Atcourt  
Alice Atte-Bow
Mistress of Ralph Crepyn.
 
Alice Balstred  
Alice Barnard
Wife of John Barnard.
 
Alice Bartlet  
Alice Bateman  
Alice Bayly  
Alice Beecher (née Heron)
Wife of Henry Beecher. Daughter of Thomas Heron. Buried at St. Christopher le Stocks.
 
Alice Blundell (d. 21 November 1574)
Benefactor of the poor in the Parish of Saint Laurence, Jewry. Wife of Hugh Methwold. Mother of William Methwold and Anne Methwold.
 
Alice Blunt (née Kebyll)
Wife of Sir William Browne. Daughter of Sir Henry Kebyll. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Alice Brome (d. 1433)
 
Alice Byng (née Burton) (d. 21 May 1616)
 
Alice Carne  
Alice Carter
Wife of Ralfe Carter.
 
Alice Clarell  
Alice Coleman (née Gainsford) (d. 4 March 1581)
 
Alice Collet  
Alice Courtney  
Alice Daniel (d. 13 October 1481)
Wife of John Daniel. Mother of Gerard Daniel. Buried at St. Margaret Moses.
 
Alice de Hakeneie  
Alice de Warenne (b. 1287, d. 1338)
Countess of Arundel. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Wikipedia
 
Alice Dent  
Alice Dogget
Wife of John Dogget. Monument at St. Leonard, Eastcheap.
 
Alice Elkyn (née Wilkes)
Wife of William Elkyn. Mother of Ursula Elkyn. Daughter of Thomas Wilkes.
 
Alice Fletcher
Wife of Henry Suckley.
 
Alice Foster  
Alice Glover  
Alice Haines  
Alice Hanbury  
Alice Heyward  
Alice Hulton (née Howton)
Wife of John Hulton. Daughter of John Howton. Buried at St. Mildred, Bread Street.
 
Alice Hungerford
Hanged at Tyburn for murdering her husband. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Alice Ludlow  
Alice Mackeley  
Alice Neville
Wife of Sir John Neville. Not to be confused with Lady Alice Neville.
 
Alice Poulsted  
Alice Pyat (née Birtles)
Wife of Richard Pyat. Daughter of John Birtles.
 
Alice Rishby  
Alice Shepley  
Alice Spencer (née Bromefield)  
Alice Vigures (née Kendrick)
Mother of Simon Gandy. Sister of John Kendrick, William Kendrick, James Winche, and Anne Newman. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Alice Walcot (née Halsy)
Wife of Humphrey Walcot. Daughter of Richard Halsy.
 
Alice Whittington (née fitz-Warren)
Wife of Richard Whittington. Daughter of Hugh and Molde fitz-Warren.
 
Alice Winslow
Wife of Thomas Winslow. Buried at St. Martin Orgar.
 
Alicia Beaumond
Wife of Thomas Beaumond. Not to be confused with Alicia Beaumond.
 
Alicia Beaumond
Wife of Thomas Beaumond. Not to be confused with Alicia Beaumond.
 
Alicia Slaney  
Alienar Ingham  
Alison Dalusse  
Alison Heriot (d. 16 April 1612)
Wife of George Heriot. Buried at St. Gregory by St. Paul’s. Latin epitaph in Stow.
 
Allectus (d. 296)
Roman administrator. Emperor of Britannia 293-296. Killed in one of London’s fields in 296.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Allen Barker
Member of the Grocers’ Company. Resident of Aldgate Ward.
 
Allen le Sopar
Namesake of Soper Lane.
 
Allen Thredder (d. 1381)
Captain of the rebels during the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381.
 
Allice Percival  
Almundus  
Alnothus
Bishop of Dorchester 970–977.
Wikipedia
 
Alphonso (b. 1273, d. 1284)
Earl of Chester. Son of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile. Heart buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Wikipedia
 
Althoneus
Priest.
 
Aluredus Copeley (d. 5 February 1598)
Buried at St. Gregory by St. Paul’s. Latin epitaph in Stow.
 
Alwine
Member of the Knighten Guild.
 
Alwinus (fl. 1010)
Bishop of London.
 
Alwinus Child
Founder of Bermondsey Abbey in 1081.
Wikipedia
 
Alwyne
Bishop of Helmeham.
 
Amadeus IV of Savoy (b. 1197, d. 24 June 1253)
Wikipedia
 
Amadeus V of Savoy (b. 4 September 1249, d. 16 October 1323)
Fifth Count of Savoy.
Wikipedia
 
Ambrose Charcam  
Ambrose Cresacre
Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
 
Ambrose Smith  
Amir Timur (b. 1336, d. 1405)
Founder of the Timurid Empire. Famously represented in Christopher Marlowe’s Tamburlaine the Great.
Wikipedia
 
Ammianus Marcellinus
Roman soldier and historian. Author of the Res Gestae.
Wikipedia
 
Amy Gomersall (née Edlyn)
Wife of Robert Gomersall. Daughter of Richard Edlyn. Buried at St. Martin, Ludgate.
 
Andrew Aubrey (d. 1356)
Sheriff of London 1331-1332. Mayor 1339-1341 and 1351-1352. Member of the Pepperers’ Company. Buried at St. Nicholas Cole Abbey.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Andrew Buchevite
Provost during the reign of Stephen I.
 
Andrew Bukerel
Sheriff of London 1223-1225. Mayor 1231-1238. Member of the Pepperers’ Company.
MASL
 
Andrew Burel
Gentleman of Gray’s Inn. Buried at St. Michael, Crooked Lane.
 
Andrew Evenger (d. 1556)
Member of the Salters’ Company. Monument at All Hallows Barking.
 
Andrew Evenger
Member of the Salters’ Company. Buried at All Hallows Barking.
 
Andrew Fraunces  
Andrew Fuller
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Churchwarden of St. Mary Le Bow.
 
Andrew Fursland
Denizen of London.
 
Andrew Geneway  
Andrew Kendricke
Apprentice of John Kendrick. Son of John Kendricke. Witness of the will of John Kendrick.
 
Andrew Michael
Member of the Vintners’ Company. Husband of Joan Michael. Buried at St. Nicholas Acon.
 
Andrew Nevelun
Sheriff of London 1215-1216. Son of Peter Nevelun.
MASL
 
Andrew Partridge
Possible member of the Tallow Chandlers’ Company.
 
Andrew Pikeman (d. 1391)
 
Andrew Pykeman
Sheriff of London 1377-1378. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Andrew Seywell
Possible member of the Tylers and Bricklayers’ Company.
 
Andrew White
Father of a victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Angel Dune
Member of the Grocers’ Company.
 
Angell Feldynge  
Anicius
Archdeacon of Surrey. Had a hospital move onto his lands in 1228 by the consent of Peter des Roches.
 
Anketin de Betevile
Sheriff of London 1282-1283. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Anketinus de Arden
Alderman.
 
Anna Gips
Daughter of George Gips.
 
Anna Trapnel (fl. 1642-60)
Alleged prophet.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Anne Andrews (d. 12 June 1606)
 
Anne Askew (b. 1521, d. 1546)
Writer and protestant martyr.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Anne Audley
Buried at Bermondsey Abbey.
 
Anne Bacon
Wife of James Bacon.
 
Anne Bartelet  
Anne Bayning
Viscountesse Bayning. Wife of Paul Bayning.
 
Anne Beckingham  
Anne Blount
Daughter of John Blount. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Anne Blunt (d. 1504)
Daughter of Walter Blunt. Buried at St. John’s of Jerusalem.
 
Anne Boleyn (b. 1500, d. 1536)
Queen consort of England 1533-1536. Second wife of Henry VIII. Executed on grounds of treason.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Anne Boughton
Wife of Henry Suckley.
 
Anne Bowdler  
Anne Bowes (née Barrett) (d. 1553)
Wikipedia
 
Anne Branche  
Anne Burley  
Anne Burton
Wife of Simon Burton.
 
Anne Carew  
Anne Cecil (b. 5 December 1556, d. 5 June 1588)
Countess of Oxford. Daughter of Sir William Cecil. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Anne Chamberlain  
Anne Clarke
Benefactor of the poor.
 
Anne Coldock
Daughter of Francis Coldock and Alice Byng.
 
Anne Colepepper (née Slaney)  
Anne Cordel (née Blundell)  
Anne Crosby  
Anne Dancer  
Anne Davison
Daughter of Mr. Davison. Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Anne Digges (née St. Leger)  
Anne Dimock
Wife of John Dimock.
 
Anne Dudley (née Seymour) (b. 1538, d. 1588)
Countess of Warwick. Writer. Wife of Sir John Dudley. Daughter of Anne Seymour and Edward Seymour.
Wikipedia
 
Anne Farrant (née Bower) (d. 1582)
Wife of Richard Farrant. Daughter of Richard Bower.
 
Anne Ferrar (d. 12 July 1613)
Wife of John Ferrar. Buried at St. Benet Sherehog.
 
Anne Field
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Anne Fiennes (née Sackville) (d. 10 May 1595)
Gentlewoman and benefactor. Wife of Gregory Fiennes. Daughter of Sir Richard Sackville. Sister of Thomas Sackville.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Anne Frithwith
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Anne Goodwine  
Anne Goodwine (née Peacocke)
Wife of Thomas Goodwine. Mother of Anne Goodwine. Daughter of Thomas Peacocke.
 
Anne Gough (née Par)
Wife of Thomas Gough. Daughter of John Par and Mary Par.
 
Anne Griffin
Printer and publisher.
BBTI
 
Anne Gunter (d. 1582)
 
Anne Harby (née Saltonstall)
Wife of John Harby. Mother of Richard Harby and Daniel Harby. Daughter of Sir Richard Saltonstall.
 
Anne Hart (née Manwood)  
Anne Herbert (b. 1100, d. 1147)
Lady-in-waiting to the wives of Henry VIII.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Anne Heyward  
Anne Higham (née Stoneley)
Wife of William Higham. Daughter of Joane Branche and Richard Stoneley. Sister of Dorothie Dantrey.
 
Anne Hobdin
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Anne Layton
Wife of John Blount.
 
Anne Leigh (d. 1618)
 
Anne Lyon (née Murray) (b. 1579, d. 27 February 1618)
Countess of Kinghorne. Alleged mistress of James VI and I.
Wikipedia
 
Anne Methwold
Daughter of Alice Blundell and Hugh Methwold.
 
Anne Middleton (b. 1538, d. 1602)
Mother of Thomas Middleton.
 
Anne Mording  
Anne Morgan (b. 1529, d. 1607)
Baroness Hunsdon. Wife of Henry Carey.
Wikipedia
 
Anne Neville (b. 1456, d. 1485)
Wife of Richard III. Daughter of Richard Neville. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Anne Newman
Wife of Thomas Newman. Mother of Thomas Newman. Sister of John Kendrick, William Kendrick, James Winche, and Alice Vigures. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Anne of Bohemia (b. 1366, d. 1394)
Queen consort of England 1382-1394. Wife of Richard II. Daughter of Charles IV of Bohemia. Sister of Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Anne of Cleves (b. 1515, d. 1557)
Queen of consort England 1540. Fourth wife of Henry VIII. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Anne of Denmark (b. 12 December 1574, d. 2 March 1619)
Queen consort of Scotland 1589–1619. Queen consort of England and Ireland 1603–1619. Wife of James VI and I. Daughter of Frederick II of Denmark and Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. Sister of Christian IV of Denmark, Elizabeth of Denmark, and Ulric of Denmark.
MoEML
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Anne of Gloucester (b. in or before 1383, d. 1438)
Countess of Stafford. Daughter of Thomas of Woodstock.
Wikipedia
 
Anne of Lodbury
Drowned in a pool near St. Giles, Cripplegate in 1244.
 
Anne Oliff  
Anne Parnell (née Baxter)
Wife of Henry Prannell. Daughter of Edmond Baxter.
 
Anne Paston  
Anne Roberts (née Glover)  
Anne Seymour (née Stanhope) (b. 1510, d. 1587)
Duchess of Somerset. Wife of Edward Seymour. Mother of Jane Seymour. Briefly the most powerful woman in England. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Anne Shirley
Daughter of Ralph Shirley. Buried at St. Katherine Cree.
 
Anne Smith
Wife of William Nisam. Not to be confused with Anne Smith.
 
Anne Smith (née Mullert)
Wife of John Smith. Mother of Mary Smith. Daughter of Fulke Mullert. Not to be confused with Anne Smith.
 
Anne Wase (née Prettyman)
Wife of Christopher Wase. Daughter of William Prettyman.
 
Anne Watkins
Wife of John Watkins. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
 
Anne Wells (b. 1491, d. 1499)
Daughter of John Wells. Buried at Austin Friars.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Anne Westwick  
Anne Wood  
Anselme Becket
Held a chantry at St. Olave, Old Jewry.
 
Anthonis van den Wijngaerde (b. 1525, d. 1571)
Artist known for his 1543 panorama of London.
 
Anthony Bonvice
Italian merchant. Resident of Crosby Hall after Richard III.
 
Anthony Browne (b. 1528, d. 1592)
Lord Mountacute. First Viscount Montagu.
Wikipedia
ODNB
BHO
Google Books
 
Anthony Duffield
Benefactor of the poor.
 
Anthony Gamage
Sheriff of London 1574-1575. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Anthony Hall
Servant of Mr. Davison. Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Anthony Hungerford  
Anthony Kingston (b. 1508, d. 1556)
Royal Officer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Anthony Mills
Son of John Mills. Buried at Holy Trinity Priory.
 
Anthony Munday (bap. 1560, d. 1633)
Playwright, actor, pageant poet, translator, and writer. Possible member of the Drapers’ Company or Merchant Taylors’ Company.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Anthony Palmer  
Anthony Ratclyffe
Sheriff of London 1585-1586. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
MASL
 
Anthony Shirley
Esquire. Father of Judith Randolph.
 
Anthony Sondes
Esquire. Father of Panclin Palmer.
 
Anthony Sonds
Esquire. Father of Lady Elizabeth Barkley.
 
Anthony Wells
Son of John Wells. Buried at Holy Trinity Priory.
 
Anthony Wolhouse
Member of the Haberdashersʼ Company. Father of Sarah Smithes.
 
Anthony Woodville (b. 1440, d. 1483)
Second Earl Rivers. Son of Richard Woodville and Jaquetta de Luxembourg.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Anthony Wotton
Clergyman and religious controversialist. Held a lectureship at All Hallows Barking.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Antoninus Pius
Emperor of the Roman Empire 138-161.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Arcadius (b. between 377 and 378, d. 1 May 408)
Emperor of the Roman Empire 395-408. Son of Theodosius I. Brother of Honorius.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Archibald Douglas (b. 1489, d. 1557)
Sixth earl of Angus. Father of Margaret Douglas.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Arendt van Buchell
Friend of Johannes de Witt. Known for having made a copy of Johannes de Witt’s sketch of the Swan.
EB
 
Arion Williams
Denizen of London.
 
Aristotle (b. 384 BCE, d. 322 BCE)
Greek philosopher.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Arnold de Tolinea
Financier of Greyfriars.
 
Arnold Hatfield
Printer. Freed from the Stationers’ Company in 1581.
ROLLCO
 
Arnold le Reus
Denizen of London.
 
Arnold Macknam  
Arsaces I of Parthia
King of the Arsacid dynasty 247–217 BC.
 
Arthur Aynscombe
Merchant. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Arthur Golding (b. between 1535 and 1536, d. in or before 13 May 1606)
Translator.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Arthur Medlycote (d. 27 July 1605)
 
Arthur Troffote
Esquire. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
 
Arthur Tudor (b. 1486, d. 1502)
Husband of Catherine of Aragon. Son of King Henry VII. Brother of Henry VIII. Buried at St. Olave, Old Jewry.
Wikipedia
 
Arthur Wilson (bap. 14 December 1595, d. between 1 October 1652 and 15 October 1652)
Historian, playwright, and poet.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Asser (d. 909)
Bishop of Sherborne 895-909. Author of Life of King Alfred.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Athelaise de Mandeville Westminster Abbey
 
Athelgoda (d. 615)
 
Atheline Raison  
Aubrey de Vere (d. 1141)
Sheriff of London. Portgrave of London during the reign of Henry I and Stephen I. Father of Aubrey de Vere. Buried at Austin Friars.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Aubrey de Vere (d. 1194)
First Earl of Oxford and Count of Guînes. Principal magistrate of Bassinghall Ward. Son of Aubrey de Vere.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Audrey Gresham (née Lynne) (d. 28 December 1522)
 
Augustine Cope
Denizen of London.
 
Augustine Hynde (fl. 1550-51)
Sheriff of London 1550-1551. Member of the Clothworkers’ Company. Husband of Dame Elizabeth Hynde. Buried at St. Peter, Westcheap.
MASL
 
Augustine Matthews
Printer.
BBTI
BBTI
Wikipedia
 
Augustine of Hippo
Theologian and philosopher. Patron of the Austin Friars.
Wikipedia
 
Augustine Phillips (d. 1605)
Actor with the King’s Men.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Augustine Ryther (d. 1593)
Cartographer, engraver, and translator.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Augustus Caesar
Emperor of the Roman Empire 27 BCE–14 CE.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Aulus Gellius
Latin author and grammarian.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Aunc Skinner  
Austin Reinolds
Denizen of London.
 
Aveline de Forz (b. 1259, d. 1274)
Wife of Edmund Crouchback. Daughter of William de Forz. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
Wikipedia
 
Avery Randolph
Originally from Badlesmere, Kent. Father of Thomas Randolph.
 
Avice Gibson BHO
 
Avice Middleton
Sister of Thomas Middleton.
 
Aylmer of Risden
Father of Mary Warner.
 
Aymer de Valence (d. 1324)
Earl of Pembroke. Husband of Mary de St. Paul. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Aymon of Savoy (b. 15 December 1210, d. 22 June 1343)
Count of Savoy. Son of Amadeus V of Savoy.
Wikipedia
 
Baldwin
Son of Stephen I.
 
Baldwin I of Jerusalem (b. 1058, d. 1118)
Leader of the First Crusade.
Wikipedia
 
Barbara Herdson
Wife of Henry Herdson.
 
Barbara Hungerford (née Writhesley)  
Barbara Thornix (d. 11 April 1613)
Daughter of Thomas Thornix.
 
Barbara Writhesley  
Barnard Randolph (d. 7 August 1583)
Gentleman. Commons Sergeant of London. Monument at and buried at St. Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street.
 
Barne Roberts  
Barney Reymer
Merchant. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Baron Clarke  
Bartholomew Barnes (d. 1 October 1606)
 
Bartholomew Barnes  
Bartholomew Bavin
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Bartholomew Billington  
Bartholomew Burwash
Tenement owner in Castle Baynard Wall. Father of John Burwash. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Bartholomew Caster
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Bartholomew de Almain
Financier of Greyfriars.
 
Bartholomew de Frestlyng
Sheriff of London 1357-1358. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Bartholomew de la Vauch  
Bartholomew Deumars
Sheriff of London 1340-1341. Member of the Corders’ Company.
MASL
 
Bartholomew Linsled BHO
 
Bartholomew of the Castle
Financier of Greyfriars.
 
Bartholomew Rede (fl. 1497-1503)
Sheriff of London 1497-1498. Mayor 1502-1503. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Benefactor of the Parish of St. John Zachary. Buried at the Charterhouse.
MASL
 
Bartholomew Seman
Goldbeater. Master of the Kingʼs mints in London, Calais, and York. Monument at St. John Zachary. See related ODNB entry for Moneyers.
 
Bartram of Hamburg
Donated funds to Bishopsgate Ward.
 
Bartrand Descure (née Austrie)  
Bastard de Scales  
Beatrice of Provence (b. 1229, d. 23 September 1267)
Wikipedia
 
Beatrice of Savoy (b. 1205, d. 4 January 1267)
Wikipedia
 
Beatrix Barners (née Cotton) (d. 5 November 1616)
Wife of Robert Baners. Daughter of George Cotton.
 
Beatrix Brown  
Bede (b. between 672 and 673, d. 735)
Monk at the monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth. Known as the Father of English History. Author of Ecclesiastical History of the English People.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Ben Jonson (b. 1572, d. 1637)
Poet and playwright.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Benedick Augustine  
Benedict Barnham (bap. 1559, d. 1598)
Sheriff of London 1591-1592. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Buried at St. Clement, Eastcheap.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Benedict Botewrite
Merchant of London. Finished the rebuilding of the London Bridge.
 
Benedict de Folesham
Sheriff of London 1324-1325. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Benedict of Nursia
Patron saint of Europe and students.
Wikipedia
 
Benedict Reding
Buried at St. Martin Orgar.
 
Benedict Senturer
Sheriff of London 1216-1217. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
MASL
 
Benedict Shorne
Member of the Stock Fishmongers’ Company. Benefactor of St. Benet Sherehog.
 
Benjamin Cole (b. 1697, d. 1783)
Printmaker.
British Museum
 
Benjamin Nicholson  
Bennet Abbot of Wirall
Master of Bede.
 
Bennet Webb (née Draper)  
Bennett Gerard (d. 1403)
Member of the Brewersʼ Company. Buried at St. Botolph, Aldersgate.
 
Benomye Mittun  
Bernabò Visconti (b. 1323, d. 1385)
Lord of Milan 1354-1385. Father of Donnina Hawkwood.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Bernard Alsop
Printer.
BBTI
 
Bernard Cooper
Husband of Mary Bagwell.
 
Bernard of Clairvaux
Abbot and leader in the formation of the Cistercian order.
Wikipedia
 
Bernard Williamson
Benefactor of the poor.
 
Berosus (fl. between 300 BCE and 201 BCE)
Writer, historian, and astronomer.
Wikipedia
 
Berseba Taylor (née Hall)
Wife of John Taylor. Mother of Elizabeth Freake. Daughter of Edward Hall.
 
Bevis Bond
Financier of Greyfriars.
 
Bevis Lea  
Blackstanus
Member of the Knighten Guild.
 
Blanch Waterton
Daughter of Sir Hugh Waterton. Buried at the Charterhouse.
 
Blanche
Daughter of Edward III. Sister of William of Windsor. Died shortly after birth. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
Wikipedia
 
Blanche of Lancaster (b. 25 March 1342, d. in or before 12 September 1368)
Wife of John of Gaunt.
Wikipedia
 
Blase White
Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at St. Mildred, Poultry.
 
Boniface IX (d. 1404)
Pope 1389-1404. Made John Attleborough the first Abbot of the house at Bermondsey Abbey.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Boniface of Savoy (b. 1217, d. 18 July 1270)
Archbishop of Canterbury 1241–1270. Son of Thomas I of Savoy. Brother of Amadeus IV of Savoy, Thomas of Flanders, Peter II of Savoy, Philip I of Savoy, and Beatrice of Savoy.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Boniface Tatam  
Boudica (d. 60)
Queen of the British Celtic Icen. Led her people in revolt against Roman governance.
ODNB
EB
Wikipedia
 
Brian Briset
Father of Ralph Briset. Grandfather of Jordan Briset.
 
Brian de Lisle (d. 1234)
Soldier.
Wikipedia
 
Bridget Billingsley (née Draper)  
Bridget Digges
Wife of Leonard Digges. Mother of Thomas Digges. Daughter of Thomas Wilford.
 
Brihthelm (d. between 957 and 959)
Bishop of London 951-959.
Wikipedia
 
Britannicus (b. 41, d. 45)
Son of Claudius.
Wikipedia
 
Burchard of Würzburg (d. 753)
Bishop of Würzburg 741–754. Secretary of Offa.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Burgred of Mercia
King of Mercia 852-874.
Wikipedia
 
Cadar
Archbishop of London.
Wikipedia
 
Cadwaladr (fl. 655?-82?)
King of Gwynedd, Wales 655-682.
Wikipedia
 
Caleb Willis
Lecturer of rhetoric.
 
Canute I (d. 12 November 1035)
King of England 1016–1035. King of Denmark 1019–1035. King of Norway 1028–1035.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Captain Pod
Well-known exhibitor of puppet shows. Alluded to in John Day and Henry Chettle’s The Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green.
 
Carvilius
One of four kings of Kent during Julius Caesar’s second expedition to Britain. Ally of Cassivellaunus.
Wikipedia
 
Casimir III the Great (b. 1310, d. 1370)
King of Poland 1333-1370. King of Ruthenia 1340-1370.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Cassivellaunus
King of the Catuvellauni. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain.
ODNB
OR
Wikipedia
 
Castell Camps (d. 1611)
Esquire.
 
Catherine Howard
Queen consort of England 1540-1541. Fifth wife of Henry VIII. Executed on grounds of treason.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Catherine of Aragon (b. 16 December 1485, d. 7 January 1536)
Queen consort of England 1509-1533. First wife of Henry VIII.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Catherine of Valois (b. 27 October 1401, d. 3 January 1437)
Queen consort of England 1420-1422. Wife of Henry V. Mother of Henry VI. Grandmother of Henry VII through her secret marriage to Sir Owen Tudor. Originally buried at Henry VII’s Chapel.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Catherine Parr (b. 1512, d. 5 September 1598)
Queen consort of England and Ireland 1543-1547. Sixth wife of Henry VIII.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Cato the Elder (b. 234 BCE, d. 149 BCE)
Roman senator and historian. First person to write history in Latin. Great-grandfather of Cato the Younger.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Cato the Younger (b. 95 BCE, d. 46 BCE)
Roman senator and historian. Great-grandson of Cato the Elder. Opposed Julius Caesar.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Cecilie Franke  
Cecily Bowes (née Eliott) Wikipedia
 
Cecily Neville (b. 1425, d. 1450)
Duchess of Warwick.
Wikipedia
 
Cedd (b. 620, d. 26 November 664)
Bishop of the East Saxons 654-664.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Cenwalh of Wessex (d. 672)
King of Wessex 642–645 and 648–672.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Ceolberht (d. between 845 and 869)
Bishop of London 815-859.
Wikipedia
 
Charles Blount
Lord Montjoy. Buried at St. Mary Aldermary.
 
Charles Blout (b. 1516, d. 1544)
Courtier and Fifth Baron Mountjoy. Benefactor of St. Mary Aldermary.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Charles Booth (d. 1535)
Bishop of Hereford 1516–1535.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Charles Brandon (b. 1484, d. 1545)
First Duke of Suffolk. Husband of Mary Tudor of France. Nephew of Sir Thomas Brandon. Grandson of Sir William Brandon. John Stow claims that he helped build Suffolk House during the reign of Henry VIII.
Wikipedia
ODNB
EB
 
Charles Darcy  
Charles Howard (b. 1536, d. 14 December 1624)
Second Baron Howard of Effingham and First Earl of Nottingham. Commander of the English fleet in opposition to the Spanish Armada.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Charles I (b. 1600, d. 1649)
King of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1625-1649.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Charles I of Anjou (b. 1226, d. 7 January 1285)
King of Sicily 1266–1285. Proclaimed King of Albania 1272–1285. Purchased a claim to the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1277.
Wikipedia
 
Charles II (b. 1630, d. 1685)
King of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1660-1665.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Charles II of Navarre (b. 1332, d. 1387)
King of Navarre 1349-1387.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Charles IV of Bohemia (b. 14 May 1316, d. 29 November 1378)
King of Bohemia and the Romans 1346–1378. Holy Roman Emperor 1355–1378. Father of Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia and Anne of Bohemia.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Charles Somerset (b. 1640, d. 1526)
First earl of Worcester 1514-1526.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Charles Stuart (b. 1555, d. 1576)
First Earl of Lennox. Son of Margaret Douglas. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
Wikipedia
 
Charles V (b. 1500, d. 1558)
Holy Roman Emperor 1519-1556. King of Germany 1519-1556. King of Italy 1530-1556. King of Spain 1516-1556.
OR
Wikipedia
 
Charles VI of France (b. 3 December 1368, d. 21 October 1422)
King of France 1380-1422. Father of Catherine of Valois.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Charles VII of France (b. 22 February 1403, d. 22 July 1461)
King of France 1422-1461.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Charles VIII of France (b. 30 June 1470, d. 7 April 1498)
King of France 1483-1498.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Christian IV of Denmark (b. 12 April 1577, d. 28 February 1648)
King of Denmark and Norway 1588-1648. Son of Frederick II of Denmark and Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. Brother of Anne of Denmark, Elizabeth of Denmark, and Ulric of Denmark.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Christian Robinson (née Anderson) (d. 24 April 1592)
Wife of John Robinson. Daughter of Thomas Anderson.
 
Christian Towerson  
Christine Barantyn (b. in or before 1415, d. 1427)
Wife of Drugo Barantyn. Buried at St. John Zachary.
 
Christopher Arnold (b. 1627, d. 1686)
Professor of history, rhetoric, and poetry at the University of Altdorf.
 
Christopher Ayer  
Christopher Bales
Catholic priest and martyr.
Wikipedia
 
Christopher Banaster
One-time owner of Pike Gardens. Father of John Banaster.
 
Christopher Beeston (b. between 1579 and 1580, d. 1638)
Actor and theatre entrepreneur. Founder of the Cockpit Theatre.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Christopher Bumsted
Father of Susanna Deane.
 
Christopher Carleill (b. 1551, d. 1593)
Soldier and naval commander. Son-in-law of Sir George Barne.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Christopher Columbus
Italian explorer.
Wikipedia
 
Christopher Croker
Member of the Vintners’ Company. Husband of Doll Stodie. Appears in Richard Johnson’s Nine Worthies of London.
Wikipedia
 
Christopher Eliot (fl. 1491-1505)
Member of the Goldsmithsʼ Company. Warden of London Bridge. Monument at St. John Zachary.
BHO
 
Christopher Feliocke  
Christopher Hawes
Sheriff of London 1503-1504. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Alban, Wood Street.
MASL
 
Christopher Hobbs
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Christopher Holt  
Christopher Jennie
Sergeant at Arms. Appointed in 1531.
 
Christopher Litcot
Esquire. Father of Dame Dorothy Edmonds.
 
Christopher Marlowe (bap. 1564, d. 1593)
Playwright and poet.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Christopher Pack
Apprentice of John Kendrick. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Christopher Rawson (d. 2 August 1518)
 
Christopher Southaws
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Christopher Tolderney  
Christopher Tolderney  
Christopher Turner
Surgeon to Henry VIII. Monument at St. Mildred, Bread Street.
 
Christopher Warter
Sheriff of London 1451-1452. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
Christopher Wase
Member of the Goldsmithsʼ Company. Husband of Anne Wase. Buried at St. Foster.
 
Christopher Web
Husband of Elizabeth Web.
 
Christopher Woodroffe  
Christopher Wren (b. 1632, d. 1723)
Architect, mathematician, and astronomer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Cicely Heath
Wife of John Heath.
 
Cicero (b. 106 BCE, d. 43 BCE)
Roman philosopher, politician, and lawyer.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Cingetorix
One of four kings of Kent during Julius Caesar’s second expedition to Britain. Ally of Cassivellaunus.
Wikipedia
 
Ciran
Butler of Lucius of Britain. Aided in building St. Peter upon Cornhill.
 
Claes van Visscher
Cartographer. Drew a map of London in 1616.
 
Claude de Jonghe (b. 1605, d. 1663)
Dutch painter.
Wikipedia
 
Claudian
Roman poet.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Claudius (b. 10 BCE, d. 13 October 54)
Emperor of the Roman Empire 41-54. Father of Brtiannicus.
EB
OR
Wikipedia
 
Claudius Ptolemy (b. 100, d. 170)
Greco-Egyptian writer, mathematician, astronomer, and poet from Alexandria.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Clemens Langley (née Whitton)
Wife of Richard Langley. Daughter of Thomas Whitton and Joane Whitton. Buried at St. Martin Outwich.
 
Clement de Jonghe (b. 1624, d. 1677)
Dutch printer and map dealer.
BM
 
Clement I
Pope 88-97 or 92-101.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Cleostratus
Greek astronomer.
Wikipedia
 
Coenwalh (d. between 793 and 796)
Bishop of London 789-796.
Wikipedia
 
Commius (fl. between 57 BCE and 50 BCE)
King of the Atrebates. Ally to Julius Caesar until 54 BC, when he took part in the great revolt of the Gauls.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Commodus (b. 161, d. 192)
Holy Roman Emperor 176-192. Son of Marcus Aurelius.
Wikipedia
 
Conan
Archbishop of London.
Wikipedia
 
Conrad Gessner (b. 1516, d. 1565)
Swiss naturalist and zoologist. Author of the five-volume Historiae animalium, now considered a landmark text of modern zoology.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Conrad Gessner
Swiss physician, naturalist, bibliographer, and philologist.
Wikipedia
 
Constance Knolles  
Constance of Castile (b. 1354, d. in or before 24 March 1394)
Duchess of Lancaster. Wife of John of Gaunt. Daughter of Peter of Castile.
Wikipedia
 
Constance Taylor (née Wooddeson)  
Constantine fitz-Aelulfe
Sheriff of London 1197-1198. Hanged in 1222.
MASL
 
Constantine fitz-Alulf
Sheriff of London 1212-1213. Possible son of Constantine fitz-Aelulfe.
MASL
 
Constantine I (d. 27 May 337)
Emperor of the Western Empire 312-324. Emperor of the Roman Empire 324–337. First Roman emperor to profess Christianity.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Constantius Bennet  
Constus
Governor of Alexandria 286–305. Father of St. Catherine of Alexandria.
 
Cornelis Danckerts I
Dutch engraver and publisher.
British Museum
 
Cornelius Fish
Chamberlain of London 1603-1626.
 
Cornelius Godfrey
Merchant.
 
Cornelius Van Dun
Yeoman of the Guard. Monument at Westminster Abbey.
Westminster Abbey
 
Cunobeline (d. 40)
King of Britain 10-40.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Cuthbert (b. 635, d. 687)
Bishop of Lindisfarne 685–687.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Cuthbert Burbage (b. between 1564 and 1565, d. 1636)
Actor. Son of James Burbage. Brother of Richard Burbage.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Cuthbert Tunstall (b. 1474, d. 1559)
Bishop of London 1522-1530. Bishop of Durham 1530–1552 and 1553-1558. Lord Privy Seal 1523–1530.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Cyriacus Kale
Prominent Hanseatic merchant. Resident of the Steelyard. Painted by Hans Holbein the Younger.
 
Cyrus the Great
King of Persia 559–530 BC. King of Media 550–530 BC. King of Lydia 547–530 BC. King of Babylon 539–530 BC.
Wikipedia
 
Dabridge Court  
Damasus I (b. 305, d. 384)
Pope 366-384.
Wikipedia
 
Dame Agnes Bardolf (d. 1403)
 
Dame Agnes Clifford  
Dame Agnes Danvars  
Dame Agnes Forster (d. 1484)
Prison reformer. Wife of Stephen Forster. Buried at St. Botolph, Billingsgate.
 
Dame Alice Isham  
Dame Alice More (née Harpur) Wikipedia
 
Dame Alice Pierce
Concubine of Edward III.
 
Dame Alice Ramsey (née Lea)
Wife of Sir Thomas Ramsey. Daughter of Bevis Lea.
 
Dame Alice Steward  
Dame Alice Turke
Wife of Robert Turke. Buried at Holy Trinity Priory.
 
Dame Anne Awnsham  
Dame Anne Lodge  
Dame Anne Pakington (fl. 1530-63)
Wife of Sir John Pakington. Buried at St. Botolph, Aldersgate. See related ODNB entry for Sir John Pakington.
 
Dame Anne Radcliffe  
Dame Barbara Stone  
Dame Beatrix Narbrough
Wife of William Narbrough. Buried at Crossed Friars.
 
Dame Bridget Trussel  
Dame Bridgit
Wife of Humphrey Style. Mother of Nicholas Style.
 
Dame Christian Morris  
Dame Christian Warren  
Dame Daniel  
Dame Dorothy Edmonds (née Litcot)  
Dame Eleanor Mortimer  
Dame Elizabeth Arundell  
Dame Elizabeth Bowes  
Dame Elizabeth Huberthorn  
Dame Elizabeth Hynde  
Dame Elizabeth Langton
Wife of Sir Thomas Langton. Daughter of Sir Edward Stanley. Buried at St. Sepulchre.
 
Dame Elizabeth Martyn  
Dame Elizabeth Mellington (née Botelar)
Wife of Sir Thomas Mellington. Daughter of William Botelar. Buried at Crossed Friars.
 
Dame Elizabeth Narborough  
Dame Elizabeth Salvage (fl. 1539)
Abbess of the Abbey of St. Clare.
 
Dame Elizabeth Yarford  
Dame Grisilde Tewke  
Dame Ide de Ferrers  
Dame Ide West
Wife of Sir Thomas West. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Dame Isabel Heningham  
Dame Isabell Edward
Wife of William Edward. Buried at Crossed Friars.
 
Dame Isabell Spencer
Daughter of Sir Hugh Spencer. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Dame Isabella (b. 1195, d. 1253)
Countess of Norfolk. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Wikipedia
 
Dame Jahu Strange
Daughter of Thomas Strange. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
 
Dame Jane Sayne
Daughter of Sir John Lee. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Dame Jane Smith  
Dame Joan Astley (fl. 1445-46)
Nurse of Henry VI.
 
Dame Joan Beaufort (b. 1379, d. 1440)
Countess of Westmorland. Daughter of John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford. Buried at Nunnery of St. Mary Clerkenwell.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Dame Joan Daubeney ODNB
 
Dame Joan de Beauchamp (b. 1396, d. 1430)
Countess of Ormond. Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Dame Joan Norris
Lady of Bedford. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Dame Joan Peach
Wife of William Peach. Buried at St. Nicholas Acon.
 
Dame Joan Ratcliffe  
Dame Joan Warren  
Dame Joan Whittington  
Dame Joane Amcotts  
Dame Joane Borough
Buried at the Charterhouse.
 
Dame Joane de Berkeley  
Dame Joane de Greystoke
Baroness of Greystoke. Buried at Nunnery of St. Mary Clerkenwell.
 
Dame Joanne Milborne  
Dame Joanne Tesle  
Dame Joanne Zouch  
Dame Johan Carne
Daughter of Sir John Carne. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
 
Dame Johan Saye  
Dame Julian Lacy
Wife of Sir Richard Lacy. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Dame Katharine  
Dame Katharine Gresham  
Dame Katharine Hawkins  
Dame Katherine Bailey  
Dame Katherine Stoke
Wife of John Stoke. Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
 
Dame Katherine Terrell
Wife of Sir John Terrell. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Dame Katherine Vaux
Mother of Nicholas Vaux. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
 
Dame Lucy Knowles
Countess of Kent. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Dame Margaret Barkely (née Chevie)  
Dame Margaret Blancke  
Dame Margaret Elrington  
Dame Margaret Gristles  
Dame Margaret Hawkins  
Dame Margaret Jenyns  
Dame Margaret Lenthaine
Wife of Sir John Lenthaine. Daughter of John Fray. Buried at the Charterhouse.
 
Dame Margaret Milborne  
Dame Margaret of Glamorgan  
Dame Margaret Osborne  
Dame Margaret Pope
Wife of Thomas Pope. Buried at St. Stephen Walbrook.
 
Dame Margaret Rade (d. 1510)
Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Dame Margaret West
Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Dame Margery Twyford (d. in or after 1390)
Wife of Sir Nicholas Twyford and Drugo Barantyn. Buried at St. John Zachary. See related ODNB entry for Sir Nicholas Twyford.
 
Dame Mary Gresham  
Dame Mary Ramsey (née Dale)
Wife of Sir Thomas Ramsey. Daughter of William Dale.
 
Dame Mary S. Maure  
Dame Mary Senelare
Daughter of Sir Thomas Talbot. Buried at Whitefriars Church.
 
Dame Maud Peach  
Dame Molde fitz-Warren  
Dame Sybill Thornehurst  
Dame Thomason
Wife of Sir John Percival. Donated funds to Holborn Conduit.
 
Daniel Balgay (d. 20 December 1608)
Member of the Mercers’ Company.
 
Daniel Harby
Son of John Harby and Anne Harby. Brother of Richard Harby.
 
Daniel Rawlinson (d. 11 July 1679)
Member of the Vintners’ Company. Owner of Mitre Tavern.
 
Daniël Mijtens the Elder (b. 1590, d. 1647)
Dutch portrait painter and artist.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Darby Morgan
Landowner.
 
Darius III of Persia
King of the Achaemenid Empire 336-330 BC.
Wikipedia
 
David ap Williams
Welsh bard.
 
David Die
Welsh bard.
 
David II of Scotland
King of Scotland 1329-1371.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
David Jones
Churchwarden of St. Giles, Cripplegate.
 
David Lindsay
First Earl of Crawford. Won a jousting contest against John de Welles that took place on London Bridge.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
David Smith (d. 10 August 1587)
Embroiderer. Husband of Katherine Smith. Buried at St. Benet, Paul’s Wharf.
 
David Woodroffe
Sheriff of London 1554-1555. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Father of Sir Nicholas Woodroffe. Buried at St. Andrew Undershaft.
MASL
 
Davie Vaughan
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Deborah Willet
Maid of Samuel Pepys. Engaged in an affair with Samuel Pepys, resulting in her dismissal. See related ODNB entry for Servants of Samuel Pepys.
Wikipedia
 
Decimus Laberius
Roman knight and writer of mimes.
Wikipedia
 
Dedwin
Archbishop of London.
Wikipedia
 
Deorwulf
Bishop of London 853–883.
 
Derich Born (b. 1510, d. 1549)
Prominent Hanseatic merchant. Resident of the Steelyard. Painted by Hans Holbein the Younger.
 
Derick Berck
Prominent Hanseatic merchant. Resident of the Steelyard. Painted by Hans Holbein the Younger.
 
Desiderius Erasmus (b. 1467, d. 1536)
Humanist scholar.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Dicaearchus
Greek philosopher, cartographer, geographer, mathematician, and author. Student of Aristotle.
Wikipedia
 
Diego Sarmiento de Acuña (b. 1 November 1567, d. 2 October 1626)
Conde de Gondomar and Spanish ambassador.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Dio Cassius (b. 150, d. 235)
Roman statesman and historian.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Diocletian
Emperor of the Roman Empire 284-305.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Dirk Tybis
Prominent Hanseatic merchant. Resident of the Steelyard. Painted by Hans Holbein the Younger.
 
Doll Stodie
Wife of Christopher Croker. Possible daughter of Sir John Stodie.
 
Domitian (b. 24 October 51, d. 18 September 96)
Emperor of the Roman Empire 81-96.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Donald Lupton (d. 1676)
Clergyman and writer.
ODNB
 
Donnina Hawkwood (née Visconti)
Illegitimate daughter of Bernabò Visconti. Wife of Sir John Hawkwood. See related Wikipedia entry for Sir John Hawkwood.
 
Dorothie Dantrey (née Stoneley)
Wife of William Dantrey. Daughter of Joane Branche and Richard Stoneley. Sister of Anne Higham.
 
Dorothie Franke  
Dorothie Honywood (née Crooke)
Wife of Robert Honywood. Daughter of John Crooke and Dorothie Manwood.
 
Dorothie Long (née Clarke) (d. 1618)
Wife of Henry Long. Mother of Elizabeth Long. Daughter of Nicholas Clarke. See related Wikipedia entry for Henry Long.
 
Dorothie Manwood (née Theobald) (d. 14 September 1575)
 
Dorothy Halye of Ipswitch (d. 20 September 1601)
 
Dorothy Simons
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Dorothy Tamworth
Wife of Henry Cotton. Buried at St. Sepulchre.
 
Dorothy Weld
Daughter of John Weld and Dorothy Weld.
 
Dorothy Weld (née Greswolde)  
Dr. Alexander Burnett (d. 25 August 1665)
Doctor of Samuel Pepys. Resident of Fenchurch Street.
 
Dr. Allen
Doctor. Donated funds to the steeple of St. Mary Le Bow that was finished in 1512.
 
Dr. Ashbold
Doctor and Parson.
 
Dr. Barnes
Doctor. Master of the Rolls.
 
Dr. Chadwell
Physician. Buried at St. Benet, Paul’s Wharf.
 
Dr. Gabriel Goodman (b. 1528, d. 1601)
Dean of Westminster.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Dr. Henry Mountlow
Doctor of civil law and lecturer.
 
Dr. Hugh Weston (b. 1505, d. 1558)
Dean of Westminster and Dean of Windsor.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Dr. John Bull
Composer, musician, and lecturer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Dr. John Chambers
Physician of Edward III.
 
Dr. Jones
Doctor.
 
Dr. Layton
Doctor.
 
Dr. Mathew Guin
Doctor and lecturer.
 
Dr. Matthew Sutcliffe (b. between 1549 and 1550, d. 1629)
Dean of Exeter.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Dr. Miles Dicar
Doctor in St. Brides.
 
Dr. Page
Preacher.
 
Dr. Pendleton
Preacher.
 
Dr. Richard Yaxley
Physician to Henry VIII. Buried at St. Michael, Cornhill.
 
Dr. Stephen Gardiner (d. 1555)
Bishop of Winchester 1531–1551 and 1553–1555. Lord Chancellor of England 1553–1555. Helped merge St. Mary Magdalen (Southwark) and St. Margaret (Southwark) into the parish of St. Saviour (Southwark).
ODNB
EB
Wikipedia
 
Dr. Taylor
Doctor.
 
Dr. Thomas White
Vicar at St. Dunstan in the West. Not to be confused with Thomas White or Sir Thomas White.
 
Dr. Thomas Wilson (b. 1523)
Master of St. Katherine’s Hospital. Buried at St. Katherine’s Hospital. John Stow mistakenly credits him of dissolving its choir.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Dr. Wall
Doctor. Chaplain to Henry III.
 
Dr. Wendie
Doctor.
 
Dr. William Chichele
Archdeacon of Canterbury. Cousin of Henry Chichele, William Chichele, and Sir Robert Chichele.
 
Drugo Barantyn (b. 1350, d. 1415)
Sheriff of London 1393-1394. Mayor 1398-1399 and 1408-1409. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Husband of Dame Margery Twyford and Christine Barantyn. Buried at St. John Zachary.
MASL
ODNB
 
Drugo Drureius  
Dudley Carleton (b. 10 March 1574, d. 15 February 1632)
First Viscount Dorchester. Secretary of State.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Dudley Digges  
Dunstan
Bishop of Worcester 957–959. Bishop of London 958–959. Archbishop of Canterbury 959–988.
Wikipedia
 
E. Grouch
Churchwarden.
 
E. W. Wadeson
Owner of the The Survey of London (1618), University of Victoria copy.
 
Eadbald (d. between 796 and 798)
Bishop of London 793-798.
Wikipedia
 
Eadberht (d. between 787 and 789)
Bishop of London 772-789.
Wikipedia
 
Eadgar of London (d. between 789 and 793)
Bishop of London 787-793.
Wikipedia
 
Eadred (b. 923, d. 23 November 955)
King of the English 946-955.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Earconwald (d. 693)
Bishop of London 675–693.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Earconwald (d. 693)
Bishop of London 675–693.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Ecgbert of Wessex (b. between 769 and 771, d. 839)
King of Wessex 802–839. Reported to have changed the country’s name from Loegria to Angellandt (from which we now get England).
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Ecgwulf (d. between 766 and 772)
Bishop of London 745-772.
Wikipedia
 
Edgar (fl. 996)
Bishop of London.
 
Edgar the Peaceful (b. between 943 and 944, d. 975)
King of England 959-975.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edith of Wessex
Queen consort of England 1045-1066. Wife of Edward the Confessor. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edmond Astley  
Edmond Baxter
Father of Anne Parnell.
 
Edmond Burlac (d. 1583)
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Monument at St. Olave, Old Jewry.
 
Edmond Elmer
Brother of Zachary Elmer.
 
Edmond Harlocke (d. 1509)
 
Edmond Hemenhall
Sheriff of London 1345-1346. Possible member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Edmond Hill
Member of the Drapers’ Company.
 
Edmond Hogan
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Husband of Elizabeth Hogan.
 
Edmond Holland  
Edmond Hungerford  
Edmond Hungerford
Buried at Hospital of St. Mary within Cripplegate. Possibly the same person as Edmond Hungerford.
 
Edmond Knightley
Sergeant at Arms. Appointed in 1531.
 
Edmond Rotheley
Gentleman. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Edmond Shey
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Edmond Water
Esquire. Buried at St. Giles, Cripplegate.
 
Edmund Alison  
Edmund Bonner (b. 1500, d. 5 September 1569)
Bishop of London 1539-1549 and 1553-1559.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edmund Carey (b. 1558, d. 1637)
Member of Parliament. Son of Henry Carey and Anne Morgan.
Wikipedia
 
Edmund Chapman
Crafter of church furniture at St. James Garlickhithe.
 
Edmund Crepin
Sold the Merchant Taylors’ Hall to its guild.
 
Edmund Crouchback (b. 16 January 1245, d. 5 June 1296)
First Earl of Lancaster and First Earl of Leicester. Son of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edmund Dudley (b. 1462, d. 1510)
Administrator and financial agent of Henry VII.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edmund fitz-Gerard
Sheriff of London 1205-1206.
MASL
 
Edmund Gayton
Member of the Cordwainers’ Company.
 
Edmund Grey (b. 1416, d. 1490)
First Earl of Kent.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edmund Grindal (b. 1516, d. 1583)
Bishop of London 1559–1570. Archbishop of York 1570–1576. Archbishop of Canterbury 1576–1583.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edmund Herenden  
Edmund Howe (fl. 1602-31)
Chronicler.
 
Edmund Ironside (b. 993, d. 1016)
King of England 1016.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edmund Lacy (b. 1370, d. 1455)
Bishop of Exeter 1420–1455.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edmund Mortimer (b. 1 February 1352, d. 27 December 1381)
Third Earl of March. Husband of Philippa of Clarence.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edmund of Hadenham (fl. 1300-07)
Monk of Rochester.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edmund of Langley (b. 1341, d. 1402)
First Duke of York and Earl of Cambridge. Father of Richard of Conisburgh.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edmund of York (b. 17 May 1443, d. 30 December 1460)
Earl of Rutland. Son of Richard of York. Died at age seventeen in the Battle of Wakefield during the Wars of the Roses.
Wikipedia
 
Edmund Oldhall  
Edmund Rich (b. 1174, d. 1240)
Archbishop of Canterbury 1233–1240.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edmund Rivals
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Edmund Shakespeare (b. 1580, d. 31 December 1607)
Actor. Brother of William Shakespeare. Buried at St. Saviour (Southwark).
Wikipedia
 
Edmund Spenser
Poet and administrator of Ireland. Author of The Faerie Queen.
Wikipedia
 
Edmund the Martyr (d. 869)
King of East Anglia 855-869.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edmund Tilney (b. between 1535 and 1536, d. 1610)
Courtier.
 
Edmund Trindel
Godparent to John Stow alongside Robert Smith and Margaret Dickson. Buried at St. Michael, Cornhill.
BHO
 
Edmund Tudor (b. 1430, d. 1456)
First earl of Richmond 1452-1456. Father of Henry VII. Son of Owen Tudor and Catherine of Valois. Brother of Jasper Tudor and Edward Tudor.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edmund Wartar
Esquire. Buried at All Hallows Staining.
 
Edmund Welsh
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Edward Abbot  
Edward Allde (b. between 1555 and 1563, d. 1627)
Printer and bookseller.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edward Alleyn (b. 1566, d. 1626)
Actor with the Admiral’s Men.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edward Altham
Sheriff of London 1531-1532. Member of the Clothworkers’ Company.
MASL
 
Edward Ansell
Landowner. Member of the Carpenters’ Company.
 
Edward Arden (b. 1533, d. 1583)
Catholic executed for conspiracy against Elizabeth I.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edward Baker (d. 26 May 1602)
Buried at St. Gregory by St. Paul’s. Latin epitaph in Stow.
 
Edward Bankes
Sheriff of London 1563-1564. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Buried at St. Mary Le Bow.
MASL
 
Edward Beastby  
Edward Blount (b. 1464, d. 1475)
Second Baron Mountjoy. Buried at Christ Church.
Wikipedia
 
Edward Blount
Son of of Walter Blount. Brother of William Blount.
 
Edward Brerewood
Scholar, antiquary, mathematician, logician, and professor of astronomy.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edward Bromflit (d. 1460)
Esquire of Warwickshire. Buried at St. Michael Bassishaw.
 
Edward Burnell
Classical scholar. Son of Lord Burnell. Buried at Christ Church.
ODNB
 
Edward Catcher
Member of the Pewterersʼ Company. Buried at St. Peter le Poor.
 
Edward Cook
Owner of London Stone.
 
Edward Deoly  
Edward Eldsmere  
Edward Elrington (b. 1496, d. 1552)
Earl of Southampton. Chief butler of Edward VI. Monument at St. Peter upon Cornhill.
HPO
 
Edward Franke  
Edward Gough
Bookseller.
 
Edward Gower  
Edward Grey
First Viscount Lisle.
Wikipedia
 
Edward Hall
Lawyer and historian. Not to be confused with Edward Hall or Edward Hall.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edward Hall
Father of Berseba Taylor. Not to be confused with Edward Hall or Edward Hall.
 
Edward Hall
Gentleman of Grayʼs Inn. Buried at Christ Church. Not to be confused with Edward Hall or Edward Hall.
 
Edward Herenden  
Edward Heywarde
Buried at St. George.
 
Edward Hide  
Edward Higges
Homeowner. Possible member of the Saddlers’ Company.
 
Edward Holmedon
Sheriff of London 1598-1599. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Edward Hupcornehill
Member of the Knighten Guild.
Wikipedia
 
Edward I (b. between 17 June 1239 and 18 June 1239, d. in or before 27 October 1307)
King of England 1272-1307. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edward II (b. 25 April 1284, d. 1327)
King of England 1307-1327.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edward III (b. 12 November 1312, d. 21 June 1377)
King of England 1327-1377. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edward IV (b. 28 April 1442, d. 9 April 1483)
King of England 1461-1470 and 1471-1483.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edward Jakman
Sheriff of London 1564-1565. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at St. Stephen Walbrook.
MASL
 
Edward Kirkham
Financier of Whitefriars Theatre.
 
Edward le Blund
Sheriff of London 1264-1265. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Edward Littleton (b. 1589, d. 27 August 1645)
Baron Littleton. Esquire. Recorder of London.
ODNB
 
Edward Lively
Husband of Katherine Lively.
 
Edward Lloyd (b. 1648, d. 1713)
Coffee-house keeper, publisher, and eponymist of Lloyd’s Insurance.
ODNB
 
Edward Merwine
Sergeant at Arms. Appointed in 1531.
 
Edward Middleton  
Edward Montagu
First Earl of Sandwich. Naval officer. Not to be confused with Sir Edward Montagu.
Wikipedia
 
Edward of Norwich (b. 1373, d. 1415)
Second Duke of York. Husband of Philippa de Mohun. Son of Edmund of Langley. Grandson of Edward III.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edward of Woodstock (b. 1330, d. 1376)
Prince of Wales and Aquitaine. Father of Richard II. Son of Edward III.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edward Oliff  
Edward Philips
Parish lecturer.
 
Edward Pilsworth
Executor of Sir Rowland Heyward.
 
Edward Plummer  
Edward Poynings (b. 1459, d. 1521)
Soldier, diplomat, and administrator.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edward Rotherham (b. 1753, d. 1830)
Naval officer.
Wikipedia
 
Edward Sanders
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Edward Scales
Merchant. Monument at St. Dunstan in the East.
 
Edward Seymour (b. 1500, d. 1552)
Duke of Somerset.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edward Seymour (b. 1539, d. 1621)
First earl of Hertford. First baron Beauchamp. Son of Edward Seymour and Anne Seymour. Brother of Jane Seymour.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edward Seymour
Son of Anne Seymour and Edward Seymour. Not to be confused with Edward Seymour.
 
Edward Sharpham
Amateur playwright.
 
Edward Sikling
Churchwarden of St. Giles, Cripplegate.
 
Edward Somerset (b. 1550, d. 3 March 1628)
Fourth Earl of Worchester. Nobleman and courtier.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edward Stafford (b. 1478, d. 1521)
Third Duke of Buckingham. Buried at Austin Friars.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edward Stanley
Third Earl of Derby. Knight of the Garter. Ward of Thomas Wolsey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edward Stephan
Parson.
 
Edward the Confessor (b. between 1003 and 1005, d. between 4 January 1066 and 5 January 1066)
King of England 1042-1066. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edward the Elder
King of the Anglo-Saxons 899-924.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edward the Exile (d. 1057)
Husband of Agatha Aetheling. Son of Edmund Ironside.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edward Tudor
Son of Owen Tudor and Catherine of Valois. Brother of Edmund Tudor and Jasper Tudor. See related Wikipedia article on Owen Tudor.
 
Edward V (b. 2 November 1470, d. 1483)
King of England and Lord of Ireland 1483.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edward VI (b. 12 October 1537, d. 6 July 1553)
King of England and Ireland 1547-1553. Buried at Henry VII’s Chapel.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Edward Warner
Merchant. Son of Francis Warner. Not to be confused with Sir Edward Warner.
 
Edward Warrington  
Edward Waters (d. 1558)
Sergeant at Arms.
 
Edward White
Printer. Member of the Stationers’ Company.
Wikipedia
 
Edwardus (fl. 1056)
Possible founder of St. Martin’s le Grand.
 
Edwin Sandys (b. 1519, d. 10 July 1588)
Bishop of Worcester 1559-1570. Bishop of London 1570-1576. Archbishop of York 1576-1588. Translator of the Bishop’s Bible.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Eleanor Butler (née Talbot) (d. 1468)
Wife of Sir Thomas Butler. Allegedly betrothed to Edward IV.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Eleanor de Bohun (b. 1366, d. 1399)
Duchess of Gloucester. Wife of Thomas of Woodstock. Daughter of Humphrey de Bohun IX. Sister of Mary de Bohun. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
Wikipedia
 
Eleanor de Cobham (b. 1400, d. 1452)
Duchess of Gloucester. Wife of Humfrey of Lancaster.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Eleanor fitz-Alan
Noblewoman. Wife of Sir Thomas Browne. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
 
Eleanor Gristles  
Eleanor Neville
Wife of Thomas Stanley. Mother of George Stanley. Not to be confused with Eleanor Neville.
 
Eleanor Neville
Daughter of Ralph Neville. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery. Not to be confused with Eleanor Neville.
 
Eleanor of Castile (b. 1241, d. 1290)
Queen of consort England 1272-1290. Wife of Edward I. Heart buried at Blackfriars Monastery. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Eleanor of England (b. 18 June 1269, d. 29 August 1298)
Countess of Bar. Daughter of Edward I. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
Wikipedia
 
Eleanor of Provence
Queen consort of England 1236-1272. Wife of Henry III. Daughter of Ramon Berenguer IV and Beatrice of Savoy. Sister of Margaret of Provence, Sanchia of Provence, and Beatrice of Provence.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Eleanor Percy (b. 1474, d. 13 February 1530)
Duchess of Buckingham. Buried at Christ Church.
Wikipedia
 
Eleanor Writhesley (née Arnold)  
Elenor Carew  
Elenor Sanders
Survivor of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Eleuterus (d. 24 May 189)
Bishop of Rome 174-189.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Elianor Fen  
Elias Russel
Sheriff of London 1292-1293. Mayor 1299-1301. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Elinore Barnard
Wife of John Barnard.
 
Elizabeth Allde
Printer.
BBTI
 
Elizabeth Antrobus  
Elizabeth Antrobus (née Woodcocke)  
Elizabeth Ashton (née Chicheley) (d. 1499)
Wife of Sir Thomas Kyriell, Ralph Ashton, and Sir John Bourchier. Daughter of John Chichele. See related ODNB entry for Ralph Ashton.
 
Elizabeth Astime
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Elizabeth Audley (d. 1564)
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Elizabeth Barkley
Countess of Ormond. Wife of Sir Maurice Barkley. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
Wikipedia
 
Elizabeth Barnes  
Elizabeth Beauchamp  
Elizabeth Bedingfield (née Houghton)  
Elizabeth Billingsley (d. 29 July 1577)
 
Elizabeth Blount (b. 1500, d. 1541)
Daughter of John Blount. Buried at Christ Church.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Elizabeth Blunt  
Elizabeth Bourchier (b. in or before 1473, d. 1557)
Wife of Sir Edward Stanhope. Mother of Anne Seymour.
Wikipedia
 
Elizabeth Bowyer  
Elizabeth Bowyer (née Tillesworth)  
Elizabeth Burton
Wife of Simon Burton. Mother of Alice Byng.
 
Elizabeth Carew (née Brian)
Daughter of Sir Francis Brian.
 
Elizabeth Cawarden (d. 1560)
 
Elizabeth Cecil (née Brooke) (d. 1597)
Wife of Robert Cecil. See related Wikipedia article on Robert Cecil.
 
Elizabeth Cheiney  
Elizabeth Chester (née Lovett) Wikipedia
 
Elizabeth Clarke (née Ramsey)
Wife of Nicholas Clarke. Mother of Dorothie Long. Daughter of Thomas Ramsey.
 
Elizabeth Compton (née Spencer)  
Elizabeth Cosyn
Wife of Robert Cosyn. Mother of Robert Cosyn. Buried at St. Martin Orgar.
 
Elizabeth Couderow
Wife of Nicholas Couderow. Buried at Crossed Friars.
 
Elizabeth Day
Wife of William Day.
 
Elizabeth de Badlesmere (b. 1313, d. 1356)
Countess of Northampton. Daughter of Sir Bartholomew de Badlesmere. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Wikipedia
 
Elizabeth de Beauchamp (b. 1415, d. 1448)
Noblewoman. Wife of Sir Edward Neville.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Elizabeth de Bohun (b. 1350, d. 1385)
Countess of Arundel and Countess of Surrey. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Wikipedia
 
Elizabeth de Bohun  
Elizabeth Denham  
Elizabeth Dent
Daughter of John Dent and Alice Dent. Sister of Mary Dent and Elizabeth Dent.
 
Elizabeth Dent
Daughter of John Dent and Alice Dent. Sister of Elizabeth Dent and Mary Dent.
 
Elizabeth Duram  
Elizabeth English
Wife of Henry Suckley.
 
Elizabeth Fortescue  
Elizabeth Francis (d. 1450)
Wife of John Francis. Monument at St. John Zachary.
 
Elizabeth Franke  
Elizabeth Freake (née Taylor)
Wife of Francis Smith and Thomas Freake. Mother of Francis Smith. Daughter of Berseba Taylor and John Taylor.
 
Elizabeth Gainsford (née Alphew)
Wife of George Gainsford. Mother of Alice Coleman.
 
Elizabeth Gemersey  
Elizabeth Glover
Wife of Richard Glover. Buried at St. Margaret Pattens. Not to be confused with Elizabeth Glover.
 
Elizabeth Glover  
Elizabeth Greenwood  
Elizabeth Hogan (née Blundell)  
Elizabeth Hone  
Elizabeth Horspoole (née Smith)
Wife of Simon Horspoole. Daughter of John Smith. Sister of Thomas Smith.
 
Elizabeth Humble (d. 30 April 1616)
 
Elizabeth I (b. 7 September 1533, d. 24 March 1603)
Queen of England and Ireland 1558-1603.
ODNB
EB
Wikipedia
 
Elizabeth Iken
Wife of Thomas Iken. Buried at St. Mildred, Poultry.
 
Elizabeth Ireland (d. 2 April 1613)
 
Elizabeth Ironside
Denizen of London.
 
Elizabeth Kendrick
Daughter of William Kendrick. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Elizabeth King (née Horspoole)  
Elizabeth Knevet (née Heyward)  
Elizabeth Lennard (née Slaney)  
Elizabeth Long
Daughter of Henry Long and Dorothie Long.
 
Elizabeth Lucar
Wife of Emanuel Lucar. Buried at St. Martin Orgar.
 
Elizabeth Marsh
Wife of Robert Marsh.
 
Elizabeth Medcalfe  
Elizabeth Medlycote (née Philips) (d. 18 October 1605)
 
Elizabeth Mellington
Wife of Robert Mellingon. Daughter of Ferreis of Ousley. Buried at Crossed Friars. Not to be confused with Dame Elizabeth Mellington.
 
Elizabeth Moore
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Elizabeth Neville (née Holland)
Wife of John Neville. Mother of Ralph Neville. Daughter of Thomas Holland. Buried at Christ Church. Not to be confused with Elizabeth Neville.
 
Elizabeth Neville (née Latimer)  
Elizabeth Norreis (d. 18 August 1574)
Daughter of Sir Henry Norreis.
 
Elizabeth of Denmark (b. 25 August 1573, d. 19 July 1625)
Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Wife of Heinrich Julius. Daughter of Frederick II of Denmark and Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. Sister of Anne of Denmark, Christian IV of Denmark, and Ulric of Denmark.
Wikipedia
 
Elizabeth of York (b. 1466, d. 1503)
Queen consort of England 1486-1503. Wife of Henry VII. Mother of Henry VIII. Buried at Henry VII’s Chapel.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Elizabeth Offley
Daughter of Hugh Offley.
 
Elizabeth Ortelia  
Elizabeth Peak  
Elizabeth Pepys
Wife of Samuel Pepys.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Elizabeth Plummer
Daughter of John Plummer. Sister of John Plummer.
 
Elizabeth Plummer (née Delacre) (d. 1595)
 
Elizabeth Prescot
Daughter of Martha Prescot and Alexander Prescot. Buried at St. Foster.
 
Elizabeth Purslowe BBTI
 
Elizabeth Robinson  
Elizabeth Scory (d. 1592)
Wife of John Scory. Buried at St. Leonard, Shoreditch. See related Wikipedia article for John Scory.
 
Elizabeth Seymour
Daughter of Anne Seymour and Edward Seymour.
 
Elizabeth Simpson
Wife of Robert Simpson. Buried at St. Benet Fink.
 
Elizabeth Skinard (née Chincroft)  
Elizabeth Skinner  
Elizabeth Soame
Wife of Thomas Soame.
 
Elizabeth Sommers
Resident of Gray’s Inn Road. Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Elizabeth Spearing  
Elizabeth Stow
Wife of John Stow.
 
Elizabeth Stuart of Bohemia (b. 1596, d. 1662)
Queen of Bohemia 1619-1620. Daughter of James VI and I and Anne of Denmark. Sister of Charles I and Henry Frederick.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Elizabeth Thursby
Daughter of Jane Thursby.
 
Elizabeth Tolderney  
Elizabeth Towerson  
Elizabeth Tudor (b. 1492, d. 1495)
Daughter of Henry VII. Died at three years of age. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
Wikipedia
 
Elizabeth Venour  
Elizabeth Web (née Thornehill)  
Elizabeth Weld
Daughter of John Weld and Dorothy Weld.
 
Elizabeth Wharton  
Elizabeth Wilforde
Wife of Nicholas Wilforde. Buried at St. George.
 
Elizabeth Woodville (b. 1436, d. 8 June 1492)
Queen consort of England 1464-1470 and 1471-1483. Wife of Edward IV.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Elizabeth Worley
Denizen of London.
 
Elizabeth Yeardley  
Ellinor Cotes
Printer.
BBTI
 
Ellis Hey
Wife of Thomas Hey. Buried at St. Martin Outwich.
 
Ellis Hilton (d. 12 December 1528)
Esquire. Buried at St. Benet, Paul’s Wharf.
 
Elphinus (fl. 1004)
Bishop of London.
 
Elvanus
Archbishop of London. Built a library for St. Peters upon Cornhill. Sent as an ambassador alongside Meduvinus to spread Christianity in Britain.
BHO
Wikipedia
 
Emanuel de Meteren  
Emanuel Lucar
Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Husband of Elizabeth Lucar. Buried at St. Martin Orgar.
 
Emma Constantine  
Emma Meager
Wife of John Meager. Buried at St. Nicholas Acon.
 
Emme Harby  
Enguerrand de Coucy (b. 1340b. 1397)
Husband of Isabella of Bedford. After the death of Edward III, he repudiated his loyalty to England in favour of France.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Enriqueta Augustina Rylands (b. 1843, d. 1908)
Founder of the John Rylands Library. Wife of John Rylands.
 
Epictetus
Greek Stoic philosopher.
Wikipedia
 
Ernulf fitz-Alulf
Sheriff of London 1198-1199.
MASL
 
Ernulfus Buchel
Portgrave during the reign of Henry II.
 
Ethelfled
Daughter of Alfred the Great.
 
Eugene III (b. 1080, d. 1153)
Pope 1145–1153.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Eustace de Fauconberg (b. 1170, d. 31 October 1228)
Lord High Treasurer 1217-1228. Bishop of London 1221-1226.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Eustacius  
Eutropius
Roman historian.
Wikipedia
 
Fastidius
Archbishop of London. See related Wikipedia entry.
 
Felix Kyngston (b. in or before 1598, d. 1653)
Printer.
BBTI
 
Felix Travars (née Gisers)
Wife of Thomas Travars. Daughter of Sir Thomas Gisers. Buried at All Hallows Staining.
 
Ferdinand II of Aragon (b. 1452, d. 1516)
King of Castile 1475-1504. King of Aragon 1479-1516. Father of Catherine of Aragon.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Ferdinand III of Castille (d. 1057)
King of Castille 1217-1252.
Wikipedia
 
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer.
Wikipedia
 
Ferreis of Ousley  
Filiberto Pingone (b. 18 January 1525, d. 18 April 1582)
Historian. Baron of Cusy.
Wikipedia
 
Finán of Lindisfarne (d. 17 February 661)
Bishop of Lindisfarne 651-661.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Florence Marsh
Wife of Robert Marsh. Buried at St. Foster.
 
Florence of Worcester
Monk and chronicler.
Wikipedia
 
Florens Caldwell
Member of the Haberdashersʼ Company. Husband of Mary Wilde and Sibill Greene. Father of Mary Gourney. Buried at St. Martin, Ludgate.
 
Flower Henshawe (d. 6 March 1615)
 
Frances Carr (née Howard) (b. 31 May 1590, d. 23 August 1632)
Countess of Somerset. Wife of Robert Devereux and Robert Carr. Daughter of Thomas Howard.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Frances Chape
Buried at Christ Church.
 
Frances Cotton
Wife of Sir Edward Montagu. Sister of Henry Cotton.
 
Frances Croke (née Wellesborne) (d. 3 November 1587)
 
Frances Downes
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Frances Grey (née Brandon) (b. 16 July 1517, d. 20 November 1559)
Duchess of Suffolk. Mother of Lady Jane Grey. Daughter of Mary Tudor of France and Charles Brandon. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
 
Frances Herenden  
Frances Howard (d. 1598)
Second wife of Edward Seymour. See related Wikipedia on Edward Seymour.
 
Frances Radclyffe (née Sidney) (b. 1531, d. 1589)
Countess of Sussex. Lady of the Bedchamber to Elizabeth I. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Frances Sotherton  
Frances van Wyllender  
Francesco Valegio (fl. 1598-1627)
Engraver, etcher, and print dealer.
BM
 
Francis Barnham (b. 1515, d. 1575)
Sheriff of London 1570-1571. Mayor 1487-1488. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Buried at St. Clement, Eastcheap.
MASL
ODNB
 
Francis Baromi  
Francis Beaumont (b. between 1584 and 1585, d. 1616)
Playwright.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Francis Benneson  
Francis Bowyer (d. 1580)
MASL
 
Francis Bowyer  
Francis Butler (d. 1615)
 
Francis Chape
Buried at Christ Church.
 
Francis Cherry
Merchant and possible member of the Vintners’ Company. Husband of Margaret Cherry.
 
Francis Coldock
Husband of Alice Byng. Father of Joane Coldock and Anne Coldock.
 
Francis Coles
Pamphleteer and bookseller. Accused of printing scandalous material in 1643.
BBTI
BBTI
BHO
 
Francis Cooke  
Francis Dorington
Merchant of Tripoli. Wife of Hawys Dorington.
 
Francis Harby  
Francis II (b. 1544, d. 1560)
King of France 1559-1560.
Wikipedia
 
Francis Langley (b. 1548, d. 1602)
Businessman and moneylender.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Francis Neale
Esquire. Auditor of the Exchequer. Father of Thomas Neale.
 
Francis of Assisi (d. 3 October 1226)
Italian Catholic friar, deacon, and preacher.
 
Francis Osborne (b. 1593, d. 1659)
Writer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Francis Phillips
Resident of Aldgate Ward.
 
Francis Roberts
Esquire. Father of Barne Roberts.
 
Francis Smith
Husband of Elizabeth Freake. Father of Francis Smith.
 
Francis Smith  
Francis Talbot (b. 1500, d. 1560)
Fifth earl of Shrewsbury. Father of George Talbot.
ODNB
 
Francis Thynne (b. 1545, d. 1608)
Antiquary.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Francis Tipsley
Member of the Haberdashersʼ Company. Worked as a painter-stainer on the Haberdashersʼ mayoral shows (Hill 89, 112).
 
Francis Tirrell
Member of the Grocers’ Company. Benefactor of the poor.
 
Francis Warner
Husband of Mary Warner. Father of Edward Warner.
 
Francis Wellesborne
Father of Frances Croke.
 
Francis White (d. 1566)
 
Francis Wood  
Frans Hogenberg (b. 1535, d. 1590)
Flemish and German painter, engraver, and cartographer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
François de Belleforest (b. 1530, d. 1583)
French author, poet, and translator.
Wikipedia
 
Frederick de Wit (b. 1629, d. 1706)
Dutch cartographer and artist.
Wikipedia
 
Frederick I
Duke of Württemberg. Referenced in William Shakespeareʼs The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Wikipedia
 
Frederick I of Denmark (b. 10 July 1471, d. 10 April 1533)
King of Denmark 1523–1533. King of Norway 1524–1533.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Frederick II (b. 26 December 1194, d. 13 December 1250)
Holy Roman Emperor 1220-1250. King of Sicily 1197-1250. King of Germany 1212-1250. King of Jerusalem 1229-1243.
EB
 
Frederick II of Denmark (b. 1 July 1534, d. 4 April 1588)
King of Denmark and Norway 1559-1588. Husband of Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. Father of Anne of Denmark, Christian IV of Denmark, and Elizabeth of Denmark.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Frederick V of the Palatinate (b. 26 August 1596, d. 29 November 1632)
Elector Palatinate of the Rhine. Husband of Elizabeth Stuart of Bohemia.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Frydus Guynysane
Merchant of Lucca. Granted the Cornet Stoure by Edward III.
 
Fulcardus
Chronicler.
 
Fulk Basset (d. 1259)
Bishop of London 1244–1259.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Fulk Bourchier (b. in or before 1445, d. 1479)
Tenth baron of Fitzwarren. Father of Elizabeth Bourchier.
Wikipedia
 
Fulk St. Edmond
Sheriff of London 1289-1290. Member of the Burellers’ Company.
MASL
 
Fulke Lovell (d. 1285)
Bishop-elect of London 1280.
Wikipedia
 
Fulke Mullert
Father of Anne Smith.
 
Fulke Wormleighton
Denizen of London.
 
G. Hind (fl. 1548)
Churchwarden of St. Michael, Cornhill.
 
Gabriel de Urs
Venetian merchant. Associated with Lombard’s Place.
 
Gabriel Harvey (b. between 1552 and 1553, d. 1631)
Scholar and poet.
EB
ODNB
 
Gabriel Rave (d. 1511)
Member of the Fullers’ Company. Monument at St. Olave, Old Jewry.
 
Gabriel Spenser (b. 1576, d. 1598)
Actor. Killed in a duel by Ben Jonson. Buried at St. Leonard.
Wikipedia
 
Gaius Fabricius Luscinus
Roman magistrate. Often invoked as a figure of uncompromising virtue.
Wikipedia
 
Gaius Julius Solinus (fl. c. 200-c. 250)
Third-century Latin grammarian and compiler. Author of De mirabilibus mundi (The Wonders of the World).
Wikipedia
 
Galfrid Moncley  
Galfridi Bullayne  
Gamaliel Pye (b. 1514, d. 1596)
Member of the Butchersʼ Company. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Geffrey Clarke
Implicated in the murder of Laurence Ducket.
 
Geffrey Kent
Member of the Draper’s Company.
 
Geffrey Nightingale
Esquire.
 
Geoffery Boleyn
Sheriff of London 1446-1447. Mayor 1457-1458. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Father of Geoffery Boleyn. Buried at St. Laurence, Jewry.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Geoffery Boleyn
Esquire of Norfolk. Son of Geoffery Boleyn. Buried at St. Laurence, Jewry.
 
Geoffery de St. Andomare
Co-founder of the first order Knights Templar.
 
Geoffrey Baynard
Son of Ralph Baynard. Builder of Baynard’s Castle.
Wikipedia
 
Geoffrey Boleyn
Sheriff of London 1446-1447. Mayor 1457-1458. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Geoffrey Broke
Sheriff of London 1406-1407. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Geoffrey Chaucer (b. 1340, d. 1400)
Poet and administrator. Author of The Canterbury Tales. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Geoffrey de Clinton (d. 1133)
Sheriff of Warwick. Brother of William de Clinton.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Geoffrey de Conduit
Sheriff of London 1306-1307. Possible member of the Vintners’ Company.
MASL
 
Geoffrey de Hertilepole
Recorder of London.
 
Geoffrey de Mandeville (d. in or before 1130)
Constable of the Tower of London. Portgrave of London during the reign of William I and William II. Principal magistrate of Bassinghall Ward. Father of William de Mandeville.
Wikipedia
 
Geoffrey de Mandeville (d. 26 September 1144)
First Earl of Essex. Portgrave of London during the reign of Stephen I. Husband of Athelaise de Mandeville. Son of William de Mandeville. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Westminster Abbey
Wikipedia
 
Geoffrey de Mandeville (b. 1191, d. 23 February 1216)
Second Earl of Essex and Fourth Earl of Gloucester. Husband of Matilda de Mandeville. Not to be confused with Geoffrey de Mandeville.
Wikipedia
 
Geoffrey de Say (b. 1304, d. 1359)
Second Lord de Say. Husband of Maude de Say.
ODNB
 
Geoffrey de Winton
Sheriff of London 1248-1249.
MASL
 
Geoffrey de Wychingham
Sheriff of London 1344-1345. Mayor 1346-1347. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Geoffrey Feldynge
Sheriff of London 1445-1446. Mayor 1452-1453. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Husband of Angell Feldynge. Buried at St. Laurence, Jewry.
MASL
 
Geoffrey Lucy
Father of Geoffrey Lucy.
 
Geoffrey Lucy
Son of Geoffrey Lucy. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Geoffrey Martell
Gave the monks of Bermondsey (Mr. Peter, Mr. Richard, Mr. Osbert, and Mr. Umbald) the land of Halingbury and tithe of Alferton by the grant of Geoffrey de Mandeville.
 
Geoffrey of Monmouth (d. between 1154? and 1155?)
Bishop of St. Asaph 1152-1155. Author of History of the Kings of Britain.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Geoffrey Spring (d. 1509)
Esquire. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
 
Geoffrey Tanner
Homeowner and tanner.
 
Geoffrey Whitney (b. 1548, d. between 1600 and 1601)
Civil servant. Author of A Choice of Emblemes and Other Devises.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Georg Gisze (b. 2 April 1497, d. 3 February 1562)
Prominent Hanseatic merchant. Resident of the Steelyard. Painted by Hans Holbein the Younger.
Wikipedia
 
George Abbot (b. 1562, d. 1633)
Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry 1609–1610. Bishop of London 1610–1611. Archbishop of Canterbury 1611-1633.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
George Allen
Member of the Skinners’ Company.
 
George Beamon  
George Braun (b. 1541, d. 1622)
Flemish and German painter, engraver, and cartographer.
Wikipedia
 
George Carew (b. 1555, d. 1629)
First Earl of Carew. Soldier and administrator.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
George Carey (b. 1548, d. 1603)
Second Baron Hunsdon. Son of Henry Carey and Anne Morgan.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
George Ceaustour
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
George Chapman
Playwright, translator, and poet.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
George Clark (d. 19 April 1606)
Member of the Vintners’ Company. Benefactor of the poor.
 
George Coleman (d. 16 September 1600)
Gentleman. Husband of Alice Coleman. Buried at St. Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street.
 
George Cooper  
George Cope (d. 1572)
 
George Cotton
Father of Beatrix Barners.
 
George Day
Son of Thomas Day. Brother of William Day.
 
George Eld (d. 1624)
Printer and publisher.
BBTI
Wikipedia
 
George Fairbeard (fl. 1617-29)
Bookseller and printer. Husband of Sarah Fairbeard.
 
George Fastolph  
George Ffoy
Son of John Ffoy. Brother of John Ffoy, Henry Ffoy, and Richard Ffoy.
 
George Flood
Denizen of London.
 
George Freeman
Denizen of London.
 
George Gainsford
Esquire. Husband of Elizabeth Gainsford. Father of Alice Coleman. Son of Sir John Gainsford. Brother of Sir John Gainsford.
 
George Gascoigne (b. between 1534 and 1535, d. 1577)
Author and soldier.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
George Gips (d. 1611)
Buried at St. Leonard, Shoreditch. Father of Richard Gips, George Gips, Thomas Gips, Anna Gips, Maria Gips, and Martha Gips. Latin epitaph in Stow 1633.
 
George Gips
Son of George Gips.
 
George Golding  
George Gower  
George Grey (d. 1503)
Second Earl of Kent. Father of Sir Henry Grey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
George Hasken  
George Hearne
Member of the Painter-Stainers’ Company. Artificer of mayoral shows.
 
George Heriot (b. 15 June 1563, d. 12 February 1624)
Jeweller and philanthropist. Husband of Alison Heriot.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
George Heron
Director of the entertainment held in honour of James I and VI’s coronation. Appears in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
 
George Heyward  
George Hothersall
Benefactor of the poor.
 
George Irlond
Sheriff of London 1461-1462. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
George Kirkes
Gentleman. Monument at St. Thomas Hospital.
 
George Lee
Member of the Saddlers’ Company.
 
George Long
Esquire.
 
George Lowe
Partner of John Kendrick. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
George Lufkin
Financier of St. Nicholas Acon.
 
George May
Esquire. Father of Margery May.
 
George Monoux (d. 1544)
Sheriff of London 1509-1510. Mayor 1514-1515. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
George Mortimer
Bastard. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
 
George Mosse
Director of the entertainment held in honour of James I and VI’s coronation. Appears in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
 
George Mountain (b. 1569, d. 1628)
Archbishop of York 1628. Bishop of Lincoln 1617-1621. Bishop of London 1621-1627. Bishop of Durham 1627-1628.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
George Neville
First Duke of Bedford. Not to be confused with George Neville.
Wikipedia
 
George Neville
Fifth Baron Bergavenny. Father of Ursula St. Leger. Not to be confused with George Neville.
 
George Nicholson  
George Owen (b. 1499, d. 1558)
Physician to Henry VIII. Buried at St. Stephen Walbrook.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
George Palin
Member of the Girdlers’ Company. Benefactor of the poor.
 
George Peele (bap. 1566, d. 1596)
Playwright.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
George Plantagenet (b. 1449, d. 1478)
First Duke of Clarence. Drowned in a vessel filled with malmsey (a fortified wine).
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
George Preston
Denizen of London.
 
George Purslowe (fl. 1602-32)
Printer and bookseller.
BBTI
BHO
 
George Raymond
Denizen of London.
 
George Sares
Resident of Aldgate Ward.
 
George Smithes
Member of the Goldsmithsʼ Company. Husband of Sarah Smithes. Buried at St. Mary Staining.
 
George Spearing
Husband of George Spearing.
 
George Stanley (b. 1460, d. 1503)
Ninth Baron Strange.
Wikipedia
 
George Stoddard
Merchant. Monument at St. Olave, Hart Street.
 
George Talbot (b. 1522, d. 1590)
Sixth Earl of Shrewsbury. Son of Francis Talbot.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
George Tuchet
Buried at Bermondsey Abbey. Possible son of Lord John Tuchet.
Wikipedia
 
George Turberville (b. in or after 1543, d. in or after 1597)
Poet and translator.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
George Vertue (b. 1684, d. 1756)
Engraver and antiquary. Produced a pewter plate version of the Agas map in 1737.
 
George Villers (b. 28 August 1592, d. 23 August 1628)
First Duke of Buckingham. Favourite of James VI and I and Charles I.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
George Wilkins (b. 1576, d. 1618)
Playwright and pamphleteer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
George Wither (b. 11 June 1588, d. 2 May 1667)
Poet and satirist.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Georges d’Amboise (b. 1460, d. 1510)
Cardinal.
Wikipedia
 
Georgius Schraderus (d. 27 June 1567)
 
Gerard Bat
Sheriff of London 1232-1233 and 1235-1236. Mayor 1239-1240. Possible member of the Vintners’ Company.
MASL
 
Gerard Christmas (d. 1634)
Carver and sculptor. Artificer of mayoral shows.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Gerard Daniel  
Gerard Gore (d. 11 December 1607)
Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Husband of Helen Gore.
 
Gerard Marbod
Member of the Merchants of the Haunce of Almaine. Donated funds to Bishopsgate Ward.
 
Gerolamo Cardano (b. 1501, d. 1576)
Italian mathematician, physician, and astrologer. Helped find the field of probability.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Gertrude Style (née Bright)
Wife of Nicholas Style. Mother of Mary Style and Humphrey Style. Daughter of Thomas Bright.
 
Gervase Chamberlain
Sheriff of London 1237-1238. Member of the Cordwainers’ Company.
MASL
 
Gervase Markham
Amateur playwright.
 
Gervase of Tilbury
Lawyer, statesmen, and writer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Gilbert Basset (d. 1241)
Baron of Wycombe.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Gilbert Becket
Portgrave of London during the reign of Stephen I. Principal magistrate of Bassinghall Ward. Father of St. Thomas Becket.
 
Gilbert Bovet  
Gilbert Clarke
Implicated in the murder of Laurence Ducket.
 
Gilbert de Clare (b. 1291, d. 1314)
Seventh Earl of Hertford and Eighth Earl of Gloucester. Warden of Scotland and Captain of Scotland. Financier of Greyfriars. Brother of Lady Eleanor le Spencer and Lady Elizabeth de Burgh.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Gilbert de Clare
Count of Brionne and Eu. Father of Richard de Clare.
 
Gilbert de Clare (b. 1243, d. 1295)
Sixth Earl of Hertford, Seventh Earl of Gloucester, Ninth Lord of Glamorgan, and Ninth Lord of ClareNoble.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Gilbert de Fraxineto
Friar associated with Peter des Roches.
 
Gilbert Dugdale (fl. 1604)
Eyewitness of James VI and I’s 1604 procession into London. Author of The Time Triumphant.
 
Gilbert Foliot (b. 1110, d. 18 February 1187)
Abbot of Gloucester 1139-1148. Bishop of Hereford 1148-1163. Bishop of London 1163-1187.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Gilbert Halfstocke  
Gilbert Maghfeld
Sheriff of London 1391-1393. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Gilbert March  
Gilbert Marshal (b. 1194, d. 27 June 1241)
Fourth Earl of Pembroke. Husband of Marjorie Marshal.
Wikipedia
 
Gilbert Marshall
Brother of William Marshall. Son of William Marshall. Buried at Temple Church.
 
Gilbert Mordon
Sheriff of London 1325-1326. Possible member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Gilbert Prince
Alderman. Buried at All Hallows Staining.
 
Gilbert Sanford
Granted the Little Conduit, Cheapside to the citizens of London in 1236.
 
Gilbert Segrave (b. in or before 1258, d. 1316)
Bishop of London 1313-1316.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Gilbert Stayndrop
Sheriff of London 1351-1352. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
MASL
 
Gilbert Universalis (d. 9 August 1134)
Bishop of London 1127-1134.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Gildas (fl. between 400 and 599)
Monk. Author of On the Ruin and Conquest of Britain.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Giles Capell  
Giles Daubeney (b. 1 June 1451, d. 21 May 1508)
First Baron Daubeney. Soldier, diplomat, and privy councilor to King Henry VII. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Giles Dewes (d. 1511)
Musician and royal tutor. Monument at St. Olave, Old Jewry.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Giles of Andwarp
Received 200 markes from Edward I’s treasury for the purpose of rebuilding Tower Ditch.
 
Gnaeus Julius Agricola (b. 13 June 40, d. 23 August 93)
Roman general celebrated for his conquests in Britain. Father-in-law of Tacitus.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Godard de Antioche
Sheriff of London 1195-1196.
MASL
 
Godestalke of Hundondale
Donated funds to Bishopsgate Ward.
 
Godfrey de Magum
Member of the Knighten Guild.
Wikipedia
 
Godfrey of Bouillon (b. 1060, d. 18 July 1100)
French nobleman. One of the leaders of the First Crusade and first ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Godfrey of Campes
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Godwin (d. 1053)
Earl of Wessex under Canute I.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Good Bower  
Gregory Cromwell (b. 1520, d. 1551)
Son of Thomas Cromwell. Brother-in-law of Henry VIII. Uncle of Edward VI.
Wikipedia
 
Gregory de Rokesley (fl. 1274-84d. 1291)
Sheriff of London 1263-1264 and 1270-1271. Mayor 1274-1281 and 1284-1285. Possible member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Lord Chief Justice of the Court of the King’s Bench. Financier of Greyfriars. Buried at Christ Church.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Gregory Fiennes (b. 25 June 1539, d. 25 December 1594)
Tenth Baron Dacre. Husband of Anne Fiennes.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Gregory I (b. 540, d. 604)
Pope 590-604.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Gregory Newman
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Gregory XI (b. 1329, d. 1378)
Pope 1370-1378.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Griffin Forster
Clothier in the town of Newbury. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Griffin Lloyd (d. 26 November 1586)
Doctor of Law. Buried at St. Benet, Paul’s Wharf. Latin epitaph in Stow 1633.
 
Griffin Martin
Resident of Aldgate Ward.
 
Griffith of Wales (d. 1244)
Son of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd. Died in an attempt to escape the Tower of London in 1244.
 
Grimond Descure
Husband of Bartrand Descure. Member of the Vintners’ Company. Buried at St. Mildred, Bread Street.
 
Grinling Gibbons (b. 1648, d. 1721)
Woodcarver and sculptor.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Grisild Kirton
Daughter of Stephen Kirton.
 
Grisseild Windsore  
Guichard dʼAngle (d. 1380)
Earl of Huntingdon. Knight and companion of Edward of Woodstock. Buried at Austin Friars.
Wikipedia
 
Guidelinus
Archbishop of London. Appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History of the Kings of Britian.
Wikipedia
 
Gulielmo Turnero
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Gundulf of Rochester (b. between 1023 and 1024, d. 1108)
Norman monk.Bishop of Rochester 1075-1108.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Guy Bryce  
Guy de Maricke  
Guy de Montfort (b. 1244, d. 1291)
Count of Nola. Son of Simon de Montfort. Brother of Simon de Montfort the Younger.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Guy of Marlowe
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H. Knighton (d. 1396)
Ecclesiastical chronicler.
Wikipedia
 
H. Walsm
Denizen of London.
 
Hadrian
Emperor of the Roman Empire 117–138 BC.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Hamo Box
Sheriff of London 1291-1292. Member of the Corders’ Company.
MASL
 
Hamo de Chigwell
Sheriff of London 1314-1315. Mayor 1319-1328. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Hamo de Godchep
Sheriff of London 1315-1316. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Husband of Isabelle Godchep.
MASL
 
Hamond Brond
Sheriff of London 1203-1204.
MASL
 
Hamond de Lega  
Hance Poets
Brother of Jeremias Poets. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Hannibal
Carthaginian general.
Wikipedia
 
Hans Holbein the Younger (b. between 1497 and 1498, d. 1543)
German painter and printmaker.
EB
ODNB
 
Hans of Antwerp
Prominent Hanseatic merchant. Resident of the Steelyard. Painted by Hans Holbein the Younger.
 
Harold Harefoot (d. 1035)
King of England 1035-1040. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Harthacnut (b. 1018, d. 8 June 1042)
King of Denmark 1035-1042. King of England 1040-1042.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Hatton Houghton  
Haveland
Porter in the reign of Edward III.
 
Hawys Dorington (née Horspoole)  
Heahstan (d. 897)
Bishop of London 857-897.
Wikipedia
 
Heathoberht (d. 801)
Bishop of London 796-801.
Wikipedia
 
Heinrich Julius (b. 15 October 1564, d. 30 July 1613)
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Husband of Elizabeth of Denmark.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Helen Branche (née Nicholson)  
Helen Collier  
Helen Gore (d. 13 February 1607)
Wife of Gerard Gore.
 
Helen Herenden (née Bird)
Wife of Edmund Herenden. Daughter of John Bird. Not to be confused with Helen Herenden.
 
Helen Herenden (née Dunkeyn)
Wife of Edmund Herenden. Daughter of William Dunkeyn. Not to be confused with Helen Herenden.
 
Helen Malledge  
Helen Orgen
Wife of John Orgen.
 
Helen Swineley  
Helenor Fiennes
Wife of James Fiennes. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Helming Legget
Benefactor of Langbourn Ward.
 
Hengist (d. 488)
King of Kent 455-488. Heavily mythologized in the centuries following his death.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henrietta Maria (b. 1609, d. 1669)
Queen consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1625-1649. Wife of Charles I.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry (b. 1511, d. 1511)
Duke of Cornwall. First son of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. Died shortly after birth.
Wikipedia
 
Henry Ady
Benefactor of the Grocers’ Company.
 
Henry Andrewes
Sheriff of London 1632-1633. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company.
MASL
 
Henry Astley  
Henry Bambrough  
Henry Barley
Father of Anne Gunter.
 
Henry Beaufort
Third Duke of Somerset. Lancastrian military commander during the Wars of the Roses.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Beaufort (b. 1375, d. in or before 11 April 1447)
Cardinal. Son of John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford.
Wikipedia
 
Henry Beaumond
Father of Thomas Beaumond.
 
Henry Becket
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Henry Beecher
Sheriff of London 1569-1570. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Husband of Alice Beecher and Jane Beecher. Buried at St. Christopher le Stocks.
MASL
 
Henry Belwase  
Henry Bennis
Clerk.
 
Henry Bludder
Denizen of London.
 
Henry Blunt  
Henry Bourchier (b. between 1404 and 1406, d. 1483)
Fifth Baron Bourchier, Second Count of Eu, First Viscount Bourchier, and First Earl of Essex. Nephew of Sir John Bourchier. Great-grandson of Edward III. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Bowyer  
Henry Box
Sheriff of London 1294-1295. Possible timber merchant.
MASL
 
Henry Brandon (b. 1498, d. 1538)
First Earl of Lincoln.
Wikipedia
 
Henry Briggs
Mathematician and professor of geometry.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Bryce
Sheriff of London 1466-1467. Member of the Fullers’ Company.
MASL
 
Henry Budge
Founder of a chantry at St. Mildred, Bread Street in 1419.
 
Henry Bynneman (fl. in or after 1566d. 1583)
Printer.
BBTI
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Campion
Esquire. Member of the Brewersʼ Company. Father of Abraham Campion.
 
Henry Cantlow (d. 1495)
Merchant of the Staple. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Mary Magdalen, Milk Street.
 
Henry Carey (b. 4 March 1526, d. 23 July 1596)
First Baron Hunsdon. Lord Chamberlain of Elizabeth I’s household. Patron of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. Husband of Anne Morgan. Son of William Carey. Brother of Lady Catherine Knollys.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Causton
Merchant.
 
Henry Chandler
Denizen of London.
 
Henry Chester
Landowner.
 
Henry Chettle
Playwright, printer, and pamphleteer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Chichele (b. 1362, d. 12 April 1443)
Bishop of Saint David’s 1407–1414. Archbishop of Canterbury 1414-1443. Brother of William Chichele and Sir Robert Chichele. Cousin of Dr. William Chichele.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Clifford (b. 1517, d. 1570)
Second Earl of Cumberland.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Clifton
Brought a Star Chamber case against choirmaster Nathaniel Giles for kidnapping his son, Thomas Clifton, to perform with the Blackfriars Children in 1601.
 
Henry Cocham
Sheriff of London 1227-1229 and 1236-1237.
MASL
 
Henry Condell (b. in or before 1576, d. 29 December 1627)
Actor with the King’s Men.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Cote (fl. 1490-1509)
Sheriff of London 1490-1491. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Builder of St. Foster.
MASL
 
Henry Cotton
Son of Thomas Cotton. Buried at St. Sepulchre.
 
Henry Courtenay (b. 1498, d. 1538)
First Marquess of Exeter. Grandson of Edward IV. Cousin of Henry VIII.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Darci
Sheriff of London 1327-1328. Mayor 1337-1339. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Henry de Bohun (b. in or before 1175, d. 1 June 1220)
First Earl of Hereford. Father of Humphrey de Bohun IV. Son of Humphrey de Bohun III.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry de Combemartyn
Sheriff of London 1328-1329. Member of the Woolmens’ Company.
MASL
 
Henry de Cornhill (b. 1135, d. 1193)
Sheriff of London 1187-1189.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry de Coventre
Sheriff of London 1259-1260 and 1273-1274. Member of the Vintners’ Company.
MASL
 
Henry de Edmonton
Sheriff of London 1232-1233.
MASL
 
Henry de Frowick
Sheriff of London 1427-1428. Mayor 1435-1436 and 1444-1445. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Benet Sherehog.
MASL
 
Henry de Frowyk
Sheriff of London 1274-1275. Member of the Pepperers’ Company.
MASL
 
Henry de Fyngrie
Sheriff of London 1299-1300. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Henry de Gisors
Sheriff of London 1329-1330. Member of the Vintners’ Company.
MASL
 
Henry de Gisors (d. 1296)
Son of Sir John de Gisors. Brother of John de Gisors. Not to be confused with Henry de Gisors.
ODNB
 
Henry de Lacy (b. 1249, d. 1311)
Fifth Earl of Lincoln. Benefactor of St. Paul’s Cathedral. Buried at St. Paul’s Cathedral.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry de Ryall (fl. 1300)
 
Henry de Vere (b. 24 February 1593, d. between 2 June 1625 and 9 June 1625)
Eighteenth Earl of Oxford. Nobleman and soldier.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry de Walemunt
Sheriff of London 1254-1255.
MASL
 
Henry Deane
Keeper of Ludgate. Member of the Merchant Taylor’s Company.
 
Henry Desky
Esquire. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Henry Empson  
Henry Eriole (d. 1400)
Taylor. Monument at St. Olave, Old Jewry.
 
Henry Evans (b. 1543, d. 1612)
Member of the Scriveners’ Company. Investor in the second Blackfriars Theatre.
 
Henry Ffoy
Son of John Ffoy. Brother of John Ffoy, George Ffoy, and Richard Ffoy.
 
Henry fitz-Alwine
Possibly the same person as Sir Henry fitz-Alwine or possible member of the Goldsmithsʼ Company that John Stow mistakenly identifies as the first lord mayor. See entry on Sir Henry fitz-Alwine for detailed explanation.
 
Henry fitz-Roy (b. 15 June 1519, d. 23 July 1536)
Duke of Richmond and Earl of Nottingham. Illegitimate son of King Henry VIII.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Frederick (b. 19 February 1594, d. 6 November 1612)
Prince of Wales. Son of James VI and I and Anne of Denmark. Brother of Charles I and Elizabeth Stuart of Bohemia. Died of typhoid fever at the age of eighteen.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Frowicke  
Henry Frowike
Warden of London 1272-1273. Member of the Pepperers’ Company.
MASL
 
Henry Frowyk
Proposed the building of the Guildhall alongside Adam Fraunceys.
 
Henry Gibs  
Henry Glapthorne (b. in or before 1610, d. 1643)
Poet and playwright.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Gosson (fl. between 1601 and 1640)
Bookseller.
BBTI
ODNB
 
Henry Halton
Sheriff of London 1407-1408. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at St. Antholin.
MASL
 
Henry Hede
Sheriff of London 1501-1502. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Henry Herbert (b. in or after 1538, d. 1601)
Second Earl of Pembroke. Father of William Herbert.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Herdson
Member of the Skinners’ Company. Monument at St. Dunstan in the East.
 
Henry Herenden  
Henry Hodge
Member of the Brewer’s Company. Husband of Joyce Hodge. Father of Katherine Lively.
 
Henry Holland (b. 1430, d. 1475)
Third Duke of Exeter. Lancastrian leader during the Wars of the Roses. Son of John Holland.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Howard (b. between 1516 and 1517, d. 1547)
Earl of Surrey. Poet and soldier. Monument at All Hallows Barking.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Howard (b. 24 February 1540, d. 16 June 1614)
First Earl of Northampton. Son of Henry Howard.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Hudson
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Henry I (b. between 1068 and 1069, d. 1135)
King of England 1100-1135.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry II (b. 1133, d. 1189)
King of England 1154-1189.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry II of Castile (b. 13 January 1334, d. in or before 29 May 1379)
King of Castile and León 1366–1367 and 1369–1379.
Wikipedia
 
Henry III (b. 1 October 1207, d. 16 November 1272)
King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine 1216-1272. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry IV (b. 1367, d. 1413)
King of England 1399-1413.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Jeye
Sheriff of London 1613-1614. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Henry Jordan
Founder of a chapel at Holy Trinity Priory.
 
Henry Jorden
Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Benefactor of the poor.
 
Henry Kelsey  
Henry Knighton (d. 1396)
Chronicler.
ODNB
 
Henry Lanman
Original proprietor of the Curtain.
 
Henry le Bole
Sheriff of London 1292-1293.
MASL
 
Henry le Waleys (fl. between 1270 and 1299)
Sheriff of London 1270-1271. Mayor 1273-1274, 1281-1284 and 1297-1299. Financier of Greyfriars.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Long (b. 1544, d. 15 April 1573)
Esquire. Godson of Henry VIII. Husband of Dorothie Long. Father of Elizabeth Long. Son of Sir Richard Long. Buried at St. Andrew by the Wardrobe.
Wikipedia
 
Henry Lovell  
Henry Machyn
Chronicler. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Maleverer
Member of the Grocers’ Company. Appears in Richard Johnson’s Nine Worthies of London.
Wikipedia
 
Henry Man (fl. 1528-56d. 1556)
Bishop of Sodor and Man 1546–1556. Buried at St. Andrew Undershaft.
Wikipedia
 
Henry Manners (b. 1526, d. 1563)
Second earl of Rutland 1543-1563. Husband of Lady Margaret Manners.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Mason  
Henry Munter
Denizen of London.
 
Henry Mylles
Sheriff of London 1571-1572. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Henry Nayler  
Henry Neville (b. 1535, d. 1587)
Sixth Baron of Bergavenny.
Wikipedia
 
Henry Norbury
Esquire. Son of John Norbury. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Henry of Almain (b. 1235, d. 1271)
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry of Bath (d. 1260)
Justice and administrator.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry of Grosmont (b. 1310, d. 1361)
First Earl of Lancaster. Grandfather of Henry IV.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry of Huntingdon (b. 1088, d. 1157)
Historian and poet.
ODNB
 
Henry of Lancaster (b. 1281, d. 22 September 1345)
Third Earl of Leicester and Lancaster. Son of Edmund Crouchback.
Wikipedia
 
Henry of Sandwich (b. in or after 1205, d. 1273)
Bishop of London 1262-1273.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Overton (b. between 1675 and 1676, d. 1751)
Map and print publisher. Son of John Overton.
ODNB
 
Henry Pechy
Benefactor of the Grocers’ Company.
 
Henry Percy (b. 1421, d. 1461)
Earl of Northumberland. Owner of Northumberland House, Aldersgate.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Polsted
Member of the House of Commons.
HPO
 
Henry Poulsted (d. 10 December 1556)
Husband of Alice Poulsted.
 
Henry Pountfreyt
Sheriff of London 1407-1408. Member of the Saddlers’ Company.
MASL
 
Henry Prannell
Sheriff of London 1585-1586. Member of the Vintners’ Company. Husband of Anne Parnell. Buried at St. Michael le Querne.
MASL
 
Henry Radcliffe (b. 1507, d. 1557)
Second Earl of Sussex. Buried at St. Laurence Poultney.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Ramelius (b. 1550, d. 1610)
Danish senator and Chancellor of Denmark.
 
Henry Reade
Sheriff of London 1417-1418. Member of the Armourers and Brasiers’ Company. Buried at St. Augustine, Watling Street.
MASL
 
Henry Reston
Gentleman of Gray’s Inn. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Henry Scogan (b. 1361, d. 1407)
Poet. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
 
Henry Skinard
Husband of Elizabeth Skinard.
 
Henry Somer (d. 1450)
Husband of Katherine Somer. Possibly buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate. Not to be confused with Henry Somer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Somer
Sheriff of London 1495-1496. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Not to be confused with Henry Somer.
MASL
 
Henry Stafford (b. 1455, d. 1483)
Second Duke of Buckingham.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Stoke
Gardener. Buried at St. Sepulchre.
 
Henry Stow
Member of the Drapers’ Company.
 
Henry Stuart (b. 7 December 1545, d. between 9 February 1567 and 10 February 1567)
Lord Darnley. King of Scotland 1565–1567. Husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. Father of James VI and I.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Suckley (d. 21 July 1564)
MASL
 
Henry the Young King
Son of Henry II. Crowned titular king during his father’s reign.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Thursby
Esquire.
 
Henry Townshend (b. 1577, d. in or before 1603)
Member of Parliament. Husband of Susanna Townshend.
Wikipedia
 
Henry Travers (d. 1501)
 
Henry V (b. 1386, d. 1422)
King of England 1413-1422. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry V (b. 1081, d. 1125)
King of Italy1098–1125. King of Germany 1099–1125. Holy Roman Emperor 1111-1125.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Vanner
Sheriff of London 1391-1392. Member of the Vintners’ Company.
MASL
 
Henry Venner  
Henry VI (b. 6 December 1421, d. 21 May 1471)
King of England 1422-1461 and 1470-1471.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509)
King of England and Lord of Ireland 1485-1509. Buried at Henry VII’s Chapel.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry VIII (b. 28 June 1491, d. 28 January 1547)
King of England and Ireland 1509-1547.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Warley (fl. 1524)
Alderman. Buried at St. Peter, Westcheap.
National Archives
 
Henry Waver
Sheriff of London 1465-1466. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Henry Webbe
Usher to Henry VIII.
 
Henry Wells (d. 4 May 1391)
Rector of St. Nicholas Olave. Buried at St. Nicholas Olave. Latin epitaph in Stow 1633.
 
Henry Wilde
Painter. Helped with the visual artistry of civic pageants with Jacob Challoner.
Taylor 292
 
Henry Windsore
Husband of Lady Anne Windsore. Father of Grisseild Windsore.
 
Henry Wingham (d. 1262)
Lord Chancellor of England 1255–1260. Bishop of London 1259–1262.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Henry Worley
Sheriff of London 1515-1516. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
MASL
 
Henry Yevele (b. 1320, d. 1400)
Free-mason of Edward III, Richard II, and Henry IV. Buried at St. Magnus.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Heraclitus
Pre-Socratic Ionian Greek philosopher.
Wikipedia
 
Heraclius of Jerusalem (b. 1128, d. 1190)
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.
Wikipedia
 
Herbert Randolph (d. 9 April 1604)
 
Hermann Moll
Cartographer, engraver, and publisher.
Wikipedia
 
Hermann von Wedigh III (d. 1560)
Prominent Hanseatic merchant. Resident of the Steelyard. Painted by Hans Holbein the Younger.
 
Herodotus
Greek historian. Known as the Father of History.
Wikipedia
 
Hervey de Stanton (b. 1260, d. 1327)
Justice and administrator.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Hervey of Boreham (b. 1228, d. 1277)
Administrator and justice.
ODNB
 
Hester Franke  
Hieronymus Benalius
Monument at All Hallows Barking.
 
Hilary
Archbishop of London.
Wikipedia
 
Hippodamus of Miletus (b. 498 BCE, d. 408 BCE)
Greek architect, urban planner, physician, mathematician, meteorologist, and philosopher.
Wikipedia
 
Hob Carter
Participant in the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381.
 
Homer
Greek poet. Author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Honorius (b. 9 September 384, d. 15 August 423)
Emperor of the Roman Empire 393-423. Son of Theodosius I. Brother of Arcadius.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Horace
Roman lyric poet.
Wikipedia
 
Hubert de Burgh (b. 1170, d. May 1243)
First Earl of Kent. Justiciar for Henry II. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Hubert Walter (d. 13 July 1205)
Chief justiciar of England 1193-1198. Archbishop of Canterbury 1193-1205. Lord Chancellor of England 1199-1205.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Hugh Acton
Buried at St. Nicholas Acon. Not to be confused with Hugh Acton or Hugh Acton.
 
Hugh Acton
Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Benefator of St. Antholin. Buried at St. Antholin. Not to be confused with Hugh Acton or Hugh Acton.
 
Hugh Acton
Taylor. Buried at Christ Church. Not to be confused with Hugh Acton or Hugh Acton.
 
Hugh Aldham
Chaplain to the Countess of Derby.
 
Hugh Alley
Author.
 
Hugh Basing
Sheriff of London 1214-1215. Principal magistrate of Bassinghall Ward.
MASL
 
Hugh Blunt
Sheriff of London 1243-1244. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
MASL
 
Hugh Brooker
Esquire. Benefactor of St. Saviour (Southwark). Buried at St. Saviour (Southwark).
 
Hugh Cap  
Hugh de Bigot
Donated funds to St. Mary Somerset.
 
Hugh de Buch
Portgrave of London during the reign of Henry I. Principal magistrate of Bassinghall Ward.
 
Hugh de Buche
Member of the Knighten Guild.
Wikipedia
 
Hugh de Courtenay (b. 1276, d. 1340)
First/Ninth Earl of Devon.
Wikipedia
 
Hugh de Gartone
Sheriff of London 1313-1314. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Hugh Dyke
Sheriff of London 1438-1439. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Hugh d’Orevalle (d. between 1084 and 1085)
Bishop of London 1075-1085.
Wikipedia
 
Hugh Fastolf
Sheriff of London 1387-1388. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Hugh Fastolph
Father of George Fastolph.
 
Hugh fitz-Otho
Warden of London 1265-1266 and 1268-1270. Possibly the same person as Hugh fitz-Otho.
MASL
 
Hugh fitz-Otho
Constable of the Tower of London. Possibly the same person as Hugh fitz-Otho.
 
Hugh fitz-Vulgar
Member of the Knighten Guild.
Wikipedia
 
Hugh fitz-Warren  
Hugh Gifford (fl. 6 January 1236)
Mentioned alongside William Brown in a commandment by Henry III.
 
Hugh Hamersley
Denizen of London.
 
Hugh Harman
Denizen of London.
 
Hugh Holbech
Sheriff of London 1369-1370.
MASL
 
Hugh Marberer
Sheriff of London 1338-1339. Possible member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Hugh Methwold
Husband of Alice Blundell. Father of William Methwold and Anne Methwold.
 
Hugh Moresby  
Hugh Offley
Sheriff of London 1588-1589. Member of the Leathersellers’ Company. Rebuilt Leadenhall Manor. Buried at St. Andrew Undershaft.
MASL
 
Hugh Paganus
Co-founder of the first order of Knights Templar.
 
Hugh Pemberton MASL
 
Hugh Perry
Sheriff of London 1632-1633. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Hugh Pope
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Hugh Pourte
Sheriff of London 1302-1303. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Hugh Singleton
Bookseller.
 
Hugh Stapleton  
Hugh Walter  
Hugh Waltham
Member of the Mercersʼ Company. Buried at St. Peter upon Cornhill.
 
Hugonis de Hingham
Owner of the Cutlers’ Hall.
 
Hugues Picart
Cartographer.
 
Humfrey Lownes
Bookseller.
 
Humfrey Swan
Embroiderer.
 
Humfrey Turner
Husband of Margery Turner.
 
Humphrey Barret  
Humphrey Baskerville
Sheriff of London 1561-1562. Mayor 1487-1488. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
MASL
 
Humphrey Bourchier
Father of Henry Bourchier. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
 
Humphrey de Bohun I (d. 1123)
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Humphrey de Bohun II (d. between January 1164 and 25 September 1165)
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Humphrey de Bohun III (b. in or before 1144, d. between September 1181 and 31 December 1181)
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Humphrey de Bohun IV (b. 1204, d. 24 September 1275)
Second Earl of Hereford. Seventh Earl of Essex. Founder of Austin Friars. Buried at Austin Friars. Father of Humphrey de Bohun V.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Humphrey de Bohun IX (b. 25 March 1341, d. 16 January 1373)
Seventh Earl of Hereford. Sixth Earl of Essex. Second Earl of Northhampton. Father of Eleanor de Bohun and Mary de Bohun. Son of Humphrey de Bohun VIII.
Wikipedia
 
Humphrey de Bohun V (d. 1265)
 
Humphrey de Bohun VI (b. 1249, d. 31 December 1298)
Third Earl of Hereford. Eighth Earl of Essex. Father of Humphrey de Bohun VII.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Humphrey de Bohun VII (b. 1276, d. 16 March 1322)
Fourth Earl of Hereford. Ninth Earl of Essex. Father of John de Bohun and Humphrey de Bohun VIII. Son of Humphrey de Bohun VI.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Humphrey de Bohun VIII (b. 6 December 1309, d. 15 October 1361)
Sixth Earl of Hereford. Father of Humphrey de Bohun IX. Son of Humphrey de Bohun VII. Brother of John de Bohun.
Wikipedia
 
Humphrey Dyson (d. 1633)
Writer and book collector. Revised John Stow’s A Survey of London.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Humphrey Fenne
Possible resident of Ram Alley. Described in a 1630 wardmote register as annyoing the judges of Serjeants’ Inn, Fleet Street with the stench of his tobacco.
 
Humphrey Heyford (fl. between 1467 and 1478)
Sheriff of London 1467-1468. Mayor 1477-1478. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Monument at St. Edmund, Lombard Street.
MASL
 
Humphrey le Feure
Sherrif of London 1250-1251.
MASL
 
Humphrey Llwyd (b. 1527, d. 1568)
Welsh antiquary and mapmaker.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Humphrey Monmouth
Sheriff of London 1535-1536. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Monument at All Hallows Barking.
MASL
 
Humphrey Moseley
Publisher and bookseller.
Wikipedia
 
Humphrey Nichols
Stage assistant.
Dutton 163-164
 
Humphrey of Lancaster (b. 1390, d. 1447)
First Duke of Gloucester. Prince, soldier, and literary patron. Rebuit Baynard’s Castle after it was destroyed by fire in 1428. Husband of Eleanor de Cobham. Son of Henry IV and Mary de Bohun.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Humphrey Smith
Alderman of Walbrook Ward.
MASL
 
Humphrey Stafford (d. 1486)
Esquire. Buried at Christ Church.
Wikipedia
 
Humphrey Street
Owner of Hare House.
 
Humphrey Style
Knight. Husband of Dame Bridgit. Father of Nicholas Style. Not to be confused with Humphrey Style.
 
Humphrey Style
Son of Gertrude Style and Nicholas Style. Brother of Mary Style. Not to be confused with Humphrey Style.
 
Humphrey Walcot  
Humphrey Weld
Sheriff of London 1599-1600. Mayor 1608-1609. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Husband of Mary Weld.
MASL
 
Hungate of Yorkshire
Wealthy member of the Hungate family. Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
 
I. Horne (fl. 1272-73)
Alderman.
 
Ide Nicholson  
Idona Walden  
Idonia Bigot (née Hartford)
Wife of Sir Raph Bigot. Daughter of Robert Hartford.
 
Il Schifanoya
Venetian ambassador to the Castellan of Mantua. Known for his involvement in Elizabeth Iʼs coronation.
 
Iltuta
Archbishop of London.
Wikipedia
 
Ingelricus (fl. 1056)
Possible founder of St. Martin’s le Grand.
 
Ingulf (d. 16 November 1109)
Abbot of Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Ingwald (d. 745)
Bishop of London 705-745.
Wikipedia
 
Inigo Jones (b. 1573, d. 1652)
Architect and theatre designer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Innocent III (b. between 1160 and 1161, d. 1216)
Pope 1198-1216.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Innocent IV (b. 1195, d. 7 December 1254)
Pope 1243–1254.
Wikipedia
 
Isaac Byng
Husband of Alice Byng.
 
Isaac Jaggard (fl. in or after 1613d. 1627)
Printer. Son of William Jaggard.
BBTI
 
Isaac Sutton
Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Husband of Margery Turner.
 
Isabel Draper  
Isabel fitz-Waren
Wife of William fitz-Waren. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Isabel Humble (née Kitchinman)
Wife of Richard Humble. Daughter of Robert Kitchinman.
 
Isabel Tong  
Isabel Warfle  
Isabell Rawson (d. 1488)
Wife of Richard Rawson. Buried at St. Mary Spital.
 
Isabell Whitwell  
Isabell Wikes  
Isabella de Clifford  
Isabella Fitz
Wife of William Fitz. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Isabella of Angoulême (b. 1188, d. 1246)
Queen consort of England 1200-1216. Countess of Angoulême 1202-1246. Countess of La Marche 1220-1246. Second wife of John I. Mother of Henry III.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Isabella of Bedford (b. 1332, d. 1379)
Countess of Bedford. Wife of Enguerrand de Coucy. Daughter of King Edward III. Buried at Christ Church.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Isabella of France (b. 1295, d. 1358)
Wife of Edward II. Deposed and killed the king before governing the country. Financier of Greyfriars. Buried at Christ Church.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Isabella of Valois
Queen consort of England 1396-1399. Wife of Richard II.
Wikipedia
 
Isabella Whitney (fl. 1566-73)
Poet and assumed daughter of Geoffrey Whitney.
MoEML
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Isabelle Godchep
Wife of Hamo de Godchep. Helped rebuild St. Olave (Southwark) with Simon de Swanlond’s license.
 
Isabelle Jackson  
Ivan IV (b. 1530, d. 1584)
Czar of Russia and Grand Prince of Muscovy.
OR
Wikipedia
 
Izaak Walton (b. September 1593, d. 15 December 1683)
Author and biographer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Izan Edwards (née Wright) (d. 5 March 1613)
 
J. Wotton (fl. 1438)
Warden of Drapers’ Hall.
 
Jack Cade (d. 1450)
Rebel leader.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Jack Straw
Leader of the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381.
 
Jacob Challoner
Painter. Helped with the visual artistry of civic pageants with Henry Wilde.
Taylor 292
 
Jacob Venckel
Cartographer.
 
Jacobo Colio G. F. Belgol
Buried at St. Dionis Backchurch. Latin epitaph in Stow 1633.
 
Jacobus Zamboni
Venetian. Buried at All Hallows Barking.
 
James Alderman
Mayor of London 1216-1217, but lost the mayoralty on 21 May 1217 and was replaced by Salomon de Basing. Not to be confused with James Alderman.
MASL
 
James Alderman
Sheriff of London 1199-1200. Not to be confused with James Alderman.
MASL
 
James Altham
Sheriff of London 1557-1558. Member of the Clothworkers’ Company.
MASL
 
James Andreu
Sheriff of London 1362-1363. Mayor 1367-1368. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
James Austen
Homeowner.
 
James Austen (d. 1602)
Husband of Joyce Clarke. Father of William Austen. Buried at St. Benet, Paul’s Wharf.
 
James Bacon
Sheriff of London 1568-1569. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Treasurer of St. Thomas Hospital. Brother of Sir Nicholas Bacon. Monument at St. Dunstan in the East.
MASL
PATP
 
James Bartlet  
James Blount (d. 1492)
Soldier. Son of Walter Blount.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
James Boler
Bookseller.
 
James Boomer
Denizen of London.
 
James Burbage (b. 1531, d. 1597)
Actor. Father of Cuthbert Burbage and Richard Burbage. Founder of the Theatre and the Curtain.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
James Butler (b. 23 May 1393, d. 23 August 1452)
Fourth Earl of Ormond. Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
James Coulyn
Denizen of London.
 
James Cuthing
Esquire. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
James Dawson
Printer.
 
James de la Feuille (fl. 1690)
Dutch printer and map dealer.
BHO
 
James de Thame
Sheriff of London 1361-1362. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
MASL
 
James Drummond (b. 1580, d. 1611)
First Earl of Perth.
 
James Falleron (fl. 1439-63)
ODNB
 
James Feake
Murdered by Gabriel Spenser.
 
James Fiennes (b. 1395, d. 1450)
First Baron of Saye and Sele. Husband of Helenor Fiennes. Beheaded by an angry mob of rebels. Buried at Christ Church.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
James Fink
Relation of Robert Fink and Robert Fink. Namesake of Finch Lane (also known as Fink Lane).
 
James Hay (b. 1580, d. 20 April 1636)
First Earl of Carlisle and Baron Hay of Sawley. Courtier and diplomat.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
James Howell (b. 1594, d. 1666)
Welsh historian and writer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
James Huish  
James II and VII (b. 1685, d. 1688)
King of Scotland, England, and Ireland 1685-1688.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
James IV of Scotland (b. 1473, d. 1513)
King of Scotland 1488-1513.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
James le Boteler
Sheriff of London 1308-1309. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
James Manthorpe  
James Mounforde
Buried at St. George.
 
James Norrice  
James of St. Edmund
Sheriff of London 1309-1310. Member of the Burellers’ Company.
MASL
 
James Pilkington (b. 1520, d. 1576)
Bishop of Durham 1561–1576.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
James Pitman (d. 1507)
Citizen of London. Buried at St. Nicholas Cole Abbey.
 
James Roberts
Printer.
Wikipedia
 
James Ruddam
Denizen of London.
 
James Savage (d. 1588)
Benefactor of the poor in parish of St. George Southwark. Buried at St. George Southwark.
 
James Shirley (b. 1596, d. 1666)
Playwright and poet.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
James Slade
Mariner.
 
James Smith
Buried at St. Martin Orgar.
 
James Thame  
James V (b. 10 April 1512, d. 14 December 1542)
King of Scotland 1513-1542. Husband of Mary of Guise. Father of Mary, Queen of Scots.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
James VI and I (b. 1566, d. 1625)
King of Scotland 1567-1625. King of England and Ireland 1603-1625.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
James Well  
James Wilforth (d. 1526)
Sheriff of London 1499-1500. Member of the Fraternity of Taylors and Linen Armourers of St. John the Baptist. Preached on Good Fridays at St. Bartholomew by the Exchange. See related ODNB entry for Sir James Wilford.
MASL
 
James Winche
Brother of John Kendrick, William Kendrick, Anne Newman, and Alice Vigures. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick. Not to be confused with James Winche.
 
James Winche
Clothier in the town of Reading. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick. Not to be confused with James Winche.
 
James Wright (b. 1644, d. 1716)
Antiquary and author.
ODNB
 
Jan Griffier
Painter.
Wikipedia
 
Jana Darellus (née Tolderney)  
Jane Beecher  
Jane Clinton  
Jane Cook  
Jane de Warenne
Daughter of Alice de Warenne. Sister of William de Warenne. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
 
Jane Drew  
Jane Drope
Benefactor of St. Michael, Cornhill. Wife of Robert Drope. Buried at St. Michael, Cornhill.
 
Jane Franke  
Jane Gelson  
Jane Hansby (d. 1617)
 
Jane Horne  
Jane Mason
Wife of Roger Mason. Mother of Katharine Mason.
 
Jane Powell (d. 1432)
 
Jane Russell (d. 16 January 1558)
Gentlewoman of the Privy Chamber of Mary I. Wife of William Russell.
 
Jane Sampford
Wife of Sir John Philipot. Mother of Margaret Neyland. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Jane Seymour (b. 1541, d. 19 March 1561)
Author. Daughter of Anne Seymour. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Jane Seymour (b. 1508, d. 24 October 1537)
Queen consort of England 1536-1537. Third wife of Henry VIII. Mother of King Edward VI.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Jane Shore
Mistress of Edward IV.
Wikipedia
 
Jane Thursby  
Jane Turner
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Jane Writhesley (née Hall)  
Janken Carpenter
Reedified the jail at Newgate in 1422. Executor to Richard Whittington.
 
Jaques Fries
Physician of Edward IV.
 
Jaquetta de Luxembourg (b. between 1415 and 1416, d. 30 June 1472)
Duchess of Bedford and Countess Rivers. Mother of Elizabeth Woodville and Anthony Woodville. Wife of John of Lancaster and Richard Woodville.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Jasper Fisher (b. in or before 1528, d. 1579)
Clerk of the Chancery. Member of the Goldsmith’s Company.
HPO
 
Jasper Pheasant
Father of Margaret Slaney.
 
Jasper Slaney  
Jasper Tudor (b. 1431, d. 1495)
Duke of Bedford 1485-1495. Son of Owen Tudor and Catherine of Valois. Brother of Edmund Tudor and Edward Tudor.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Jean Boisseau
Cartographer.
 
Jean de Bourbon (b. 1381, d. 1434)
Duke of Bourbon and Duke of Auvergne. Earl of Claremont.
Wikipedia
 
Jean Froissart (b. 1337, d. 1404)
Historian and poet.
ODNB
 
Jean Froissart
Author and historian.
Wikipedia
 
Jean Parisot de la Valette (b. 4 February 1495, d. 21 August 1568)
Forty-ninth Grand Master of the Order of Malta. Grand Master of the Knights Hospitallers.
OR
Wikipedia
 
Jeffery Gates
Participant in the show recounted in Sir William Wood’s A Remembrance of the Worthy Show and Shooting by the Duke of Shoreditch.
 
Jeffrey Farmer
Denizen of London.
 
Jenkin Ellis
Denizen of London.
 
Jeremias Poets
Brother of Hance Poets. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Jeremy of Caxton (d. 1249)
Justice.
ODNB
 
Jerome Serall
Resident of Crosby Hall after Anthony Bonvice.
 
Jeronymo di Soldi
Owner of an Italian ordinary in Aldgate Ward.
 
Joan Benington  
Joan Chamberlain  
Joan Coken (d. 1509)
 
Joan Fetiplace  
Joan Galdset  
Joan Goad
Wife of John Goad. Buried at St. Katherine Cree.
 
Joan Heyward (née Tillesworth)  
Joan II of Navarre (b. 28 January 1312, d. 6 October 1349)
Queen of Navarre 1328-1349. Wife of Philip III of Navarre.
Wikipedia
 
Joan Jordain
Daughter of John Jordain.
 
Joan Knolles  
Joan Laurence
Wife of Thomas Banks.
 
Joan Michael
Member of the Vintners’ Company. Wife of Andrew Michael and Thomas Roch. Buried at St. Nicholas Acon.
 
Joan Nuck
Wife of Thomas Nuck. Buried at Holy Trinity Priory.
 
Joan of Dammartin (b. 1220, d. 1279)
Queen consort of Castile and Léon 1237-1252. Countess of Ponthieu 1251-1279. Countess of Aumale 1239-1279. Second wife of Ferdinand III. Mother of Eleanor of Castile.
Wikipedia
 
Joan of England (b. 1210, d. 1238)
Queen consort of England 1221-1238. Wife of Alexander II of Scotland. Daughter of John I and Isabella of Angoulême.
Wikipedia
 
Joan of Kent (b. 1328, d. 1385)
Countess of Kent and Princess of Wales and Aquitaine. Mother of Richard II and Edmond Holland.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Joan of Lancaster (b. 1312, d. 1349)
Daughter of Henry of Lancaster.
Wikipedia
 
Joan of Navarre (b. 1368, d. 1437)
Duchess of Brittany 1386-1399. Queen consort of England 1403-1413. Wife of John V of Brittany and Henry IV. Daughter of Charles II of Navarre.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Joan of the Tower
Queen consort of Scotland 1329-1362. Recieved her nickname Joan of the Tower because she was born in the Tower of London. Buried at Christ Church.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Joan of Valois (b. 1294, d. 1342)
Countess of Hainault, Holland, and Zeeland. Wife of William I. Mother of Philippa of Hainault.
Wikipedia
 
Joan of Wales (b. 1191, d. 1237)
Lady of Wales and Lady of Snowdon. Illegitimate daughter of John I.
Wikipedia
 
Joan Pikeman (d. 1391)
 
Joan Poyinges (née Somer) (d. 1420)
Wife of Richard Poynings. Daughter of Henry Somer and Katherine Somer. Possibly buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
 
Joan Stokes (née Cheney)  
Joan Thynne (née Heyward)
Wife of John Thynne. Daughter of Joan Heyward and Sir Rowland Heyward. Sister of Susanna Townshend.
 
Joan Whitbrooke (née Horspoole)  
Joane Albany (d. 7 July 1579)
 
Joane Bowyer  
Joane Brakynbury  
Joane Branche (née Wylkynson)  
Joane Cartwright  
Joane Coldock
Daughter of Francis Coldock and Alice Byng.
 
Joane Cowch
Wife of William Cowch.
 
Joane Downis  
Joane Duffield
Benefactor of the poor.
 
Joane Essex
Buried at St. Sepulchre.
 
Joane Forde (d. 8 August 1467)
 
Joane Greenwood  
Joane Harvie  
Joane Howpill (née Sutton)
Wife of William Howpill. Daughter of Margery Turner and Isaac Sutton.
 
Joane Leigh (née Oliff)  
Joane Lowen
Benefactor of the poor.
 
Joane Nicholson (née Company)  
Joane Oliff  
Joane Prenthoit  
Joane Trappis (d. 1526)
 
Joane Walker (d. 29 August 1592)
 
Joane Weld
Daughter of John Weld and Dorothy Weld.
 
Joane Whitton (née Cresset)
Wife of Thomas Whitton. Mother of Clemens Langley. Daughter of Robert Cresset.
 
Joane Wood
Benefactor of the poor. Wife of Robert Wood. Mother of John Wood, Richard Wood, Joane Wood, Anne Wood, and Francis Wood.
 
Joane Wood  
Joanna Dethick (d. 10 March 1607)
Wife of Gilbert Dethick. Daughter of Alexander Serle and Margaret Serle. Buried at St. Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street. Latin epitaph in Stow.
 
Joanna Mathewe (d. 4 January 1498)
Wife of John Mathewe. Buried at St. Laurence, Jewry.
 
Joanna Wallron (d. 12 September 1587)
 
Joannes Cowper
Denizen of London.
 
Joannes de Coggeshall  
Joannes Hales  
Joannes Ruche (d. 8 May 1493)
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Joce fitz-Peter
Sheriff of London 1211-1212.
MASL
 
Joce le Spicer
Sheriff of London 1218-1219.
MASL
 
Jocelin of Furness (fl. 1199-1214)
Cistercian monk and hagiographer. Writer of one of John Stow’s sources.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Jocelin of Wells (d. 1242)
Bishop of Bath and Glastonbury 1206-1242.
Wikipedia
 
Jodocus Hondius (b. 1563, d. 1612)
Dutch cartographer and engraver.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Joel Gascoyne (b. 1650, d. 1705)
Chartmaker and cartographer.
ODNB
 
Johan Dikes  
Johann Baptist Homann (b. 1664, d. 1724)
Writer and biographer.
Wikipedia
 
Johann Christoph Beer
Cartographer.
 
Johann Ulrich Kraus (b. 1655, d. 1719)
German illustrator, engraver, and publisher.
BM
Wikipedia
 
Johanne Hedicio  
Johannes Asteley  
Johannes Bacon
Member of the Woolmens’ Company.
 
Johannes de Ram (b. 1648, d. 1693)
Engraver, publisher, and dealer.
BM
 
Johannes de Witt (b. 1566, d. 1622)
Dutch humanist.
ODNB
 
Johannes Picking (d. 6 September 1490)
Clergyman.
 
Johannes Sleidanus (b. 1506, d. 31 October 1556)
Luxembourgeois historian. Author of A famouse chronicle of oure time.
Wikipedia
 
Johannes Stridbeck (b. 1665, d. 1714)
German draughtsman, engraver, and publisher.
BM
Wikipedia
 
Johannes Threll (d. 6 October 1609)
Squire.
 
Johannes Vale (d. 10 November 1563)
Chaplain of All Hallows Barking.
 
Johannis Redman (d. 3 July 1523)
Clergyman.
 
Johannis Thomson
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John
Abbot of St. Augustine’s, Canterbury. Member of the Gregorian mission sent to England from Rome to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity.
Wikipedia
 
John Abbot
Sheriff of London 1428-1429. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Laurence, Jewry.
MASL
STEER
 
John Addis (d. 1461)
Member of the Goldsmithsʼ Company. Husband of Margaret Addis. Monument at St. John Zachary.
Handbook of London Bankers
 
John Adrian
Member of the Vintners’ Company.
 
John Adrien
Sheriff of London 1277-1278. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Son of John Adrien.
MASL
 
John Adrien
Sheriff of London 1257-1259 and 1265-1267. Mayor 1269-1271. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Aker  
John Aleyn
Sheriff of London 1471-1472. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
MASL
 
John Alforde
Shoemaker. Resident of Blackfriars, Farringdon Within.
 
John Allen
Possible member of the Woodmongers’ Company. Buried at St. Michael, Wood Street.
 
John Alnwick  
John Alphew
Esquire. Father of Elizabeth Gainsford.
 
John Alston
Resident of the Green Gate.
 
John Antrobus  
John Aprichard  
John Archer  
John Argent
Denizen of London.
 
John Arnold  
John Ascue  
John Ashfield  
John Ashton (b. 1653, d. 28 January 1691)
Jacobite conspirator.
ODNB
Old Bailey Online
Wikipedia
 
John Atkinson  
John Atkinson
Landowner. Possibly the same person as John Atkinson.
 
John atte Water
Sheriff of London 1424-1425. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
MASL
 
John Attleborough
Prior of Bermondsey Abbey in 1399. Made the first Abbot of the house at Bermondsey Abbey by Boniface IX.
 
John Atwood
Member of the Drapersʼ Company.
 
John Aubrey
Sheriff of London from 1373-1374. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Father of John Aubrey.
MASL
 
John Aubrey
Son of John Aubrey. Buried at Christ Church.
 
John Aylmer (b. 1521, d. 1594)
Bishop of London 1577–1594.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Bagford (b. between 1650 and 1651, d. in or after 5 May 1716)
Bookseller and antiquary.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Baker  
John Baldwin
Fellow of Gray’s Inn. Sergeant of London. Buried at Christ Church.
 
John Bale (b. 1495, d. 1563)
Bishop of Ossory 1552-1553.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Bampton  
John Banaster
Surgeon and physician. One-time owner of Pike Gardens. Son of Christopher Banaster. Buried at St. Olave, Silver Street.
 
John Barker
Ballad writer. Not to be confused with John Barker.
 
John Barker
Shopkeeper in Ram Alley. Charged with selling tabacco and alcohol throughout the night without a license. Not to be confused with John Barker.
 
John Barkley  
John Barnard
Helped build the Guildhall.
 
John Barnard (d. 21 November 1503)
Butcher. Citizen of London. Husband of Elinore Barnard and Alice Barnard. Latin epitaph in Stow 1633. Possibly the same person as John Barnard. Buried at St. Andrew by the Wardrobe.
 
John Barret
Father of Humphrey Barret.
 
John Barton
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Husband of Agnes Barton. Benefactor of St. Michael Bassishaw. Buried at St. Michael Bassishaw.
 
John Batchelar
Landowner.
 
John Battersby  
John Bawdwine
Sergeant at Arms. Appointed in 1531.
 
John Beale
Printer.
BBTI
 
John Beards
Clerk.
 
John Beaufort (b. 1371, d. in or before 16 March 1410)
First Earl of Somerset. Son of John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford.
Wikipedia
 
John Becke  
John Bedow
Benefactor of the poor.
 
John Belancer
Founder of a fraternity at St. Giles, Cripplegate.
 
John Belwine (d. 1467)
Member of the Founders’ Company. Monument at St. Olave, Old Jewry.
 
John Benham
Gentleman. Monument at St. Thomas Hospital.
 
John Beringham  
John Best
Member of the Grocers’ Company. Owner of property upon which Christopher Beeston built the Cockpit.
 
John Beston (d. 1428)
Merchant and politician. Buried at St. Pancras, Soper Lane..
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Bethoms
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
John Bever
Monk and historical writer. Cited in Stow’s Survey of London.
ODNB
 
John Bigot  
John Bird
Memeber of the Drapersʼ Company. Father of Helen Herenden.
 
John Birke
Denizen of London.
 
John Birtles
Father of Alice Pyat.
 
John Blitheman (b. 1525, d. 23 May 1591)
Composer and musician. Buried at St. Nicholas Olave.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Blount (b. 1450, d. 1485)
Third Baron Mountjoy. Father of Anne Blount. Buried at Postles Chapel, Christ Church.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Blount (d. 1 May 1599)
Member of the Clothworkers’ Company. Husband of Ann Layton. Son of W. Blount. Monument at St. Michael, Wood Street. Not to be confused with John Blount.
 
John Blundell  
John Blunt
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
John Bold
Buried at St. Martin Orgar.
 
John Bolt (fl. 1465)
Priest of St. Augustine Papey. Not to be confused with John Bolt.
 
John Bolt (d. 1459)
Member of the Merchants of the Staple. Monument at All Hallows Barking. Not to be confused with John Bolt.
 
John Bond (d. between 1503 and 1505)
 
John Bostoke
Esquire. Buried at All Hallows Staining.
 
John Boteler
Sheriff of London 1420-1421. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Botell  
John Boteller
Clerk of the works in the building of Westminster Hall.
 
John Bottle  
John Bourchier (b. in or after 1499b. in or before 1560)
Second Earl of Bath. Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset. Not to be confused with Sir John Bourchier.
Wikipedia
 
John Bowden
Esquire. Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
 
John Bowre
Father of Robert Bowre.
 
John Bowser
Owner of Hare House.
 
John Bowyer  
John Brabant
Painter. Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
John Bradmore (d. 1412)
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Brampton  
John Bramre
Gentleman of Grayʼs Inn. Buried at Christ Church.
 
John Brattuph  
John Brayne (b. 1541, d. 1586)
Member of the Grocers’ Company. Financier of the Red Lion.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Breton
Sheriff of London 1521-1522. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Buried at Holy Trinity Priory.
MASL
 
John Brian
Parson of St. Olave, Old Jewry during the reign of Edward II.
 
John Brian
Alderman during the reign of Henry V. Benefactor of Holy Trinity the Less. Buried at Holy Trinity the Less. Not to be confused with John Brian.
 
John Bricket
Dentist. Benefactor of the poor.
 
John Brickles (d. 1451)
Member of the Drapersʼ Company. Buried at All Hallows the Great.
 
John Brigges  
John Brigget  
John Brikels
Namesake of Harbour Lane (also known as Brikels Lane).
 
John Brithem
Witness to a contract agreement between Richard of Cornwall and Sir John de Gisors regarding Queenhithe.
 
John Briton  
John Broke
Sheriff of London 1489-1490. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at St. Christopher le Stocks.
MASL
 
John Broke It Well  
John Brokle
Sheriff of London 1425-1426. Mayor 1433-1434. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Bromar
Sheriff of London 1466-1467. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Buried at St. James Garlickhithe.
MASL
 
John Broocker
Denizen of London.
 
John Brown  
John Brown
Son of Sir John Brown. Buried at Whitefriars Church. Not to be confused with Sir John Brown, John Brown, Sir John Browne, or John Browne.
 
John Browne
Sheriff of London 1472-1473. Mayor 1480-1481. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Mary Magdalen, Milk Street. Not to be confused with Sir John Brown, John Brown, John Brown, or Sir John Browne.
MASL
 
John Bryan
Sheriff of London 1418-1419. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Brydges
Attendant to Henry VIII.
 
John Bryry  
John Buckeridge
Doctor of Divinity at St. Giles, Cripplegate.
 
John Bucknote
Sheriff of London 1190-1191.
MASL
 
John Bugge  
John Buris
Sheriff of London 1358-1359. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Burnell
Merchant. Husband of Mary Burnell.
 
John Burwash  
John Butler
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate. Not to be confused with Sir John Butler.
 
John Byrkes
Denizen of London.
 
John Calfee  
John Calthrop
Member of the Drapersʼ Company.
 
John Calvin (b. 1509, d. 1564)
Theologian and father of Calvinism.
EB
Wikipedia
 
John Cambridge
Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
 
John Carey (b. 1563, d. 1617)
Third Baron Hunsdon. Nobleman.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Carleton  
John Carpenter (b. 1395, d. 1476)
Bishop of Worcester 1443–1476. Master of St. Anthony’s Hospital.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Catcher
Sheriff of London 1587-1588. Member of the Pewterers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Cavendish (b. 1346, d. 1381)
Judge. Member of the Fishmongerʼs Company. Beheaded by rebels during the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Cawnton
Sheriff of London 1525-1526. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Chalon
Buried at Christ Church.
 
John Chamber
Citizen of London. Chantry in Holy Trinity the Less. Buried at Holy Trinity the Less.
 
John Chamberlain (b. 1553, d. 1628)
Letter writer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Chamberlain
Husband of Joan Chamberlain. Not to be confused with John Chamberlain.
 
John Champneys (d. in or after 1559)
Religious radical. Not to be confused with Sir John Champneys.
ODNB
 
John Chanlowes  
John Charlewood
Printer. Worked for St. Philip Howard until Howard’s arrest in 1585. Helped with the secret press run out of Arundel House.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Chaucer (d. 1348)
Possible son of Richard Chaucer. Possible father of Geoffrey Chaucer.
 
John Chayhee  
John Cheinie
Knight. Son of Sir Allen Cheinie. Buried at Christ Church.
 
John Cheinie
Father of Margaret Warner. Possibly the same person as John Cheinie.
 
John Cheney  
John Chester
Member of the Drapersʼ Company. Buried at Mercers’ Chapel.
 
John Chester
Father of Sir William Chester. Not to be confused with John Chester.
 
John Chichele
Chamberlain of London. Son of William Chichele. Father of Elizabeth Ashton.
 
John Childerley
Clergyman.
ODNB
 
John Chircheman
Sheriff of London 1385-1386. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at St. Martin Outwich.
MASL
 
John Chishull (d. 1280)
Lord High Treasurer 1263 and 1270-1271. Lord Chancellor of England 1263-1264 and 1268-1269. Bishop of London 1273-1280.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Chitcroft  
John Chornet
Esquire. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
John Christmas (b. 1599, d. 1654)
 
John Christopherson (d. 1558)
Bishop of Chichester 1557–1559. Confessor to Mary I. Buried at St. Mildred, Poultry.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Clarell  
John Clarentiaulx
King of Arms. Monument at St. Olave, Hart Street.
 
John Clarke  
John Clavering (d. 1421)
 
John Clerk (d. 3 January 1541)
Bishop of Bath and Wells 1523–1541.
Cambridge Alumni Database
Wikipedia
 
John Clifford
Ninth Baron de Clifford. Lancastarian military leader during the Wars of the Roses.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Clipston (d. 1378)
Prior of Nottingham. Buried at Chapel of St. Mary Magdalen, Guildhall.
ODNB
 
John Cobbe
Custos of Posterngate.
 
John Cok (b. 1393, d. 1468)
Compiled the cartulary of St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Coken
Husband of Joan Coken.
 
John Colet
Doctor of Divinity. Founder of St. Paul’s School in 1512.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Collet
Member of the Salters’ Company. Husband of Mary Collet. Not to be confused with John Collet.
 
John Collet
Husband of Alice Collet. Buried at St. Alban, Wood Street. Not to be confused with John Collet.
 
John Cook
Husband of Jane Cook. Not to be confused with John Cooke.
 
John Cooke
Amateur playwright. Not to be confused with John Cook.
 
John Cooper
Member of the Fishmongersʼ Company. Buried at St. Magnus.
 
John Cope
Denizen of London. Not to be confused with Sir John Cope.
 
John Corey (fl. 1353)
Clerk.
BHO
 
John Cornish
Buried at St. John Zachary.
 
John Cornwallis  
John Costin (d. 1244)
Benefactor of All Hallows Staining. Member of the Girdlers’ Company. Buried at All Hallows Staining.
 
John Cotun
Sheriff of London 1325-1326. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
John Coventre
Reedified the jail at Newgate in 1422. Executor to Richard Whittington.
 
John Cowper
Sheriff of London 1551-1552. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Credy
Esquire. Custos of Posterngate.
 
John Croke
Churchwarden of All Hallows Barking.
 
John Crolys  
John Crooke
Doctor of Law. Husband of Dorothie Manwood. Father of Dorothie Honywood.
 
John Crosby
Guardian of Joan Jordaine. Possible grandfather of Sir John Crosby.
 
John Cumband
Witness to a contract agreement between Richard of Cornwall and Sir John de Gisors regarding Queenhithe.
 
John Dagworth
Buried at St. Sepulchre.
 
John Dalings
Member of the Mercersʼ Company. Apprentice of Richard Goodcheap.
 
John Dalling
Sheriff of London 1318-1319. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Dane  
John Daniel
Esquire and citizen of London. Husband of Alice Daniel. Father of Gerard Daniel.
 
John Danter
Printer and pirate.
OR
 
John Darcy  
John Darcy
Lord Darcy of Ehie. Father of John Darcy.
 
John Davie
Lost his hand at the Standard, Cheapside.
 
John Davis (b. 1550, d. between 29 December 1605 and 30 December 1605)
Explorer and navigator.
Wikipedia
 
John Dawes
Sheriff of London 1513-1514. Member of the Gocers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Day (b. between 1573 and 1574, d. 1638)
Playwright.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Day (b. 1573, d. 23 July 1584)
Printer. Printed John Foxe’s Actes and Monuments. Not to be confused with John Day.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John de Armentiers
Sheriff of London 1299-1300. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
John de Aylesham
Sheriff of London 1343-1344. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
John de Bachkewelle
Denizen of London.
 
John de Bathe
Member of the Weaversʼ Company. Buried at St. Botolph, Aldersgate.
 
John de Bauer
Keeper of the Bridge.
 
John de Bernes
Sheriff of London 1358-1359. Mayor 1370-1372. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Pancras, Soper Lane.
MASL
 
John de Bodele
Sheriff of London 1271-1272.
MASL
 
John de Bohun (b. 23 November 1306, d. 20 January 1336)
Fifth Earl of Hereford. Son of Humphrey de Bohun VII.
Wikipedia
 
John de Briklesworth
Sheriff of London 1365-1366.
MASL
 
John de Bureford
Sheriff of London 1303-1304. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
John de Canterbury
Sheriff of London 1288-1289. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
John de Caustone
Sheriff of London 1324-1325. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
John de Cayo
Sheriff of London 1201-1202.
MASL
 
John de Chichester
Sheriff of London 1359-1360. Mayor 1369-1370. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
MASL
 
John de Clinton (d. 1315)
First Baron Clinton. Buried at Christ Church.
Wikipedia
 
John de Cobham (b. 1320, d. 1408)
Administrator and Third Baron of Cobham. Buried at Christ Church.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John de Coudres
Sheriff of London 1238-1239.
MASL
 
John de Crissingham  
John de Croydon
Sheriff of London 1346-1347. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
John de Dele
Donated funds to Bishopsgate Ward.
 
John de Dunstable
Sheriff of London 1295-1296. Member of the Skinners’ Company. Helped prisoners escape the Conduit, Cornhill in 1299.
MASL
 
John de Esseby Wikipedia
 
John de Gisors (d. 1351)
Mayor of London 1311-1315. Member of the Vintners’ Company. Son of John de Gisors. Buried at Christ Church.
MASL
ODNB
 
John de Gisors (d. 1296)
Son of Sir John de Gisors. Brother of Henry de Gisors. Father of Thomas de Gisors.
ODNB
 
John de Gloucester
Sheriff of London 1345-1346. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
John de Hotham (d. 1337)
Lord High Treasurer 1317–1318. Lord Chancellor of England 1318–1320 and 1327–1328. Bishop of Ely 1316–1337.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John de Hyngston
Sheriff of London 1334-1335. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
MASL
 
John de la Bere
Bishop of St. David’s, Wales 1447-1460. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Wikipedia
 
John de la Linde
Sheriff and warden of London 1265-1266.
MASL
 
John de la Pole (b. 1442, d. 1492)
Second Duke of Suffolk.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John de Lincoln
Sheriff of London 1304-1305. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
John de Mockyng
Sheriff of London 1331-1332. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
John de Mohun (b. 1320, d. 1376)
Second Baron Mohun and Ninth Feudal Baron of Dunster. Knight of the Garter.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John de Mytford
Sheriff of London 1364-1365. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
John de Norhampton
Sheriff of London 1253-1254 and 1260-1261. Possible member of the Skinners’ Company or the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
MASL
 
John de Northall
Sheriff of London 1336-1337. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
John de Northampton
Sheriff of London 1376-1377. Mayor 1381-1383. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
John de Oteswich  
John de Oxenford
Sheriff of London 1323-1324. Mayor 1341-1342. Member of the Vintners’ Company.
MASL
 
John de Prestone
Sheriff of London 1319-1320. Mayor 1332-1333. Member of the Corders’ Company.
MASL
 
John de Rokele
Sheriff of London 1341-1342. Possible member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
John de Ros (d. 6 August 1393)
Fifth Baron de Ros of Hemsley.
Wikipedia
 
John de St. Albans
Sheriff of London 1362-1363.
MASL
 
John de Valence
Son of William de Valence. Brother of Margaret de Valence. Buried at Westminster Abbey. Heart buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
 
John de Vere (b. 1442, d. 1513)
Thirteenth earl of Oxford. Constable of the Tower of London.
ODNB
 
John de Welles
Fifth Baron Welles. Soldier and Champion of England. Lost a jousting contest against David Lindsay that took place on London Bridge.
Wikipedia
 
John de Wengrave
Mayor of London 1316-1319. Possible clerk or lawyer.
MASL
 
John de Woborne
Sheriff of London 1230-1231.
MASL
 
John de Wylhale
Sheriff of London 1238-1239.
MASL
 
John Dearsley
Denizen of London.
 
John Denis
Sheriff of London 1360-1361. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Dent  
John Denton
Husband of Theodora Champneis.
 
John Derby
Sheriff of London 1445-1446. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Warden of Drapers’ Hall. Buried at St. Dionis Backchurch.
MASL
 
John Devereux (d. 1385)
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
ODNB
 
John Digby (b. 1580, d. 1653)
First Earl of Bristol. Diplomat and politician.
Wikipedia
 
John Dimock
Husband of Anne Dimock and Mary Dimock. Son of John Dimock. Buried at St. Margaret, Lothbury.
 
John Dimock
Esquire. Member of the Drapersʼ Company. Father of John Dimock.
 
John Dinham
Knight of the Garter. Treasurer of England. Buried at Christ Church.
 
John Doget
Sheriff of London 1509-1510. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Monument at St. John the Evangelist.
MASL
 
John Dogget (d. 1501)
Diplomat, scholar, and Renaissance humanist. Husband of Alice Dogget. Monument at St. Leonard, Eastcheap.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Donne (b. 1572, d. 1631)
Writer and Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral.
MoEML
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Dore
Buried at the Charterhouse.
 
John Doune
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Donated two tenements to St. Mary Le Bow.
 
John Dowsell
Sergeant at Arms. Appointed in 1531.
 
John Drayton  
John Drury  
John Duncell  
John Dunstaple (b. 1390, d. 1453)
Composer. Buried at St. Stephen Walbrook.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Duram  
John Durant
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John Dymmocke
Property owner on Fenchurch Street.
 
John Dynham (b. 1433, d. 1501)
Administrator. Buried at Christ Church.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Edwards  
John Eomans
First husband of Cicely Heath.
 
John Essex  
John Eston (b. in or before 1518, d. 8 May 1565)
Esquire. Justice of the Peace. City Steward of Southwark. Imprisoned in the Tower of London 1552. Husband of Margaret Eston. Buried at St. Olave, Southwark.
HPO
 
John Evarey
Gentleman. Monument at St. Thomas Hospital.
 
John Evelyn (b. 31 October 1620, d. 27 February 1706)
Diarist and gardener.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Ewin
Member of the Mercers’ Company.
 
John Faukconbridge (d. 1545)
 
John Fayrey
Sheriff of London 1539-1540. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Feckenham (b. 1510, d. 1584)
Abbot of Westminster.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Feelde
Sheriff of London 1454-1455. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Felby
Esquire. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
 
John Feldynge  
John Fenkyll
Sheriff of London 1487-1488. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Buried at St. Michael, Crooked Lane.
MASL
 
John Ferrar (b. 2 December 1588, d. 28 December 1657)
London merchant, governor, and treasurer of the Virginia Company. Known for sheltering Charles I during the English Civil Wars.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Fetiplace (d. 1464)
Esquire. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Husband of Joan Fetiplace. Monument at St. Margaret, Lothbury.
 
John Ffoy  
John Ffoy
Son of John Ffoy. Brother of George Ffoy, Henry Ffoy, and Richard Ffoy.
 
John Fisher
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Not to be confused with John Fisher.
 
John Fisher (b. 1469, d. 1535)
Bishop of Rochester 1504–1535. Martryed during the reign of Henry VIII for refusing to accept the king as the head of the church.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John fitz-Elinandi
Sheriff of London 1205-1206.
MASL
 
John fitz-Nigel
Portgrave of London during the reign of Henry II. Principal magistrate of Bassinghall Ward.
 
John Flasket (fl. after 1593d. 1616)
Bookseller.
BBTI
 
John Fleming  
John Fletcher (b. 1579, d. 1625)
Playwright. Buried at St. Saviour (Southwark).
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Ford (b. 1596, d. 1639)
Playwright.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Forest (d. 1399)
 
John Forster
Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
 
John Foster (d. in or before 5 September 1632fl. 1613-30)
Member of the Drapers’ Company.
ROLLCO
 
John Fox (d. 8 June 1597)
Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Buried at St. Laurence, Jewry. Not to be confused with John Foxton.
 
John Foxe (b. between 1516 and 1517, d. 1587)
Martyrologist. Author of Actes and Monuments. Buried at St. Giles, Cripplegate.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Foxton
Founder of a chantry at St. Peter upon Cornhill.
 
John Francis (fl. 1390-1401)
Sheriff of London 1390-1391. Mayor 1400-1401. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Husband of Elizabeth Francis. Monument at St. John Zachary.
MASL
 
John Franke  
John Franke  
John Franke
Benefactor of the poor. Possibly the same person as John Franke or John Franke.
 
John Fraunceys
Sheriff of London 1390-1391. Mayor 1400-1401. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Fray  
John French
Yeoman of the Crown. Member of the Bakers’ Company. Buried at St. Magnus.
 
John Fresshe
Sheriff of London 1384-1385. Mayor 1394-1395. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Benet Sherehog.
MASL
 
John Frey
Buried at St. Benet Fink. Not to be confused with the Sir John Frey.
 
John Frosh
Member of the Mercersʼ Company.
 
John Fulforde  
John Fuller
Esquire.
 
John Fulling  
John Fyneux (d. 1525)
Judge.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Fyshide
Sheriff of London 1373-1374. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Gage  
John Galloway
Member of the Vintnersʼ Company. Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
John Garland
Sheriff of London 1211-1212.
MASL
 
John Garland (d. 1476)
 
John Gates (b. 1504, d. 1553)
Courtier and chief gentleman of the Privy Chamber.
ODNB
HPO
 
John Gaulter
Member of the Drapers’ Company.
 
John Gay (b. 1685, d. 1732)
Poet and playwright.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Gedney (d. 12 February 1449)
Sheriff of London 1417-1418. Mayor 1427-1428 and 1447-1448. Member of the Drapers’ Company. First master of the Drapers’ Hall. Buried at St. Christopher le Stocks.
MASL
ODNB
 
John Gerard (b. 1564, d. 1637)
Jesuit priest.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Gerrard (d. 1546)
 
John Gest  
John Gifford
Denizen of London. Possibly the same person as Sir John Gifford.
 
John Gill (b. in or before 1452)
 
John Glocester
Alderman. Buried at St. Mary Mounthaw.
 
John Gloucester
Esquire. Monument at St. Thomas Hospital.
 
John Goad
Husband of Joan Goad. Buried at St. Katherine Cree.
 
John Golding
Esquire. Monument at St. Thomas Hospital. Not to be confused with John Golding.
 
John Golding
Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory. Not to be confused with John Golding.
 
John Gower (d. 1512)
Steward of St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate. Buried St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate. Not to be confused with John Gower.
 
John Gower (d. 1408)
Poet. Friend of Geoffrey Chaucer. Buried at St. Saviour, Southwark. Not to be confused with John Gower.
Wikipedia
ODNB
 
John Gowre
Esquire Buried at St. Giles, Cripplegate.
 
John Grace (d. in or before 1439)
Member of the Drapersʼ Company. Buried at St. Michael, Cornhill.
 
John Gramstone  
John Greene
Denizen of London.
 
John Greenough
Member of the Woolmens’ Company.
 
John Greenwood  
John Grey
Buried at St. Mildred, Bread Street. Not to be confused with John Grey.
 
John Grey
Son of Reginald Grey. Buried at Whitefriars Church. Not to be confused with John Grey.
 
John Grinkin
Artificer of mayoral shows.
 
John Grismand
Bookseller, printer, and typefounder.
BBTI
BBTI
 
John Grisors  
John Gybon
One-time owner of Pike Gardens.
 
John Hadle
Sheriff of London 1375-1376. Mayor 1379-1380. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at St. Pancras, Soper Lane.
MASL
 
John Halifax
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
John Halton
Gentleman. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
John Hamber
Esquire. Buried at St. Giles, Cripplegate. Not to be confused with John Hamber.
 
John Hamber
Buried at St. Pancras, Soper Lane. Not to be confused with John Hamber.
 
John Hamburger
Esquire. Buried at All Hallows Staining.
 
John Hamond
Sheriff of London 1333-1334. Mayor 1343-1345. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Handford  
John Harby  
John Harby  
John Harding
Member of the Salters’ Company. Monument at St. Benet Gracechurch.
 
John Hardy
Sheriff of London 1526-1527. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Harrington
Denizen of London.
 
John Harris (fl. 1700-40)
Engraver and draughtsman. Not to be confused with John Harris.
ODNB
 
John Harris
Denizen of London. Not to be confused with John Harris.
 
John Hartshorne
Esquire. Servant of Henry IV. Buried at St. Botolph, Aldersgate.
 
John Harvey  
John Hastings (d. 1389)
Earl of Pembroke. Husband of Margaret of England. Killed during a tournament. Buried at Christ Church. See related ODNB entry for John Hastings.
 
John Hatfielde
Founder of a chantry in the Chapel of St. Thomas on the Bridge.
 
John Hatherle
Sheriff of London 1431-1432. Mayor 1442-1443. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Hauteyn
Sheriff of London 1327-1328. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Having
Gentleman. Buried at St. Michael Paternoster Royal.
 
John Hawes
Sheriff of London 1500-1501. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Donated funds to the steeple of St. Mary Le Bow that was finished in 1512. Not to be confused with John Hawes.
MASL
 
John Hawes
Sheriff of London 1558-1559. Member of the Clothworkers’ Company. Not to be confused with John Hawes.
MASL
 
John Haydon
Sheriff of London 1582-1583. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Michael Paternoster Royal.
MASL
 
John Heath
Second husband of Cicely Heath.
 
John Heminges (b. in or before 1566, d. November 1630)
Actor with the King’s Men. First editor of William Shakespeare’s First Folio. Artificer of mayoral shows.
EB ODNB Wikipedia
 
John Herenden (d. 1572)
Esquire. Member of the Mercersʼ Company. Monument at St. Anne and St. Agnes.
 
John Herlion
Sheriff of London 1192-1193.
 
John Herlirum
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John Hewet
Esquire. Monument at St. John Zachary. Not to be confused with John Hewet.
 
John Hewet (d. 3 July 1602)
Member of the Clothworkers’ Company. Monument in St. Dionis Backchurch. Not to be confused with John Hewet.
 
John Heylesdon
Sheriff of London 1379-1380. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Heyward
Alderman. Benefactor of the poor. Not to be confused with John Heyward.
 
John Heyward  
John Hide  
John High-Lord
Member of the Skinners’ Company.
 
John Higham
Sheriff of London 1426-1427. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Hildy
Member of the Poulters’ Company. Buried at St. Mildred, Poultry.
 
John Hiltoft
Sheriff of London 1363-1364. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
MASL
 
John Hinde
Sergeant at Arms. Appointed in 1531.
 
John Hod  
John Hodges
Sheriff of London 1622-1623. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Hodgets
Bookseller.
 
John Holde
Alderman. Buried at St. Benet Sherehog.
 
John Holding
Resident of Aldgate Ward.
 
John Holland (b. 1352, d. 1400)
First Earl of Huntington. Father of John Holland. Son of Thomas Holland.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Holland (b. 1395, d. 1447)
First Duke of Exeter and First Earl of Huntington. Son of John Holland. Buried at St. Katherine’s Hospital. Father of Henry Holland.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Hooper (b. between 1495 and 1500, d. 9 February 1555)
Bishop of Gloucester 1550-1554. Bishop of Worcester 1552-1554. Exectued for heresy during the reign of Mary I.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Horn
Sheriff of London 1272-1273 and 1275-1276.
MASL
 
John Horspoole
Father of Simon Horspoole.
 
John Houghton
Carthusian monk and martyr. Executed in 1535 for opposing the Act of Supremacy.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Howton  
John Huch
Father of Margery Band.
 
John Huish
Denizen of Somerset. Father of James Huish.
 
John Hulton  
John Humble  
John Huntley  
John Husbond
Sheriff of London 1332-1333.
MASL
 
John Huss  
John Hutton
First master of the school at the Charterhouse.
 
John Hutwith
Drawer of John Kendrick. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
John Hylton
Baron Hylton. Buried at Christ Church.
 
John I (b. 1167, d. 1216)
King of England 1199-1216.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John II (b. 1247, d. 1304)
Count of Hainault, Holland, and Zeeland.
Wikipedia
 
John II of France (b. 16 April 1319, d. 8 April 1364)
King of France 1350-1364.
EB
Wikipedia
 
John Ireland (d. 25 June 1613)
Deputy of Breadstreet Ward. Master of the Salters’ Company. Husband of Elizabeth Ireland. Buried at St. Mildred, Bread Street.
 
John Islip (b. 1464, d. 1532)
Abbot of the monastery of Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John IV (b. 19 March 1604, d. in or before 6 November 1656)
King of Portugal 1640-1656.
Wikipedia
 
John Ive  
John Iwarby
Officer in the Receipt of the Exchequer 1447–1478.
 
John Iwyn
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Founder of Greyfriars.
 
John James
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
John Jordain
Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Father of Joan Jordain.
 
John Joyner (fl. 1222-39)
Financier of Greyfriars.
MASL
 
John Julian
Held a chantry at St. Olave, Old Jewry.
 
John Kempe (b. 1380, d. 22 March 1454)
Bishop of Rochester 1419–1421. Bishop of Chichester 1421–1422. Bishop of London 1422-1426. Archbishop of York 1426-1452. Archbishop of Canterbury 1452-1454.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Kempe  
John Kendall  
John Kendrick (b. 1573, d. in or before 30 December 1624)
Merchant and benefactor. Patron of the towns of Reading and Newbury. Member of the Drapersʼ Company. Brother of William Kendrick, James Winche, Anne Newman, and Alice Vigures. Buried at St. Christopher le Stocks.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Kendricke
Father of Andrew Kendricke. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
John Kenington (d. 1374)
Parson. Buried at St. Dunstan in the East.
 
John King  
John King (d. 1621)
Bishop of London 1611-1621.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Kingesell
Jailor of Newgate.
 
John Kirkby
Sheriff of London 1507-1508. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
MASL
 
John Kirkby
Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at St. Stephen Walbrook. Not to be confused with John Kirkby.
 
John Kirkby (d. 1381)
Captain of the rebels during the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381.
 
John Kirke (fl. 1629-43)
Actor and playwright.
ODNB
Wikisource
 
John Knight
Director of the entertainment held in honour of James I and VI’s coronation. Appears in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
 
John Kyme
Sheriff of London 1520-1521. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Kyroll
Esquire. Brother of Thomas Kyroll. Monument at St. Dunstan in the East.
 
John Lacy  
John Lambard
Alderman. Husband of Julian Lambard. Father of William Lambard.
 
John Lambarde
Sheriff of London 1460-1461. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Not to be confused with John Lambarde.
MASL
 
John Lambarde
Sheriff of London 1551-1552. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Father of William Lambarde. Buried at St. Michael, Wood Street. Not to be confused with John Lambarde.
MASL
 
John Lambe  
John Lambyn
Sheriff of London 1312-1313. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Lane
Sheriff of London 1409-1410. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Langstrother  
John Langthorpe (d. 1510)
 
John Laston
MoEML has not yet added biographical content for this person. The editors welcome research leads from qualified individuals. Please contact us for further information.
 
John Law
Executor of Thomas Sutton. Buried at St. Peter upon Cornhill.
 
John le Fevre (fl. 1278-79)
Alderman. Son of Ralph le Fevre.
 
John le Minur
Sheriff of London 1255-1256.
MASL
 
John le Percers
Esquire. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
John Leake
Cartographer.
 
John Leavis
Member of the Weaver’s Company.
 
John Legge
King’s Sergeant for Richard II. Beheaded on Tower Hill by the rebels of Kent.
 
John Leigh
Esquire. Husband of Joane Leigh. Father of Olyffe Leigh.
 
John Leland (b. 1503, d. 1552)
Poet and antiquary.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Lemote
Resident of Aldgate Ward.
 
John Lesley (b. 29 September 1527, d. 31 May 1596)
Bishop of Ross 1567-1592.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Ley (d. 7 June 1604)
Latin epitaph in Stow 1633. Buried at St. Andrew by the Wardrobe.
 
John Litester (d. 1381)
Member of the Dyers’ Company. Leader of the rebels in Suffolk during the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381.
 
John Little
Sheriff of London 1353-1354. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Littleton
Founder of a chantry at St. Mary, Abchurch.
 
John Lok
Sheriff of London 1461-1462. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Mary Le Bow.
MASL
 
John Loke
Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
 
John Loneye
Sheriff of London 1389-1390. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Long
Esquire of Bedfordshire. Buried at St. Mary, Abchurch. Not to be confused with John Long.
 
John Long
Sheriff of London 1528-1529. Member of the Salters’ Company. Not to be confused with John Long.
MASL
 
John Lonyson
Esquire. Master of the Mint of England. Member of the Goldsmithsʼ Company. Buried at St. Foster.
 
John Louth  
John Lovekyn (d. 1368)
Sheriff of London 1342-1343. Mayor 1348-1349, 1358-1359, and 1365-1367. Member of the Stock Fishmongers’ Company. Buried at St. Michael, Crooked Lane.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Lovell
Husband of Mathilda Lovell.
 
John Lucas  
John Ludlow
Husband of Alice Ludlow. Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory. Not to be confused with Sir John Ludlow.
 
John Lumley
First Baron Lumley. Gave a series of lectures on anatomy and surgery.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Lute (d. 1585)
Property owner freed from the Drapers’ Company in 1573.
ROLLCO
 
John Lydgate (b. 1370, d. between 1449 and 1451)
Poet and monk of Bury.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Lyly (b. 1554, d. 1606)
Writer and playwright.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Lyng
Sheriff of London 1433-1434. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Mabbe
Chamberlain of London.
 
John Machell (d. 1558)
Sheriff of London 1555-1556. Member of the Clothworkers’ Company. Buried at St. Mary Magdalen, Milk Street.
MASL
 
John Malin
Physician. Buried at St. Peter upon Cornhill.
 
John Mall
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John Mallore  
John Malverne
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John Malwaine  
John Malwen  
John Manwood  
John Marsh
Esquire. Sergeant of London. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Michael, Wood Street.
 
John Marshall
Bishop of London.
 
John Marston
Playwright and poet.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Martin
Buried at St. Michael Bassishaw. Not to be confused with John Martyn.
 
John Martyn
Sheriff of London 1532-1533. Member of the Butchers’ Company. Buried at St. Michael Bassishaw. Not to be confused with the John Martin.
MASL
 
John Mason (d. 1431)
Member of the Brewersʼ Company. Buried at St. Botolph, Aldersgate. Not to be confused with John Mason or Sir John Mason.
 
John Mason
Amateur playwright. Not to be confused with John Mason or Sir John Mason.
 
John Master (d. 1444)
 
John Mathewe
Sheriff of London 1482-1483. Mayor 1490-1491. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Martin Orgar. Husband of Joanna Mathewe.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
John Mawsley (d. 1432)
Esquire. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
 
John May (fl. 1464-79)
Abbot of Chertsey.
BHO
 
John Maynard
Sheriff of London 1552-1553. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Meager
Member of the Pewterers’ Company. Husband of Emma Meager. Buried at St. Nicholas Acon.
 
John Medley
Chamberlain of London. Buried at St. Michael, Wood Street.
 
John Melchborn  
John Mercer
Scotsman captured at sea and imprisoned in Scarborough Castle.
Drummond 42
 
John Mewtas (fl. 1491-1522)
French secretary of Henry VII and King Henry VIII. Grandfather of Sir Peter Mewtas.
 
John Michael (d. 1415)
Sergeant at Arms. Buried at St. Botolph, Aldersgate.
 
John Michell
Sheriff of London 1414-1415. Mayor 1424-1425 and 1436-1437. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Buried at St. Magnus. Not to be confused with John Micholl.
MASL
 
John Micholl
Sheriff of London 1413-1414. Member of the Vintners’ Company.
MASL
 
John Micholl (d. 1537)
Sheriff of London 1413-1414. Member of the Vintners’ Company. Buried at St. Andrew Undershaft. Not to be confused with John Michell.
MASL
 
John Middleton
Sheriff of London 1450-1451. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Mills
Father of Anthony Mills.
 
John Milsam
Esquire. Buried at St. Botolph, Aldersgate.
 
John Milton (b. 1608, d. 1674)
Poet. Author of Paradise Lost.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Miners  
John Minor
Member of the Drapers’ Company. Husband of Helen Branche.
 
John Minsheu (b. 1560, d. 1627)
Linguist and lexicographer.
Wikipedia
 
John Minsterworth (d. 1377)
Executed for treason. See related ODNB entry for Sir Gregory Sais.
Wikipedia
 
John Mirfin (d. 1471)
Auditor of the Exchequer. Buried at Holy Trinity the Less.
 
John Montgomery
Father of Nicholas Montgomery. Not to be confused with Sir John Montgomery.
 
John Moore
Sheriff of London 1597-1598. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
John Mordan  
John More
Sheriff of London 1383-1384. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Not to be confused with John More.
MASL
 
John More
King of Arms. Buried at Christ Church. Not to be confused with John More.
 
John Morrice  
John Mortimer
Buried at St. Mildred, Bread Street. Not to be confused with Sir John Mortimer.
 
John Morton (b. 1420, d. 15 September 1500)
Archbishop of Canterbury 1487-1500. Opponent of Richard III.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Motte  
John Mottley (b. 1692, d. 1750)
Writer and biographer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Mount-Stephen
Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
John Mowbray (b. 1444, d. 1476)
Fourth Duke of Norfolk. Buried at Whitefriars Church.
ODNB
 
John Mowbray (b. 1392, d. 1432)
Second Duke of Norfolk. Soldier and nobleman under Henry VI.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Mowbray (b. 12 October 1415, d. 6 November 1461)
Third Duke of Norfolk. Son of John Mowbray. Father of John Mowbray. Witness to a contract agreement between Richard of Cornwall and Sir John de Gisors regarding Queenhithe.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Moyle
Gentleman of Gray’s Inn. Buried at Christ Church.
 
John Mun (d. 3 July 1615)
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Giles, Cripplegate.
 
John Mundham
Holder of a chantry.
 
John Murdon
Churchwarden of St. Michael, Cornhill.
 
John Mustrell  
John Nash  
John Netlan
Taylor. Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
John Neville (b. 1493, d. 1543)
Third Baron Latimer. Husband of Catherine Parr. Not to be confused with John Neville or Sir John Neville.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Neville (b. 1410, d. 1461)
Lord of Raby. Nobleman and soldier.
Wikipedia
 
John Neville (b. 1337, d. 17 October 1388)
Third Baron Neville. Husband of Elizabeth Neville. Father of Ralph Neville, Thomas Neville, and John Neville.
Wikipedia
 
John Neville
Nobleman. Son of Elizabeth Neville and John Neville. Brother of Ralph Neville and Thomas Neville. Not to be confused with Sir John Neville.
 
John Neville (b. 1387, d. May 1420)
Husband of Elizabeth Neville. Father of Ralph Neville. Son of Ralph Neville.
Wikipedia
 
John Neyland
Esquire. Husband of Margaret Neyland.
 
John Norbury
Esquire. Lord High Treasurer 1399–1401. Father of Henry Norbury. Buried at Christ Church.
 
John Norden (b. 1547, d. 1625)
Cartographer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Norlong  
John Norman
Sheriff of London 1234-1235. Mayor 1250-1251. Possible member of the Drapers’ Company. Not to be confused with the Sir John Norman.
MASL
 
John Norman
Denizen of London. Not to be confused with Sir John Norman or John Norman.
 
John Norryholme  
John Northampton (d. 1398)
Sheriff of London 1376-1377. Mayor 1381-1383. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Buried at Hospital of St. Mary within Cripplegate.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Northbrooke (fl. 1567-89)
Clergyman and author.
ODNB
 
John Norton
Esquire. Monument at Mercers’ Hall. Not to be confused with John Norton.
 
John Norton
Printer. Business partner of Nicholas Okes. Not to be confused with John Norton.
BBTI
 
John Norwich
Member of the Grocers’ Company. Monument at St. Dunstan in the East.
 
John Note
Denizen of London.
 
John Nott
Sheriff of London 1350-1351. Mayor 1363-1364. Member of the Pepperers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Nouncy  
John of Arras
Donated funds to Bishopsgate Ward.
 
John of Brittany (b. 1266, d. 1334)
Earl of Richmond. Financier of Greyfriars.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John of Eltham (b. 1316, d. 1336)
First Earl of Cornwall. Son of Edward II. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John of Eversden (fl. between 1294 and 1315)
Benedictine monk and chronicler.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John of Gaunt (b. 1340, d. 1399)
Duke of Aquitaine and First Duke of Lancaster. Husband of Blanche of Lancaster.
MoEML
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John of Lancaster (b. 1389, d. 1435)
First Duke of Bedford. Brother of Henry V.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John of Stratford (fl. 1310-11)
Baker.
 
John of Yakesley
Pavilion maker.
 
John Offrem
Prisoner of Newgate.
 
John Ogilby (b. 17 November 1600, d. 4 September 1676)
Dancing master, poet, translator, publisher, surveyor, and geographer. Appointed King’s Cosmographer 1670-1671.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Okes (d. 1644)
Member of the Stationers’ Company. Ran a printing operation near Smithfield. Son of Nicholas Okes. See related Wikipedia entry for Nicholas Okes.
 
John Oliff MASL
 
John Oliff  
John Oliff  
John Oliver (b. 1616, d. 1701)
Glass painter, mason, and cartographer.
ODNB
 
John Olney
Sheriff of London 1432-1433. Mayor 1446-1447. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Michael, Crooked Lane.
MASL
 
John Organ (d. 1385)
Sheriff of London 1385-1386. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Monument at St. Olave, Old Jewry.
MASL
 
John Orgen
Husband of Helen Orgen.
 
John Overall (b. 1559, d. 1619)
Bishop of Norwich 1618-1619. Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral 1602-1619.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Overton
Cartographer and printseller. Member of the Stationers’ Company.
ODNB
 
John Owen
Royal gun founder for Henry VIII.
 
John Oxney  
John Paddesle
Sheriff of London 1432-1433. Mayor 1440-1441. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Buried at St. Michael, Crooked Lane.
MASL
 
John Paige (fl. 1648-58)
Merchant.
BHO
 
John Pake
Father of Rebecca Crispe.
 
John Palmer (d. 1500)
Member of the Fishmongersʼ Company. Buried at St. Peter, Westcheap. Not to be confused with John Palmer.
 
John Palmer
Buried at St. Peter, Westcheap. Not to be confused with John Palmer.
 
John Palmer
Esquire. Husband of Panclin Palmer. Father of Anthony Palmer, Elizabeth Cheiney, Jane Thursby, and Mary Palmer. Not to be confused with John Palmer.
 
John Par (d. 17 July 1607)
Embroiderer. Husband of Mary Par. Father of Anne Gough. Buried at St. Benet, Paul’s Wharf.
 
John Parker  
John Parnell  
John Parnt
Founder of a chantry.
 
John Parsons
Denizen of London.
 
John Peachie
Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
 
John Peake
Buried at the Charterhouse.
 
John Pecche (d. 1380)
Sheriff of London 1352-1353. Mayor 1361-1362. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Peckham
Archbishop of Canterbury 1279–1292.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Peke  
John Pemberton  
John Penie
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Alban, Wood Street.
 
John Penne
Sheriff of London 1410-1411. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
John Perneys
Sheriff of London 1418-1419. Mayor 1432-1433. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Philips  
John Pickering  
John Pierson
Gentleman. Father of Margaret Humble.
 
John Pigott (b. 1550, d. 1627)
Politician.
Wikipedia
 
John Pine (b. 1690, d. 1756)
Designer, engraver, and cartographer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Plummer (d. September 1603)
Son of Walter Plummer and Elizabeth Plummer. Brother of Edward Plummer and Thomas Plummer. Not to be confused with John Plummer.
 
John Plummer
Son of John Plummer. Brother of Elizabeth Plummer. Not to be confused with John Plummer.
 
John Poote
Husband of Katherine Poote. Buried at the Charterhouse.
 
John Powell  
John Poyntel
Sheriff of London 1318-1319. Possible member of the Leathersellers’ Company or the Cordwainers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Poyntz Spencer (b. 27 October 1835, d. 13 August 1910)
Fifth Earl of Spencer. British Liberal Party politician. Rare book collector who focused on incunables and English blackletter printing.
John Rylands Library
 
John Preest
Sheriff of London 1532-1533. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Prendergast
Imprisoned by Henry Percy. Freed from prison by the citizens of London.
 
John Prestmen
Ward at Christ’s Hospital. Went on to matriculate at Cambridge University.
 
John Priour
Sheriff of London 1317-1318. Member of the Woolmens’ Company.
MASL
 
John Pullen
Cartographer.
 
John Pyel
Sheriff of London 1369-1370. Mayor 1372-1373. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Pylot
Donated land to St. Nicholas Cole Abbey.
 
John Quarles
Member of the Drapersʼ Company. Benefactor of St. Peter le Poor. Buried at St. Peter le Poor. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
John Radwell  
John Rastell (b. 1475, d. 1536)
Lawyer, printer, and writer. Founder of John Rastell’s Stage.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Raven (d. 1596)
 
John Reading (b. between 1585 and 1587, d. 1667)
Clergyman and pamphleteer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Rest
Sheriff of London 1510-1511. Mayor 1516-1517. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at Crossed Friars.
MASL
 
John Revell (d. December 1563)
Surveyor. Master of the Carpenters’ Company.
 
John Reynwell
Sheriff of London 1411-1412. Mayor 1426-1427. Member of the Stock Fishmongers’ Company. Son of William Reynwell. Buried at St. Botolph, Billingsgate.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
John Rich
Son of Richard Rich. Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
 
John Risby  
John Ritch
Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
 
John Robessart
Knight of the Garter. Buried at Christ Church.
 
John Robinson (d. 19 February 1599)
 
John Roch  
John Rocque (b. 1704, d. 1762)
Land surveyor and cartographer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
Daniel Crouch Rare Books
 
John Rodham
Taylor. Donated a garden-space to St. Mary Le Bow in 1465.
 
John Rogebrooke  
John Rogers (d. 5 August 1576)
 
John Rois
Citizen of London. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
 
John Roissei
Father of Mary Martin. Possibly the same person as John Rois.
 
John Roiston  
John Romany Ollarie (d. 1408)
 
John Rote
Sheriff of London 1381-1382. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
John Rothwell
Bookseller.
BBTI
 
John Rouse
Librarian.
ODNB
 
John Rowley  
John Russell (b. 1485, d. 1555)
First Earl of Bedford.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Russell (b. 1430, d. 30 December 1494)
Bishop of Rochester 1476-1480. Bishop of Lincoln 1480-1483. Lord Chancellor of England 1483-1485.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Rycroft (fl. between 1509 and 1532)
Sergeant of the King’s Larder. Monument at St. Dunstan in the East.
 
John Rylands (b. 1801, d. 1888)
First multi-millionaire in Manchester. Husband of Enriqueta Augustina Rylands.
John Rylands Library
 
John Saint-John
Merchant of Levant. Husband of Agnes Saint-John. Buried at St. George.
 
John Salvin  
John Sandhurst  
John Saxton
Parson. Donated funds to St. Mildred, Poultry.
 
John Scory (d. 1585)
Bishop of Rochester 1551-1552. Bishop of Chichester 1552-1553. Bishop of Hereford 1559-1585. Husband of Elizabeth Scory.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Selden (b. 16 December 1584, d. 30 November 1654)
Lawyer and writer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Sely
Sheriff of London 1382-1383. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
John Senex (b. 1678, d. 1740)
Cartographer, engraver, and explorer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Shadworth (d. 7 May 1401)
Sheriff of London 1391-1392. Mayor 1401-1402. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Mildred, Bread Street.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
John Sheffield (d. 1572)
 
John Shelley
Sheriff of London 1471-1472. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Shepherd
Bricklayer. Helped build the Cockpit.
 
John Shirley (b. 1366, d. 1456)
Author and scribe. Husband of Margaret Shirley. Buried at St. Bartholomew the Great.
ODNB
 
John Shrow  
John Shute (d. 1563)
Architect. Author of The First and Chief Grounds of Architecture.
Wikipedia
 
John Simpson  
John Skelton
Poet. Tutor of Henry VIII.
Wikipedia
 
John Skillicorne
Esquire.
 
John Skinner
Secretary of the Merchant Adventurers’ Company. Witness of the will of John Kendrick.
 
John Skinner  
John Skip (b. 1495, d. 1552)
Bishop of Hereford 1539-1552. Buried at St. Mary Mounthaw.
Wikipedia
 
John Skot
Printer.
BBTI
 
John Smith
Bishop of Llandaff 1476-1479. Buried at Christ Church.
Wikipedia
 
John Smith (d. 24 December 1594)
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Husband of Anne Smith and Mary Smith. Father of Mary Smith. Not to be confused with John Smith.
 
John Smith
Father of Elizabeth Horspoole and Thomas Smith. Not to be confused with John Smith or John Smith.
 
John Smythson (d. 1634)
Architect.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Sokeling  
John Somercote
Keeper of the King’s Exchange.
 
John Somerville (b. 1560, d. 1583)
Son-in-law of Edward Arden. Catholic executed for conspiracy against Elizabeth I.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Sonderash
Clerk and benefactor of St. Nicholas Cole Abbey.
 
John Sotherton  
John Southern
Officer of the Merchant Adventurers’ Company. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
John Southworth  
John Spare  
John Sparrow
Denizen of London.
 
John Speed (b. 1552, d. 1629)
Cartographer and historian.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Spicer
Esquire. Husband of Letis Spicer. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
John Squire
Playwright. Not to be confused with John Squire.
ODNB
 
John Squire
Vicar of St. Leonard’s, Shoreditch. Not to be confused with John Squire.
 
John Stafford
Chaplain of London. Chantry priest at St. Pauls Cathedral.
BHO
 
John Staiggs
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
John Standelf
Member of the Goldsmithsʼ Company. Buried at St. Foster. Not to be confused with John Standelf.
 
John Standelf
Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Buried at St. Foster. Not to be confused with John Standelf.
 
John Stanley  
John Stapleton  
John Stent
Porter of the Prince’s Wardrobe.
 
John Steward
Sheriff of London 1456-1457. Member of the Tallow Chandlers’ Company. Not to be confused with Sir John Steward.
MASL
 
John Stoke
Alderman. Husband of Dame Katherine Stoke.
 
John Stokesley (b. 1475, d. 1539)
Bishop of London 1530–1539.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Stokker
Sheriff of London 1459-1460. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Not to be confused with John Stokker. Buried at St. George.
MASL
 
John Stokker
Sheriff of London 1477-1478. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Not to be confused with John Stokker.
MASL
 
John Stone
Sheriff of London 1464-1465. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Buried at St. John the Baptist, Walbrook.
MASL
 
John Stow (b. between 1524 and 1525, d. 1605)
Historian and author of A Survey of London. Husband of Elizabeth Stow.
MoEML
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Stratton  
John Strelley
Esquire. Buried at St. John Zachary.
 
John Strype (b. 1643, d. 1737)
Historian and author of The Survey of London, a revised version of John Stow’s Survey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Sturgeon
Chamberlain and Member of Parliament. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Monument at St. Benet Gracechurch.
Wikipedia
 
John Sturton
Esquire. Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
 
John Sugar (d. 29 December 1455)
 
John Surell
Gentleman. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
John Suring (d. 1490)
Citizen of London. Buried at St. Nicholas Cole Abbey.
 
John Sutton
Sheriff of London 1440-1441. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Not to be confused with John Sutton.
MASL
 
John Sutton (fl. 1413-14)
Sheriff of London 1413-1414. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Monument at St. John Zachary. Not to be confused with John Sutton.
MASL
 
John Swan
Buried at Whitefriars Church. Not to be confused with John Swan.
 
John Swan
Sheriff of London 1485-1486. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Not to be confused with John Swan.
MASL
 
John Swinflet (d. 1420)
 
John Symons (d. 10 August 1625)
Citizen of London. Member of the Bakers’ Company. Son of Samuel Symons. Benefactor for the parishes of St. Saviour (Southwark), St. George Southwark, and St. Mary (Newington). Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
 
John Syward
Sheriff of London 1343-1344. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Talbot
Esquire. Husband of Katherine Talbot. Buried at St. Giles, Cripplegate.
 
John Tarbock
Helped manage Whitefriars Theatre.
 
John Tate (b. 1448, d. 1507)
Churchwarden of All Hallows Barking. Son of Sir John Tate. Monument at St. Dunstan in the East. Not to be confused with John Tate or John Tate.
 
John Tate
Sheriff of London 1485-1486. Mayor 1496-1497 and 1513-1514. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Not to be confused with John Tate or John Tate.
MASL
 
John Tate
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Not to be confused with John Tate or John Tate.
ODNB
 
John Tatum
Denizen of London.
 
John Taylor (b. 1578, d. 1653)
Poet.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Taylor
Member of the Drapersʼ Company. Husband of Constance Taylor. Father of John Taylor, Robert Taylor, and John Taylor. Buried at St. Michael, Cornhill. Not to be confused with John Taylor or John Taylor.
 
John Taylor
Son of John Taylor and Constance Taylor. Brother of John Taylor and Robert Taylor. Not to be confused with John Taylor or John Taylor.
 
John Taylor
Son of John Taylor and Constance Taylor. Brother of John Taylor and Robert Taylor. Not to be confused with John Taylor or John Taylor.
 
John Taylor
Member of the Haberdashersʼ Company. Husband of Berseba Taylor. Father of Elizabeth Freake. Not to be confused with John Taylor, John Taylor, John Taylor, John Taylor, or John Taylor.
 
John Taylor  
John Teabye
Denizen of London.
 
John Terry  
John Textor
Historian.
EEBO
 
John Theobald
Esquire. Father of Dorothie Manwood.
 
John Thin
Esquire.
 
John Thomas
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Alban, Wood Street.
 
John Thornhill  
John Thurston (fl. 1516-19)
Sheriff of London 1516-1517. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Benefactor of St. Foster. Buried at St. Peter, Westcheap.
MASL
 
John Thynne (b. 21 September 1555, d. 21 November 1604)
Member of Parliament. Husband of Joan Thynne.
Wikipedia
 
John Tickle
Doublet maker. Crafted doublets for the rebels during the Peasant’s Revolt in 1381.
 
John Tirell  
John Tirres
Buried at Crossed Friars.
 
John Toker (d. in or after 1428)
Member of the Vintners’ Company. Owner of the Mermaid Inn.
Will in London Court of Probate
 
John Tolderney  
John Tolos (fl. 1538-48)
Sheriff of London 1543-1544. Member of the Clothworkers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Tomes
Member of the Drapers’ Company.
 
John Torkington
Benefactor of the poor.
 
John Tornegold
Sheriff of London 1367-1368. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Towerson  
John Travers
Sheriff of London 1215-1216 and 1223-1225.
MASL
 
John Trehearne (d. 1618)
Servant of Elizabeth I. Porter of James VI and I. Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
BHO
 
John Treszawall
Gentleman and taylor. Buried at Christ Church.
 
John Trig
One-time owner of Pike Gardens.
 
John Trigilion
Member of the Brewersʼ Company. Buried at St. Botolph, Aldersgate.
 
John Trusbut
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
 
John Tryon  
John Tulesan
Sheriff of London 1237-1238 and 1249-1250. Mayor 1252-1253. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Tullye
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
John Twisleton
Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
 
John Underwood (d. October 1624)
Actor with the Lord Chamberlain’s Men.
Wikipedia
 
John Unisbrugh  
John V of Brittany (b. 1339, d. 1 November 1399)
Duke of Brittany, Dount of Montfort, and Earl of Richmond. Husband of Joan of Navarre. See related ODNB entry for John de Montfort.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Vanclay  
John Vandeford
Denizen of London.
 
John Vere (d. 1463)
Earle of Oxford. Beheaded on Tower Hill. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
John Vernon  
John Viel
Sheriff of London 1241-1242. Possible son of John Viel.
MASL
 
John Viel
Sheriff of London 1218-1220.
MASL
 
John Waddis
Member of the Cooks’ Company. Benefactor of the poor.
 
John Wade
Sheriff of London 1398-1399. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Not to be confused with John Wade.
MASL
 
John Wade
Sheriff of London 1285-1286. Helped prisoners escape the Conduit, Cornhill in 1299. Not to be confused with John Wade.
MASL
 
John Wakefield  
John Wakele
Sheriff of London 1400-1401. Member of the Vintners’ Company.
MASL
 
John Wakeline  
John Walcote
Sheriff of London 1389-1390. Mayor 1402-1403. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Walden  
John Walderne
Sheriff of London 1453-1454. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Waldon  
John Waleran
Sheriff of London 1204-1205.
MASL
 
John Walpole
Buried at St. Botolph, Aldersgate. Not to be confused with John Walpole.
 
John Walpole
Member of the Goldsmithsʼ Company. Monument at All Hallows, Bread Street. Not to be confused with John Walpole.
 
John Walraven
Sheriff and warden of London 1265-1266.
MASL
 
John Waltham (d. 1395)
Lord Privy Seal of England 1386-1389. Bishop of Salisbury 1388-1395. Lord High Treasurer 1391-1395. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Waltham  
John Walton
Gentleman. Buried at St. George.
 
John Ward
Sheriff of London 1366-1367. Mayor 1375-1376. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Not to be confused with John Ward.
MASL
 
John Ward
Esquire. Monument at St. Thomas Hospital. Not to be confused with John Ward.
 
John Warde
Buried at St. Mary Le Bow. Not to be confused with John Warde.
 
John Warde
Sheriff of London 1479-1480. Mayor 1484-1485. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Not to be confused with John Warde or John Warde.
MASL
 
John Warde
Sheriff of London 1470-1471. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Not to be confused with John Warde or John Warde.
MASL
 
John Wardroper
Parson.
 
John Warner
Sheriff of London 1398-1399. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company. Not to be confused with John Warner or John Warner.
MASL
 
John Warner (b. in or before 1494, d. 1511)
 
John Warner
Sheriff of London 1494-1495. Not to be confused with John Warner or John Warner.
MASL
 
John Warner
Homeowner. Clerk of the Parish of St. Ethelburga. Not to be confused with John Warner or John Warner.
 
John Warren
Earl of Surrey. Mentioned in a 1281 deed from St. Augustine Inn. Slayed Alan de la Zouche in 1270 at Westminster Hall.
 
John Watford  
John Watkins
Esquire. Husband of Anne Watkins.
 
John Wattle
Member of the Mercersʼ Company.
 
John Webb
Architect and scholar. Assistant of Inigo Jones.
Wikipedia
 
John Webster (b. between 1578 and 1580, d. 1638)
Poet and playwright.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Weekes
Denizen of London.
 
John Weever (b. between 1575 and 1576, d. 1632)
Poet and antiquarian.
ODNB
 
John Weld  
John Weld
Father of John Weld. Not to be confused with John Weld.
 
John Weld
Son of John Weld and Dorothy Weld. Not to be confused with John Weld.
 
John Welles
Sheriff of London 1420-1421. Mayor 1431-1432. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at Chapel of St. Mary Magdalen, Guildhall.
MASL
 
John Wells
Father of Anthony Wells. Not to be confused with Viscount John Wells.
 
John Wells (d. 1499)
Viscount. Father of Anne Wells. Not to be confused with John Wells. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
 
John Wessels
Denizen of London.
 
John West
Buried at St. Mary Bothaw.
 
John West (d. 1517)
 
John Weston  
John Wharton  
John Wheatley
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Mary, Aldermanbury.
 
John Whelar  
John Whitbrooke
Husband of Joan Whitbrooke.
 
John Whitby  
John White  
John Whitgift (b. between 1530? and 1531?, d. 29 February 1604)
Archbishop of Canterbury 1583-1604.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Whitwell  
John Whorwood
Denizen of Compton, Stafford. Father of William Whorwood.
 
John Whyte
Sheriff of London 1556-1557. Mayor 1563-1564. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Widnell (b. 1531, d. 15 February 1601)
 
John Wikenson (d. 1519)
Alderman.
 
John Wikes  
John Wilford (d. 1544)
Sheriff of London 1544-1545. Member of the Merchant Taylor’ Company. Buried at St. Bartholomew by the Exchange.
MASL
 
John Williams
Member of the Goldsmithsʼ Company.
 
John Willowby (fl. 1548)
 
John Wiltwater
Killed at the Battle of Barnet in 1471. Buried at Christ Church.
 
John Winderhall  
John Windet (fl. 1584-1611)
Printer.
BBTI
Wikipedia
 
John Wingfield  
John Wingham  
John Winkfield
Esquire. Buried at Bermondsey Abbey.
 
John Wintar  
John Withers  
John Wodecok
Sheriff of London 1397-1398. Mayor 1405-1406. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Alban, Wood Street.
MASL
 
John Wolfe (b. in or before 1548, d. 1601)
Bookseller and printer.
BBTI
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
John Wolle  
John Wood
Buried at St. Nicholas Acon. Not to be confused with John Wood or John Wood.
 
John Wood
Member of the Stock Fishmongers’ Company. Buried at St. Michael, Crooked Lane. Not to be confused with John Wood or John Wood.
 
John Wood
Son of Joane Wood and Robert Wood. Brother of Richard Wood, Joane Wood, Anne Wood, and Francis Wood. Not to be confused with John Wood or John Wood.
 
John Woodhouse
Esquire. Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
 
John Woodrofe
Esquire. Father of Oliver Woodrofe and William Woodrofe.
 
John Worral
Father of a victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
John Wrawe (d. 1381)
Priest. Leader of the rebels in Suffolk during the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381.
 
John Wright
Bookseller.
BBTI
Wikipedia
 
John Writhesley  
John Wroth
Sheriff of London 1351-1352. Mayor 1360-1361. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Wylkynson
Sheriff of London 1519-1520. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
John Wynger
Sheriff of London 1493-1494. Mayor 1504-1505. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Johnanna Fox (d. 9 February 1600)
Wife of John Fox. Buried at St. Laurence, Jewry.
 
Jollo Gough
Welsh bard.
 
Jon Constantinus  
Jonathan Swift (b. 1667, d. 1745)
Writer.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Jonyrunnes  
Jordan Briset
Baron. Founder of St. John’s of Jerusalem. Husband of Muriell Briset.
 
Jordan Goodcheap  
Jordan Goodcheape
Sheriff of London 1283-1284, but was removed from office after being implicated in the murder of Laurence Ducket.
MASL
 
Jordan of Coventry
Sheriff of London 1236-1237.
MASL
 
Joseph Holland
Gentleman.
 
Joseph Jaques
Member of the Brewer’s Company.
 
Joseph Kirton
Bookseller.
 
Joseph Rutter (b. 1610)
Playwright and translator.
ODNB
 
Joshua Perry
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Joyce Clarke  
Joyce Hodge
Wife of Henry Hodge. Mother of Katherine Lively.
 
Joyce Randall  
Joyce Ripton
Benefactor of the poor.
 
Judith Bellowes
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Judith Herenden  
Judith Randolph (née Shirley)
Wife of Herbert Randolph. Daughter of Anthony Shirley.
 
Julian Lambard
Wife of John Lambard. Mother of William Lambard. Buried at St. Nicholas Acon.
 
Julian Messe  
Julian Skinner  
Julius Caesar (b. 100 BCE, d. 44 BCE)
Politician and military commander of the Roman empire.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Justice Smith  
Justinian Champneis
Husband of Theodora Champneis.
 
Justus (d. between 10 November 627 and 631)
Archbishop of Canterbury 624-631. Member of the Gregorian mission sent to England from Rome to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Katharine Hardel  
Katharine Heyward  
Katharine Humble  
Katharine Manning (née Dewren)
Wife of Randall Manning. Daughter of Nicholas Dewren.
 
Katharine Marrow (d. 1468)
 
Katharine Mason
Daughter of Roger Mason and Jane Mason.
 
Katharine Prettyman (b. 1577, d. 11 August 1594)
 
Katharine Smith (d. 4 February 1607)
 
Katharine Wonton  
Katharine Woodward
Benefactor of St. Dionis Backchurch.
 
Katherine Ashley (née Champernowne) (b. 1502, d. 1565)
Governess of Elizabeth I.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Katherine Augustine  
Katherine Babington
Daughter of Sir William Babington. Buried at the Charterhouse.
 
Katherine Bradmore  
Katherine Chanlowes  
Katherine Constable
Sister of Adeline Neville.
 
Katherine Daubeney
Countess of Bridgewater.
 
Katherine Drylande (née Brune)
Wife of Richard Drylande. Daughter of Morrice Brune. Buried at St. George.
 
Katherine Heneage
Wife of Sir Thomas Heneage. Buried at St. Paul’s Cathedral. See related ODNB entry for Sir Thomas Heneage.
 
Katherine Heyward (née Smythe)  
Katherine Howard (née Carey) (b. between 1545 and 1550, d. 1603)
Countess of Nottingham. Daughter of Henry Carey and Anne Morgan.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Katherine Lively
Wife of Edward Lively. Daughter of Henry Hodge.
 
Katherine Mirley  
Katherine Pemberton  
Katherine Plompton  
Katherine Poote (née Lacy)
Wife of John Poote. Daughter of Richard Lacy. Buried at the Charterhouse.
 
Katherine Seymour
Daughter of Anne Seymour and Edward Seymour.
 
Katherine Slaney (née Aston)
Wife of Stephen Slaney. Daughter of Walter Aston.
 
Katherine Somer
Wife of Henry Somer. Possibly buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate. See related ODNB entry for Henry Somer.
 
Katherine Stoketon  
Katherine Sturges  
Katherine Swynford (b. 1350, d. in or before 10 May 1403)
Wikipedia
 
Katherine Talbot  
Katherine Windent
Wife of Thomas Windent. Buried at St. Antholin.
 
Lactantius
Author. Advisor of Constantine I.
Wikipedia
 
Lady Alethea Howard (née Talbot) (b. 1585, d. 3 June 1654)
Thirteenth Baroness Furnivall and Countess of Arundel. Art collector and traveller.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Lady Alice Avenon (née Huchen)  
Lady Alice Neville
Wife of Sir Hugh Neville. Not to be confused with Alice Neville.
 
Lady Anne Clifford (b. 30 January 1590, d. 22 March 1676)
Countess of Pembroke, Dorset, and Montgomery.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Lady Anne Gresham  
Lady Anne Howard (née Dacre) (b. 1 March 1557, d. 13 April 1630)
Countess of Arundel. Noblewoman, poet, and religious conspirator.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Lady Anne Manners (b. 1476, d. 1526)
Daughter of Thomas Manners. Buried at St. Leonard, Shoreditch. See related ODNBentry for Thomas Manners.
 
Lady Anne White
Wife of Sir Thomas White. Mother of Francis White.
 
Lady Anne Windsore (née Rivet)  
Lady Arabella Stuart (b. 1575, d. 1615)
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Lady Ascue
Wife of Sir Christopher Ascue. Donated funds to London conduits.
 
Lady Austrie
Financier of the Guildhall.
 
Lady Blackstone
Mother of a victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Lady Bradvery  
Lady Brandon  
Lady Catherine Knollys (née Carey) (b. 1524, d. 1569)
Chief lady of the Bedchamber to Elizabeth I. Wife of Sir Francis Knollys. Daughter of William Carey. Sister of Henry Carey.
Wikipedia
 
Lady Eleanor Fitzwalter (née de Ferrers)  
Lady Eleanor le Spencer (fl. 1314)
 
Lady Eleanor Manners (née Paston) (d. 1551)
Wife of Thomas Manners. Daughter of Sir William Paston. See related ODNB article on Thomas Manners.
 
Lady Eleanor St. Leger  
Lady Elizabeth Ascough (d. 1570)
 
Lady Elizabeth de Burgh (b. between 1294 and 1360, d. 1360)
Sister of Gilbert de Clare and Lady Eleanor le Spencer. Financier of part of Greyfriars. Founder of Clare College in Cambridge.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Lady Hill
Financier of the Guildhall.
 
Lady Isabella Sackville (b. 1622, d. 1661)
Daughter of Lady Anne Clifford. See related Wikipedia entry for Lady Anne Clifford.
 
Lady Jane Grey (née Dudley) (b. 1537, d. 1554)
Contested Queen of England from 10 July to 19 July 1553.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Lady Johane Tokyne
Daughter of Dabridge Court. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
 
Lady Katherine Neville (d. 1591)
 
Lady Katherine Neville (née Stafford)
Wife of Ralph Neville. Daughter of Edward Stafford.
 
Lady Lumley
Landowner.
 
Lady Lyle
Wife of Sir Robert Lyle. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Lady Margaret Beaufort (b. 1443, d. 29 June 1509)
Countess of Richmond and Derby. Wife of Thomas Stanley. Mother of Henry VII. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Lady Margaret Manners (née Neville) (b. 1525, d. 1559)
Wife of Henry Manners. Daughter of Ralph Neville. See related ODNB article on Henry Manners.
 
Lady Margaret North
Monument at St. Laurence, Jewry.
 
Lady Margaret Seymour (b. 1540)
Writer. Daughter of Anne Seymour and Edward Seymour.
Wikipedia
 
Lady Margaret Stuart (b. 24 December 1598, d. August 1600)
Daughter of James VI and I and Anne of Denmark. Died in infancy.
Wikipedia
 
Lady Mary Keys (née Grey) (b. 1545, d. 20 April 1578)
Daughter of Frances Grey and Sir Henry Grey. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Lady Maud Courtney
Wife of Valerian III. Sister of Richard II.
 
Lady Morley
Sister of Lady Sturton and Lady Webbe, a victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Lady Paulet
Sister of Anne Blunt.
 
Lady Payton
Benefactor of St. Peter le Poor.
 
Lady Ramsey
Benefactor of St. Peter le Poor.
 
Lady Sidenham
Sister of Anne Blunt.
 
Lady Sturton
Sister of Lady Morly and Lady Webbe, a victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Lady Thomasine Swinnerton (d. 9 August 1650)
Noblewoman.
BHO
 
Lady Webbe
Mother of Mistress Webbe. Sister of Lady Morly and Lady Sturton. Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Lady Wiche  
Lancelot Andrews (b. 1555, d. 25 September 1626)
Bishop of Chichester 1605–1609. Bishop of Ely 1609–1619. Bishop of Winchester 1618–1626. Buried at St. Saviour (Southwark).
Wikipedia
 
Lancelot Laken
Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
 
Lancelot Young
Master glazier.
 
Landus Bardoile
Merchant of Lucca. Granted the Cornet Stoure by Edward III.
 
Lanfranc (b. 1010, d. 28 May 1089)
Archbishop of Canterbury 1070-1089. Emigrant from Lombard Italy.
ODNB
 
Launcelot Tompson
Member of the Drapersʼ Company. Buried at St. Peter upon Cornhill.
 
Laurence Booth (fl. 1420-80)
Bishop of Durham 1456–1476. Archbishop of York 1476–1480.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Laurence Caldwell
Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Husband of Mary Caldwell. Monument at St. Michael, Cornhill.
 
Laurence de Brooke
Owner of houses in the Parish of St. Andrew by the Wardrobe.
 
Laurence de Frowyk
Sheriff of London 1246-1247 and 1251-1252.
MASL
 
Laurence Ducket
Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Mortally wounded Ralph Crepyn.
 
Laurence Halstead
Business partner of John Kendrick. Executor of the will of John Kendrick.
 
Laurence of Canterbury (d. 619)
Archbishop of Canterbury 604–619.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Laurence Overton
Member of the Mercers’ Company.
 
Lawrence Aylmer
Sheriff of London 1501-1502. Mayor 1507-1508. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Lawrence Brumley
Buried at the Charterhouse.
 
Lawrence Gisors
Owner of the Cutlers’ Hall. Father of Peter Gisors.
 
Lawrence Halliwell
Member of the Grocers’ Company. Helped purchased the plot of land for Grocers’ Hall.
 
Lawrence Warcam
Buried at St. Sepulchre.
 
Leafstanus
Magistrate of London. Provost of London during the reign of Henry I. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company and Knighten Guild.
Wikipedia
 
Leo IX (b. 21 June 1002, d. 19 April 1054)
Pope 1049-1054.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Leofstan (d. between 909 and 926)
Bishop of London 909-926.
Wikipedia
 
Leofstane
Portreeve of London. Mentioned in the last charter of Edward the Confessor.
 
Leonard Darr  
Leonard Digges (b. 1515, d. 1559)
Mathematician and surveyor. Husband of Bridget Digges. Father of Thomas Digges.
 
Leonard Digges  
Leonard Leonard
Denizen of London.
 
Leonard Smith (d. 14 May 1601)
 
Leopold I of Austria
Holy Roman Emperor 1658–1705. King of the Romans 1658–1705. King of Hungary 1655–1705. King of Bohemia 1656–1705.
Wikipedia
 
Letis Spicer
Wife of John Spicer. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Lettice Dow
Wife of Robert Dow. Mother of Thomas Dow.
 
Lewes Rawbone
Denizen of London.
 
Lewis John
Merchant.
 
Lewis Machin
Amateur playwright.
 
Lionel Mollington  
Lionel Plantagenet (b. 1338, d. 1368)
First Duke of Clarence, Fourth Earl of Ulster, and Fifth Baron of Connaught. Father of Philippa of Clarence. Son of Edward III.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Llywelyn ap Gruffydd (d. 11 December 1282)
Prince of Wales 1246-1282. Father of Griffith of Wales. Beheaded by Roger Lestrange in 1282.
Wikipedia
 
Lord Bourchier
Landowner.
 
Lord Burnell
Father of Edward Burnell.
 
Lord fitz-Warren
Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Lord Goffredo de Prefetti  
Lord Henry Clinton (b. 1539, d. 1616)
Second Earl of Lincoln.
Wikipedia
 
Lord Henry fitz-Alan (b. 23 April 1512, d. 24 February 1580)
Twelfth Earl of Arundel. Nobleman and courtier.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Lord Henry Howard (b. 12 July 1628, d. 13 January 1684)
Sixth Duke of Norfolk. Nobleman and Catholic.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Lord Henry Seymour  
Lord John Fitzwalter
Second Lord Fitzwalter. Son of Sir Robert Fitzwalter. See related ODNB entry for the Fitzwalter family.
 
Lord John Rustle  
Lord John Tuchet
Possible father of George Tuchet.
Wikipedia
 
Lord Lyle
Father of Sir Robert Lyle.
 
Lord Ospay Ferrar  
Lord Robert Fitzwalter (b. 1247, d. 18 January 1326)
First Lord Fitzwalter. Husband of Lady Eleanor Fitzwalter. Son of Sir Walter Fitzwalter. Father of Walter Fitzwalter and Sir Robert Fitzwalter. See related ODNB entry for the Fitzwalter family.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Lord Souches
Owner of a dwelling house in Lime Street.
 
Lord Thomas Howard (b. 10 March 1538, d. 2 June 1572)
Fourth Duke of Norfolk. Nobleman and courtier. Father of Lord Thomas Howard.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Lord Thomas Howard (b. 7 July 1585, d. 4 October 1646)
Fourteenth Earl of Arundel. Art collector and politician. Son of Lord Thomas Howard.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Lord Thomas Seymour (b. 1509, d. 20 March 1549)
Baron of Sudeley. Nobleman and politician.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Lord Trenchaunt Bannerman v
 
Lord William Howard (b. 30 November 1612, d. 29 December 1680)
First Viscount Stafford. Nobleman and Catholic martyr.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Lord William Lovell
Father of Henry Lovell.
 
Lord William Scales  
Lording Barry (b. April 1580, d. 1629)
Playwright and pirate.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Lorenzo Campeggio (b. 1471, d. 25 July 1539)
Bishop of Salisbury 1524. Italian diplomat and Cardinal-protector of the Holy Roman Empire.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Louis I of Hungary (b. 5 March 1326, d. 10 September 1382)
King of Hungary and Croatia 1342–1382. King of Poland 1370–1382.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Louis II (b. 1328, d. 1365)
Duke of Bavaria 1347-1365. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
Wikipedia
 
Louis IV (b. 1282, d. 1347)
Holy Roman Emperor 1314-1347.
Wikipedia
 
Louis IX of France (b. 25 April 1214, d. 25 August 1270)
King of France 1226-1270.
Wikipedia
 
Louis VIII (b. 1187, d. 1226)
King of France 1223-1226.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Louis VIII of France
King of France 1223-1226. Contested King of England 1216-1217.
Wikipedia
 
Louis XII of France
King of France 1498–1515.
Wikipedia
 
Lucan
Roman poet.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Lucas Batencorte
Sheriff of London 1274-1275. Possibly the same person as Lucas de Batencourt.
MASL
 
Lucas de Batencourt
Sheriff of London 1266-1268. Possibly the same person as Lucas Batencorte.
MASL
 
Lucas de Hauering
Sheriff of London 1300-1301. Member of the Corders’ Company.
MASL
 
Lucas van Peenen
Son of Roger van Peenen. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Lucas Vorsterman the Elder (b. 1595, d. 1675)
Dutch engraver.
Wikipedia
 
Lucie Penruddocke
Survivor of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Lucius Licinius Sura
Roman Senator.
Wikipedia
 
Lucius of Britain (fl. in or after 185)
King of Britain.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Lucius Siccius Dentatus
Roman soldier.
Wikipedia
 
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus (b. 616 BCE, d. 578 BCE)
King of Rome 616–579 BC.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Lucy Russell (née Harington) (bap. 25 January 1581, d. 26 May 1627)
Countess of Bedford. Courtier and patron of the arts.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Ludero de Denevar
Donated funds to Bishopsgate Ward.
 
Ludovick Stuart (b. 29 September 1574, d. 16 February 1624)
Second Duke of Lennox and First Duke of Richmond. Courtier.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Lugulphus
Abbot of Crowland during the reign of William I.
 
Luisa de Guzmán of Spain (b. 31 October 1613, d. in or before 27 February 1666)
Queen consort of Portugal 1640–1656. Wife of John IV.
Wikipedia
 
Lupold von Wedel
German travel writer.
Wikipedia
 
Lycurgus of Sparta
Lawgiver of Sparta.
Wikipedia
 
M. Cornwallos  
Mabell Poulsted  
Machatas of Elimeia
Brother of Phillip II of Macedon’s wife.
Wikipedia
 
Magdalena Kerwin (d. 23 August 1592)
 
Magdalene Herenden  
Maghmote Shaughsware
Merchant and émigré from Persia.
 
Magnus Erlendsson
Earl of Orkney.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Malcolm III of Scotland (b. 1031, d. 1093)
King of Scotland 1058–1093.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Manius Acillius Glabrio
Tribune of the plebs in the Roman Republic.
Wikipedia
 
Marcus Aurelius (b. 121, d. 180)
Holy Roman Emperor 161-180. Father of Commodus.
Wikipedia
 
Marcus Furius Camillus (b. 446 BCE, d. 365 BCE)
Roman soldier and statesman.
EB
 
Marcus Furius Camillus II
Roman governor of Africa proconsularis.
Wikipedia
 
Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (b. between 1561 and 1562, d. 19 January 1636)
Flemish painter. Active in the courts of Elizabeth I and James VI and I.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Marcus Terentius Varro
Roman scholar and writer.
Wikipedia
 
Marcus Willemsz Doornik (b. 1633, d. 1703)
Dutch book and print publisher.
BM
 
Margaret Addis
Wife of John Addis. Monument at St. John Zachary.
 
Margaret Antrobus  
Margaret Bacon
Wife of James Bacon.
 
Margaret Banke  
Margaret Barentin
Gentlewoman. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Margaret Barkley  
Margaret Barnes  
Margaret Barnes  
Margaret Barrom
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Margaret Beastby  
Margaret Beauchamp (b. 1404, d. 14 June 1467)
Countess of Shrewsbury. Daughter of Richard Beauchamp.
Wikipedia
 
Margaret Beaufort (née Holland) (b. in or before 1388, d. 1439)
Countess of Somerset. Duchess of Clarence. Wife of John Beaufort.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Margaret Bourchier
Wife of James Huish.
 
Margaret Bowyer  
Margaret Bowyer  
Margaret Bradmore (d. in or after 1410)
 
Margaret Chamberlain  
Margaret Cherry (d. 1695)
 
Margaret Cheyney  
Margaret Clitherow  
Margaret Crome  
Margaret Dane  
Margaret de Clare (b. 1293, d. 1342)
Noblewoman and heiress. Wife of Piers Gaveston.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Margaret de Pulteney  
Margaret de Pulteney
Wife of Sir John de Pulteney. Mother of William de Pulteney. Not to be confused with Margaret de Pulteney.
 
Margaret de Valence
Daughter of William de Valence. Sister of John de Valence. Buried at Westminster Abbey. Heart buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
 
Margaret Dent
Wife of John Dent.
 
Margaret Dickson
Godparent to John Stow alongside Edmund Trindel and Robert Smith. Buried at St. Michael, Cornhill.
BHO
 
Margaret Digges  
Margaret Douglas (b. 8 October 1515, d. 7 March 1578)
Countess of Lennox. Mother of Charles Stuart. Daughter of Margaret Tudor of Scotland. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Margaret Draper  
Margaret Draper
Wife of Sir Christopher Draper. Not to be confused with Margaret Draper.
 
Margaret Drummond of Scotland (b. 1340, d. 1375)
Queen consort of Scotland 1364-1369. Wife of David II of Scotland.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Margaret Durrem  
Margaret Elrington  
Margaret Eston
Wife of John Eston.
 
Margaret Fleming (d. 1464)
 
Margaret Forde (d. 11 June 1492)
 
Margaret Gresham  
Margaret Grevel  
Margaret Harvie (d. in or before 14 January 1593)
 
Margaret Holigrave
Benefactor of the poor.
 
Margaret Howard (née Audley) (d. 1564)
Wikipedia
ODNB
EB
 
Margaret Humble  
Margaret Humble  
Margaret Lilly
Resident of Ram Alley charged with harbouring foreigners.
 
Margaret Marshal (b. 1320, d. 1399)
Duchess of Norfolk. Wife of Sir Walter Manny. Buried at the Charterhouse.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Margaret Martin
Benefactor.
 
Margaret Moore
Wife of William Moore.
 
Margaret Neville
Lady Bergavenny.
 
Margaret Neyland (née Philipot)  
Margaret Norford (d. 1406)
 
Margaret of Anjou
Queen of consort England 1445-1461 and 1470-1471. Wife of Henry VI.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Margaret of England (b. 1346, d. 1361)
Countess of Pembroke. Husband of John Hastings. Daughter of Edward III.
Wikipedia
 
Margaret of France (b. 1279, d. 1318)
Wife of Edward I. Financier of Greyfriars. Daughter of King Philip III of France. Buried at Christ Church.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Margaret of Provence (b. 1221, d. 20 December 1295)
Queen consort of France 1234–1270. Wife of Louis IX of France. Daughter of Eleanor of Provence.
Wikipedia
 
Margaret of York
Fourth daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
Wikipedia
 
Margaret Pennie (née Colchester)
Wife of Thomas Pennie. Daughter of Mr. Colchester. Buried at St. Peter le Poor.
 
Margaret Picard
Wife of Henry Picard.
 
Margaret Randall
Wife of Richard Randall. Mother of Joyce Randall. Buried at St. Mary Somerset.
 
Margaret Ricroft
Landowner.
 
Margaret Rikeden (fl. 1408)
 
Margaret Rivers
Countess of Devon. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Margaret Seagrave (b. 1320, d. 1399)
Duchess of Norfolk and Countess Marshall. Financier of Greyfriars. Buried at Christ Church.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Margaret Serle (d. 8 March 1605)
Wife of Alexander Serle. Buried at St. Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street. Latin epitaph in Stow 1633.
 
Margaret Shirley  
Margaret Slaney (née Pheasant)  
Margaret Smith
Daughter of Richard Smith.
 
Margaret Sugar (d. 13 November 1485)
 
Margaret Tong  
Margaret Tudor of Scotland (b. 1489, d. 1541)
Queen of consort Scotland 1503-1513. Wife of James IV of Scotland. Daughter of King Henry VII.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Margaret Viel
Widow. Had a false judgement given against her.
 
Margaret Warner (née Cheynie)
Wife of Edward Warner. Daughter of John Cheinie. Not to be confused with Mary Warner or Mary Warner.
 
Margaret Whorwood (née Broke)  
Margaret Writhesley  
Margarite Hall (née Wyts)  
Margerie Lewson (née Manwood)  
Margery Band (née Huch)
Wife of Thomas Band. Daughter of John Huch. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Margery de Auesey  
Margery Gondall  
Margery Goodcheap  
Margery Kingston  
Margery Lepington (née Frey)
Founder of a chantry at St. Bartholomew by the Exchange. Wife of Sir John Lepington. Daughter of Sir John Frey.
 
Margery May
Wife of Richard Snelling. Daughter of George May. Buried at St. Sepulchre.
 
Margery Turner  
Maria Gips
Daughter of George Gips.
 
Marianus of Florence
Historian and chronicler.
Wikipedia
 
Marianus Scotus of Mainz (b. 1028, d. between 1082 and 1083)
Monk and chronicler.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Marie of Brittany (b. 1391, d. 1446)
Dcuhess of Alençon. Countess of Perche. Lady of La-Guerche.
Wikipedia
 
Marjorie Marshal (b. 1200, d. 17 November 1244)
 
Mark Slye
Clothier in the town of Reading. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick. Not to be confused with James Winche.
 
Mark Warner (d. 1583)
BHO
 
Marmaduke Johnson
Printer.
 
Marmaduke Lumley (b. 1390, d. 1450)
Lord High Treasurer 1446–1449. Bishop of Carlisle 1429–1450. Bishop of Lincoln 1450.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Martha Forthe (d. 26 November 1589)
 
Martha Gips
Daughter of George Gips.
 
Martha Herenden  
Martha Prescot
Wife of Alexander Prescot. Mother of Elizabeth Prescot. Buried at St. Foster.
 
Martha Slaney  
Martial (b. 40, d. 104)
Roman epigrammatist.
EB
OR
Wikipedia
 
Martin Amersbury
Sheriff of London 1293-1294. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
MASL
 
Martin Bond
Surveyor of the reconstruction of Aldgate.
 
Martin Box
Sheriff of London 1283-1284. Member of the Woolmens’ Company.
MASL
 
Martin Broaker
Clothier in the town of Newbury. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Martin de la Toure
Schoolmaster and émigré from France.
 
Martin de Oteswich
Co-founder of St. Martin Outwich. Buried at St. Martin Outwich.
 
Martin fitz-Alice
Sheriff of London 1213-1214. Brother of William fitz-Alice.
MASL
 
Martin fitz-William
Sheriff of London 1225-1227.
MASL
 
Martin Pringe (b. 1580, d. 1626)
Captain of the Royal James.
BHO
Wikipedia
 
Mary Ambree
Army captain. Participated in the liberation of Ghent during the Anglo-Spanish War.
Wikipedia
 
Mary Bacon
Wife of James Bacon.
 
Mary Bagwell
Wife of Bernard Cooper. Mother of William Bagwell. Sister of Thomas Church.
 
Mary Barnes  
Mary Benam  
Mary Billing (née Folville) (d. 1500)
Monument at Westminster Abbey. See related ODNB entry for Sir Thomas Billing.
 
Mary Boleyn (b. 1499, d. 1543)
Wife of William Carey. Mother of Lady Catherine Knollys and Henry Carey. Daughter of Thomas Boleyn.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Mary Bristow
Benefactor of the poor.
 
Mary Burnell (née Brownrig) (d. 5 April 1612)
 
Mary Caldwell  
Mary Collet
Wife of John Collet.
 
Mary Crockar (née Blundell)  
Mary Darcy  
Mary Darcy  
Mary de Bohun (b. 1368, d. 4 June 1394)
Wife of Henry IV. Mother of Henry V. Daughter of Humphrey de Bohun IX. Sister of Eleanor de Bohun.
Wikipedia
 
Mary de St. Paul (b. 1304, d. 1377)
Countess of Pembroke. Wife of Aymer de Valence. Financier of Greyfriars.
ODNB
 
Mary Dent
Daughter of John Dent and Alice Dent. Sister of Elizabeth Dent and Elizabeth Dent.
 
Mary Digges  
Mary Dimock
Wife of John Dimock.
 
Mary Frith (b. between 1584 and 1589, d. 1659)
Thief.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Mary Glover
Wife of Richard Glover. Buried at St. Margaret Pattens. Not to be confused with Mary Glover.
 
Mary Glover  
Mary Golding  
Mary Gourney (née Caldwell)
Wife of Thomas Gourney. Daughter of Mary Wilde and Florens Caldwell.
 
Mary Greene  
Mary Heyward  
Mary Hobdin
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Mary Houghton  
Mary I (b. 18 February 1516, d. 17 November 1558)
Queen of England and Ireland 1553-1558. Buried at Henry VII’s Chapel.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Mary Lisle
Wife of Robert Benson and Thomas Ravis. Mother of William Benson, Richard Benson, and Thomas Ravis. Aunt of William Lisle. Grandmother of Thomas Benson. See related ODNB entry for Thomas Ravis.
 
Mary Lovyson  
Mary Marbecke  
Mary Martin (née Roissei) (d. May 1565)
Wife of Thomas Martin. Daughter of John Roissei. Latin epitaph in Stow 1633. Buried at St. Benet, Paul’s Wharf.
 
Mary Mercer
Companion of Elizabeth Pepys. See related ODNB entry for Servants of Samuel Pepys.
ODNB
 
Mary Moffet
Wife of James Huish.
 
Mary of Guise (b. 20 November 1515, d. 11 June 1560)
Queen consort of Scotland 1538-1542. Wife of James V. Mother of Mary, Queen of Scots.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Mary of Waltham (b. 1344, d. 1361)
Duchess of Brittany. Daughter of Edward III.
Wikipedia
 
Mary of York Wikipedia
 
Mary Orrell  
Mary Palmer  
Mary Par (d. between 1 January 1606 and 17 July 1607)
Wife of John Par. Mother of Anne Gough. Buried at St. Benet, Paul’s Wharf.
 
Mary Sandys (née Thornehurst) (d. 31 July 1598)
 
Mary Scudamore (née Houghton)  
Mary Seymour
Wife of Thomas Seymour. Buried at St. Leonard, Shoreditch. Not to be confused with Mary Seymour.
 
Mary Seymour
Daughter of Anne Seymour and Edward Seymour. Not to be confused with Mary Seymour.
 
Mary Smith
Daughter of Anne Smith and John Smith. Not to be confused with Mary Smith or Mary Smith.
 
Mary Smith
Daughter of Dame Jane Smith and Sir Richard Smith. Not to be confused with Mary Smith or Mary Smith.
 
Mary Smith (née Hawes)
Wife of John Smith. Daughter of Sir James Hawes. Not to be confused with Mary Smith or Mary Smith.
 
Mary Stuart (b. 8 April 1605, d. 16 September 1607)
Princess of England and Scotland. Daughter of James VI and I and Anne of Denmark. Died in infancy.
Wikipedia
 
Mary Style
Daughter of Gertrude Style and Nicholas Style. Sister of Humphrey Style.
 
Mary Towerson  
Mary Tudor of France (b. 18 March 1496, d. 25 June 1533)
Queen consort of France 1514-1515. Wife of Louis XII of France. Daughter of Henry VII.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Mary Walker
Wife of Thomas Walker.
 
Mary Warner
Wife of Francis Warner. Mother of Edward Warner. Not to be confused with Mary Warner or Mary Warner.
 
Mary Warner (née Aylmer)
Wife of Edward Warner. Daughter of Aylmer of Risden. Not to be confused with Mary Warner or Mary Warner.
 
Mary Webster  
Mary Weld (née Slaney)  
Mary Wilde
Wife of Florens Caldwell. Mother of Mary Gourney. Buried at St. Martin, Ludgate.
 
Mary Wilkinson
Benefactor of the poor.
 
Mary Wymer (née Halye)  
Queen of Scots Mary (b. 1542, d. 1587)
Queen of Scotland 1542-1567. Queen of France 1559-1560.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Master Becket
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Master Buckets
Painter in Aldersgate Street. Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Master Edward Hulit
Gentleman. Benefactor of St. Saviour (Southwark).
 
Master Grimes
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Master Harris
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Master Hick
Master of a victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Master Leate
Denizen of London.
 
Master Leese
Denizen of London.
 
Master Morris of Essex
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Master of Barret
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Master Randall Carter
Citizen of London. Member of the Tallow Chandlers’ Company. Benefactor of St. Saviour (Southwark).
 
Master Sampson  
Master Smith  
Master Wilford
Denizen of London.
 
Master William Evans (d. 29 July 1590)
Benefactor of the poor in parish of St. George Southwark. Freed from the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Buried at St. George Southwark.
 
Mathew Hinde
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Mathilda
Daughter of Stephen I. Betrothed to Waleran de Beaumont during infancy.
 
Mathilda Lovell
Wife of John Lovell.
 
Matilda (b. 1102, d. 1167)
Contested Queen of England 1141-1148. Key figure during The Anarchy, a civil war in England and Normandy from 1135-1153.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Matilda de Mandeville (née Fitzwalter)  
Matilda of Boulogne (b. 1103, d. 1152)
Countess of Boulogne 1125-1151. Queen consort of England 1135-1152. Wife of Stephen I. Founder of St. Katharine’s Hospital.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Matilda of Scotland (b. 1080, d. 1118)
Queen consort of England 1100-1118. Wife of Henry I. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Matilde Caxton  
Matilde de Bocham  
Matilde fitz Robert (née de Lucy)
Wife of Walter fitz Robert. Daughter of Richard de Lucy. Mother of Robert Fitzwalter. See related ODNB entry for Robert Fitzwalter.
 
Matthaeo Babalio (d. 27 June 1567)
 
Matthew Brownrig of Ipswich
Father of Mary Burnell.
 
Matthew Bukerel
Sheriff of London 1255-1258.
MASL
 
Matthew Columbars
Merchant.
 
Matthew Fallen
Denizen of London.
 
Matthew Hadocke  
Matthew Oliff  
Matthew Paris (b. 1200, d. 1259)
Historian and Benedictine monk.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Matthew Pemberton (d. 1514)
Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Benefactor of St. Laurence, Jewry. Buried at St. Martin Outwich.
 
Matthew Phillip
Sheriff of London 1451-1452. Mayor 1463-1464. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
MASL
 
Matthew Stewart (b. 1516, d. 1571)
Fourth earl of Lennox.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Matthias Christmas (b. 1605, d. 1654)
Son of Gerard Christmas. Brother of John Christmas.
 
Matthäus Merian (b. 1593, d. 1650)
Swiss engraver, etcher, and book dealer.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Matthäus Seutter (b. 1678, d. 1757)
German map publisher.
Wikipedia
 
Maud de Senlis
Lady of Bradham. Wife of Robert fitz Richard. See related ODNB entry for Robert Fitzwalter.
 
Maude Cosenton (née Hartford)  
Maude de Say  
Maudlin Harvie (d. in or before 16 November 1581)
Wife of William Harvie. Mother of Robert Harvie.
 
Maurice (d. 1107)
Bishop of London 1085-1107.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Maurice Griffith
Bishop of Rochester 1554–1558. Buried at St. Magnus.
Wikipedia
 
Mauricius de la Rivar
Lord of Tormerton. Father of Robert de la Rivar.
 
Maxentius
Emperor of the Roman Empire 306–312.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Meduvinus
Sent as an ambassador alongside Elvanus to spread Christianity in Britain.
 
Mehmed the Conqueror
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1444-1446 and 1451-1481. Conquered Constantinople ending the Byzantine Empire.
Wikipedia
 
Melchizedek Fritter  
Mellitus
First Bishop of London 604–619. Archbishop of Canterbury 619-624. Member of the Gregorian mission sent to England from Rome to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Merwalis
Sub-king of the Magonsæte. Father of St. Mildrith.
Wikipedia
 
Michael Butler
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Michael de la Pole (b. between 1367 and 1368, d. 1415)
First Earl of Suffolk. Administrator. Son of Sir William de La Pole.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Michael de St. Helena
Sheriff of London 1231-1232.
MASL
 
Michael Drayton (b. 1563, d. 1631)
Poet. Helped establish Whitefriars Theatre.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Michael Englysshe
Sheriff of London 1523-1524. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Michael Leech
Denizen of London.
 
Michael Northburgh (d. 9 September 1361)
Bishop of London 1354-1361.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Michael Pistoy
Lombard connected with the Green Gate.
 
Michael Tovi
Sheriff of London 1240-1241. Mayor 1244-1249. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
MASL
 
Michael Ungle
Denizen of London.
 
Michaell Cambridge
Esquire. Monument at St. Thomas Hospital.
 
Mildred Cecil (née Cooke) (b. 1526, d. 1589)
Noblewoman, scholar, and translator. Wife of Sir William Cecil. Mother of Anne Cecil. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Miles Coverdale
Bishop of Exeter 1551–1553. Buried at St. Bartholomew by the Exchange.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Miles Jackson
Son of Thomas Jackson. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Millescent Herenden (née Samond)  
Mistress Cornwallis
Granted a house in Sugarloaf Alley by Henry VIII.
 
Mistress Dane
Denizen of London.
 
Mistress Elton
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Mistress Milbourne
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Mistress Morton
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Mistress Price  
Mistress Rugbie
Resident of Holborn. Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Mistress Scioll
Benefactor of the poor.
 
Mistress Smith
Denizen of London.
 
Mistress Sotherton
Benefactor of St. Martin Outwhich.
 
Mistress Summel
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Mistress Tompson
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Mistress Vudall
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Mistress Walsteed
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Mistress Webbe
Daughter of Lady Webbe. Survivor of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Morgan Phillip
Recipient of Ringed Hall from Henry VIII. Not to be confused with Phillip Morgan.
 
Morrice Brune
Lord of Southuckenton. Father of Katherine Drylande.
 
Morris Beucresse
Apothecary. Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Mother Mampudding
Ale house manager.
 
Mother Wells
Cake shop owner in Abchurch Lane.
 
Mr. Abraham
Father of Mr. Aron.
 
Mr. Adam
First prior of Crossed Friars.
 
Mr. Alcock
Constable of St. Martin’s sanctuary in 1560.
 
Mr. Alderban
Emigrant of the French region of Gascony. Buried at St. Bartholomew by the Exchange.
 
Mr. Algodus
First prior of St. Saviour (Southwark).
 
Mr. Alieu
Clergyman and landowner.
 
Mr. Allin
Servant in the court of James I and VI.
 
Mr. Anthony
Washer of John Kendrick. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Mr. Aron
Father of Mr. Mansere. Son of Mr. Coke.
 
Mr. Aron
Son of Mr. Abraham. Not to be confused with Mr. Aron.
 
Mr. Balstred
Husband of Alice Balstred.
 
Mr. Barlo
Archer from Shoreditch. Granted the jocular title Duke of Shoreditch by Henry VIII in Sir William Wood’s A Remembrance of the Worthy Show and Shooting by the Duke of Shoreditch.
BHO
 
Mr. Barnaby
Lord of Millaine.
 
Mr. Barnard
French nobleman affiliated with the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
 
Mr. Barnard
French nobleman affiliated with the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
 
Mr. Beadel
Ensign of Paternoster Row. Participant in the show recounted in Sir William Wood’s A Remembrance of the Worthy Show and Shooting by the Duke of Shoreditch.
 
Mr. Beale
Clerk of the Council.
 
Mr. Beaumont
MoEML has not yet added biographical content for this person. The editors welcome research leads from qualified individuals. Please contact us for further information.
 
Mr. Belin
Late owner of Billingsgate.
 
Mr. Bennet
Alderman.
 
Mr. Bernard
Prior of Dunstable.
 
Mr. Beswicke
Alderman. Buried at St. Laurence Poultney.
 
Mr. Birchover
First builder and owner of Birchin Lane.
 
Mr. Blamor
Participant in the show recounted in Sir William Wood’s A Remembrance of the Worthy Show and Shooting by the Duke of Shoreditch.
 
Mr. Bodeley  
Mr. Buckle
Member of the Grocers’ Company. Namesake of Bucklersbury.
 
Mr. Burchwood
King’s plumber during the building of St. Paul’s Cathedral.
 
Mr. Casway (fl. in or after 1552)
Gardener.
 
Mr. Cawsway
Gardener.
 
Mr. Chapone
Florentine emigré. Monument at St. Olave, Hart Street.
 
Mr. Charles
Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Mr. Cheverstone
MoEML has not yet added biographical content for this person. The editors welcome research leads from qualified individuals. Please contact us for further information.
 
Mr. Chincroft  
Mr. Clay
Landowner. Member of the Brewers’ Company.
 
Mr. Coales
Benefactor.
 
Mr. Coke
Father of Mr. Aron.
 
Mr. Colchester
Esquire. Master of the Requests for Edward VI. Father of Margaret Pennie. Buried at St. Peter le Poor.
 
Mr. Cole (d. 1390)
 
Mr. Colver
Denizen of London.
 
Mr. Covelle
Landowner.
 
Mr. Davie
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Mr. Davison
Master of Anthony Hall. Father of Anne Davison, a victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Mr. Davy
Husband of Ms. Elizabeth.
 
Mr. Daye
Participant in the show recounted in Sir William Wood’s A Remembrance of the Worthy Show and Shooting by the Duke of Shoreditch.
 
Mr. de Ferrers  
Mr. Dennis
MoEML has not yet added biographical content for this person. The editors welcome research leads from qualified individuals. Please contact us for further information.
 
Mr. Dumbelowe
Landowner.
 
Mr. Duppa
Landowner.
 
Mr. Edmere
Citizen of London. Housed Gundulf of Rochester during the building of the Tower of London.
 
Mr. Edred
Namesake of Queenhithe (also known as Edreds Hithe).
 
Mr. Edwatars
Sergeant at Arms. Monument at St. Dunstan in the East.
 
Mr. Finch
Recorder of London.
 
Mr. Garth
Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
 
Mr. Gascoigne  
Mr. Gaylard
Lord Danvers. French nobleman affiliated with the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
 
Mr. Gerin
Administrator under Henry II.
 
Mr. Goddard
Landowner.
 
Mr. Goodman
Farmer. Father of Mr. Goodman.
 
Mr. Goodman
Son of Mr. Goodman.
 
Mr. Grey
Apothecary.
 
Mr. Grista (fl. in or after 1449)
Tenant of Griste’s House.
 
Mr. Guthurun
Namesake of Gutter Lane (also known as Guthuruns Lane).
 
Mr. Hacket
Gentleman of the King’s Chapel. Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
 
Mr. Hardford  
Mr. Harison
Neighbour of John Kendrick. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Mr. Hawkins
Prisoner of the Tower of London. Accused Sir Thomas Cooke of withholding money from Margaret of Anjou.
 
Mr. Helling  
Mr. Holgrave
Baron of the Exchequer. Buried at Bermondsey Abbey.
 
Mr. Hooker
Third master of the hospital at the Charterhouse.
 
Mr. Hubert
Uncle of Mr. Roger.
 
Mr. Hucble
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Mr. Hugan
Namesake of Huggin Lane, Wood Street (also known as Hugan Lane).
 
Mr. Hugh
Crucified by Jews in Coleman Street Ward.
 
Mr. Hulet
Denizen of London.
 
Mr. Jackson
Master of Savoy Hospital.
 
Mr. Job (b. 2 September 1612, d. 5 September 1612)
 
Mr. John
Prior of Sunderland.
 
Mr. John
Duke of Brittany. Husband of Ms. Eleanor.
 
Mr. Johnson
Schoolmaster of St. Anthony’s Hospital.
 
Mr. Jukel
Sheriff of London 1194-1195.
MASL
 
Mr. Kempe
Builder of alms-houses.
 
Mr. Kerion
Namesake of Kerion Lane.
 
Mr. Kery
Namesake of Carey Lane (also known as Kery Lane).
 
Mr. Kirnigham  
Mr. Kniffe
Father of Alice Balstred.
 
Mr. Lambart
Landowner. Namesake of Lambeth Hill.
 
Mr. Leaning
Denizen of London.
 
Mr. Lee
Alderman.
 
Mr. Lion
King of Ermonie.
 
Mr. Lucas
Owner of a section of Love Lane, Thames Street.
 
Mr. Lyon
Owner of Lyon’s Key.
 
Mr. Mansere
Owner of a house on Basinghall Street. Son of Mr. Aron.
 
Mr. Markham
Sergeant of Law.
 
Mr. Marpor
Gentleman. Buried at St. George.
 
Mr. Maufield
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Mr. Medalfe
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Mr. Mody
Husband of Ms. Starkey. Buried at St. Mary Aldermanbury.
 
Mr. Moses
Founder or builder of St. Margaret Moses.
 
Mr. Moses
Jew of Canterbury.
 
Mr. Nicholas
Abbot of St. Augustine’s, Canterbury. Mentioned in a 1281 deed from St. Augustine Inn. Owner of the house next to the St. Olave, Southwark.
 
Mr. Norman
Confessor of Matilda.
Brooke 323
 
Mr. Norman (d. 1147)
First prior of Holy Trinity Priory.
 
Mr. Osbert
Monk. Helped establish Bermondsey Abbey alongside Mr. Peter, Mr. Richard, and Mr. Umbald in 1089.
Wikipedia
BHO
 
Mr. Othon
Constable of the Tower of London in 1265.
 
Mr. Parius
Property owner.
 
Mr. Payne
Falsely imprisoned in the Tower of London by Sir Owen Hopton.
 
Mr. Pearne
Second master of the hospital at the Charterhouse.
 
Mr. Peirson
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Mr. Peter (d. 1331)
Bishop of Carbon in Hungary. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Mr. Peter
Monk. Helped establish Bermondsey Abbey alongside Mr. Richard, Mr. Osbert, and Mr. Umbald in 1089.
Wikipedia
BHO
 
Mr. Ployden
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Mr. Pope
Owner of Pope Lane.
 
Mr. Puddle
Namesake of a water gate at Puddle Wharf.
 
Mr. Pury
Benefactor of St. Mildred, Poultry.
 
Mr. Rahere (fl. 1123)
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Mr. Rahere
Denizen of London.
 
Mr. Randoll
Member of the Plumbers’ Company.
 
Mr. Randulph (d. 1419)
Friar. Sent to the Tower of London. Executed in 1419.
 
Mr. Redington  
Mr. Reynold  
Mr. Richard
Monk. Helped establish Bermondsey Abbey alongside Mr. Peter, Mr. Osbert, and Mr. Umbald in 1089.
Wikipedia
BHO
 
Mr. Rigaret
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Mr. Robert
Member of the Knighten Guild.
 
Mr. Robert
Priest. Founder of the Priory of Clerkenwell with lands granted by Brian Briset.
 
Mr. Roger
Sheriff of London. Nephew of Mr. Hubert.
 
Mr. Russell
Landowner and namesake of Russel’s Row. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
 
Mr. Shawe
Servant of Sir Owen Hopton. Detained Robert Shapeley in the Tower of London.
 
Mr. Simons
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Mr. Simpson
Namesake of Simpson’s Lane.
 
Mr. Smart
Owner of Smart’s Key.
 
Mr. Smith
Ensign of St. Paul’s Churchyard. Participant in the show recounted in Sir William Wood’s A Remembrance of the Worthy Show and Shooting by the Duke of Shoreditch.
 
Mr. Somar
Owner of Somar’s Key.
 
Mr. Sowtham
Founder of a chantry at St. Mary Le Bow.
 
Mr. Sparling (b. in or before 1133)
Priest. Resident of St. Michael, Cornhill.
 
Mr. Spencer
MoEML has not yet added biographical content for this person. The editors welcome research leads from qualified individuals. Please contact us for further information.
 
Mr. Staker
Taylor. Resident of Salisbury Court. Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Mr. Stephen  
Mr. Stodie
Namesake of Spittle lane (also known as Stodies lane).
 
Mr. Thorndon
Buried at St. Martin Orgar.
 
Mr. Tretheru
Taylor.
 
Mr. Trolop
Farmer.
 
Mr. Umbald
Monk. Helped establish Bermondsey Abbey alongside Mr. Peter, Mr. Richard, and Mr. Osbert in 1089.
Wikipedia
BHO
 
Mr. Waldron
Marshal.
 
Mr. Walter
Archdeacon of London.
 
Mr. Wentworth (d. 1510)
Esquire. Monument at St. Olave, Old Jewry.
 
Mr. Westwood
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Mr. Whitlooke
Prisoner. Escaped the Tower of London in 1414.
 
Mr. Wilkinson
Benefactor.
 
Mr. Wizo
Member of the Knighten Guild.
 
Mr. Wolfegare
Portgrave during the reign of Edward the Confessor.
 
Mr. Wood  
Mr. Wood
Artificer of the show recounted in Sir William Wood’s A Remembrance of the Worthy Show and Shooting by the Duke of Shoreditch.
 
Mr. Wotton (b. in or before 1585, d. in or after 1585)
Merchant.
 
Mr. Wright  
Mr. Wynborne  
Mr. Wyts
Husband of Ms. Lichterveld. Father of Margarite Hall.
 
Ms. Abigail
Maid of Mistress Vudall. Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Ms. Alice
Implicated in the murder of Laurence Ducket.
 
Ms. Allington
Wife of Richard Allington. She owned buildings in St. Giles in the Fields.
 
Ms. Allison
Denizen of London.
 
Ms. Bainham
Benefactor of the poor.
 
Ms. Barbaret
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Ms. Beatrice (b. 1312)
Duchess of Brittany. Daughter of Henry III. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Ms. Cambell
Denizen of London.
 
Ms. Clarentia
Maid. Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Ms. Dorothy
Maid of John Kendrick. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Ms. Eleanor
Wife of Mr. John. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Ms. Eleanor (d. 1530)
Duchess of Buckingham. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Ms. Elizabeth
Countess of Hertfordshire. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
 
Ms. Elizabeth
Countess of Athnole. Buried at Whitefriars Church.
 
Ms. Elizabeth (d. 12 August 1569)
Wife of Mr. Davy. Buried at St. Mary Aldermanbury.
 
Ms. Katherine  
Ms. Lichterveld
Wife of Mr. Wyts. Mother of Margarite Hall.
 
Ms. Margaret
Maid of John Kendrick. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Ms. Margaret
MoEML has not yet added biographical content for this person. The editors welcome research leads from qualified individuals. Please contact us for further information.
 
Ms. Mary
Founder of a nunnery that would eventually become St. Saviour (Southwark).
Wikipedia
 
Ms. Mary
Maid of Mistress Summel. Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Ms. Maud
MoEML has not yet added biographical content for this person. The editors welcome research leads from qualified individuals. Please contact us for further information.
 
Ms. Rump
Resident of Ram Alley. Alluded to in John Day and Henry Chettle’s The Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green.
 
Ms. Starkey
Wife of Mr. Mody. Buried at St. Mary Aldermanbury.
 
Ms. Swithen
Noblewoman. Converted St. Saviour (Southwark) to a college of priests.
Wikipedia
 
Muriell Briset
Wife of Jordan Briset.
 
N. Blackthorn (fl. 1272-73)
Alderman.
 
Nathan Field
Actor and playwright.
 
Nathanial Coales
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Nathaniel Butter (b. 1583, d. 1664)
Bookseller. Published the first edition of William Shakespeare’s King Lear.
BBTI
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Nathaniel Giles (b. 1558, d. 1634)
Choirmaster and composer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Nathaniel Whittock (b. 1791, d. 1860)
Lithographic draughtsman, engraver, and printer.
British Museum
 
Nathaniel Wright
Homeowner.
 
Nero (b. 37, d. 68)
Emperor of the Roman Empire 54–68.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Nevill Simmons
Publisher and bookseller.
Plomer 164
 
Nicholai de Nate  
Nicholas Andrews  
Nicholas Andrews
Husband of Anne Andrews.
 
Nicholas Backhouse
Sheriff of London 1576-1577. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at St. Michael Bassishaw.
MASL
 
Nicholas Bat
Sheriff of London 1244-1248 and 1251-1252. Mayor 1253-1254.
MASL
 
Nicholas Bayly
Husband of Alice Bayly.
 
Nicholas Blondell
Esquire. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Nicholas Bond  
Nicholas Bourne (b. in or before 1584, d. 1660)
Printer, bookbinder, and bookseller.
ODNB
 
Nicholas Bray
Founder of a chantry at St. Margaret Moses. Buried at St. Margaret Moses.
 
Nicholas Brigham (d. 1558)
Latin scholar and antiquarian. Builder of the tomb for Geoffrey Chaucer in Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Nicholas Bubwith (b. 1355, d. 27 October 1424)
Bishop of London 1406-1407. Bishop of Salisbury 1407. Bishop of Bath and Wells 1407-1424. Lord Privy Seal of England 1405-1406. Lord High Treasurer 1407-1408.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Nicholas Buckland
Master of St. Thomas Hospital. Made an agreement in 1428 for the rents from lands and tenements of St. Thomas Hospital to be paid to Thomas Thetforde.
 
Nicholas Bugden
Denizen of London.
 
Nicholas Bull
Founder of a chantry at St. Anthony’s Hospital.
 
Nicholas Carew (d. 1311)
Soldier and feudal lord. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Nicholas Carre
Esquire. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
 
Nicholas Clarke
Esquire. Husband of Elizabeth Clarke. Father of Dorothie Long.
 
Nicholas Couderow
Husband of Elizabeth Couderow. Buried at Crossed Friars.
 
Nicholas Crane
Sheriff of London 1337-1338. Member of the Butchers’ Company.
MASL
 
Nicholas Crispe
Husband of Rebecca Crispe.
 
Nicholas de Auesey
Husband of Margery de Auesey. Buried at Holy Trinity Priory.
 
Nicholas de la Beeche
Lieutenant of the Tower of London.
 
Nicholas de Musely
Clerk.
 
Nicholas de Oteswich
Co-founder of St. Martin Outwich. Buried at St. Martin Outwich.
 
Nicholas Dewren
Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Father of Katharine Manning.
 
Nicholas Duket
Sheriff of London 1191-1192 and 1196-1197.
MASL
 
Nicholas Exton
Sheriff of London 1384-1385. Mayor 1386-1387. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Buried at St. Mary at Hill.
MASL
ODNB
 
Nicholas Faringdon (fl. 1308-61)
Mayor of London 1308-1309, 1313-1314, and 1320-1324. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Principle owner of Farringdon Ward. Son of William Faringdon. Helped prisoners escape the Conduit, Cornhill in 1299. Buried at St. Peter, Westcheap.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Nicholas fitz-Geoffrey de Winchester
Sheriff of London 1273-1274 and 1280-1281.
MASL
 
Nicholas fitz-Joce
Sheriff of London 1248-1249.
MASL
 
Nicholas Gibson
Husband of Avice Gibson.
BHO
 
Nicholas Goodman (b. in or before 20 January 1631)
Author of Hollands Leaguer.
 
Nicholas Gybson
Sheriff of London 1538-1539. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Nicholas Hancocke (fl. in or after 1348)
Wikipedia
 
Nicholas Harpsfield
Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate. Possibly historian and controversialist Nicholas Harpsfield. See ODNB.
 
Nicholas Hawksmoor (b. 1662, d. 1736)
Architect.
ODNB
 
Nicholas Heath (d. 1578)
Bishop of Rochester 1539–1543. Bishop of Worcester 1543–1551 and 1554–1555. Archbishop of York 1555–1559. Lord Chancellor of England 1555–1558.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Nicholas Hobland
Resident of Aldgate Ward.
 
Nicholas Jamys (d. 1423)
Sheriff of London 1423-1424. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Buried at St. Botolph, Billingsgate.
MASL
 
Nicholas Jenyns
Sheriff of London 1523-1524. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
Nicholas Kyriel
Son of William Kyriel. Buried at Crossed Friars.
 
Nicholas Leveson
Sheriff of London 1534-1535. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Andrew Undershaft.
MASL
 
Nicholas Malmaynas
Buried at Christ Church.
 
Nicholas Marshall (d. 1474)
 
Nicholas Montgomery
Gentleman. Son of John Montgomery. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Nicholas Nynes
Sheriff of London 1502-1503. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
MASL
 
Nicholas of Lyra (b. 1270, d. 1349)
French Franciscan friar.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Nicholas Okes (fl. 1596-1645)
Printer and Publisher. Member of the Stationers’ Company. Business partner of John Norton. Father of John Okes.
BBTI
Wikipedia
 
Nicholas Partryche
Sheriff of London 1519-1520. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at St. George.
MASL
 
Nicholas Pike
Sheriff of London 1332-1333. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
Nicholas Poynes
Esquire. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Nicholas Pricot
Member of the Mercersʼ Company. Buried at St. Peter upon Cornhill.
 
Nicholas Pycot
Sheriff of London 1307-1308. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Nicholas Pyncheon (d. 8 March 1533)
Sheriff of London 1532-1533. Member of the Butchers’ Company.
MASL
 
Nicholas Reive
Benefactor of the Parish of St. Botolph without Bishopsgate. Possible member of the Scriveners’ Company.
 
Nicholas Ridley (b. 1500, d. 16 October 1555)
Bishop of Rochester 1547–1550. Bishop of London and Westminster 1550-1553.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Nicholas Shelton
Sheriff of London 1511-1512. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Nicholas Silverton  
Nicholas Sotherne (fl. 1612-23)
Painter.
BHO
 
Nicholas Staha  
Nicholas Stanes
Founder of a chantry at St. Margaret Moses. Buried at St. Margaret Moses.
 
Nicholas Style
Alderman. Husband of Gertrude Style. Father of Mary Style and Humphrey Style. Son of Humphrey Style and Dame Bridgit.
 
Nicholas Tibald
Gentleman. Father of Simon Sudbury.
 
Nicholas Vaux (b. 1460, d. 1523)
First Baron Vaux of Harrowden. Son of Dame Katherine Vaux.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Nicholas Wallron
Father of Joanna Wallron.
 
Nicholas Waren (d. 10 April 1614)
Member of the Grocers’ Company. Husband of Margaret Crome.
 
Nicholas West
Bishop of Ely 1515-1533.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Nicholas Wilforde
Father of Thomas Wilforde. Buried at St. Pancras, Soper Lane. Possibly the same person as Nicholas Wilforde.
 
Nicholas Wilforde
Husband of Elizabeth Wilford. Buried at St. George. Possibly the same person as Nicholas Wilforde.
 
Nicholas Wilkinson
Gentleman and benefactor.
 
Nicholas Wotton
Sheriff of London 1406-1407. Mayor 1415-1416 and 1430-1431. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Nicholas Wyfold
Sheriff of London form 1443-1444. Mayor 1450-1451. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Nicholas Yoo
Sheriff of London 1438-1439. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Helped build St. Bartholomew by the Exchange.
MASL
 
Nicholaus Bremisgrave (d. 2 August 1416)
 
Nicholaus Gozzius
Possible member of the Masons’ Company. Builder of the grave of Sir John Radcliffe.
 
Nicolas de Fer (b. 1646, d. 1720)
French cartographer and geographer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Niddries Wyneheide
Bookseller.
 
Nigel Drury
Sheriff of London 1307-1308.
MASL
 
Norman Blund
Sheriff of London 1201-1202.
MASL
 
Numa Pompilius
King of Rome 715–673 BC.
Wikipedia
 
Obinus
Archbishop of London.
Wikipedia
 
Offa (d. 796)
King of Mercia 757-796.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Oliver Chorley
Gentleman. Buried at All Hallows Staining.
 
Oliver Cromwell (b. 25 April 1599, d. 3 September 1658)
Soldier, statesman, and Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Led the parliamentary forces in the English Civil Wars.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Oliver Loveband
Husband of Jane Beecher.
 
Oliver Woodrofe
Son of John Woodrofe. Brother of William Woodrofe. Buried at St. Martin Outwich.
 
Olyffe Leigh  
Orazio Busino (fl. 1617-21)
Priest.
ODNB
 
Orgare le Prude
Member of the Knighten Guild.
Wikipedia
 
Osbert de Longchamp (b. 1155, d. 1208)
Administrator. Brother of William de Longchamp.
Wikipedia
 
Osbert de Suffolke
Sheriff of London 1262-1263.
MASL
 
Osbert Mountford (d. December 1614)
Scholar at Cambridge. Brother of Richard Mountford. Buried at St. Mary Magdalen, Milk Street.
 
Osip Nepeya
First Russian ambassador to England sent by Ivan IV in 1557.
 
Osmond Colchester
Denizen of London.
 
Osmund (d. between 805 and 811)
Bishop of London 801-811.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Othowerus
Constable of the Tower of London.
 
Ottnell Moverell
Denizen of London.
 
Ovid (b. 20 March -43, d. between 17 BCE and 18 BCE)
Roman poet.
EB
Britannica
Wikipedia
 
Owen Dobbins
Clothworker of John Kendrick. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
P. Guntar
Churchwarden.
 
P. le Taylor (fl. 1272-73)
Alderman.
 
Paludius
Archbishop of London.
Wikipedia
 
Panclin Palmer  
Parmeniscus
Greek author.
OR
 
Paul Bayning
Sheriff of London 1593-1594. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Husband of Anne Bayning.
MASL
 
Paul Butelor
Recipient of the Cutlers’ Hall from Richard de Wilehale.
 
Paul Hentzner
German lawyer.
Wikipedia
 
Paul Isacson
Director of the entertainment held in honour of James I and VI’s coronation. Appears in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
 
Paul Salisbury (fl. between 1381 and 1382)
Assaulted Hugh Fastolf’s wife. See related HPO entry for Hugh Fastolf.
 
Paul van Somer (b. 1577, d. between 1621 and 5 January 1622)
Flemish painter. Active in the court of James VI and I.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Paul Withypoll
Denizen of London.
 
Paulin Painter
Witness to a contract agreement between Richard of Cornwall and Sir John de Gisors regarding Queenhithe.
 
Paulus Ambrosius Croke
Husband of Frances Croke.
 
Peccadill
Dramatic character in Thomas Middletonʼs No Wit, No Help Like a Woman’s.
 
Pedanius Dioscorides (b. 40, d. 90)
Roman physician, pharmacologist, and botanist of Greek origin.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Percivall de Porte
Master of the coin under Edward III.
 
Perducas Dalbert
Aided Richard II in his confrontation with Wat Tyler during the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381.
 
Peregrine Bertie (b. 1505, d. 1601)
Thirteenth Baron Willoughby of Willoughby.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Periander
Tyrant of Corinth 627–585 BC.
Wikipedia
 
Perkin Warbeck (b. 1474, d. 1499)
Pretender to the English throne.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Pertinax (b. 126, d. 193)
Emperor of the Roman Empire 193.
 
Peter Aungier
Sheriff of London 1264-1265.
MASL
 
Peter Bate
Sheriff of London 1213-1214.
MASL
 
Peter Baugh
Denizen of London.
 
Peter Bowyer  
Peter Burchett
Gentleman of the Middle Temple. Convincted of an attempt to murder Sir John Hawkins. Briefly imprisoned in Lollards Tower.
 
Peter Champion
Esquire. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Peter Conteryn
Venetian merchant. Associated with Lombard’s Place.
 
Peter de Blakeneye
Sheriff of London 1310-1311. Possible member of the Drapers’ Company or Woolmens’ Company.
MASL
 
Peter de Bosenho
Sheriff of London 1301-1302. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
Peter de Heiland
Financier of Greyfriars.
 
Peter des Roches (d. 1238)
Bishop of Winchester 1205–1238.
Wikipedia
ODNB
EB
 
Peter Duke
Sheriff of London 1208-1209.
MASL
 
Peter Elers
Water bailiff at Cripplegate.
 
Peter Fanelore
Donated a dwelling house to his local parish.
 
Peter Fikeldon
Taylor.
 
Peter fitz-Alan
Mayor of London 1246-1247.
MASL
 
Peter fitz-Alwine
Member of the Mercers’ Company.
 
Peter fitz-Walter
Portgrave of London during the reign of Henry II. Principal magistrate of Bassinghall Ward.
 
Peter Franke  
Peter Gisors  
Peter Hewes  
Peter Heylyn (b. 29 November 1599, d. 8 June 1662)
Clergymen and historian. Author of books on science and geography.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Peter Houghton (d. 31 December 1596)
Sheriff of London 1593-1594. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Son of Thomas Houghton. Husband of Mary Hougton. Father of Hatton Houghton, Peter Houghton, Mary Scudamore, and Elizabeth Bedingfield. Buried at St. Michael, Cornhill.
BHO
MASL
 
Peter Houghton  
Peter Humble  
Peter I of Cyprus (b. 1328, d. 1369)
King of Cyprus 1358-1369.
Wikipedia
 
Peter II of Savoy (b. 1203, d. 15 May 1268)
Count of Savoy and de facto Earl of Richmond. Son of Thomas I of Savoy. Brother of Amadeus IV of Savoy, Thomas of Flanders, Philip I of Savoy, Boniface of Savoy, and Beatrice of Savoy. Uncle of Eleanor of Provence.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Peter Leover
Denizen of London.
 
Peter March
Denizen of London.
 
Peter Mason
Taylor. Buried at St. Peter upon Cornhill.
 
Peter Morens
Esquire. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Peter Morris (d. 1588)
Dutch mechanical engineer. Invented force pumps to distribute water to part of London. Buried at St. Magnus.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Peter Nevelun
Sheriff of London 1209-1210. Possible son of Peter Nevelun.
MASL
 
Peter Nevelun
Sheriff of London 1191-1192. Possible father of Peter Nevelun.
MASL
 
Peter of Alba
Bishop of Alba.
 
Peter of Castile (b. 30 August 1334, d. in or before 23 March 1369)
King of Castile and León 1350-1366.
Wikipedia
 
Peter of Colechurch (d. 1205)
Priest of the Parish of St. Mary, Colechurch. Helped organize the rebuilding of London Bridge.
ODNB
 
Peter of Stanforde
Witness to a land transfer contract involving St. Paul’s Cathedral.
 
Peter Paul Rubens (b. 1577, d. 1640)
Flemish painter.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Peter Porter
Landowner.
 
Peter Rutt  
Peter Wigus  
Petrus Caponius (d. 6 November 1582)
 
Petrus Landus  
Philemon Holland (b. 1552, d. 9 February 1637)
Translator.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Philip Bold (b. in or before 1521, d. in or after 1565)
Churchwarden of St. Michael, Cornhill.
HPO
 
Philip Cushen
Merchant. Buried at St. Benet Gracechurch.
 
Philip Darcy  
Philip Gunter (d. 1582)
Member of the Skinnersʼ Company. Benefactor of St. Michael, Cornhill. Husband of Anne Gunter. Buried at St. Michael, Cornhill.
BHO
 
Philip Henslowe (b. 1555, d. 1616)
Theatre financier.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Philip I of Savoy (b. 1207, d. 16 August 1285)
Wikipedia
 
Philip II (b. 1527, d. 1598)
King of Spain 1556-1598. King of England and Ireland 1554-1558. Husband of Mary I.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Philip II of Macedon
King of Macedon 359–336 BC . Father of Alexander the Great.
Wikipedia
 
Philip III of France (b. 1245b. 1285)
King of France 1270-1285. Father of Margaret of France.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Philip III of Navarre (b. 27 March 1306, d. 16 September 1343)
King of Navarre 1328-1343.
Wikipedia
 
Philip IV of France (b. 1268, d. 1314)
King of France 1285–1314. Father of Isabella of France. Engaged in war with England in 1294.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Philip le Taillour
Sheriff of London 1261-1262 and 1269-1270. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Philip Lea (fl. 1675d. 1700)
Map and globe seller.
BM
 
Philip Malpas (d. 1469)
Sheriff of London 1439-1440. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Buried at St. Andrew Undershaft. See related ODNB entry for Sir Thomas Cook.
MASL
 
Philip Massinger (b. 1583, d. 1640)
Playwright. Buried at St. Saviour (Southwark).
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Philip Morgan (d. 25 October 1435)
Bishop of Worchester 1419-1426. Bishop of Ely 1426-1435.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Philip Pats
Buried at Christ Church.
 
Philip Rosseter
Musician. Helped manage Whitefriars Theatre.
 
Philip Spencer
Son of Sir Hugh Spencer. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Philip van Wyllender (d. 24 February 1553)
Musician and gentleman of the Privy Chamber for Henry VIII and Edward VI. Husband of Frances van Wyllender.
 
Philip Vine (d. 1396)
Capper. Buried at St. Botolph, Aldersgate.
 
Philippa Chaucer (née Roet) (b. 1346, d. in or before 1387)
Wikipedia
 
Philippa de Mohun (d. 1431)
Duchess of York. Wife of Walter fitz-Walter, Sir John Golafre, and Edward of Norwich. Daughter of John de Mohun. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
Wikipedia
 
Philippa of Clarence (b. 16 August 1355, d. 7 January 1378)
Fifth Countess of Ulster. Daughter of Lionel Plantagenet. Wife of Edmund Mortimer.
Wikipedia
 
Philippa of Hainault (b. between 1310? and 1315?, d. 1369)
Queen consort of England 1328-1369. Wife of Edward III. Financier of Greyfriars. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Philippe de Commines
Writer and diplomat.
Wikipedia
 
Phillip Agmondesham  
Phillip Albert  
Phillip Blundell  
Phillip de Plaffe  
Phillip Dennis (d. 1556)
Esquire. Monument at All Hallows Barking.
 
Phillip Herbert (b. 10 October 1584, d. 23 January 1650)
First Earl of Montgomery and Fourth Earl of Pembroke. Son of Henry Herbert. Brother of William Herbert. Dedicatee of William Shakespeare’s First Folio.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Phillip S. Cleare
Donated two dwellings to Coldharbour.
 
Phillip the Bold (b. 17 January 1342, d. 27 April 1404)
Duke of Burgundy. Youngest son of John II of France.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Piers Gaveston (b. 1284, d. 1312)
Nobleman. Husband of Margaret de Clare.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Pieter van der Aa (b. 1659, d. 1733)
Dutch publisher and cartographer.
Wikipedia
 
Pietro Andrea Gregorio Mattioll (b. 1501, d. 1577)
Sienese doctor and naturalist.
Wikipedia
 
Pietro Torrigiano (b. 1472, d. 1528)
Sculptor and draughtsman.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Plato
Greek philosopher. Founder of the first institution of higher learning in the western world.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Plegmond
Archbishop of Canterbury 890-914.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Pliny the Elder (b. 23, d. 79)
Roman naturalist and philosopher. Author of the Naturalis Historia.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Plutarch
Greek biographer and essayist.
Wikipedia
 
Polydore Vergil (b. 1470, d. 1555)
Italian humanist, scholar, historian, priest, and diplomat. Spent most of his life in England.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Pompey (b. 106 BCE, d. 48 BCE)
Roman politician and military commander.
Wikipedia
 
Pomponius Mela (fl. 43)
Roman geographer.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Pope Fabian
Bishop of Rome 236–250.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Pyrrhus of Epirus
Greek general and statesman.
Wikipedia
 
Pythagoras
Greek philosopher. Known as the founder of Pythagoreanism.
Wikipedia
 
Quintus Hortensius
Roman lawyer.
Wikipedia
 
R. Glye
MoEML has not yet added biographical content for this person. The editors welcome research leads from qualified individuals. Please contact us for further information.
 
Rabbi Isaac
Father of Rabbi Moses.
 
Rabbi Moses
Son of Rabbi Isaac.
 
Radulphus Darling (d. 9 October 1500)
Teacher at Oxford. Prior of All Hallows Barking.
 
Radulphus fitz-Agod
Member of the Knighten Guild.
Wikipedia
 
Rafe Barnet
Officer of the Merchant Adventurers’ Company. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Ralfe Carter
Member of the Salters’ Company. Husband of Alice Carter.
 
Ralph Agas
Land surveyor. Known as the maker of the Agas map of London.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Ralph Aleyn
Sheriff of London 1545-1546. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Ralph Allen
Alderman. Husband of Dorothie Manwood. Possibly the same person as Ralph Aleyn.
 
Ralph Ashton (b. 1425fl. between 1487 and 1490)
Soldier. Husband of Elizabeth Ashton.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Ralph Ashwye
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Ralph Astley  
Ralph Astry
Gentleman. Son of Sir Ralph Astry.
 
Ralph Baines (b. 1504, d. 1559)
Bishop of Lichfield 1554–1559. Buried at St. Dunstan in the West.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Ralph Baldock (d. 1313)
Lord Chancellor of England 1307. Bishop of London 1304–1313.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Ralph Barnauars
Warden of London 1288-1289.
MASL
 
Ralph Barons
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Ralph Barton
Sheriff of London 1418-1419. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
Ralph Batte  
Ralph Baynard
Builder of Baynard’s Castle.
BHO
Wikipedia
 
Ralph Belancer
Sheriff of London 1316-1317. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Ralph Briset
Father of Jordan Briset. Son of Brian Briset.
 
Ralph Caldwell (d. 1527)
Gentleman of Gray’s Inn. Monument at St. Anne and St. Agnes.
 
Ralph Cobham (d. 1326)
Owner of the building that would become Skinnersʼ Hall.
ODNB
 
Ralph Crepyn (b. 1245)
First documented town clerk of London. Mortally wounded by Laurence Ducket.
Wikipedia
 
Ralph de Arcubus
Sheriff of London 1244-1245.
MASL
 
Ralph de Cussarde
Donated funds to Bishopsgate Ward.
 
Ralph de Diceto (d. 1202)
Archdeacon of Middlesex. Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral. Author of Abbreviationes chronicorum and Ymagines historiarum.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Ralph de la More
Sheriff of London 1279-1280.
MASL
 
Ralph de Lenne
Sheriff of London 1349-1350. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Ralph de Luffa
Bishop of Chichester 1091-1123.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Ralph de Maidstone (d. 1245)
Bishop of Hereford 1234-1239.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Ralph de Sandwich
Warden of London 1284-1293, who replaced Gregory de Rokesley. Possible member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Ralph de Uptone
Sheriff of London 1335-1336. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Ralph Eswy
Sheriff of London 1234-1235 and 1239-1240. Mayor 1241-1244. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Ralph Eure (b. 24 September 1558, d. 1 April 1617)
Third Baron Eure. Nobleman and politician.
Wikipedia
 
Ralph fitz-Nicholl
Witness to a contract agreement between Richard of Cornwall and Sir John de Gisors regarding Queenhithe.
 
Ralph Freeman (d. 1634)
Sheriff of London 1623-1624. Mayor 1633-1634. Member of the Clotherworkers’ Company. Died in office.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Ralph Gasken
Servant of Sir Owen Hopton. Detained Robert Shapeley in the Tower of London.
 
Ralph Greatorex (b. 1625, d. 1675)
Scientific instrument maker.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Ralph Greenway (d. 1559)
 
Ralph Hansby
Esquire. Husband of Jane Hansby.
 
Ralph Hardel
Sheriff of London 1249-1250. Mayor 1254-1258. Possible member of the Drapers’ Company or Vintners’ Company.
MASL
 
Ralph Helyland
Sheriff of London 1212-1213 and 1217-1218.
MASL
 
Ralph Holland
Sheriff of London 1429-1430. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Buried at St. Mary Aldermary.
MASL
 
Ralph Illingworth  
Ralph Illingworth  
Ralph le Blund
Sheriff of London 1275-1276 and 1291-1292. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
MASL
 
Ralph le Fevre
Sheriff of London 1276-1277. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Father of John le Fevre.
MASL
 
Ralph Lobenham
Sheriff of London 1412-1413. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Ralph Morley
Son of Sir Thomas Morley. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Ralph Neville (d. 1244)
Bishop of Chinchester 1222-1244. Lord Chancellor of England 1226-1244.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Ralph Neville (b. 1364, d. 1475)
First Earl of Westmorland.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Ralph Neville (b. 1364, d. 21 October 1425)
First Earl of Westmorland. Father of John Neville and Lady Margaret Manners. Son of Elizabeth Neville and John Neville. Brother of Thomas Neville and John Neville.
Wikipedia
 
Ralph Neville
Earl of Westmorland. Son of Elizabeth Neville and John Neville.
 
Ralph of Coggeshall (fl. 1207-26)
Historian and Abbot of Coggeshall. One author of the Chronicon Anglicanum.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Ralph Peverel
Witness to the original text regarding the foundation of the St. Paul’s Cathedral.
 
Ralph Picot
Witness of a donation to St. Katherine’s Hospital.
 
Ralph Pinder
Alderman’s deputy and member of the Drapers’ Company.
 
Ralph Rochford
Knight. Buried at St. Giles, Cripplegate.
 
Ralph Rugge (d. 1381)
Captain of the rebels during the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381.
 
Ralph Sadler
Knight and courtier. Member of the House of Commons.
HPO
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Ralph Shirley  
Ralph Symonds
Sheriff of London 1517-1518. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Monument at St. Mildred, Bread Street.
MASL
 
Ralph Thomas  
Ralph Timbleby  
Ralph Treswell (b. 1540, d. between 1616 and 1617)
Surveyor.
ODNB
 
Ralph Tylney
Sheriff of London 1488-1489. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
MASL
 
Ralph Verney
Sheriff of London 1456-1457. Mayor 1465-1466. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Ralph Wancia
Witness to a contract agreement between Richard of Cornwall and Sir John de Gisors regarding Queenhithe.
 
Ralph Woodcocke
Sheriff of London 1580-1581. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Husband of Helen Collier, Good Bower, Elenor Carew, and Mary Lovyson. Father of Elizabeth Antrobus.
MASL
 
Ramon Berenguer IV Wikipedia
 
Randall Manning (d. 19 January 1611)
 
Randulph Cocshall
Baron.
 
Ranulf Higden (b. 1280, d. 12 March 1364)
Benedictine monk and chronicler.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Raph Constantine
Gentleman. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
 
Raph Downing
Landowner.
 
Raph Hosiar (fl. 1298)
Founder of Crossed Friars.
 
Raph Rokeby  
Raph Sparling
Alderman of Bishopsgate Ward.
 
Raph Stratford (b. 1300, d. 1354)
Bishop of London 1340-1354. Buried at St. Paul’s Cathedral.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Raph Walles  
Raphael Holinshed (b. 1525, d. 1580)
Historian. One author of the Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Rebecca Cotton
Wife of William Mulsho. Sister of Henry Cotton.
 
Rebecca Crispe (née Pake)
Wife of Nicholas Crispe. Daughter of John Pake. Buried at All Hallows, Lombard Street.
 
Rebecca Rumney
Benefactor of the library at Sion Court. Wife of Sir William Rumney.
 
Reginald Bray (b. 1440, d. 1503)
Lord Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1486–1504.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Reginald Cobham
Donated his dwelling house to Austin Friars in 1344.
 
Reginald Coleman  
Reginald de Bungheye
Sheriff of London 1239-1240. Mayor 1240-1241.
MASL
 
Reginald de Conduit
Sheriff of London 1320-1321. Mayor 1334-1336. Member of the Vintners’ Company.
MASL
 
Reginald Grey (b. 1332, d. 1388)
Second Baron Grey de Ruthyn. Father of John Grey.
Wikipedia
 
Reginald Grey
Fifth Earl of Kent. Buried at St. Giles, Cripplegate.
Wikipedia
 
Reginald Longdon
Held the trust for John Doune.
 
Reginald Pole
Archbishop of Canterbury 1556–1558.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Reginald Thunderley
Sheriff of London 1305-1306. Possible member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Reginald West  
Reginald Wooddeson
Father of Constance Taylor.
 
Reinfride Arundell
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Reinold Thompson
Denizen of London.
 
Relph Tabinham
Alderman. Buried at St. Martin Orgar.
 
Restitutus
Archbishop of London.
Wikipedia
 
Reyner Wolfe
Printer and bookseller.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Reynold Abbot
Abbot and Covent of Covesham.
 
Reynold de Cambrey
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Reynold Frowyk
Buried at Christ Church.
 
Reynold Grey (b. 1362, d. 1440)
Third Baron Grey de Ruthyn. Nobleman and administrator.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Reynold Love
Merchant examined in Parliament in 1376 regarding the impeachment of Ralph Neville.
HPO
 
Reynold Stone
Member of the Fishmongersʼ Company. Father of Sir William Stone.
 
Ricahrd Harby
Son of John Harby and Anne Harby. Brother of Daniel Harby.
 
Richarad Bolene  
Richard Achley
Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at St. Stephen Walbrook.
 
Richard Alley
Sheriff of London 1452-1453. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard Allington
Husband of Ms. Allington.
 
Richard Antrobus  
Richard Argentine
Physician and divine.
Wikipedia
 
Richard Arnold (d. 1521)
Merchant and chronicler. Author of Arnold’s Chronicle.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Arnold
Esquire. Son of Thomas Arnold. Brother of Eleanor Writhesley.
 
Richard Ashwy
Helped prisoners escape the Conduit, Cornhill in 1299.
 
Richard Atkinson
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Richard Avery
Clothier in the town of Newbury. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Richard Ball  
Richard Bamme
Son of Adam Bamme. Buried at St. George.
 
Richard Bancroft (b. 1544, d. 2 November 1610)
Bishop of London 1597-1604. Archbishop of Canterbury 1604-1610. Chief overseer of the production of the King James Bible.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Banke (fl. 1410d. 1416)
Baron of the Exchequer. Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Barnes  
Richard Barnes
Husband of Elizabeth Barnes. Possibly the same person as Richard Barnes.
 
Richard Barrow  
Richard Beauchamp (b. 1382, d. 1439)
Thirteenth Earl of Warwick. Father of Margaret Beauchamp.
ODNB
Wikipedia
EB
 
Richard Beaumore
Benefactor of St. Paul’s Cathedral.
 
Richard Bennet
Partner of John Kendrick. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Richard Benson
Son of Robert Benson and Mary Lisle. Brother of William Benson. Half-brother of Thomas Ravis. Cousin of William Lisle. Uncle of Thomas Benson.
 
Richard Blome (b. 1635, d. 1705)
Publisher and cartographer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Blunt
Sheriff of London 1198-1199.
MASL
 
Richard Bottill
Buried at St. John’s of Jerusalem. Not to be confused with Richard Bottle.
 
Richard Bottle  
Richard Bowdler  
Richard Bower (d. 1561)
Parson. Father of Anne Farrant.
 
Richard Bradburge (d. 1497)
Citizen of London. Buried at St. Nicholas Cole Abbey.
 
Richard Bradgate
Husband of Mary Weld.
 
Richard Bradock (fl. between 1577 and 1616)
Printer.
BBTI
 
Richard Brathwaite
Poet and writer.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Brattuph
First husband of Anne Leigh. Father of Richard Brattuph, Sara Brattuph, and John Brattuph. Buried at St. Leonard, Shoreditch.
 
Richard Brattuph  
Richard Brome (b. 1590, d. 1652)
Playwright.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Bronde
Sheriff of London 1499-1500. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard Brown (d. 1546)
Esquire. Monument at All Hallows Barking.
 
Richard Burbage (b. 1568, d. 1619)
Actor with the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. Son of James Burbage.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Caldwell
Physician. Known for his part in founding the Lumleian Lectures with John Lumley.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Casiarin
Landowner.
 
Richard Castell
Shoemaker. Resident of Westminster.
 
Richard Cawdre  
Richard Cednor  
Richard Cely
Felmonger. Benefactor of St. Olave, Hart Street. Monument at St. Olave, Hart Street.
ODNB
 
Richard Chamberlain
Sheriff of London 1562-1563. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company. Possible father of John Chamberlain. Monument at St. Olave, Old Jewry.
MASL
 
Richard Champs
Sheriff of London 1300-1301.
MASL
 
Richard Chaucer (d. 1348)
Member of the Vintners’ Company. Possible grandfather of Geoffrey Chaucer. Possible father of John Chaucer. Monument at St. Thomas Southwark. Buried at St. Mary Aldermary. John Stow mistakenly claims he was the father of Geoffrey Chaucer.
 
Richard Chawry
Sheriff of London 1481-1482. Mayor 1494-1495. Member of the Salters’ Company. Buried at All Hallows, Bread Street.
MASL
 
Richard Chester (d. 6 February 1484)
Sheriff of London 1484-1485. Member of the Skinners’ Company. Buried at St. Botolph, Aldersgate.
MASL
 
Richard Choppyn
Sheriff of London 1530-1531. Member of the Tallow Chandlers’ Company. Buried at St. Giles, Cripplegate.
MASL
 
Richard Churchyard
Gentleman of Gray’s Inn. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Richard Clifford (d. 1421)
Lord Privy Seal of England 1397-1401. Keeper of the King’s Wardrobe 1390-1398. Bishop-elect of Bath and Wells 1400. Bishop of Worcester 1401-1407. Bishop of London 1407-1421.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Colsel  
Richard Cooper
Denizen of London.
 
Richard Costantyn
Sheriff of London 1321-1322. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard Cotes
Printer.
BBTI
 
Richard Cowley (b. in or before 9 October 1568, d. 12 March 1619)
Actor with the King’s Men.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Cox  
Richard Cox (b. 1500, d. 1581)
Bishop of Ely 1559–1581.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Cray
Denizen of London.
 
Richard Crumwell
Esquire.
 
Richard Daborne (b. 1580, d. 23 March 1628)
Playwright.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard de Basyngstoke
Sheriff of London 1347-1348. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard de Belmeis I (d. 1127)
Bishop of London 1108-1127. Financier of St. Paul’s Cathedral after the 1087 fire.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard de Belmeis II (d. 1162)
Bishop of London 1152-1162. Nephew of Richard de Belmeis.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard de Berkynge
Sheriff of London 1341-1342. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard de Betoyne
Mayor of London 1326-1327. Member of the Pepperers’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard de Brewes  
Richard de Broniforde
Witness to a land grant involving St. Paul’s Cathedral.
 
Richard de Chigwell
Sheriff of London 1281-1282. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard de Clare (b. 4 August 1222, d. 14 July 1262)
Fifth Earl of Hertford, Sixth Earl of Gloucester, Second Lord of Glamorgan, and Eighth Lord of Clare.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard de Clare (b. in or after 1030, d. in or before 1090)
Founder of the baronial family of Clare. Son of Gilbert de Clare. Father of Robert fitz Richard.
ODNB
 
Richard de Croydon
Sheriff of London 1363-1364. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard de Ewell
Sheriff of London 1256-1257.
MASL
 
Richard de Gloucester
Sheriff of London 1294-1295. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Helped prisoners escape the Conduit, Cornhill in 1299.
MASL
 
Richard de Grey (d. in or before 1271)
Baron. Member of Henry III’s military household.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard de Hakeneie
Sheriff of London 1321-1322. Member of the Woolmens’ Company. Husband to Alice de Hakeneie. Buried at St. Mary at Hill.
MASL
 
Richard de Havering (d. 1341)
Clergyman.
Wikipedia
 
Richard de Kislingbury
Sheriff of London 1342-1343. Mayor 1350-1351. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard de Lucia
Witness of a donation to St. Katherine’s Hospital.
 
Richard de Lucy (d. 1179)
ODNB
 
Richard de Notyngham
Sheriff of London 1356-1357. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard de Parr
Provost of London during the reign of William I and William I. Member of the Knighten Guild.
Wikipedia
 
Richard de Plesseys  
Richard de Rothyng
Sheriff of London 1326-1327. Member of the Vintners’ Company. Buried at St. James Garlickhithe.
MASL
 
Richard de Vere (b. 1385, d. 1417)
Earl of Oxford, magnate and soldier.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard de Walebrook
Sheriff of London 1261-1262. Member of the Pepperers’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard de Welleford
Sheriff of London 1311-1312. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard de Wentworth (d. 8 December 1339)
Lord Privy Seal of England 1337-1338. Bishop of London 1338-1339. Lord Chancellor of England 1338-1339.
Wikipedia
 
Richard de Wilehale
Confirmed the Cutlers’ Hall to Paul Butelor.
 
Richard de Wimbledon
Sheriff of London 1219-1220.
MASL
 
Richard Downis
Husband of Joane Downis. Buried at St. Botolph, Aldersgate.
 
Richard Drylande
Husband of Katherine Drylande. Buried at St. George.
 
Richard Dunton Wikipedia
 
Richard Eaton  
Richard Edlyn
Father of Amy Gomersall.
 
Richard Elie
Sheriff of London 1322-1323. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard Emmesey  
Richard Emmesley  
Richard Esgastone  
Richard Farneford (d. 1525)
Citizen of London. Buried at St. Nicholas Cole Abbey.
 
Richard Farrant (b. 1528, d. 1580)
Musician and theatrical producer.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Feldynge  
Richard Ffoy
Son of John Ffoy. Brother of John Ffoy, George Ffoy, and Henry Ffoy.
 
Richard Field
Printer and publisher.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Fitguift
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Richard fitz-Alan (d. 1397)
Fourth Earl of Arundel and Ninth Earl of Surrey. Executed for treason. Buried at Austin Friars.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard fitz-James (d. 1522)
Bishop of Rochester 1497–1503. Bishop of Chichester 1503–1506. Bishop of London 1506–1522.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard fitz-Neal (b. 1130, d. 10 September 1198)
Lord High Treasurer 1156-1195. Bishop of London 1189-1198. Author of Dialogue Concerning the Exchequer.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard fitz-Walter
Sheriff of London 1230-1231.
MASL
 
Richard fitz-Williams  
Richard Flemyng (d. 1464)
Sheriff of London 1460-1461. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company. First master of the Ironmongers’ Hall.
MASL
 
Richard Fletcher (b. 1544, d. 1596)
Bishop of Bristol 1589–1593. Bishop of Worcester 1593–1595. Bishop of London 1595–1596.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Ford
Remembrancer.
 
Richard Forster
Physican. First Lumleian lecturer in 1602.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Foxe (b. 1447, d. 1528)
Lord Privy Seal 1487–1516. Bishop of Exeter 1487–1492. Bishop of Bath and Wells 1492–1494. Bishop of Durham 1494–1501. Bishop of Winchester 1501–1528. Not to be confused with Richard Foxe or Richard Foxe.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Foxe
Alderman’s deputy. Not to be confused with Richard Foxe or Richard Foxe.
 
Richard Foxe
Member of the Clothworkersʼ Company. Not to be confused with Richard Foxe or Richard Foxe.
 
Richard Freston
Husband of Susanna Freston.
 
Richard Gainford
Esquire. Buried at St. Martin Orgar.
 
Richard Galder (d. 1544)
Buried at St. Foster.
 
Richard Gardiner (d. 1489)
Sheriff of London 1469-1470. Mayor 1478-1479. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Pancras, Soper Lane.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Richard Garneham (d. 1527)
 
Richard Gerveys
Sheriff of London 1546-1547. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard Gips
Son of George Gips.
 
Richard Glover
Member of the Pewterersʼ Company. Husband of Elizabeth Glover and Mary Glover. Buried at St. Margaret Pattens.
 
Richard Goddard
Sheriff of London 1596-1597. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard Goodcheap
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Husband of Margery Goodcheap. Son of Jordan Goodcheap. Buried at St. James Garlickhithe.
 
Richard Gosselyn
Sheriff of London 1421-1422. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard Gourney
Sheriff of London 1589-1590. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard Gowre
Esquire. Buried at St. Giles, Cripplegate.
 
Richard Grafton (b. 1511, d. 1573)
Printer and historian.
EB
HPO
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Gravesend (d. 1303)
Bishop of London 1280-1303.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Gray
Witness to a contract agreement between Richard of Cornwall and Sir John de Gisors regarding Queenhithe. Not to be confused with Sir Richard Gray.
 
Richard Gresham  
Richard Greswolde
Father of Roger Greswolde.
 
Richard Grey (b. 1478, d. 1524)
Third Earl of Kent.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Grey (d. 20 October 1515)
Sheriff of London 1515-1516. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company. Witness to a contract agreement between Richard of Cornwall and Sir John de Gisors regarding Queenhithe.
MASL
 
Richard Hadley (d. 1492)
Member of the Grocersʼ Company. Buried at St. Peter, Westcheap.
 
Richard Halsy
Esquire. Father of Alice Walcot.
 
Richard Hamney (d. 1418)
 
Richard Hastings (d. 1503)
Knight. Lord of Willoughby and Welles. Buried at Christ Church.
Wikipedia
 
Richard Hatfield  
Richard Havering
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Richard Head
Writer and bookseller.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Herenden
Esquire. Father of Edward Herenden.
 
Richard Herne
Sheriff of London 1618-1619. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Translated to the Grocers’ Company in 1622.
MASL
 
Richard Hewton  
Richard Hill (fl. 10 May 1486d. 20 February 1496)
Bishop of London 1489-1496.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Hills (fl. in or after 1593)
 
Richard Hodgkinson (d. 1675)
Printer.
BBTI
 
Richard Hull
Member of the Drapers’ Company.
 
Richard Humble (d. 30 April 1616)
BHO
 
Richard Husband
Keeper of the compter in Bread Street. Sent to Newgate for his cruel treatment of his prisoners.
 
Richard I (b. 8 November 1157, d. 6 April 1199)
King of England 1189-1199.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard II (b. 6 January 1367, d. 1400)
King of England 1377-1399. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard III (b. 1452, d. 1485)
King of England and Lord of Ireland 1483-1485.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Illingworth  
Richard Jaie
Benefactor of the poor.
 
Richard Johnson (fl. between 1592 and 1622)
Writer.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Jones (fl. 1564-1613)
Bookseller and printer. Not to be confused with Richard Jones.
BBTI
ODNB
 
Richard Jones
Helped manage Whitefriars Theatre. Not to be confused with Richard Jones.
 
Richard Kent
Denizen of London.
 
Richard Keston
Benefactor of St. Mildred, Poultry.
 
Richard Kingston (b. 1635, d. 1710)
Political writer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard L. Rich
Son of Thomas Rich. Not to be confused with Richard Rich.
 
Richard Lacy (d. 1491)
Parson. Buried at St. Nicholas Cole Abbey.
 
Richard Lamberd
Sheriff of London 1566-1567. Member of the Grocers’ Company and Merchant Adventurers’ Company. Buried at St. Mary Le Bow.
MASL
 
Richard Lancaster
Herald at Arms. Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory.
 
Richard Langley
Husband of Clemens Langley. Buried at St. Martin Outwich.
 
Richard Lant
Printer.
BBTI
 
Richard le Lacer
Sheriff of London 1329-1330. Mayor 1345-1346. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard Lee (fl. 1615-16)
Bookseller. Not to be confused with Richard Leigh.
 
Richard Lee (d. 1597)
King of Arms.
 
Richard Leigh (d. 1618)
Merchant. Second husband of Anne Leigh.
 
Richard Lincolne
Fellmonger. Buried at St. Benet Sherehog.
 
Richard Longvile
Landowner.
 
Richard Lyons (d. 1381)
Sheriff of London 1374-1375. Member of the Vintners’ Company. Possible member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Beheaded by rebels during the Peasant’s Revolt in Cheap. Monument at St. James Garlickhithe. Buried at St. Martin, Vintry.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Maine
Denizen of London.
 
Richard Malgrave
Esquire of Essex. Brother of Elizabeth Barnes.
 
Richard Manhall  
Richard Markham
Esquire. Father of Lady Eleanor St. Leger.
 
Richard May (d. 1583)
Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Donated funds to Blackwell Hall.
 
Richard May
Churchwarden of St. Giles, Cripplegate.
 
Richard Medlycote
Gentleman. Father of Arthur Medlycote.
 
Richard Meighen
Bookseller.
 
Richard Merlawe
Sheriff of London 1402-1403. Mayor 1409-1410 and 1417-1418. Possible member of the Ironmongers’ Company or Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard Montfiquit
Resident of Montfichet’s Tower. Exiled by John I.
 
Richard Morgan (d. 1556)
Judge and politician. Buried at St. Magnus.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Mountford (d. January 1615)
Scholar at Cambridge. Brother of Osbert Mountford. Buried at St. Mary Magdalen, Milk Street.
 
Richard Mulcaster (b. between 1531 and 1532, d. 1611)
Educator and author.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Munday
Member of the Painter-Stainers’ Company. Artificer of mayoral shows.
 
Richard Naylor (d. 1483)
 
Richard Nedeham
Sheriff of London 1458-1459. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard Neile (b. 1561, d. 1642)
Bishop of Rochester 1608-1610. Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry 1610-1614. Bishop of Lincoln 1614-1617. Bishop of Durham 1617-1628. Bishop of Winchester 1628-1631. Archbishop of York 1631-1642.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Neville (b. 1428, d. 1471)
Sixteenth Earl of Warwick and Sixth Earl of Salisbury. Son of Richard Neville.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Neville (b. 1400, d. 1460)
Fifth Earl of Salisbury. Father of Richard Neville.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Newcourt (b. 1610, d. 1679)
Cartographer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Newport (d. 1318)
Bishop of London 1317-1318.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Nordon
Sheriff of London 1442-1443. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard Northbury
Denizen of London.
 
Richard Odiham
Chamberlain.
 
Richard of Conisburgh
Third Earl of Cambridge. Son of Edmund of Langley. Grandfather of Edward IV and Richard III.
Wikipedia
 
Richard of Cornwall (b. 1209, d. 1272)
Earl of Cornwall. Son of John I. Brother of Henry III.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard of Cornwall (b. 5 January 1209, d. 2 April 1272)
King of Germany 1257-1272. Son of John I.
Wikipedia
 
Richard of Dover
Archbishop of Canterbury 1174-1184.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard of Shrewsbury
Duke of York. Son of Edward IV. Brother of Edward V. Mysteriously disappeared shortly after Richard III seized the throne in 1483.
 
Richard of York (b. 1411, d. 1460)
Third Duke of York. Father of Richard III.
EB
ODNB
 
Richard Oswine
Member of the Grocers’ Company. Helped purchased the plot of land for Grocers’ Hall.
 
Richard Pace (b. 1482, d. 1536)
Diplomat.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Paris
Sheriff of London 1271-1272. Member of the Cordwainers’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard Picard
Sheriff of London 1260-1261. Possibly the same person as Richard Pickard.
MASL
 
Richard Pickard
Sheriff of London 1253-1254. Possibly the same person as Richard Picard.
MASL
 
Richard Poor (d. 1237)
Bishop of Salisbury 1217-1237.
ODNB
 
Richard Poulsted  
Richard Pountis
Denizen of London.
 
Richard Poynings (d. 1429)
 
Richard Price
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Richard Pyat (b. 1528, d. 28 November 1600)
Sheriff of London 1610-1611. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Founder of a free school in Aldenham. Husband of Alice Pyat.
Wikipedia
 
Richard Raison
Husband of Atheline Raison.
 
Richard Randall (b. 1541, d. 7 June 1616)
Member of the Brewers’ Company. Free of the Pewterers’ Company. Husband of Margaret Randall. Father of Joyce Randall. Buried at St. Mary Somerset.
 
Richard Rawson (fl. 1476-85)
Sheriff of London 1476-1477. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Husband of Isabell Rawson. Buried at St. Mary Spital.
MASL
 
Richard Reade
Alderman. Monument at All Hallows, Bread Street.
 
Richard Renery
Sheriff of London in 1189.
 
Richard Renger
Sheriff of London 1220-1222. Mayor 1222-1227 and 1237-1239.
MASL
 
Richard Reynolds
Sheriff of London 1532-1533. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard Rich
Sheriff of London 1441-1442. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Father of John Rich. Son of Richard Rich. Buried at St. Laurence, Jewry. Not to be confused with Richard L. Rich.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Richard Rich (b. 1496, d. 1567)
First Baron Rich and Speaker of the House of Commons. Lord Chancellor of England 1547–1552. Founder of Felsted School. Buried at St. Laurence, Jewry.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Rolfe
Denizen of London.
 
Richard Samond
Esquire. Father of Millescent Herenden.
 
Richard Scrope (b. 1350, d. 1405)
Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield 1386–1398. Archbishop of York 1398–1405. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Sedgwicke
First minister of the Chapel in Wapping.
 
Richard Shepley  
Richard Sherington (d. 1392)
 
Richard Shore (fl. 1505-06)
Sheriff of London 1505-1506. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Benefactor of St. Christopher le Stocks. Financier of Holborn Conduit.
MASL
 
Richard Simpson
Painter.
 
Richard Skinner  
Richard Slaney  
Richard Smelt
Sheriff of London 1354-1355. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard Smith
Son of Richard Smith. Not to be confused with Sir Richard Smith.
 
Richard Smith
Benefactor and owner of the White Lion. Not to be confused with Sir Richard Smith.
 
Richard Smyth
Sheriff of London 1508-1509. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
MASL
 
Richard Snelling
Husband of Margery May. Buried at St. Sepulchre.
 
Richard Stampe
Clothier in the town of Reading. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Richard Staper
Alderman. Buried at St. Martin Outwich.
 
Richard Stomine  
Richard Stoneley
Esquire. Husband of Joane Branche. Father of Dorothie Dantrey and Anne Higham.
 
Richard Strange (fl. 1414-21)
Member of Parliament. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Wikipedia
 
Richard Studder
Denizen of London.
 
Richard Sturges
Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Buried at St. Nicholas Olave.
 
Richard Surgeon  
Richard Sutten  
Richard Sutton  
Richard Sutton
Esquire. Not to be confused with Richard Sutton.
 
Richard Swetenham
Esquire. Buried at St. Alban, Wood Street.
 
Richard Take  
Richard Talbot (d. 1262)
Bishop of London 1262. Nephew of Fulk Basset.
Wikipedia
 
Richard Tarlton
Actor. Buried at St. Leonard.
Wikipedia
 
Richard Thornehill
Arms bearer. Father of Elizabeth Web.
 
Richard Topcliffe
Investigator and torturer.
Wikipedia
 
Richard Tottel (b. in or after 1528, d. in or before 1593)
Printer and bookseller.
BBTI
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Turke
Sheriff of London 1549-1550. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Buried at St. Magnus.
MASL
 
Richard Turpin  
Richard Vaughan
Bishop of Bangor 1595–1597. Bishop of Chester 1597–1604. Bishop of London 1604–1607.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Walberge  
Richard Waren
Husband of Elizabeth Knevet.
 
Richard Warmford
Father of Agnes Arnold.
 
Richard Waterson
Husband of Alice Byng.
 
Richard Weoley  
Richard Westney  
Richard Whethill
Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company and resident of Lime Street Ward.
 
Richard Whytyngdone (b. 1350, d. 1423)
Sheriff of London 1393-1394. Mayor 1396-1398, 1406-1407, and 1419-1420. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Financier of Greyfriars.
EB
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Willowes
Parson. Buried at St. Nicholas Olave.
 
Richard Wilson  
Richard Wimbush (fl. 1319)
 
Richard Winchester
Sheriff of London 1204-1205.
MASL
 
Richard Wood
Son of Joane Wood and Robert Wood. Brother of John Wood, Joane Wood, Anne Wood, and Francis Wood. Not to be confused with Richard Wood.
 
Richard Wood
Director of the entertainment held in honour of James I and VI’s coronation. Appears in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment. Not to be confused with Richard Wood.
 
Richard Woodroffe (d. 1519)
BHO
 
Richard Woodville (d. 1469)
First Earl Rivers. Late medieval gentleman and magnate. Husband of Jaquetta de Luxembourg. Father of Anthony Woodville.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Richard Wyche  
Richer le Refham
Sheriff of London 1298-1299. Mayor 1310-1311. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Ricula
Wife of Sledd. Mother of Sæberht of Essex. Sister of Æthelberht of Kent. See related Wikipedia article for Sæberht of Essex.
 
Ring Simson
Ring-leader of false inquests in London. Imprisoned in Newgate.
 
Rob of Woodford
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Robart Hales
Prior of St. John’s of Jerusalem. Lord High Treasurer 1381. Executed on Tower Hill by the rebels of Kent.
Wikipedia
 
Robert Adams (b. 1540, d. 1595)
Surveyor, architect, and engraver.
Wikipedia
 
Robert Aldernes
Sheriff of London 1512-1513. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company.
MASL
 
Robert Amades
Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Buried at St. Nicholas Acon.
 
Robert Armin (b. October 1581, d. 30 November 1615)
Actor with the King’s Men.
ODNB
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
 
Robert Arnold
Sheriff of London 1426-1427. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Robert Ashcombe  
Robert Awbrey (fl. 1620-39)
Member of the Drapers’ Company.
ROLLCO
 
Robert Bacon
Clothier in the town of Newbury. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Robert Baldock
Lord Privy Seal of England 1320-1323. Lord Chancellor of England 1323-1326.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Bale
Chronicler.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Balthrop
Sergeant-Surgeon to Elizabeth I. Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
ODNB
 
Robert Bar Querelle
Provost during the reign of Henry I.
 
Robert Barkley  
Robert Barners
Husband of Beatrix Barners.
 
Robert Barre  
Robert Barton  
Robert Bartram
Baron of Bothell. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Robert Bassett
Sheriff of London 1463-1464. Mayor 1475-1476. Member of the Salters’ Company. Monument at All Hallows, Bread Street.
MASL
 
Robert Beale
Esquire. Buried at All Hallows, London Wall.
 
Robert Bealknap (d. 1401)
Justice.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Belgrave
Member of the Girdlers’ Company. Buried at St. Magnus.
 
Robert Benson (d. 1552)
Husband of Mary Lisle. Father of William Benson and Richard Benson. Grandfather of Thomas Benson.
 
Robert Besaunt
Sheriff of London 1194-1195.
MASL
 
Robert Billesdon
Sheriff of London 1473-1474. Mayor 1483-1484. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Buried at St. Augustine, Watling Street.
MASL
 
Robert Blanch
Member of the Girdlers’ Company. Buried at St. Magnus.
 
Robert Bloet (d. 1123)
Lord Chancellor of England 1092–1093. Bishop of Lincoln 1093–1123. Gave the monks of Bermondsey Abbey (Mr. Peter, Mr. Richard, Mr. Osbert, and Mr. Umbald) the Charlton House.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Blund
Sheriff of London 1196-1197.
MASL
 
Robert Bois
Member of the Poulters’ Company. Buried at St. Mildred, Poultry.
 
Robert Bourchier (d. 1349)
First Baron Bourchier. Lord Chancellor of England.
Wikipedia
 
Robert Bourne
Denizen of London.
 
Robert Bowre
Keeper of exotic animals in the Tower of London. Son of John Bowre.
 
Robert Bowyer
Husband of Margaret Bowyer. Father of Francis Bowyer, Robert Bowyer, William Bowyer, Henry Bowyer, and Peter Bowyer. Not to be confused with Robert Bowyer.
 
Robert Bowyer
Son of Robert Bowyer and Margaret Bowyer. Brother of Francis Bowyer, William Bowyer, Henry Bowyer, and Peter Bowyer. Not to be confused with Robert Bowyer.
 
Robert Bowyer  
Robert Bradbury
Buried at Christ Church.
 
Robert Brainforth
Gentleman and benefactor.
 
Robert Branch
Member of the Girdlers’ Company. Buried at St. Magnus.
 
Robert Braybrooke (b. between 1336 and 1337, d. 28 August 1404)
Bishop of London 1381-1404. Lord Chancellor of England 1382-1383. Lord Chancellor of Ireland 1397.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Breton
Warden of Drapers’ Hall.
 
Robert Bristow  
Robert Brooke
Sheriff of London 1590-1591. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Robert Brown
Helped manage Whitefriars Theatre. Not to be confused with Robert Browne or Robert Browne.
 
Robert Browne
Esquire. Buried at Westminster Abbey. Not to be confused with Robert Browne or Robert Brown.
 
Robert Browne
Buried at St. Laurence Poultney. Not to be confused with Robert Browne or Robert Brown.
 
Robert Burdeyn
Sheriff of London 1313-1314. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
MASL
 
Robert Burley  
Robert Byfeld
Sheriff of London 1478-1479. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Robert Carey (b. 1560, d. 1639)
First earl of Monmouth. Son of Henry Carey and Anne Morgan.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Carr (b. between 1585? and 1586?, d. 1645)
First Earl of Somerset. Favourite of James VI and I.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Cawood (d. 1466)
Clerk of the Treasurer. Co-founder of a fraternity for the Holy Trinity. Buried at St. Botolph, Aldersgate.
 
Robert Cely
Felmonger. Benefactor of St. Olave, Hart Street. Monument at St. Olave, Hart Street.
ODNB
 
Robert Chalon (fl. 1415-39)
Knight. Participated in the Agincourt campaign. Buried at Christ Church.
National Archives
 
Robert Chanlowes  
Robert Chartsey
Alderman. Husband of Lady Margaret North. Not to be confused with Robert Chertsey.
 
Robert Chertsey
Sheriff of London 1547-1548. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Laurence, Jewry.
MASL
 
Robert Chirwide  
Robert Clarke
Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Buried at St. Magnus.
 
Robert Clopton
Sheriff of London 1435-1436. Mayor 1441-1442. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Robert Cockes (d. 20 September 1609)
Member of the Tallow Chandlers’ Company. Benefactor of the poor.
 
Robert Coleman
Principle owner of Coleman Street. Father of Reginald Coleman. Buried at St. Margaret, Lothbury.
 
Robert Colwyche
Sheriff of London 1475-1476.
MASL
 
Robert Combarton  
Robert Corcheforde  
Robert Cosyn
Husband of Elizabeth Cosyn. Father of Robert Cosyn. Buried at St. Martin Orgar.
 
Robert Cosyn  
Robert Cotton  
Robert Cresset
Esquire. Father of Joane Whitton.
 
Robert Crispie
Landowner.
 
Robert Crowley (d. 1588)
Clergyman and printer. Buried at St. Giles, Cripplegate.
ODNB
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
 
Robert Curson
Knight. Husband to Elizabeth Blount. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Robert Dalusse  
Robert Darellus
Husband of Jana Darellus.
 
Robert Davenport (fl. 1624-40)
Playwright.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert de Anesbery
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Robert de Arras (fl. 1276-77)
Sheriff of London 1276-1277.
MASL
 
Robert de Attabeto
Earl. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
 
Robert de Basinge
Sheriff of London 1278-1279.
MASL
 
Robert de Beaumont
Fourth Earl of Leicester.
Wikipedia
 
Robert de Bel
Sheriff of London 1197-1198.
MASL
 
Robert de Clifford (b. 1274, d. 1314)
First Baron de Clifford. Husband of Isabella de Clifford.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert de Cornhill
Sheriff of London 1245-1246, 1258-1259, and 1268-1270.
MASL
 
Robert de Curars
Bishop of Lincoln.
 
Robert de Ely
Sheriff of London 1330-1331. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Robert de Ferrers
Earl of Derby. Father of Lady Eleanor Fitzwalter. See related ODNB entry for the Fitzwalter family for relationship to Lady Eleanor Fitzwalter.
ODNB
 
Robert de Hereford
Tenement owner in Coldharbour.
 
Robert de la Rivar  
Robert de Linton
Sheriff of London 1254-1255, but removed from office in February 1255 due to neglect regarding the goals. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Robert de Lisle (b. 1288, d. 1344)
First Baron Lisle. Franciscan monk at Greyfriars. Financier of Greyfriars.
Wikipedia
 
Robert de Luton  
Robert de Mountpiler
Sheriff of London 1262-1263. Member of the Spicers’ Company.
MASL
 
Robert de Rokesle
Sheriff of London 1284-1285. Possible member of the Cordwainers’ Company.
MASL
 
Robert de Ros (b. 1170, d. 1227)
One of twenty-five barons to guarantee the observance of the Magna Carta. Buried at Temple Church.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert de Sigello (d. 1150)
Lord Chancellor of England 1133-1135. Bishop of London 1141-1150.
Wikipedia
 
Robert Delacre  
Robert Denton  
Robert Devereux (b. 1565, d. 1601)
Second Earl of Essex.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Devereux (b. 11 January 1591, d. 9 October 1646)
Third Earl of Essex. Son of Robert Devereux.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Dokesworth
Donated land to St. Paul’s Cathedral.
 
Robert Dow (d. 2 May 1612)
Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Husband of Lettice Dow. Father of Thomas Dow.
 
Robert Draper  
Robert Dreyton
Member of the Skinners’ Company. Buried at St. Mildred, Poultry.
 
Robert Drope (fl. between 1469 and 1475)
Sheriff of London 1469-1470. Mayor 1474-1475. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Husband of Jane Drope. Buried at St. Michael, Cornhill.
BHO
MASL
 
Robert Drury
Father of John Drury. Not to be confused with Robert Drury.
 
Robert Drury (b. in or after 1587, d. 1623)
Jesuit priest. Preacher and victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by him and William Redyate.
Wikipedia
 
Robert Drury
Sheriff of Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire. Father of Robert Drury. Not to be confused with Robert Drury.
 
Robert Ducye
Sheriff of London 1620-1621. Mayor 1630-1631. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Robert Dunne  
Robert Edarbroke
Monument at St. Alphage.
 
Robert Efforde
Earl of Suffolke.
 
Robert Elborough
Preacher. Author of London’s Calamity by Fire Bewailed and Improved.
Imagining Early Modern London
 
Robert Eldarbroke  
Robert Elsing
Benefactor. Son of William Elsing.
 
Robert Fabian (d. 1513)
Sheriff of London 1493-1494. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Husband of Elizabeth Peak. Buried at St. Michael, Cornhill.
MASL
ODNB
 
Robert Fenrother
Sheriff of London 1512-1513. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Monument at St. John Zachary.
MASL
 
Robert Fink
Father of Robert Fink. Financier of St. Benet Fink. Namesake of Finch Lane (also known as Fink Lane).
 
Robert Fink
Son of Robert Fink. Namesake of Finch Lane (also known as Fink Lane).
 
Robert fitz Richard (d. 1134)
 
Robert fitz-Durand
Sheriff of London 1195-1196.
MASL
 
Robert fitz-Hugh (b. 1383, d. 1436)
Bishop of London 1431–1436.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert fitz-John
Sheriff of London 1229-1230 and 1242-1243.
MASL
 
Robert fitz-Roy (b. 1100, d. 1147)
First Earl of Gloucester. Illegitimate son of Henry I. Key figure during The Anarchy, a civil war in England and Normandy from 1135-1153.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Fitzwalter (d. 9 December 1235)
One of the leaders of the opposition to John I during the First Baron’s War. Son of Walter fitz Robert and Matilda fitz Robert. Father of Sir Walter Fitzwalter and Matilda de Mandeville.
ODNB
 
Robert Fleming  
Robert Flower
Taylor.
 
Robert Fludd
Denizen of London.
 
Robert Forthe
Doctor of Law. Husband of Martha Forthe.
 
Robert Franke  
Robert Gabeter
Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne. Buried at St. James Garlickhithe.
 
Robert Galdset  
Robert Geyton
Sheriff of London 1370-1371.
MASL
 
Robert Gilbert (d. 27 July 1448b. in or before 1382)
Bishop of London 1436-1448.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Girdelere
Sheriff of London 1368-1369.
MASL
 
Robert Glover (d. 1588)
Somerset Herald of Arms. Buried at St. Giles, Cripplegate.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Godwin
Died while working on the steeple of St. Paul’s Cathedral.
 
Robert Gomersall
Member of the Ironmongersʼ Company. Husband of Amy Gomersall.
 
Robert Gondall  
Robert Green
Bookseller.
BBTI
 
Robert Greene (bap. 1558, d. 1592)
Writer and playwright. Buried at St. Botolph, Aldersgate.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Greenwood  
Robert Haddocke
Denizen of London.
 
Robert Hall
Doctor of Divinity. Pastor of St. Bartholomew by the Exchange. Husband of Margarite Hall.
 
Robert Halye of Ipswitch
Merchant. Husband of Dorothy Halye of Ipswitch. Father of Mary Wymer. Buried at St. Nicholas Cole Abbey.
 
Robert Hampson
Sheriff of London 1598-1599. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
MASL
 
Robert Hardel
Sheriff of London 1235-1236.
MASL
 
Robert Harding
Sheriff of London 1478-1479. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Buried at St. Mary Le Bow. Not to be confused with Robert Hardyng.
MASL
 
Robert Hardyng
Sheriff of London 1568-1569. Member of the Salters’ Company. Buried at St. Magnus. Not to be confused with Robert Harding.
MASL
 
Robert Harris
Brewery owner. Purchased the Star and Ram Inn from Henry VIII, which later became the site of Ram Alley.
 
Robert Hartford  
Robert Harvie (d. in or after 9 November 1608)
Member of the Grocers’ Company. Husband of Sarah Audley. Son of William Harvie and Maudlin Harvie.
 
Robert Hary  
Robert Hatfield
Sheriff of London 1371-1372. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Not to be consued with Robert Hatfield or Robert Hatfielde.
MASL
 
Robert Hatfield
Buried at St. Pancras, Soper Lane. Not to be confused with Robert Hatfield or Robert Hatfielde.
 
Robert Hatfielde
Buried at St. Pancras, Soper Lane. Not to be confused with Robert Hatfield or Robert Hatfield.
 
Robert Hauley (d. 11 August 1378)
Squire. Founder of a chantry at St. Mary Le Bow. Murdered at Westminster Abbey. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
Westminster Abbey
 
Robert Haverlock (d. 1390)
Member of the Ironmongers’ Company. Monument at St. Olave, Old Jewry.
 
Robert Heifime
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Robert Herrick (b. 1591, d. 1674)
Poet.
Wikipedia
 
Robert Honywood
Esquire. Husband of Dorothie Honywood.
 
Robert Hooke (b. 1635, d. 1703)
Natural philosopher.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Hopton
Knight marshall.
 
Robert Horne
Sheriff of London 1446-1447. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Robert Howse (d. 1586)
Sheriff of London from in 1586. Member of the Clothworkers’ Company. Buried at All Hallows, Bread Street.
MASL
 
Robert Hulson  
Robert III of Scotland (b. 1337, d. 1406)
King of Scotland 1390–1406.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Ireleffe
Chronicler.
 
Robert Johnson
Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
 
Robert Keysar
Financier of Whitefriars Theatre.
 
Robert Kilwardby
Archbishop of Canterbury 1273–1278. Began the foundations for the Blackfriars Monastery.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert King (d. 4 December 1557)
Bishop of Oxford 1541-1558.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Kingston  
Robert Kitchinman
Gentleman. Father of Isabel Humble.
 
Robert Knight
Property owner.
 
Robert Langstrother  
Robert Large (d. 1441)
Sheriff of London 1430-1431. Mayor 1439-1440. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Benefactor of parish of St. Margaret, Lothbury and parish of St. Olave, Old Jewry. Buried at St. Olave, Old Jewry.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Robert le Callere
Sheriff of London 1301-1302. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Robert Lilliarde  
Robert Littlebury
Prisoner of the Tower of London. Redeemed from the imprisonment one thousand marks.
 
Robert Lynd  
Robert Malton (d. 1426)
 
Robert March  
Robert Marsh
Member of the Grocersʼ Company. Husband of Florence Marsh and Elizabeth Marsh. Buried at St. Foster.
 
Robert Marshall
Sheriff of London 1439-1440. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at St. Pancras, Soper Lane.
MASL
 
Robert Mascall
Bishop of Hereford 1404–1416.
Wikipedia
 
Robert Matthew  
Robert Mellington
Esquire. Husband of Elizabeth Mellington. Buried at Crossed Friars.
 
Robert Mellishe (d. 30 March 1562)
 
Robert Merfin
Esquire. Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
 
Robert Merret
Denizen of London.
 
Robert Mollington  
Robert Monson (b. 1525, d. 1583)
Judge.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Morden (b. 1650, d. 1703)
Bookseller, publisher, and cartographer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Mott
Denizen of London.
 
Robert Mulleneux
Husband of Agnes Young.
 
Robert ne Wenton
Esquire. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Robert Nicholson  
Robert Nikke
Paternoster.
 
Robert Norman
Member of the Painter-Stainers’ Company. Artificer of mayoral shows.
 
Robert of Jumièges (d. between 1052 and 1055)
Bishop of London 1044-1051. Archbishop of Canterbury 1051-1052.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert of Leveland
Crusader. See related Wikipedia entry for Simon of Wells.
 
Robert Olney
Buried at the Charterhouse.
 
Robert Otele
Sheriff of London 1427-1428. Mayor 1434-1435. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Robert Owen
Royal gun founder for Henry VIII.
 
Robert Packenton
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Murdered while going to mass on 13 November 1536. Buried at St. Pancras, Soper Lane.
 
Robert Packhurst
Alderman and property owner.
BHO
 
Robert Pagett
Sheriff of London 1536-1537. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Buried at St. Dionis Backchurch.
MASL
 
Robert Palmer  
Robert Pask
Bookseller.
BBTI
 
Robert Passelewe (d. 1252)
Lawyer.
ODNB
 
Robert Paverkes
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Robert Pepper
Member of the Grocers’ Company. Monument at St. Dunstan in the East.
 
Robert Poynings (b. 1382, d. 1446)
Third Baron Poynings. Father of Richard Poynings. See related ODNB entry for Michael Poynings.
 
Robert Pricke
Bookseller.
 
Robert Purset (d. 1507)
 
Robert Radcliffe (b. 1482, d. 1542)
Soldier and courtier. Buried at St. Laurence Poultney.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Radcliffe  
Robert Raven  
Robert Raworth
Printer and bookseller.
 
Robert Rayland  
Robert Reid (d. 1558)
Bishop of Orkney 1541-1558. Justice of the Common Pleas.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Revell
Sheriff of London 1490-1491. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at St. Mary at Hill.
MASL
 
Robert Rikeden (fl. 1408)
Husband of Margaret Rikeden.
 
Robert Rochester (b. 1500, d. 1557)
Administrator.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Rochforde  
Robert Rogers
Member of the Leathersellers’ Company. Benefactor to the poor. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Robert Rokesley the Younger
Sheriff of London 1293-1294.
MASL
 
Robert Rouse  
Robert Saint Magill  
Robert Savage  
Robert Scarlet
Buried at St. Sepulchre.
 
Robert Shapeley
Falsely imprisoned in the Tower of London by Sir Owen Hopton. Servant of William Wilkins.
 
Robert Shelley
Esquire. Monument at St. Dunstan in the East.
 
Robert Sherington  
Robert Shikeld  
Robert Sidney (b. 1545, d. 1622)
First Earl of Leicester and Viscount Lisle. Courtier and poet. Brother of Sir Philip Sidney.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Simpson
Husband of Elizabeth Simpson. Buried at St. Benet Fink.
 
Robert Smith
Godparent to John Stow alongside Edmund Trindel and Margaret Dickson. Buried at St. Michael, Cornhill. Not to be confused with Robert Smith or Robert Smith.
BHO
 
Robert Smith
Solicitor. Falsely imprisoned in the Tower of London by Sir Owen Hopton. Not to be confused with Robert Smith or Robert Smith.
 
Robert Smith
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate. Not to be confused with Robert Smith or Robert Smith.
 
Robert Snell  
Robert Southwell (b. 1561, d. 12 February 1595)
Jesuit priest, poet, and secret missionary in England. Viewed as a martyr by the Roman Catholic Church after his execution.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Spence
Member of the Fishmonger’s Company.
 
Robert Stockar  
Robert Stone  
Robert Struddell  
Robert Stuart (b. 18 January 1602, d. 27 May 1602)
Duke of Kintyre. Son of James VI and I and Anne of Denmark. Died in infancy.
Wikipedia
 
Robert Tardy
Water-bearer and petitioner.
 
Robert Tate (d. 1501)
Sheriff of London 1481-1482. Mayor 1488-1489. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at All Hallows Barking.
MASL
 
Robert Tatersale
Sheriff of London 1422-1423. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Robert Taylor
Sheriff of London 1592-1593. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Not to be confused with Robert Taylor.
MASL
 
Robert Taylor
Son of John Taylor and Constance Taylor. Brother of John Taylor and John Taylor. Not to be confused with Robert Taylor.
 
Robert Taylor (d. 15 February 1577)
Father of John Taylor.
 
Robert Tempest (fl. 1558-62)
High Sheriff of Durham 1558-1562.
Wikipedia
 
Robert Tempest (d. 1551)
Member of the Drapers’ Company. Son in law of Sir William Chester.
Wikipedia
 
Robert Thomas
Denizen of London.
 
Robert Thorn (b. 1492, d. 1531)
ODNB
 
Robert Towerson  
Robert Trappis (d. 1526)
Member of the Goldsmithsʼ Company. Husband of Joane Trappis. Buried at St. Leonard, Foster Lane.
 
Robert Tresilian (d. 1388)
Chief Justice 1381–1387.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Trisilian
Knight and Chief Justice. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Robert Turke
Husband of Dame Alice Turke. Buried at Holy Trinity Priory.
 
Robert Ufford (b. 1298, d. 1369)
First Earl of Suffolk. Father of William de Ufford.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Walerand (b. 1496, d. 1567)
Justiciar to Henry III.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Robert Walton
Cartographer.
 
Robert Warden  
Robert Warnar  
Robert Warner (d. 1555)
Father of Mark Warner. Son of John Warner. Helped build All Hallows, Lombard Street.
BHO
 
Robert Watts (d. November 1503)
Sheriff of London 1503-1504. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Robert Wesenham
Benefactor of Mary Billing. See related ODNB entry for Sir Thomas Billing.
 
Robert Westbrome (d. 1381)
Leader of the rebels in Suffolk during the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381.
 
Robert Whytingham
Sheriff of London 1419-1420. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Robert Widyngton
Sheriff of London 1416-1417. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Robert Willowbie  
Robert Wilson (b. between 1540? and 1550?, d. November 1600)
Dramatist.
Wikipedia
 
Robert Winchester
Sheriff of London 1207-1208.
MASL
 
Robert Wittingham
Member of the Drapers’ Company.
 
Robert Wood
Member of the Brewers’ Company. Husband of Joane Wood. Father of John Wood, Richard Wood, Joane Wood, Anne Wood, and Francis Wood. Resident of the Half Moon.
 
Robert Young (fl. in or after 1604d. 1643)
Printer.
BBTI
 
Roberti Byrche (d. 27 July 1433)
Woolpacker.
 
Roger Abde  
Roger Acheley
Sheriff of London 1504-1505. Mayor 1511-1512. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Buried at St. Christopher le Stocks.
MASL
 
Roger Ascham (b. 1514, d. 1568)
Author and royal tutor.
ODNB
EB
Wikipedia
 
Roger Basford
Sheriff of London 1513-1514. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Roger Bonifant  
Roger Chaunteclere
Sheriff of London 1326-1327.
MASL
 
Roger Chibary
Esquire. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Roger Coggar  
Roger Cotton (b. 1557, d. 1602)
Poet.
ODNB
 
Roger Cotton
Buried at St. Mildred, Bread Street. Not to be confused with Roger Cotton.
 
Roger Crophull
Owner of the Green Gate.
 
Roger Darlington (d. 1557)
 
Roger de Deserto (fl. between 1199 and 1200)
Sheriff of London 1199-1200.
MASL
 
Roger de Forsham
Sheriff of London 1339-1340. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Roger de Paris
Sheriff of London 1304-1305. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Roger de Scholond
Tenant of Shoe Lane in 1283.
 
Roger de Sussex (fl. 1212-70)
First priest of St. Mary Newington.
BHO
 
Roger Delakere
Founder of a chantry.
 
Roger Depham  
Roger Elys
Sheriff of London 1395-1396.
MASL
 
Roger fitz-Alan
Sheriff of London 1192-1193. Mayor 1211-1214.
MASL
 
Roger fitz-Roger
Mayor of London 1249-1250.
MASL
 
Roger Forde  
Roger Frowyk
Keeper of the King’s Exchange.
 
Roger Greswolde
Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Father of Dorothy Weld.
 
Roger Grove
Sheriff of London 1505-1506. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Roger Holmes
Chancellor of St. Paul’s Cathedral.
 
Roger James (d. 2 March 1591)
Member of the Brewersʼ Company. Husband of Sara James.
 
Roger le Blund
Sheriff of London 1233-1234.
MASL
 
Roger le Brabason
Constable of the Tower of London 1199-1200.
 
Roger le Duc
Sheriff of London 1225-1227. Mayor 1227-1231. Possible son of Roger le Duc.
MASL
 
Roger le Duc (fl. 1192-93)
Sheriff of London 1192-1193.
MASL
 
Roger le Palmer
Sheriff of London 1309-1310. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
Roger Leicester
Prisoner of the Tower of London. Redeemed from the imprisonment one thousand marks.
 
Roger Lestrange
Beheaded Llywelyn ap Gruffydd in 1282.
 
Roger Lewkner
Esquire. Father of Joan Chamberlain.
 
Roger Marshall (b. 1417, d. 1477)
Husband of Jane Horn. Buried at St. Katherine Cree.
 
Roger Mason (d. 3 September 1603)
Member of the Vintners’ Company. Benefactor of the poor. Husband of Jane Mason. Father of Katharine Mason.
 
Roger Mortimer de Chirk
Soldier and nobleman. Uncle of Sir Roger Mortimer.
 
Roger Niger (d. 1241)
Bishop of London 1228–1241.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Roger North (d. 1509)
 
Roger of Hoveden (d. in or before 1201)
Chronicler and historian.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Roger of Salisbury (b. 1185, d. 1247)
Bishop of Bath 1244–1245. Bishop of Bath and Wells 1245–1247.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Roger of Wendover (d. 1236)
Chronicler.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Roger Pepys (b. 3 May 1617, d. 4 October 1688)
Lawyer. Cousin of Samuel Pepys.
Wikipedia
 
Roger Smith
Father of Elizabeth Iken.
 
Roger Strange
Esquire. Buried at St. Benet Fink. Not to be confused with Roger Strange.
 
Roger Strange
Father of Richard Strange. Not to be confused with Roger Strange.
 
Roger Strippe
Denizen of London.
 
Roger van Peenen
Father of Lucas van Peenen. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Roger Velden (d. 1479)
 
Roger Walden (d. 1406)
Lord High Treasurer 1395. Archbishop of Canterbury 1397-1399. Bishop of London 1405-1406. Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Roger Webbe
Churchwarden of St. Giles, Cripplegate.
 
Roger Wood (d. 1609)
Civil servant. Latin epitaph in Stow 1633.
 
Roger Woodcocke (d. 1475)
Hatter. Buried at St. Michael le Querne.
 
Roger Yorke
Sergeant at Arms. Appointed in 1531.
 
Roland Blount
Esquire. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Roland Bradbury
Buried at Christ Church.
 
Roland Darcy  
Romboult Jacobson
Denizen of London.
 
Rosa Brune
Wife of Walter Brune.
 
Rosamund Fink
Relation of Robert Fink and Robert Fink. Namesake of Finch Lane (also known as Fink Lane).
 
Rowland Backhouse
Sheriff of London 1628-1629. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Rowland Blunt
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Rowland Bucket (d. 1639)
Painter, engraver, and carver. Artificer of mayoral shows.
 
Rowland Catmore
Master and procurer of the Royal James.
 
Rudolf II of Habsburg (b. 18 July 1552, d. 20 January 1612)
King of Bohemia 1576–1611. King of Germany 1575–1612. Holy Roman Emperor 1576-1612.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Rutgerus Hermannides
Cartographer.
 
Sæbbi of Essex (d. between 693 and 694)
King of Essex 664–694.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sæbbi of Essex (fl. 664-83)
King of Essex 664–694.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sæberht of Essex (d. 619)
King of Essex 604-616. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Saladin (b. between 1137 and 1138, d. 4 March 1193)
Sultan of Egypt and Syria 1171–1193.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Salomon de Basing
Sheriff of London 1214-1215. Mayor 1216-1217. Possible father of Adam de Bassing.
MASL
 
Samuel Baskernite
Denizen of London.
 
Samuel Cranmer
Sheriff of London 1631-1632. Member of the Brewers’ Company.
BHO
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Samuel Daniel (b. between 1562? and 1563?, d. 14 October 1619)
Poet and historian.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Samuel Dunne  
Samuel Goodrick
Director of the entertainment held in honour of James I and VI’s coronation. Appears in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
 
Samuel John Neele (b. 1763, d. 1824)
Engraver and cartographer.
British Museum
 
Samuel Lennard
Member of Parliament. Husband of Elizabeth Lennard.
HPO
 
Samuel Parker (b. 1681, d. 1730)
Writer and nonjuror.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Samuel Pepys (b. 1633, d. 1703)
Naval officer and diarist. Husband of Elizabeth Pepys.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Samuel Rowlands (fl. 1598-1628)
Author.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Samuel Rowley (d. 1624)
Actor and playwright.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Samuel Symons
Father of John Symons.
 
Samuel Thompson  
Samuel Thornhill  
Sanchia of Provence (b. 1228, d. 9 November 1261)
Wikipedia
 
Sara Brattuph  
Sara James
Wife of Roger James.
 
Sarah Audley
Wife of Robert Harvie.
 
Sarah Fairbeard (fl. 1636)
Bookseller. Wife of George Fairbeard.
 
Sarah Humphreys  
Sarah Smithes (née Wolhouse)
Wife of George Smithes. Daughter of Anthony Wolhouse.
 
Sarah Watsonne
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Scipio Africanus
Roman general.
Wikipedia
 
Sebastian Münster (b. 1488, d. 1552)
German cartographer, cosmographer, and scholar.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Sebastián de Covarrubias
Spanish lexicographer, cryptographer, chaplain, and writer.
Wikipedia
 
Segovax
One of four kings of Kent during Julius Caesar’s second expedition to Britain. Ally of Cassivellaunus.
Wikipedia
 
Seneca
Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist.
Wikipedia
 
Sennacherib
King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire 705-681 BC.
Wikipedia
 
Septimius Severus (b. between 11 April 145 and 11 April 146, d. 4 February 211)
Emperor of the Roman Empire 193-211.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Serle Mercer
Sheriff of London 1206-1207. Mayor 1214-1215 and 1217-1222. Finished the rebuilding of the London Bridge.
MASL
 
Servius Sulpicius Similis
Roman knight and prefect.
Wikipedia
 
Sewch Shirley
Daughter of Ralph Shirley. Buried at St. Katherine Cree.
 
Seymore Herenden  
Shackerley Marmion (b. 21 January 1603, d. January 1639)
Playwright and poet.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sibill Greene  
Sibyl de Patteshull  
Sigeberht the Good (fl. between 653 and 661)
King of Essex 653–660.
Britannica
Wikipedia
 
Sigeberht the Little (fl. 617-53)
King of Essex 623–653.
Britannica
Wikipedia
 
Simeon of Durham (fl. 1090-1128)
Chronicler and monk of Durham Priory.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Simon Barlet
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Laurence, Jewry.
 
Simon Basil
Surveyor and architect.
Wikipedia
 
Simon Beames
Tenement owner.
 
Simon Benington
Member of the Drapers’ Company. Husband of Joan Benington. Buried at St. Laurence, Jewry.
 
Simon Bolet
Sheriff of London 1306-1307.
MASL
 
Simon Burton (d. 14 January 1579)
 
Simon Comicent
MoEML has not yet added biographical content for this person. The editors welcome research leads from qualified individuals. Please contact us for further information.
 
Simon Corp
Sheriff of London 1310-1311. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Simon de Abyndon
Sheriff of London 1319-1320. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Simon de Aldermanbury
Sheriff of London 1200-1201.
MASL
 
Simon de Benyngton
Sheriff of London 1359-1360. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Simon de Berching  
Simon de Montfort (b. 1208, d. 1265)
Sixth Earl of Leicester. Led a rebellion against Henry III during the Second Barons’ War.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Simon de Montfort (b. 1240, d. 1271)
Soldier. Son of Simon de Montfort. Brother of Guy de Montfort.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Simon de Mordone
Sheriff of London 1364-1365. Mayor 1368-1369. Member of the Stock Fishmongers’ Company. Buried at St. Michael, Crooked Lane.
MASL
 
Simon de Paris
Sheriff of London 1302-1303. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Simon de Swanlond
Mayor of London 1329-1330. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Permitted the re-building of St. Olave (Southwark) by Isabelle Godchep.
MASL
 
Simon Dolseley
Sheriff of London 1348-1349. Mayor 1359-1360. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Simon Dominico
French foreigner. Resided in the residence of Margaret Lilly in Ram Alley.
 
Simon fitz-Mary
Sheriff of London 1233-1234 and 1246-1247. Founder of Bethlehem Hospital.
EB
MASL
 
Simon Francis  
Simon Fraunceys
Sheriff of London 1328-1329. Mayor 1341-1343 and 1355-1356. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Simon Gandy
Son of Alice Vigures. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Simon Horspoole
Member of the Drapersʼ Company.
 
Simon Horspoole  
Simon Kempe  
Simon Langham (d. 1376)
Lord High Treasurer 1360–1363. Lord Chancellor of England 1363–1367. Bishop of Ely 1362–1366. Archbishop of Canterbury 1366–1368.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Simon Lee
Member of the Poulters’ Company. Buried at St. Mildred, Poultry.
 
Simon Low
Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Buried at St. Magnus.
 
Simon Merwod
Sheriff of London 1311-1312. Member of the Burellers’ Company.
MASL
 
Simon Morsted  
Simon Ronner
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Simon Seman
Sheriff of London 1424-1425. Member of the Vintners’ Company.
MASL
 
Simon Smyth
Sheriff of London 1468-1469. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at St. Michael, Cornhill.
MASL
 
Simon Streete (d. 1400)
Member of the Grocers’ Company. Husband of Agnes Streete. Buried at St. Antholin.
 
Simon Sudbery
Lord Chancellor of England 1380–1381. Bishop of London 1361–1375. Archbishop of Canterbury 1375–1381. Executed on Tower Hill by the rebels of Kent. Son of Nicholas Tibald.
Wikipedia
 
Simon van de Passe (b. 1595, d. 1647)
Dutch engraver. Active in the court of James VI and I.
EB
British Museum
 
Simon Winchcombe
Founder of a chantry at St. Mary, Abchurch. Buried at St. Mary, Aldermanbury.
 
Simon Wynchcombe
Sheriff of London 1383-1384.
MASL
 
Sir Adam Frances
Knighted by Richard II at Smithfield for assitance during the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381.
 
Sir Aker  
Sir Alexander Avenon
Sheriff of London 1561-1562. Mayor 1569-1570. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company. Husband of Lady Alice Avenon. Buried at St. Peter, Westcheap.
MASL
 
Sir Alexander Kirketon
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Sir Allan Cotton (d. 1628)
Sheriff of London 1616-1617. Mayor 1625-1626. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Knighted on 4 June 1626.
BHO
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Allen Apsley (d. 1566b. 1630)
Naval and military administrator. Lieutenant of the Tower of London.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Allen Cheinie
Knight. Father of John Cheinie. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Sir Ambrose Nicholas (d. 1578)
Sheriff of London 1566-1567. Mayor 1575-1576. Member of the Salters’ Company. Buried at St. Mildred, Bread Street.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Amias Paulet (b. 1457, d. 1538)
Landowner and soldier. Buried at Temple Church.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Andrew Judde
Sheriff of London 1544-1545. Mayor 1550-1551. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir Andrew Sackville
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Sir Anthony Baker (fl. 1516)
 
Sir Anthony St. Leger
Politician and Lord Deputy of Ireland. Father of Sir Warham St. Leger. Owner of the house that originally belonged to Mr. Nicholas.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Arthur Darcy (fl. 1539-42)
 
Sir Aubrey de Vere (d. 1400)
Tenth Earl of Oxford.
 
Sir Bacon
Knight. Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory.
 
Sir Barnard Peter
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Sir Bartholomew Dadlegate
Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir Bartholomew de Badlesmere (b. 1275, d. 1322)
First Barton Badlesmere. Father of Elizabeth de Badlesmere.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Bartholomew Emfield
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Sir Bartholomew James (d. 1479)
Sheriff of London 1462-1463. Mayor 1479-1480. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Buried at St. Dunstan in the East.
MASL
 
Sir Bernard Rolingcort
Knight. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir Bevis Bulmer (d. 1613)
Gentleman and engineer. Supplied a new forcier that allowed Thames water to be supplied to west London in 1594.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Brian Tewke
Treasurer of the Chamber to Henry VIII. Husband of Dame Grisilde Tewke. Monument at St. Margaret, Lothbury.
 
Sir Christopher Ascue (d. 1580)
Sheriff of London 1525-1526. Mayor 1533-1534. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Husband of Lady Ascue. Buried at St. Dunstan in the East.
MASL
 
Sir Christopher Clitherow
Sheriff of London 1625-1626. Mayor 1635-1636. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company. Prominent member of the East India Company. Knighted on 15 January 1636.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Christopher Draper
Sheriff of London 1560-1561. Mayor 1566-1567. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir Christopher Edmonds
Knight. Husband of Dame Dorothy Edmonds. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Sir Christopher Hatton (b. 1540, d. 1591)
Lord Chancellor of England 1587–1591.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Christopher Morris (d. May 1545)
Soldier, military administrator, and master gunner of England. Monument at St. Peter upon Cornhill.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Christopher Wray (b. 1522, d. 1592)
Judge and Speaker of the House of Commons.
ODNB
 
Sir Cuthbart Barne (d. 16 October 1521)
 
Sir Cuthbert Buckle
Sheriff of London 1582-1583. Mayor 1593-1594. Member of the Vintners’ Company. Knighted between 29 May 1594 and 24 June 1594. Buried at St. Mary at Hill.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Cuthbert Hacket
Sheriff of London 1616-1617. Mayor 1626-1627. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Knighted on 20 May 1627.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Daniel Dunne
Knight and Doctor of Law. Son of Joane Branche and Robert Dunne. Brother of Samuel Dunne and William Dunne.
 
Sir David Broke
Knight and judge. Husband of Lady Margaret North.
Wikipedia
 
Sir David Craddock
Knight.
 
Sir Diones Mordaske
Knight. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir Drew Drewry
Onetime owner of Drury House.
 
Sir Edmund Anderson (b. 1530, d. 1605)
Judge.
ODNB
 
Sir Edmund Cornwall
Seventh Baron of Burford. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
 
Sir Edmund Mulshew  
Sir Edmund Rowse
Father of Mary Warner.
 
Sir Edmund Shaw (d. 1488)
Sheriff of London 1474-1475. Mayor 1482-1483. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Edward Arundell
Husband of Dame Elizabeth Arundell. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir Edward Barkham
Sheriff of London 1611-1612. Mayor 1621-1622. Member of the Leathersellers’ Company and Drapers’ Company. Knighted on 16 June 1622.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Edward Bromfield
Sheriff of London 1626-1627. Mayor 1636-1637. Member of the Leathersellers’ Company and Fishmongers’ Company. Knighted on 4 June 1637.
MASL
 
Sir Edward Coke (b. 1552, d. 1634)
Lawyer and politician.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Edward Courtenay  
Sir Edward Darcy (d. 28 October 1612)
 
Sir Edward de Mountaoute
Owner of a tenement in Queenhithe Ward.
 
Sir Edward Hederset
Buried at the Charterhouse.
 
Sir Edward Hobbey
Gentleman and landowner.
 
Sir Edward Montagu (b. 1485, d. 1557)
Lawyer and judge. Sergreat at Arms. Appointed in 1531.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Edward Montagu
Knight of the Bath. Husband of Frances Cotton. Not to be confused with Sir Edward Montagu or Edward Montagu.
Wikipedia
 
Sir Edward Neville (b. 1414, d. 1476)
Third Baron Bergavenny. Husband of Elizabeth de Beauchamp.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Edward North (fl. 1567-89)
First Baron North.
Wikipedia
 
Sir Edward Osborne (b. 1530, d. 1592)
Sheriff of London 1575-1576. Mayor 1583-1584. Member of the Clothworkers’ Company. Husband of Dame Margaret Osborne. Buried at St. Dionis Backchurch.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Edward Stanhope
Knight. Father of Anne Seymour.
 
Sir Edward Warner
Lieutenant of the Tower of London during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Queen Elizabeth I. Not to be confused with Edward Warner.
ODNB
 
Sir Edward Wootton
Doctor and nobleman from Kent.
 
Sir Falkes de Breauté
Soldier. Earned high office by loyally serving John I and Henry III in the First Barons’ War.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Foulk of Newcastle
Knight. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
 
Sir Francis Ascough
Second husband of Lady Elizabeth Ascough.
 
Sir Francis Atcourt
Earle of Pembroke. Husband of Alice Atcourt. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir Francis Bacon (b. 22 January 1561, d. 9 April 1626)
First Viscount St. Alban. Philosopher, scientist, and statesman.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Francis Brian
Knight. Father of Elizabeth Carew.
 
Sir Francis Courtney
Earl of Pembroke. Husband of Alice Courtney. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir Francis Drake (b. 1540, d. 1596)
Pirate, sea-captain, and explorer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Francis Harvey
Judge and politician.
ODNB
 
Sir Francis Jones (b. 1559, d. 1622)
Sheriff of London 1610-1611. Mayor 1620-1621. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Knighted on 12 March 1616.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Francis Knollys (b. between 1511? and 1512?, d. 1596)
Politician. Treasurer of Elizabeth I. Husband of Lady Catherine Knollys.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Francis Walsingham (b. 1532, d. 1590)
Lawyer and landowner.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Gedeon Awnsham
Knight. Husband of Dame Anne Awnsham.
 
Sir Geoffrey Roofe  
Sir Geoffrey Scrope (d. 1340)
Lawyer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir George Barne (b. 1500, d. 1558fl. between 1545 and 1553)
Sheriff of London 1545-1546. Mayor 1552-1553. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Buried at St. Bartholomew by the Exchange. Not to be confused with Sir George Barne.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir George Barne
Sheriff of London 1576-1577. Mayor 1586-1587. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Monument at St. Edmund, Lombard Street. Not to be confused with Sir George Barne.
MASL
 
Sir George Bolles (d. 1 September 1621)
Sheriff of London 1608-1609. Mayor 1617-1618. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Knighted on 31 May 1618.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir George Bonde
Sheriff of London 1578-1579. Mayor 1587-1588. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
MASL
 
Sir George Brewes
Knight. Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
 
Sir George Buck (b. in or before 1 October 1560, d. 31 October 1622)
Historian and Master of the Revels.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir George Croke
Benefactor of the library at Sion Court.
 
Sir George Hopton
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Sir George of Glamorgan  
Sir George Throckmorton (d. 12 August 1552)
Member of Parliament.
 
Sir George Whitmore
Sheriff of London 1621-1622. Mayor 1631-1632. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Knighted on 27 May 1632.
MASL
 
Sir Gerard Crockar
Knight. Husband of Mary Crockar.
 
Sir Geroge Carew (b. 1504, d. 1545)
Knight.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Gilbert Dethick (b. 1510, d. 1584)
Knight of the Garter. Officer of Arms. Husband of Joanna Dethick. Monument at St. Benet, Paul’s Wharf.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Gilbert Gerard (d. 1593)
Judge.
ODNB
 
Sir Giles Chapple  
Sir Giles Daubeney (b. 1370, d. 1403)
Sheriff of Bedforshire in 1394. Father of Sir John Daubeney.
ODNB
 
Sir Gnight
Husband of Dame Jahu Strange.
 
Sir Guy Bryan
Husband of Dame Johan Carne.
 
Sir Guy de Beauchamp (b. 1272, d. 1315)
Tenth Earl of Warwick. Father of Sir John Beauchamp.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Hamond Vaughan
Knight. Monument at St. Olave, Hart Street.
 
Sir Hartank van Clux  
Sir Henry Amcotts
Sheriff of London 1542-1543. Mayor 1548-1549. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Husband of Dame Joane Amcotts. Buried at St. Michael, Crooked Lane.
MASL
 
Sir Henry Anderson
Alderman and property owner. Knighted on 26 July 1603.
BHO
 
Sir Henry Baker
Landowner.
 
Sir Henry Barton (d. between 11 April 1435 and 18 June 1435)
Sheriff of London 1405-1406. Mayor 1416-1417 and 1428-1429. Member of the Skinners’ Company. Buried at the charnel house at St. Paul’s Catherdral.
HPO
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Henry Bedingfield
Knight. Husband of Elizabeth Bedingfield.
 
Sir Henry Billingsley
Sheriff of London 1584-1585. Mayor 1596-1597. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Father of Thomas Billingsley. Wife of Elizabeth Billingsley.
MASL
 
Sir Henry Collet
Sheriff of London 1477-1478. Mayor 1486-1487 and 1495-1496. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Benefactor of St. Antholin.
MASL
 
Sir Henry fitz-Alwine (d. 1212)
First mayor of London 1189–1212. Possible member of the Drapers’ Company. Buried at Holy Trinity Priory.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Henry Garraway (d. 1646)
Sheriff of London 1627-1628. Mayor 1627-1628 and 1639-1640. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Knighted on 31 May 1640.
MASL
BHO
 
Sir Henry Grey (b. 1517, d. 1554)
First Duke of Suffolk and Third Marquess of Dorset. Son of George Grey. Buried at St. Giles, Cripplegate.
Wikipedia
ODNB
 
Sir Henry Guildford (b. 1489, d. 1532)
Courtier in the reign of Henry VIII.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Henry Herbert (b. in or after 1594, d. 1673)
Master of the Revels.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Henry Hobart (b. 1554, d. 1625)
Lawyer and judge. First baronet 1611-1625.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Henry Huberthorn
Sheriff of London 1542-1543. Mayor 1546-1547. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Husband of Dame Elizabeth Huberthorn. Monument at St. Peter upon Cornhill.
MASL
 
Sir Henry Kebyll (d. 1518)
Sheriff of London 1502-1503. Mayor 1510-1511. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Benefator and principal founder of St. Mary Aldermary. Father of Alice Blunt. Buried at St. Mary Aldermary.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Henry le Scrope (b. in or before 1268, d. 1336)
Lawyer and Chief Justice of the King’s Bench under Edward II. Owner of Serjeants’ Inn, Chancery Lane (also known as Scrope’s Inn).
ODNB
 
Sir Henry Montagu (b. 1567, d. November 1642)
Recorder of London.
HPO
 
Sir Henry Neville (b. 1524, d. 1564)
Fifth earl of Westmorland. Father of Lady Katherine Neville.
 
Sir Henry Norreis  
Sir Henry Percy (b. 1341, d. 1408)
First Earl of Northumberland. Supporter of Edward III and then later Richard II. Killed in 1408 after rebelling against England.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Henry Picard (d. 1361)
Sheriff of London 1348-1349. Mayor 1356-1357. Member of the Vintners’ Company. Appears in Richard Johnson’s Nine Worthies of London.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Henry Pleasington (b. 1397, d. 1452)
Buried at St. Mary Spital.
HPO
 
Sir Henry Pratt
Sheriff of London 1631-1632. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Knighted on 26 July 1641.
BHO
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Henry Rowe
Sheriff of London 1597-1598. Mayor 1607-1608. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Benefactor of St. Martin Outwhich.
MASL
 
Sir Henry Spiller (b. 1570, d. 1649)
Landowner and politician.
Wikipedia
 
Sir Henry Wotton (b. 1568, d. 1639)
Diplomat and writer.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Henry Yelverton (b. 29 June 1566, d. 24 January 1630)
Judge and politician.
ODNB
 
Sir Hugh Bromeslete  
Sir Hugh Bryce (fl. 1475-86)
Sheriff of London 1475-1476. Mayor 1485-1486. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir Hugh Calveley (d. 23 April 1394)
Military commander. Appears in Richard Johnson’s Nine Worthies of London.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Hugh Clare
Knight. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
 
Sir Hugh Clopton (b. 1440, d. 1496)
Sheriff of London 1486-1487. Mayor 1491-1492. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Margaret, Lothbury.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Hugh Courtney  
Sir Hugh Fen
Husband of Elianor Fen.
 
Sir Hugh Hammersley (b. 6 July 1565, d. 19 October 1636)
Sheriff of London 1618-1619. Mayor 1627-1628. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Knighted on 8 June 1628.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Hugh Middleton (b. between 1556 and 1560, d. 1631)
Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Hugh Montgomery  
Sir Hugh Neville
Husband of Lady Alice Neville.
 
Sir Hugh Parsal
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Sir Hugh Spencer  
Sir Hugh Waterton (b. 1340, d. 1409)
Servant in the House of Lancaster.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Hugh Wiche (fl. between 1444 and 1462)
Sheriff of London 1444-1445. Mayor 1461-1462. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Husband of Lady Wiche. Monument at St. Margaret, Lothbury. Buried at St. Dionis Backchurch.
MASL
 
Sir Humphrey Gilbert (b. 1537, d. 9 September 1583)
Explorer and soldier.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Humphrey Handford
Sheriff of London 1622-1623. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Knighted on 14 July 1622.
MASL
 
Sir James Barons
Knight. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
 
Sir James Bell
Knight. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir James Cambell (b. 1570, d. 1642)
Sheriff of London 1619-1620. Mayor 1629-1630. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company. Son of Sir Thomas Cambell. Knighted on 23 May 1630.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir James Deane
Benefactor of the poor. Knighted on 8 July 1604.
 
Sir James Garnado
Knight. Monument at St. Dunstan in the East.
 
Sir James Harvey
Sheriff of London 1573-1574. Mayor 1581-1582. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company. Father of Sir Sebastian Harvey. Buried at St. Dionis Backchurch.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir James Hawes
Sheriff of London 1565-1566. Mayor 1574-1575. Member of the Clothworkers’ Company. Buried at St. Mary, Abchurch.
MASL
 
Sir James Lancaster (b. 1554, d. 1618)
Merchant and director of the East India Company. Knighted in 1603.
ODNB
 
Sir James Pemberton
Sheriff of London 1602-1603. Mayor 1611-1612. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Knighted on 26 July 1603. Monument at St. John Zachary.
BHO
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir James Scudamore (b. 1568, d. 1619)
Gentlemen usher at the court of Elizabeth I. Husband of Mary Scudamore.
Wikipedia
 
Sir James Spencer
Sheriff of London 1518-1519. Mayor 1527-1528. Member of the Vintners’ Company. Buried at St. James Garlickhithe.
MASL
 
Sir James Tirell
Knight. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir James Wilford (b. in or before 1517, d. 1550)
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir James Yarford
Sheriff of London 1514-1515. Mayor 1519-1520. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Husband of Dame Elizabeth Yarford. Buried at St. Michael Bassishaw.
MASL
 
Sir John
Constable of Holderness. Husband of Lady Katherine Neville.
 
Sir John Abel
Knight.
 
Sir John Aleyn (b. 1470, d. 1544)
Sheriff of London 1518-1519. Mayor 1525-1526 and 1535-1536. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
MASL
ODNB
 
Sir John Allott (d. 7 September 1591)
Sheriff of London from 1580-1581. Mayor 1590-1591. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Knighted in 1591. Died in office. Monument at St. Margaret Moses.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Ashley  
Sir John Ayliffe
Sheriff of London 1548-1549. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at St. Michael Bassishaw.
MASL
 
Sir John Barkely  
Sir John Beauchamp (b. 1382, d. 1439)
First Baron Beauchamp.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Beauchamp (b. 1316, d. 2 December 1360)
First Baron Beauchamp of Warwicke. Knight of the Garter. Son of Sir Guy de Beauchamp. Buried at St. Paul’s Cathedral. Not to be confused with Sir John Beauchamp.
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Bingham (d. 1625)
Esquire. Royal Saddler of Elizabeth I and James VI and I. In 1616 gave tenements in Kent Street, providing two scholarships for St. Saviour (Southwark)’s grammar school. Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
BHO
 
Sir John Blackwell
Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir John Boseham
Sheriff of London 1378-1379. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Appears in Richard Johnson’s Nine Worthies of London.
MASL
 
Sir John Botiler
Sheriff of London 1419-1420. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Swithin, London Stone.
MASL
 
Sir John Bourchier (fl. between 1404 and 1406)
Husband of Elizabeth Ashton. Uncle of Henry Bourchier. Not to be confused with John Bourchier. See related ODNB entry for Ralph Ashton.
 
Sir John Branche
Sheriff of London 1571-1572. Mayor 1580-1581. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Husband of Joane Branche and Helen Branche. Father of Anne Branche. Buried at St. Mary, Abchurch.
MASL
 
Sir John Britaine
Warden of London 1289.
 
Sir John Brown (d. 1532)
Painter of Henry VIII. Benefactor of St. Foster. Buried at St. Foster.
ODNB
 
Sir John Brown
Father of John Brown. Buried at Whitefriars Church. Not to be confused with Sir John Browne, John Brown, John Brown, or John Browne.
 
Sir John Browne
Bookseller and bookbinder. Not to be confused with Sir John Brown, John Brown, John Brown, or John Browne.
LBT/08125
 
Sir John Brudge
Sheriff of London 1513-1514. Mayor 1520-1521. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Buried at St. Nicholas Acon.
MASL
 
Sir John Burcettur (d. 1466)
Knight. Buried at St. Olave (Southwark).
 
Sir John Burley (d. 1416)
Knight of the Garter. Brother of Sir Simon Burley. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Butler
Father of Francis Butler. Not to be confused with John Butler.
 
Sir John Carne
Father of Dame Johan Carne.
 
Sir John Champneys (b. 1495, d. 1556)
Sheriff of London 1522-1523. Mayor 1534-1535. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Cheke
Knight. Schoolmaster of Edward VI. Buried at St. Alban, Wood Street.
 
Sir John Cope
Father of George Cope. Buried at Holy Trinity the Less. Not to be confused with John Cope.
 
Sir John Cornwall (d. 10 December 1443)
First Baron of Fanhope.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Cosenton
Knight.
 
Sir John Cotes
Sheriff of London 1535-1536. Mayor 1542-1543. Member of the Salters’ Company. Buried at St. Stephen Walbrook.
MASL
 
Sir John Coventry (fl. between 1416 and 1417)
Sheriff of London 1416-1417. Mayor 1425-1426. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Husband of Alice Brom. Buried at St. Mary Le Bow.
MASL
 
Sir John Crosby (d. between January 1476 and February 1476)
Sheriff of London 1470-1471. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Diplomat, and member of parliament. Founder of Crosby Hall. Husband of Anne Crosby. Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Daubeney (b. 1394, d. 1409)
ODNB
 
Sir John Daubeney
Knight. Father of Sir Robert Daubeney. Buried at Austin Friars. Not to be confused with Sir John Dawbeney.
 
Sir John Dawtry
Knight. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir John de Beauchamp (d. 1388)
Administrator and landowner.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John de Gisors (d. 1282)
Sheriff of London 1240-1241 and 1245-1246. Mayor 1245-1246 and 1258-1259. Possible member of the Vintners’ Company or Pepperers’ Company. Constable of the Tower Royal. Father of Henry de Gisors and John de Gisors. Buried at Lady Chapel, Christ Church.
MASL
ODNB
 
Sir John de Gisors
Mayor of London 1311-1315. Member of the Pepperers’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir John de Pulteney (d. 8 June 1349)
Mayor of London 1330-1334 and 1336-1337. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Husband of Margaret de Pulteney. Father of William de Pulteney. Son of Adam de Pulteney and Margaret de Pulteney. Donated funds to the prisoners of Newgate in 1337.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Dedham  
Sir John Denham (b. 1559, d. 1639)
Judge.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Devereux
Son and heir of Walter Devereux.
 
Sir John Deyncourt
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Sir John Dudley (b. 1504, d. 1553)
Duke of Northumberland. Husband of Anne Seymour.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Elrington  
Sir John Fineux (b. 1441, d. 1526)
Judge and Chief Justice.
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Fogge (b. in or before 1417, d. 1490)
Administrator. Member of the King’s Council.
ODNB
 
Sir John Fortescue (b. between 1531 and 1533, d. 1607)
Member of Elizabeth I’s privy council. Chancellor of the Exchequer 1559-1603. Husband of Elizabeth Fortescue.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Frey
Knight. Father of Margery Lepington. Buried at St. Bartholomew by the Exchange. Not to be confused with John Frey.
 
Sir John Gainsford
Knight. Father of George Gainsford and Sir John Gainsford. Not to be confused with Sir John Gainsford.
 
Sir John Gainsford
Knight. Son of Sir John Gainsford. Brother of George Gainsford. Not to be confused with Sir John Gainsford.
 
Sir John Garme (d. 1468)
 
Sir John Garrarde
Sheriff of London 1592-1593. Mayor 1601-1602. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Son of Sir William Garrarde.
MASL
 
Sir John Gifford
Knight. Buried at Austin Friars. Possibly the same person as John Gifford.
 
Sir John Golafre (d. 1442)
Courtier. Husband of Philippa de Mohun. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Gore
Sheriff of London 1615-1616. Mayor 1624-1625. Member of the Merchant Taylos’ Company. Knighted on 14 June 1626.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Grantham
Sheriff of London 1322-1323. Mayor 1328-1329. Founder of a chantry at St. Anthony’s Hospital.
MASL
 
Sir John Gresham
Sheriff of London 1537-1538. Mayor 1547-1548. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Husband of Dame Mary Gresham and Dame Katharine Gresham. Buried at St. Michael Bassishaw.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Hampden
Knight of Buckingham. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Harington (b. in or before 3 May 1592, d. between 26 February 1614 and 27 February 1614)
Second Baron Harington of Exton. Courtier.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Hariot  
Sir John Harte
Sheriff of London 1579-1580. Mayor 1589-1590. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at Christ Church.
MASL
 
Sir John Hawkins (b. 1532, d. 12 November 1595)
Merchant and naval commander. Played a large role in the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Cousin of Sir Francis Drake.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Hawkwood (b. 1320, d. 1394)
Military commander. Predominately active in Italy. Husband of Donnina Hawkwood. Appears in Richard Johnson’s Nine Worthies of London.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Hawlen  
Sir John Heende
Sheriff of London 1381-1382. Mayor 1391-1392 and 1404-1405. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Buried at St. Swithin, London Stone.
MASL
 
Sir John Heneage (b. 1452, d. 1530)
Lincolnshire lawyer. Father of Sir Thomas Heneage.
 
Sir John Heningham  
Sir John Heron  
Sir John Hungerford
Knight. Son of Sir Thomas Hungerford. Brother of Anthony Hungerford.
 
Sir John Jolles (d. 31 May 1621)
Sheriff of London 1605-1606. Mayor 1615-1616. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Knighted on 23 July 1606.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Langley
Sheriff of London 1566-1567. Mayor 1576-1577. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Buried at Chapel of St. Mary Magdalen, Guildhall.
MASL
 
Sir John le Blund
Mayor of London 1301-1308. Buried at St. Magnus.
MASL
ODNB
 
Sir John le Breton
Warden of London 1288-1298.
MASL
 
Sir John Lee
Father of Jane Sayne. Possibly the administrator Sir John Lee. See ODNB.
 
Sir John Leighs  
Sir John Leman
Sheriff of London 1606-1607. Mayor 1616-1617. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Knighted on 9 March 1617.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Lenthaine
Husband of Dame Margaret Lenthaine. Buried at the Charterhouse.
 
Sir John Lepington
Knight. Husband of Margery Lepington.
 
Sir John Lewson
Knight. Husband of Margerie Lewson.
 
Sir John Lovelet
Justice of the lower bench.
 
Sir John Ludlow
Buried at Whitefriars Church. Not to be confused with John Ludlow.
 
Sir John Lyon
Sheriff of London 1550-1551. Mayor 1554-1555. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at St. Benet Sherehog.
MASL
 
Sir John Malmaynas
Esquire. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Sir John Manners
Knight. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir John Markham (b. in or before 1399, d. 1479)
Justice. Possible the same person as Mr. Markham.
ODNB
 
Sir John Mason (b. 1503, d. 1566)
Diplomat and Member of Parliament. Not to be confused with John Mason or John Mason.
ODNB
 
Sir John Maunsell (b. between 1190? and 1195?, d. 1265)
Chancellor to Henry III.
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Merston
Owner of Leaden Porch. Buried at St. Mary, Abchurch.
 
Sir John Milborne (d. 1535)
Sheriff of London 1510-1511. Mayor 1521-1522. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Husband of Dame Joanne Milborne and Dame Margaret Milborne. Buried at St. Edmund, Lombard Street.
MASL
 
Sir John Montgomery
Brother of Sir Hugh Montgomery. Buried at Whitefriars Church. Not to be confused with John Montgomery.
 
Sir John Mortayn
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Sir John Mortimer
Knight. Beheaded in 1423. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Sir John Mundy (d. 1537)
Sheriff of London 1514-1515. Mayor 1522-1523. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Buried at St. Peter, Westcheap.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Neville
Husband of Alice Neville. Not to be confused with John Neville.
 
Sir John Newton
Aided Richard II in his confrontation with Wat Tyler during the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381.
 
Sir John Norice  
Sir John Norman (fl. 1461-68)
Sheriff of London 1443-1444. Mayor 1453-1454. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Not to be confused with John Norman.
BHO
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Oldcastle (d. 1417)
Baron Cobham. After being convicted of heresy and imprisoned for his Lollard support, Oldcastle escaped from the Tower of London and led a Lollard rebellion. After spending three years as an outlaw, he was captured, charged with treason, and executed. As the basis of Shakespeare’s popular Falstaff character, Sir John Oldcastle and his legacy are of particular interest to Shakespeare scholars.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Pakington (b. in or before 1477, d. 1551)
Judge. Husband of Dame Anne Pakington. Buried at St. Botolph, Aldersgate.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Parrat
Knight. Held Elizabeth I’s canopy in The Queen’s Majesty’s Passage.
 
Sir John Paulet (b. 1510, d. 1576)
Second Marquis of Winchester. Son of Sir William Paulet.
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Peach
Member of the Grocers’ Company. Husband of Dame Maud Peach. Built almes houses in Lullingstone, Kent.
 
Sir John Percival
Sheriff of London 1486-1487. Mayor 1498-1499. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir John Philipot (d. 1384)
Sheriff of London 1372-1373. Mayor 1378-1379. Possible member of the Grocers’ Company or Fishmongers’ Company. Husband of Jane Sampford. Knighted by Richard II for his help in suppressing the Peasant’s Revolt in 1381. Owner of Tenements in Castle Baynard Ward. Buried at Christ Church.
MASL
ODNB
 
Sir John Philmot (d. 1384)
Merchant and alderman.
ODNB
 
Sir John Plummer
Sheriff of London 1459-1460. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir John Popham (b. 1395, d. 1463)
Sheriff of Hampshire. Member of Parliament.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Portenary
Knight.
 
Sir John Puckering (b. in or before 1544, d. 30 April 1596)
Lord Keeper and Speaker of the House of Commons. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Radcliffe  
Sir John Rainstorth  
Sir John Robinson (b. in or before 1615, d. 1680)
First Baronet. Sheriff of London 1657-1658. Mayor 1662-1663. Member of the Clothworkers’ Company.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Rochford (b. 1350, d. 1410)
Administrator and historical compiler. Buried at St. Benet Sherehog.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Rudstone (fl. 1522-29)
Sheriff of London 1522-1523. Mayor 1528-1529. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Buried at St. Michael, Cornhill.
MASL
 
Sir John Ryvers
Sheriff of London 1565-1566. Mayor 1573-1574. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir John Salisbury
Knight. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
 
Sir John Scott (b. 1423, d. 1485)
Knight.
ODNB
 
Sir John Shaa (d. 1503)
Sheriff of London 1496-1497. Mayor 1501-1502. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Son of Sir Edmund Shaw.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Skargel  
Sir John Skevington
Sheriff of London 1520-1521. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Buried at Crossed Friars.
MASL
 
Sir John Southlee
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Sir John Spencer (d. 1610)
Sheriff of London 1583-1584. Mayor 1594-1595. Member of the Clothworkers’ Company. Husband of Alice Spencer. Father of Elizabeth Compton. Knighted between 27 May 1595 and 16 June 1595.
MASL
ODNB
Wikpedia
 
Sir John Steward  
Sir John Stile (d. 1500)
Knight. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Monument at All Hallows Barking.
 
Sir John Stockton
Sheriff of London 1466-1467. Mayor 1470-1471. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried atSt. Pancras, Soper Lane.
MASL
 
Sir John Stodie
Sheriff of London 1352-1353. Mayor 1357-1358. Possible father of Doll Stodie. Member of the Vintners’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir John Stratford
Knight. Buried at Crossed Friars.
 
Sir John Swynnerton
Sheriff of London 1602-1603. Mayor 1612-1613. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Knighted on 26 July 1603.
BHO
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Tate (d. 1521)
Sheriff of London 1464-1465. Mayor 1473-1474. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Father of John Tate. Buried at St. Anthony’s Hospital.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Terrell
Husband of Dame Katherine Terrell. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir John Tiptoft (b. 1427, d. 1470)
First Earl of Worcester. Beheaded in 1470. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Wakering  
Sir John Watts
Sheriff of London 1596-1597. Mayor 1606-1607. Member of the Clothworkers’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir John Williams (d. 1559)
Baron. Treasurer of the King’s jewels. Buried at Hospital of St. Mary within Cripplegate.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Windany
Knight. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir John Wingfield (b. 1428, d. 1481)
Father of Sir Robert Wingfield and John Wingfield. See related ODNB entry for Sir Robert Wingfield.
 
Sir John Wollaston (b. in or after 1585, d. 26 April 1658)
Sheriff of London 1638-1639. Mayor 1643-1644. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Knighted on 3 December 1641.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Wolle
Father of John Wolle. Buried at Whitefriars Church.
 
Sir John Wolsborne
Knight. Commissioner.
 
Sir John Writhesley ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Yonge
Sheriff of London 1455-1456. Mayor 1466-1467. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Father of Agnes Young. Buried at St. Michael Paternoster Royal.
MASL
 
Sir John Yorke (d. 1569)
Sheriff of London 1549-1550. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Buried at Christ Church.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir John Zouch
Husband of Dame Joanne Zouch.
 
Sir Jonas Moore (b. 1617, d. 1679)
Mathematician, surveyor, and patron of astronomy.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Julius Caesar (d. 1636)
Civil lawyer and judge.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Leonard Halliday
Sheriff of London 1595-1596. Mayor 1605-1606. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Knighted on 26 July 1603.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Lewes Orrell
Husband of Mary Orrell.
 
Sir Lewes Robsart
Lord Bourchier of Hainault. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
Keepe 112
 
Sir Lionel Duckett
Sheriff of London 1564-1565. Mayor 1572-1573. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir Lues Pemberton
Master of a victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Sir Martin Bowes (b. between 1496 and 1468, d. 4 August 1566)
Sheriff of London 1540-1541. Mayor 1545-1546. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Husband of Cecily Bowes, Anne Bowes, and Dame Elizabeth Bowes. Buried at St. Mary Woolnoth.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Martin Calthorpe (d. 9 May 1589)
Sheriff of London 1579-1580. Mayor 1588-1589. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Buried at St. Peter le Poor.
MASL
 
Sir Martin Frobisher (b. 1535, d. 22 November 1594)
Explorer and naval commander.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Martin Lumley (d. 1634)
Sheriff of London 1614-1615. Mayor 1623-1624. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Knighted on 23 June 1624.
BHO
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Maurice Abbot
Knight and alderman.
 
Sir Maurice Barkley
Husband of Elizabeth Barkley.
 
Sir Michael Dormer (d. 1545)
Sheriff of London 1529-1530. Mayor 1541-1542. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Laurence, Jewry.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Miles Partridge (d. 1552)
Courtier and soldier.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Morris Abbot (b. 1565, d. 1642)
Sheriff of London 1627-1628. Mayor 1638-1639. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Knighted on 12 April 1625.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Nicholas Ailwyn
Sheriff of London 1494-1495. Mayor 1499-1500. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Mary Le Bow.
MASL
 
Sir Nicholas Bacon (b. 1510, d. 1579)
Lord Keeper 1533-1544.
ODNB
EB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Nicholas Blonket
Knight. Buried at Bermondsey Abbey.
 
Sir Nicholas Brembre (d. 1388)
Sheriff of London 1372-1373. Mayor 1376-1378 and 1383-1386. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Knighted by Richard II for his help in suppressing the Peasant’s Revolt in 1381. Buried at Christ Church.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Nicholas Carew (d. 1539fl. in or after 1496)
Knight of the Garter. Executed and buried at St. Botolph, Aldgate.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Nicholas Clifton
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Sir Nicholas de Loveyne
Property owner and courtier. Founder of a chantry at All Hallows the Great. Husband of Margaret de Pulteney.
Wikipedia
 
Sir Nicholas de Wokendon
Knight. Witness to a land grant involving St. Paul’s Cathedral.
 
Sir Nicholas Hare (b. 1484, d. 1557)
Speaker of the House of Commons. Buried at Temple Church.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Nicholas Lambarde
Sheriff of London 1526-1527. Mayor 1531-1532. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir Nicholas Mosley (b. 1527, d. 1612)
Sheriff of London 1590-1591. Mayor 1599-1600. Member of the Clothworkers’ Company. Knighted in 1612.
BHO
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Nicholas Rainton
Sheriff of London 1621-1622. Mayor 1632-1633. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Knighted on 5 May 1633.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Nicholas Salter
Landowner.
 
Sir Nicholas Throckmorton (b. between 1515 and 1516, d. 1571)
Diplomat and Member of Parliament. Husband of Anne Carew.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Nicholas Twyford (d. between 1390 and 1391)
Sheriff of London 1377-1378. Mayor 1388-1389. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Knighted by Richard II for his help in suppressing the Peasant’s Revolt in 1381. Husband of Dame Margery Twyford. Buried at St. John Zachary.
MASL
ODNB
 
Sir Nicholas Woodroffe
Sheriff of London 1572-1573. Mayor 1579-1580. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Son of David Woodroffe.
MASL
 
Sir Noël de Caron (b. in or before 1530, d. 1 December 1624)
Lord of Schoonewall and diplomat. Served as an ambassador in London for the Dutch Republic (now known as the Netherlands).
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Oliver Ihgham
Knight and soldier.
ODNB
 
Sir Oliver Manny
Knight. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir Owen Hopton
Administrator and lieutenant of the Tower of London during the reign of Elizabeth I.
ODNB
 
Sir Owen Tudor (b. 1400, d. 4 February 1461)
Welsh soldier and courtier. Husband of Catherine of Valois.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Paris Courtney
Rode to the Justs in Smithfield during the reign of Richard II.
 
Sir Paul Pindar (b. between 1565 and 1566, d. 1650)
Merchant and diplomat.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Pence Castle  
Sir Perceval Hart
Courtier.
 
Sir Percivall Hart
Knight. Husband of Anne Hart. Possibly the same person as Sir Perceval Hart.
 
Sir Peter de Mota  
Sir Peter Grinfers
Emigrant of France. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir Peter Kaylor
Knight. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir Peter Manwood
Knight of the Bath. Son of Sir Roger Manwood and Dorothie Manwood.
 
Sir Peter Mewtas (d. 1562)
Soldier and courtier. Grandson to John Mewtas.
ODNB
 
Sir Peter Probie (d. 1625)
Sheriff of London 1614-1615. Mayor 1622-1623. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Knighted on 8 June 1623.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Philip Sidney (b. 30 November 1554, d. 17 October 1586)
Author and courtier.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Phillip Terwhit  
Sir Ralph Arden
Knight. Father of Thomas de Arden.
 
Sir Ralph Astry
Sheriff of London 1484-1485. Mayor 1493-1494. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir Ralph Basset of Drayton (b. in or before 1265, d. 31 December 1299)
First Lord Basset of Drayton. Governor of Edinburgh Castle 1291–1296.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Ralph Dodmer
Sheriff of London 1524-1525. Mayor 1529-1530. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir Ralph Hengham (b. 1235, d. 1311)
Justice.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Ralph Josselyn
Sheriff of London 1458-1459. Mayor 1464-1465 and 1476-1477. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Buried at St. Swithin, London Stone.
MASL
 
Sir Ralph Saintwen  
Sir Ralph Spiganell
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Sir Ralph Standish
Royal squire. Possibly helped kill Wat Tyler during the Peasants’ Revolt in 1381. Knighted by Richard II as a result.
Wikipedia
 
Sir Ralph Warren (b. 1483, d. 1553)
Sheriff of London 1528-1529. Mayor 1536-1537 and 1543-1544. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Benet Sherehog.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Raph Bigot
Knight. Husband of Idonia Bigot.
 
Sir Raph Chevie  
Sir Raphe Sandwiche
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Sir Rice Griffith
Beheaded on Tower Hill. Buried at Crossed Friars.
 
Sir Richard Baker (b. 1568, d. 1645)
Knight, religious writer, and historian.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Richard Broke (d. 1529)
Chief Baron of the Exchequer under Henry VIII.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Richard Chamberlain
Esquire. Buried at Austin Friars. Not to be confused with Richard Chamberlain.
 
Sir Richard Champion
Sheriff of London 1558-1559. Mayor 1565-1566. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Monument at St. Dunstan in the East.
MASL
 
Sir Richard de Harlowe
Knight. Witness to a land transfer contract involving St. Paul’s Cathedral.
 
Sir Richard de Rokeley
Knight. Witness to a land grant involving St. Paul’s Cathedral.
 
Sir Richard de Tilbury
Knight. Witness to a land transfer contract involving St. Paul’s Cathedral.
 
Sir Richard Deane (d. 1635)
Sheriff of London 1619-1620. Mayor 1628-1629. Member of the Skinners’ Company. Knighted on 31 May 1629.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Richard Delabere  
Sir Richard Derois  
Sir Richard Dobbys (d. 1556)
Sheriff of London 1543-1544. Mayor 1551-1552. Member of the Skinners’ Company. Monument at St. Margaret Moses.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Richard Empson (b. 1450, d. 1510)
Minister of Henry VII.
EB
Wikipedia
ODNB
 
Sir Richard Fowlar (d. 1528)
 
Sir Richard Gray
Buried at Whitefriars Church. Not to be confused with Richard Gray.
 
Sir Richard Greene  
Sir Richard Gresham (b. 1485, d. 1549)
Sheriff of London 1531-1532. Mayor 1537-1538. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Father of Sir Thomas Gresham. Buried at St. Laurence, Jewry.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Richard Haddon
Sheriff of London 1496-1497. Mayor 1506-1507 and 1512-1513. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Monument at St. Olave, Hart Street.
MASL
 
Sir Richard Hankeford (b. 1397b. 1431)
Baron of Bampton.
Wikipedia
 
Sir Richard Illingworth
Baron of the Exchequer. Father of Ralph Illingworth. Buried at St. Alban, Wood Street.
 
Sir Richard Imworth
Knight Marshall of the Marshalsea Court and the Court of King’s Bench.
 
Sir Richard Isham
Husband of Dame Alice Isham.
 
Sir Richard Lacy
Husband of Dame Julian Lacy. Father of Katherine Poote. Buried at the Charterhouse.
 
Sir Richard Lee (d. between 1471 and 1472)
Sheriff of London 1452-1453. Mayor 1460-1461 and 1469-1470. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
ODNB
 
Sir Richard Leigh
Sheriff of London 1452-1453. Mayor 1460-1461 and 1469-1470. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at St. Stephen Walbrook.
MASL
 
Sir Richard Long (b. 1494, d. 30 September 1546)
Knight. Senior member of Henry VIII’s privy chamber. Father of Henry Long. Son of Sir Thomas Long.
ODNB
HPO
 
Sir Richard Malorye
Sheriff of London 1557-1558. Mayor 1564-1565. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
MASL
 
Sir Richard Martin (d. 1617)
Sheriff of London 1581-1582. Mayor 1588-1589 and 1593-1594. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Richard Percy
Prisoner of Newgate. Brother of Sir Thomas Percy.
 
Sir Richard Pype
Sheriff of London 1572-1573. Mayor 1578-1579. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir Richard Rouse
Knight. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
 
Sir Richard Sackville (b. 1507, d. 1566)
Officer of Arms.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Richard Saltonstall
Sheriff of London 1588-1589. Mayor 1597-1598. Member of the Skinners’ Company. Father of Anne Harby.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Richard Smith
Knight. Husband of Dame Jane Smith. Father of Mary Smith. Son of Thomas Smith. Not to be confused with Richard Smith or Richard Smith.
 
Sir Richard Steele
Irish writer, playwright, and politician.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Richard Tate (d. 1554)
Knight. Ambassador for Henry VIII. Buried at All Hallows Staining.
 
Sir Richard Venn
Sheriff of London 1626-1627. Mayor 1637-1638. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Knighted on 27 May 1638.
MASL
 
Sir Richard Williams (b. 1502, d. 1544)
Welsh soldier at the Court of Henry VIII.
Wikipedia
 
Sir Robert Brocker  
Sir Robert Cecil (b. 1563, d. 1612)
First Earl of Salisbury. Lord Privy Seal 1598-1608. Lord High Treasurer 1608-1612. Son of Sir William Cecil.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Robert Chamber
Knight. Monument at St. Thomas Hospital.
 
Sir Robert Chester  
Sir Robert Chichele (d. between 5 June 1439 and 6 November 1439)
Sheriff of London 1402-1403. Mayor 1411-1412 and 1421-1422. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Brother of Henry Chichele and William Chichele. Cousin of Dr. William Chichele.
HPO
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Robert Clarke
Knight. Husband of Joyce Clarke. Not to be confused with Robert Clarke.
 
Sir Robert Danvars  
Sir Robert Darcy  
Sir Robert Daubeney
Son of Sir John Daubeney. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir Robert Denny (d. 1419)
Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire in 1391 and 1393. Buried at St. Andrew Undershaft.
HPO
Wikpedia
 
Sir Robert Dudley
Earl of Leicester 1564-1588. Courtier and friend of Elizabeth I.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Robert Elkenton
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Sir Robert Fitzwalter (b. 1297, d. 1328)
Son and heir of Lord Robert Fitzwalter and Lady Eleanor Fitzwalter. Father of Lord John Fitzwalter. Brother of Walter Fitzwalter. See related ODNB entry for the Fitzwalter family.
 
Sir Robert Hales (b. 1325, d. 1381)
Administrator and prior of St. John’s of Jerusalem. Beheaded by rebels on Tower Hill during the Peasant’s Revolt.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Robert Harley (bap. 1579, d. 1656)
Member of Parliament.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Robert Knolles (d. 1407)
First Earl of Banbury. Led a large group of London citizens to Smithfield to assist Richard II during the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381. Husband of Constance Knolles. Buried at Whitefriars Church.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Robert Launde
Sheriff of London 1376-1377. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Helped restore order in London following the Peasants’ Revolt in 1381. Knighted by Richard II as a result.
Wikipedia
MASL
 
Sir Robert Lee
Sheriff of London 1594-1595. Mayor 1602-1603. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir Robert Lyle
Baron. Husband of Lady Lyle. Son of Lord Lyle. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Sir Robert Parkhurst
Sheriff of London 1624-1625. Mayor 1634-1635. Member of the Clotherworkers’ Company. Knighted on 24 May 1635.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Robert Tesle
Knight of the holy sepulchre. Husband of Dame Joanne Tesle. Buried at All Hallows Staining.
 
Sir Robert Willowbie
Father of Robert Willowbie.
 
Sir Robert Wingfield (b. in or before 1464, d. 1539)
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Roger Beauchamp (b. 1315, d. 1380)
First Baron Beauchamp of Bletso. Soldier and peer. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Wikipedia
 
Sir Roger Bigod (b. 1209, d. 1270)
Fourth Earl of Norfolk.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Roger Cholmeley (b. 1485, d. 1565)
Lord Chief Justice of the Court of the King’s Bench. Recorder of London.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Roger Clifford
Knight. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir Roger Manwood
Knight. Judge. Lord Chief Baron of the Ex-chequer. Husband of Dorothie Manwood. Father of John Manwood, Thomas Manwood, Margerie Lewson, Anne Hart, and Sir Peter Manwood.
 
Sir Roger Martyn
Sheriff of London 1559-1560. Mayor 1567-1568. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Husband of Dame Elizabeth Martyn. Buried at St. Antholin.
MASL
 
Sir Roger Mortimer (d. 1330)
First Earl of March. Executed in 1330. Buried at Greyfriars.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Roger Roe  
Sir Roger Scroope
Father of William Scroope.
 
Sir Rowland Heyward (b. 1520, d. 1593)
Sheriff of London 1563-1564. Mayor 1570-1571 and 1590-1591. Member of the Clothworkers’ Company. Husband of Katherine Heyward. Father of George Heyward, John Heyward, Alice Heyward, Katharine Heyward, Mary Heyward, and Anne Heyward.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Rowland Hill (b. 1495, d. 1561)
Sheriff of London 1541-1542. Mayor 1549-1550. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Stephen Walbrook.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Sebastian Harvey (b. 1552, d. 1622)
Sheriff of London 1609-1610. Mayor 1618-1619. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company. Knighted on 17 July 1616.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Simon Burley (b. 1336, d. 1388)
Knight of the Garter. Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Constable of Dover Castle. Tutor of Richard II. Beheaded on Tower Hill.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Simon de Berford  
Sir Simon Eyre (b. 1395, d. 1458)
Sheriff of London 1434-1435. Mayor 1445-1446. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MoEML
MASL
ODNB
 
Sir Stephen  
Sir Stephen Collington
Knight. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
 
Sir Stephen Cosenton
Knight. Husband of Maude Cosenton.
 
Sir Stephen de Edeworth
Warden of London 1268-1269.
MASL
 
Sir Stephen Jenyns
Sheriff of London 1498-1499. Mayor 1508-1509. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Stephen Pecocke
Sheriff of London 1526-1527. Mayor 1532-1533. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Buried at St. Martin, Ludgate.
MASL
 
Sir Stephen Popham  
Sir Stephen Scudamore  
Sir Stephen Slaney (d. 1608)
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Stephen Soame
Sheriff of London 1589-1590. Mayor 1598-1599. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Knighted on 21 December 1618.
MASL
 
Sir Stephen Thornehurst
Knight. Husband of Dame Sybill Thornehurst. Father of Mary Sandys.
 
Sir T. Barnes  
Sir Thomas Adams
Sheriff of London 1639-1640. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Knighted on 26 May 1641.
MASL
ODNB
 
Sir Thomas Asseldy
Clerk of the Crown, Sub-Marshal of England, and Justice of Middlesex. Buried at Crossed Friars.
 
Sir Thomas Audley (b. between 1487 and 1488, d. 1544)
First Baron Audley of Walden. Lord Chancellor of England 1533-1544. Husband of Elizabeth Audley. Father of Margaret Howard.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Baldry (b. 1481, d. 1525)
Sheriff of London 1517-1518. Mayor 1523-1524. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Donated funds to the steeple of St. Mary Le Bow that was finished in 1512. Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
MASL
 
Sir Thomas Billing (d. 1481)
Chief Justice of the King’s Bench. Third husband of Mary Billing.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Blanke (b. 1514, d. 1588)
Sheriff of London 1574-1575. Mayor 1582-1583. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Had the misfortune of obtaining the position during the plague. Buried at St. Mary at Hill.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Blount (b. 1378, d. 1456)
Knight. Treasurer of Normandy. Father of Walter Blount.
 
Sir Thomas Bodley
Founder of the Bodleian Library. Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
ODNB
 
Sir Thomas Bradbury (d. 1509)
Sheriff of London 1498-1499. Mayor 1509-1510. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Stephen, Coleman Street.
MASL
 
Sir Thomas Brandon (d. 1510)
Knight of the Garter. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery. Husband of Lady Brandon. Son of Sir William Brandon. Uncle of Charles Brandon.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Bromely (b. 1530, d. 11 April 1587)
Lord Chancellor of England 1579-1587. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Browne (b. 1402, d. 1460)
Member of Parliament and Chancellor of the Exchequer. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Butler (b. between 1 January 1513 and 31 December 1514, d. 22 September 1579)
Esquire. Husband of Thomasine Butler and Eleanor Butler.
HPO
 
Sir Thomas Cambell
Sheriff of London 1600-1601. Mayor 1609-1610. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company. Knighted on 26 July 1603.
MASL
 
Sir Thomas Cawarden (b. 1514, d. 25 August 1559)
First Master of the Revels. Husband of Elizabeth Cawarden.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Cecil (b. 1542, d. 1623)
First Earl of Exeter.
Wikipedia
ODNB
 
Sir Thomas Chaloner the Younger (b. between 1563? and 1564?, d. 18 November 1615)
Chemist and courtier. Considered the first to discover and mine alum in England.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Cook (b. 1410, d. 1478)
Sheriff of London 1453-1454. Mayor 1462-1463. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Warden of Drapers’ Hall. Buried at Austin Friars.
MASL
ODNB
 
Sir Thomas Courtney
Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir Thomas Cromwell (b. in or before 1485, d. 1540)
Earl of Essex. Royal minister of Henry VIII.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Curtes (fl. between 1546 and 1558)
Sheriff of London 1546-1547. Mayor 1557-1558. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Buried at St. Dionis Backchurch.
MASL
 
Sir Thomas de la Lande
Buried at Austin Friars. Possibly Welles uprising participant Sir Thomas de la Lande. See Enacademic’s Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses.
 
Sir Thomas de Mandeville
Knight. Witness to a land grant involving St. Paul’s Cathedral.
 
Sir Thomas Docwra (b. 1458, d. 1527)
Grand Prior of the Knights Hospitallers.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Edmondes (d. 1639)
Diplomat and politician.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Elrington  
Sir Thomas fitz-William (d. 1497)
Lawyer and Speaker of the House of Commons. Husband of Agnes fitz-William.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas fitz-Williams
Father of Thomas fitz-Williams. Possibly the same person as Sir Thomas fitz-William.
 
Sir Thomas Fleming  
Sir Thomas Flemming (d. 1466)
Buried at St. Katharines Hospital. Not to be confused with Sir Thomas Fleming.
 
Sir Thomas Foster (b. 1548, d. 1612)
Judge. Justice of common pleas 1607-1612.
ODNB
 
Sir Thomas Giser
Father of Felix Travars.
 
Sir Thomas Green (b. 1461, d. 1506)
Knight. Grandfather of Catherine Parr. Buried at Christ Church.
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Gresham (b. 1518, d. 1579)
Member of the Mercersʼ Company. Founder of the Royal Exchange. Father of Richard Gresham. Son of Sir Richard Gresham.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Hayes (d. 1617)
Sheriff of London 1604-1605. Mayor 1614-1615. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Knighted on 26 July 1603.
BHO
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Heneage (b. in or before 1482, d. 1553)
Courtier and chief gentleman of the Privy Chamber. Son of Sir John Heneage.
ODNB
 
Sir Thomas Heneage (b. in or before 1532, d. 1595)
Courtier and parliamentarian.
ODNB
 
Sir Thomas Hill
Sheriff of London 1474-1475. Mayor 1484-1485. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
MASL
 
Sir Thomas Hungerford  
Sir Thomas Kyriell (b. 1396, d. 1461)
Soldier. Husband of Elizabeth Ashton. Executed for supporting the Yorkist Party.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Kyston
Sheriff of London 1533-1534. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir Thomas Langton
Baron of Newton. Husband of Dame Elizabeth Langton.
 
Sir Thomas Leigh (b. 1504, d. 1571)
Sheriff of London 1555-1556. Mayor 1558-1559. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Lodge (fl. 1548b. 1509, d. 1584)
Sheriff of London 1560-1561. Mayor 1562-1563. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Churchwarden of St. Michael, Cornhill. Husband of Dame Anne Lodge. Buried at St. Mary Aldermary.
EB
MASL
ODNB
 
Sir Thomas Long (b. 1449, d. 1508)
Knight. Father of Sir Richard Long.
ODNB
 
Sir Thomas Lovell (b. in or after 1450, d. 24 May 1524)
Speaker of the House of Commons.
HPO
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Lucy
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Sir Thomas Malifant
Baron of Winnow. Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
 
Sir Thomas Malmaynas
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Sir Thomas Malory (b. 1415, d. 1471)
Author. Buried at Christ Church.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Mellington  
Sir Thomas Middleton (b. between 1549 and 1556, d. 1631)
Sheriff of London 1603-1604. Mayor 1613-1614. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Knighted on 26 July 1603. Not to be confused with Thomas Middleton.
MASL
ODNB
 
Sir Thomas Mirfyn
Sheriff of London 1511-1512. Mayor 1518-1519. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Mirley
Knight. Father of Katherine Mirley.
 
Sir Thomas More (b. 1478, d. 1535)
Lord Chancellor of England. Husband of Dame Alice More.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Morgan (d. 1595)
Soldier. Father of Anne Morgan.
ODNB
 
Sir Thomas Morley
Father of William Morley and Ralph Morley. Not to be confused with Thomas Morley or Thomas Morley.
 
Sir Thomas Mortimer (b. 1350)
Husband of Dame Agnes Bardolf. Illegitimate Son of Sir Roger Mortimer.
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Moulson
Sheriff of London 1623-1624. Mayor 1633-1634 after Ralph Freeman died in office. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Knighted on 1 June 1634.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Norton
Master of Burton Lagar of Jerusalem in Leicestershire.
 
Sir Thomas Offley (b. 1505, d. 1582)
Sheriff of London 1553-1554. Mayor 1556-1557. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Buried at St. Andrew Undershaft.
MASL
ODNB
 
Sir Thomas Overbury (bap. 18 June 1581, d. 15 September 1613)
Courtier and author.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Palmer (b. 1496, d. 1553)
Soldier and conspirator.
Wikipedia
ODNB
 
Sir Thomas Pargitar
Sheriff of London 1521-1522. Mayor 1530-1531. Member of the Salters’ Company. Monument at All Hallows, Bread Street.
MASL
 
Sir Thomas Perie
Knight.
 
Sir Thomas Pikeworth
Knight. Buried at Bermondsey Abbey.
 
Sir Thomas Poning
Knight.
 
Sir Thomas Pope (b. 1507, d. 1559)
Founder of Trinity College, Oxford. Husband of Margaret Pope. Buried at St. Stephen Walbrook.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Pride
Soldier and sheriff of Surrey.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Pullyson
Sheriff of London 1573-1574. Mayor 1584-1585. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir Thomas Ramsey
Sheriff of London 1567-1568. Mayor 1577-1578. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Husband of Dame Mary Ramsey and Dame Alice Ramsey. Buried at St. Nicholas Acon.
MASL
 
Sir Thomas Rivet
Knight. Father of Lady Anne Windsore.
 
Sir Thomas Roes
Owner of Blanch Appleton.
 
Sir Thomas Rowe
Sheriff of London 1560-1561. Mayor 1568-1569. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir Thomas Saunders
Knight.
 
Sir Thomas Saye
Husband of Dame Johan Saye. Buried at Whitefriars Church.
 
Sir Thomas Semer
Sheriff of London 1516-1517. Mayor 1526-1527. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir Thomas Shelley
Knight. Owner of Bacon House (also known as Shelley House).
 
Sir Thomas Skinner (d. 1596)
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Soame
Member of the Grocersʼ Company. Husband of Elizabeth Soame. Knighted on 3 December 1641.
 
Sir Thomas Studinham (d. 1469)
Knight. Monument at All Hallows Barking.
 
Sir Thomas Tadnam
Knight. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir Thomas Talbot (d. 1558)
Member of Parliament. Father of Dame Mary Senelare.
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Terell  
Sir Thomas Thwaites
Knight.
 
Sir Thomas Townsend  
Sir Thomas Tresham (d. 1559)
Politician.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Vaughan (b. 1410, d. 1483)
Welsh statesman and diplomat. Rose to prominence during the Wars of the Roses. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Vavasour
Soldier, courtier, and Member of Parliament. Husband of Mary Houghton.
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas West
Husband of Dame Ide West.
 
Sir Thomas Weyland (b. 1230, d. 1298)
Justice. Sent to the Tower of London as prisoner in 1290 and later exiled to France.
ODNB
 
Sir Thomas White
Huband of Lady Anne White. Father of Francis White. Possibly the same person as Thomas White.
 
Sir Thomas Whyte (b. 1495, d. 12 February 1567)
Sheriff of London 1547-1548. Mayor 1553-1554. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Founder of St. John’s College, Oxford. Appears in Richard Johnson’s Nine Worthies of London.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Writhesley
Officer of Arms. Husband of Jane Writhesley. Son of Sir John Writhesley. Half-brother of John Writhesley and Margaret Writhesley. Buried at St. Giles, Cripplegate.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Wyatt (b. 1503, d. 1542)
Poet and ambassador. Father of Sir Thomas Wyatt.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomas Wyatt (b. 1521, d. 1554)
Soldier and rebel. Son of Sir Thomas Wyatt.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Thomis Knolles (d. 1435)
Sheriff of London 1394-1395. Mayor 1399-1400. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
ODNB
MASL
 
Sir Townley  
Sir W. Bursire  
Sir Walter Baud
Knight.
 
Sir Walter Cope (b. 1553, d. 1614)
Government official. Friend of John Stow.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Walter Dennis
Knight. Husband of Agnes Dennis.
 
Sir Walter Devereux (b. 1541, d. 1576)
Fourth Earl of Norfolk. Husband of Dame Ide de Ferrers.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Walter Fitzwalter (d. 1258)
Son of Robert Fitzwalter. Father of Lord Robert Fitzwalter. See related ODNB entry for the Fitzwalter family.
 
Sir Walter Hervi
Sheriff of London 1265-1268. Mayor 1268-1269 and 1271-1273.
MASL
 
Sir Walter Manny (b. 1310, d. 14 January 1372)
Soldier. Founder of the Charterhouse.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Walter Manny
Knight Marshal of the Marshalsea Court in 1443. Not to be confused with Sir Walter Manny.
 
Sir Walter Mews
Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir Walter Mildmay (b. 1520, d. 1589)
Administrator and founder of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Walter of Powell
Knight. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir Walter Raleigh (b. 1554, d. 1618)
Courtier, explorer, and author.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Walter Wrottesley (b. 1430, d. 1473)
Justice of the Common Pleas and King’s Bench. Buried at Christ Church.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir Warham St. Leger
Soldier. Husband of Ursula St. Leger. Father of Anne Digges. Son of Sir Anthony St. Leger. Owner of the house that originally belonged to Mr. Nicholas after his father.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Allen (fl. 1560-72)
Sheriff of London 1562-1563. Mayor 1571-1572. Member of the Leathersellers’ Company and Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Botolph without Bishopsgate.
BHO
MASL
 
Sir William Babington (b. 1370, d. 1454)
Lawyer and justice.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Babthorpe (b. 1489, d. 1555)
Baron of the Exchequer. Buried at St. John’s of Jerusalem.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Bailey
Sheriff of London 1515-1516. Mayor 1524-1525. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Husband of Dame Katherine Bailey. Buried at St. Michael Paternoster Royal.
MASL
 
Sir William Bardolf (fl. 1349-86)
Fourth Baron Bardolf and Third Baron Damory. Husband of Dame Agnes Bardolf.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Batten
Naval officer.
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Baud
Knight.
 
Sir William Beckland
Father of Thomas Beckland.
 
Sir William Bowes
Knight. Husband of Dame Elizabeth Bowes. Buried at Bermondsey Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Bowyer (b. in or before 1493, d. 1544)
Sheriff of London 1536-1537. Mayor 1543-1544. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Monument at St. Peter upon Cornhill.
HPO
MASL
 
Sir William Brandon (d. 1491)
Esquire. Knight Marshal of the Marshalsea Court. Father of Sir Thomas Brandon. Grandfather of Charles Brandon. See related ODNB entry for Charles Brandon.
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Bridges
Knight of the Garter. Granted arms to the Drapers’ Company.
 
Sir William Bromtone
Justice. Prisoner of the Tower of London. Redeemed from imprisonment for six thousand marks.
 
Sir William Brooke (b. 1527, d. 1597)
Tenth baron Cobham.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Brown
Father of Beatrix Brown. Buried at St. Katharine Cree. Not to be confused with William Brown.
 
Sir William Butler
Sheriff of London 1507-1508. Mayor 1515-1516. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
MASL
 
Sir William Butts (b. 1485, d. 1545)
Physician in the court of Henry VIII.
ODNB
WikipediaWikipedia
 
Sir William Cantilo (d. 1462)
Knight. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Mary Magdalen, Milk Street.
 
Sir William Cappell
Sheriff of London 1489-1490. Mayor 1503-1504 and 1509-1510. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Buried at St. Bartholomew by the Exchange.
MASL
 
Sir William Cecil (b. between 1520 and 1521, d. 1598)
First Baron Burghley. Husband of Mildred Cecil. Father of Anne Cecil.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Cheney  
Sir William Chester (b. 1509, d. 1595fl. between 1554 and 1561)
Sheriff of London 1554-1555. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Son of John Chester. Husband of Elizabeth Chester. Father-in-law of Robert Tempest. Buried at St. Edmund, Lombard Street.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Cokayne
Sheriff of London 1609-1610. Mayor 1619-1620. Member of the Skinners’ Company. Husband of Elizabeth Medcalfe and Katharine Wonton. Knighted on 8 June 1616. Buried at St. Peter le Poor.
MASL
 
Sir William Copynger
Sheriff of London 1506-1507. Mayor 1512-1513. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir William Craven
Sheriff of London 1597-1598. Mayor 1610-1611. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir William Daniel
Wife of Dame Daniel.
 
Sir William Darell
Knight. Banner-bearer of Scotland to Richard II.
 
Sir William Daubeney (b. 1424, d. 1461)
Wife of Dame Joan Daubeney. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir William Davenant (b. 1606, d. 1686)
Playwright.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William de Bohun (b. 1312, d. 1360)
First Earl of Northampton.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William de la Pole (d. 1366)
Financier and merchant. Father of Michael de la Pole. Owner of a house in Sermon Lane in Castle Baynard Ward.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William de Thorpe (d. 1361)
Lawyer and chief justice. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William de Vockendon
Knight. Witness to a land transfer contract involving St. Paul’s Cathedral.
 
Sir William Driffield
Knight. Buried at St. Martin Outwich.
 
Sir William Dugdale (b. 1605, d. 1686)
Antiquary and herald.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Eastfield (d. 1446)
Sheriff of London 1422-1423. Mayor 1429-1430 and 1437-1438. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
ODNB
 
Sir William Forman
Sheriff of London 1533-1534. Mayor 1538-1539. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Buried at St. George.
MASL
 
Sir William Furnivall
Knight. Husband of Thomasin Furnivall. Owner of shops on Holborn.
 
Sir William Garrarde (b. 1518, d. 1571)
Sheriff of London 1552-1553. Mayor 1555-1556. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Father of Sir John Garrarde. Buried at St. Magnus.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Garraway
Knight. Father of Sir Henry Garraway. Monument at St. Peter le Poor.
 
Sir William Gascoigne (b. 1350, d. 1419)
Chief Justice of England for Henry IV.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Glover
Knight and alderman. Father of Thomas Glover, William Glover, Anne Roberts, Susan Glover, Elizabeth Glover, Mary Glover, and Alice Glover. Knighted on 26 July 1603. Buried at St. Stephen, Coleman Street.
 
Sir William Gregory
Sheriff of London 1436-1437. Mayor 1451-1452. Member of the Skinners’ Company. Buried at St. Anne and St. Agnes.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Hampton (d. between 1482 and 1483)
Sheriff of London 1462-1463. Mayor 1472-1473. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Benefactor of St. Christopher le Stocks. Buried at St. Christopher le Stocks.
MASL
ODNB
 
Sir William Harpden  
Sir William Harper
Sheriff of London 1556-1557. Mayor 1561-1562. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir William Hewett (b. 1508, d. 1567)
Sheriff of London 1553-1554. Mayor 1559-1560. Member of the Clothworkers’ Company. Buried at St. Martin Orgar.
MASL
ODNB
 
Sir William Horne
Sheriff of London 1476-1477. Mayor 1487-1488. Member of the Salters’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir William Huddie
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Sir William Kenude
Knight. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir William Kingstone  
Sir William Knight  
Sir William Langford
Knight.
 
Sir William Laxton (b. 1500, d. 1556)
Sheriff of London 1540-1541. Mayor 1544-1545. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at St. Mary Aldermary.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Lok
Sheriff of London 1548-1549. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
MASL
 
Sir William Manny
Buried at the Charterhouse.
 
Sir William Martin
Sheriff of London 1483-1484. Mayor 1492-1493. Member of the Skinners’ Company. Buried at St. Christopher le Stocks.
MASL
 
Sir William More (b. 1520, d. 1600)
Sheriff of London 1386-1387. Mayor 1395-1396. Member of the Vintners’ Company.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Morris  
Sir William Oldhall (b. 1390, d. 1460)
Soldier and knight. Buried at St. Michael Paternoster Royal.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Paulet (b. 1474, d. 1572)
First Marquis of Winchester. Father of Sir John Paulet. Buried at Christ Church.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Peter
Knight. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
 
Sir William Pickering (d. 1542)
Builder of Pickering House. Father of Sir William Pickering. Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate. See related ODNB entry for Sir William Pickering.
 
Sir William Pickering (b. 1516, d. 1575)
ODNB
 
Sir William Remyngton
Sheriff of London 1487-1488. Mayor 1500-1501. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Buried at St. Mary at Hill.
MASL
 
Sir William Roche
Sheriff of London 1524-1525. Mayor 1540-1541. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Buried at St. Peter le Poor.
MASL
 
Sir William Rowe (d. 1593)
Sheriff of London 1582-1583. Mayor 1592-1593. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company. Knighted between 24 April 1593 and 23 May 1593. Buried at St. Laurence, Jewry.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Rumney
Husband of Rebecca Rumney.
 
Sir William Sanctio  
Sir William Sanctio  
Sir William Sevenoke (d. 1432)
Sheriff of London 1412-1413. Mayor 1418-1419. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Appears in Richard Johnson’s Nine Worthies of London.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Sidney (b. 1482, d. 1554)
Courtier. Father of Frances Radclyffe.
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Stone (d. 14 September 1607)
Master of the Clothworkersʼ Company. Knighted on 11 June 1604. Son of Reynold Stone. Husband of Dame Barbara Stone.
The Clothworkersʼ Company
 
Sir William Talmage
Knight. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir William Terell
Son of Sir Thomas Terell. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir William Tirell
Knight. Brother of Sir William Tirell. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir William Tirell
Brother of Sir William Tirell. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Sir William Trussel
Knight and Speaker of the House of Commons. Husband of Dame Bridget Trussel. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Walderne
Sheriff of London 1399-1400. Mayor 1412-1413 and 1422-1423. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Sir William Wallace (d. 1305)
Scotish knight and patriot. Key figure in the Wars of Scotish Independance.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Walworth
Sheriff of London 1370-1371. Mayor 1374-1375 and 1380-1381. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Known for killing Wat Tyler. Founder of a college at St. Michael, Crooked Lane. Appears in Richard Johnson’s Nine Worthies of London. Buried at St. Michael, Crooked Lane.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Webbe
Sheriff of London 1581-1582. Mayor 1591-1592. Member of the Salters’ Company. Knighted in 1592. Not to be confused with William Webbe.
MASL
 
Sir William Whittington  
Sir William Winter (b. 1525, d. 1589)
Merchant, admiral, and sea captain.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Sir William Wood
Author. Not to be confused with William Wood.
 
Sir Wolstan Dixie (b. between 1524 and 1525, d. 1594)
Sheriff of London 1575-1576. Mayor 1585-1586. Member of the Skinners’ Company. Knighted on 6 February 1586. Buried at St. Michael Bassishaw.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Siredus
Builder of the first church at the site of St. Mary Magdalen, Aldgate.
BHO
 
Sledd of Essex
Husband of Ricula. Father of Sæberht of Essex.
Wikipedia
 
Smith Darby
Ring-leader of false inquests in London. Imprisoned in Newgate.
 
Socrates
Greek philosopher. Known as a founder of Western philosophy.
Wikipedia
 
Solomon le Coteler
Sheriff of London form 1289-1290. Member of the Cutlers’ Company.
MASL
 
Solon
Greek statesman, lawmaker, and poet.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Sophia Stuart (b. 22 June 1606, d. 23 June 1606)
Princess of England and Scotland. Daughter of James VI and I and Anne of Denmark. Died in infancy.
Wikipedia
 
Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (b. 4 September 1557, d. 14 October 1631)
Queen of Denmark and Norway 1572–1588. Wife of Frederick II of Denmark. Mother of Anne of Denmark, Christian IV of Denmark, and Elizabeth of Denmark.
Wikipedia
 
Sophie of Pomerania (b. 1498, d. 1568)
Queen consort of Denmark and Norway 1523–1533. Wife of Frederick I of Denmark.
Wikipedia
 
Spearhafoc (fl. between 1047 and 1051)
Bishop-elect of London 1051-1052.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
St. Æthelburh of Barking (d. in or after 686)
Founder of the dual monastery of Barking. Sister of Earconwald.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
St. Alban
First English Christian martyr.
Wikipedia
 
St. Ambrose
Bishop of Milan 374-397.
Wikipedia
 
St. Anthony of Egypt (b. 251, d. 356)
Patron saint of the Grocers’ Company.
EB
Wikipedia
 
St. Anthony of Padua
Patron saint of finding things or lost people. Canonized in 1232.
EB
Wikipedia
 
St. Augustine of Canterbury (d. 26 May 604)
Archbishop of Canterbury 597-604. First official missionary to the Anglo-Saxons in Britain.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
St. Botolph (fl. 654-70)
Patron saint of travellers and farming.
Wikipedia
 
St. Brigid (b. 451, d. 524)
Patron saint of Kildare. Known for her generosity to the poor.
Wikipedia
 
St. Catherine of Alexandria (d. between 301 and 400)
Venerated saint and martyr. Daughter of Constus.
EB
Wikipedia
 
St. Christopher (d. 251)
Venerated saint and martyr.
EB
Wikipedia
 
St. Dominic (b. 8 August 1170, d. 6 August 1221)
Patron saint of astronomers. Founder of the Black Friars.
OR
Wikipedia
 
St. George
Soldier. Sentenced to death for refusing to recant his Christianity.
Wikipedia
 
St. George (d. 303)
Patron saint of England. Roman soldier and military office.
EB
Wikipedia
 
St. Gregory  
St. Helena (b. 248, d. 328)
Empress of the Roman Empire. Mother of Constantine I.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
St. Jerome (b. 347, d. between 419 and 420)
Theologian and priest.
EB
Wikipedia
 
St. Mildrith (b. 660, d. 730)
Venerated saint. Daughter of Merwalis.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
St. Olaf II of Norway
Patron saint of Norway. Canonised in 1031. Dedicatee of numerous churches in London.
 
St. Philip Howard (b. 28 June 1557, d. 19 October 1595)
Thirteenth Earl of Arundel. Nobleman and Catholic Saint.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
St. Sebastian
Venerated saint and martyr.
EB
Wikipedia
 
St. Thomas Becket (b. 21 December 1120, d. 29 December 1170)
Lord Chancellor of England 1155-1162. Archbishop of Canterbury 1162–1170. Venerated as a saint and martyr after being assassinated in 1170.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Stephan
Archbishop of London.
Wikipedia
 
Stephano Gossono  
Stephen Assewy
Denizen of London.
 
Stephen Brakynbury
Gentleman usher for Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I. Husband of Joane Brakynbury. Buried at St. Anne and St. Agnes.
 
Stephen Broun
Sheriff of London 1431-1432. Mayor 1438-1439 and 1448-1449. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Stephen Bugge
Gentleman. Monument at St. Mildred, Bread Street.
 
Stephen Bukerel
Sheriff of London 1227-1229.
MASL
 
Stephen Cavendisshe
Sheriff of London 1357-1358. Mayor 1362-1363. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
MASL
 
Stephen Clamparde
Buried at St. Sepulchre.
 
Stephen Cornhill
Sheriff of London 1284-1285.
MASL
 
Stephen de Abyndon
Sheriff of London 1314-1315. Mayor 1315-1316. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Stephen de Fulborne
Denizen of London.
 
Stephen de Oystergate
Sheriff of London 1254-1255. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Stephen Denison
Minister.
 
Stephen Forster
Sheriff of London 1444-1445. Mayor 1454-1455. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Possible member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at St. Botolph, Billingsgate.
MASL
 
Stephen Gosson (b. 1554, d. 1625)
Clergyman and anti-theatrical polemicist.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Stephen Gravesend (d. 8 April 1338)
Bishop of London 1318-1338.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Stephen Harrison (fl. 1604-05)
Joiner and architect.
ODNB
 
Stephen I (b. 1092, d. 1154)
King of England 1135-1154. Key figure during The Anarchy, a civil war in England and Normandy 1135-1153.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Stephen Kirton  
Stephen Kyiton
Alderman.
 
Stephen Kyrton (d. 1553)
 
Stephen Langton (b. 1150, d. 1228)
Archbishop of Canterbury 1207–1228.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Stephen le Gras
Sheriff of London 1210-1211.
MASL
 
Stephen Lindericle
Esquire. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Stephen Roberts
Member of the Cooks’ Company. Benefactor of the poor.
 
Stephen Seudamour
Member of the Vintners’ Company. Benefactor of the poor.
 
Stephen Slaney  
Stephen Speleman
Sheriff of London 1404-1405. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Stephen Woodroffe
Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Son of David Woodroffe. Benefactor of the poor.
 
Steven Lindericle
Esquire. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Strabo (b. 64 BCE, d. in or after 21)
Greek geographer and historian.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Suetonius Paulinus
Roman general. Defeated the rebellion of Boudica.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Susan Glover  
Susanna Deane (neé Bumsted)
Wife of Sir James Deane. Daughter of Christopher Bumsted.
 
Susanna Freston (née Blundell)  
Susanna Garret
Denizen of London.
 
Susanna Tolderney (née Alnwick)  
Susanna Townshend (née Heyward)
Wife of Henry Townshend. Daughter of Joan Heyward and Sir Rowland Heyward. Sister of Joan Thynne.
 
Sweyn I (d. 3 February 1014)
King of Denmark 1000-1014. King of England 1013-1014.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Swithwulf (d. between 867 and 896)
Bishop of London 857-896.
Wikipedia
 
Sylvester I
Pope 314-335.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Symon Mallory  
T. C.  
T. Clerke
Churchwarden of St. Michael, Cornhill.
 
T. de Basing (fl. 1272-73)
Alderman.
 
T. Duke  
T. Saly
Helped prisoners escape the Conduit, Cornhill in 1299.
 
T. Smith
MoEML has not yet added biographical content for this person. The editors welcome research leads from qualified individuals. Please contact us for further information.
 
T. Spencer
Churchwarden.
 
T. Walsing
Denizen of London.
 
Tacitus (b. 56, d. 120)
Roman orator and public official.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Tatwine (d. 734)
Archbishop of Canterbury 731-734.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Taximagulus
One of four kings of Kent during Julius Caesar’s second expedition to Britain. Ally of Cassivellaunus.
Wikipedia
 
Thean
Archbishop of London. Founder of St. Peter upon Cornhill.
CCEL
Wikipedia
 
Thedred
Archbishop of London.
Wikipedia
 
Themistocles
Politician and general.
Wikipedia
 
Theobald fitz-Luonis (fl. 1264)
Alderman of Portsoken Ward.
 
Theobald of Bec (b. 1090, d. 1161)
Archbishop of Canterbury 1139–1161.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Theodora Champneis (née Blundell)  
Theodore of Tarsus (b. 602, d. 19 September 690)
Archbishop of Canterbury 668-690.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Theodosia Vavasour
Latin epitaph in Stow 1633.
 
Theodosius I (b. 11 January 347, d. 17 January 395)
Emperor of the Roman Empire 379-395. Father of Arcadius and Honorius.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Theodred (d. between 951 and 953)
Bishop of London 909-953.
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Adams (b. 1583, d. 1652)
Clergyman.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Aleyn
Sheriff of London 1414-1415. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Alleyne  
Thomas Anderson
Possible member of the Grocers’ Company. Father of Christian Anderson.
 
Thomas Antrobus  
Thomas Antrobus  
Thomas Appleyard
Gentleman. Buried at St. Augustine, Watling Street.
 
Thomas Archehull
Churchwarden at St. Mildred, Poultry in 1455.
 
Thomas Arden
Father of Thomas Arden. Donated St. George Southwark to the monks of Bermondsey Abbey in 1122.
 
Thomas Arden
Son of Thomas Arden. Donated St. George Southwark to the monks of Bermondsey Abbey in 1122.
 
Thomas Arnold  
Thomas Arundel (b. 1353, d. 19 February 1414)
Archbishop of Canterbury 1397-1399.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Ashby  
Thomas Ashehill
Benefactor of St. Mildred, Poultry.
 
Thomas Asteley
Gentleman.
 
Thomas Astley
Esquire. Father of Edmond Astley and Henry Astley. Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
 
Thomas Atkins (d. 1400)
Esquire. Buried at St. Peter, Westcheap.
 
Thomas Austyn
Sheriff of London 1388-1389. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Aylesbourgh  
Thomas Baker
Gentleman. Monument at St. Thomas Hospital.
HPO
 
Thomas Bakewell
Resident of Blackwell Hall.
 
Thomas Ballard (d. 1465)
Esquire. Buried at St. Katherine’s Hospital.
 
Thomas Band
Husband of Margery Band.
 
Thomas Banks
Husband of Joan Laurence. Buried at St. Michael le Querne.
 
Thomas Barnard BHO
 
Thomas Barry
Merchant. Monument at St. Dunstan in the East.
 
Thomas Bassing
Sheriff of London 1268-1269. Possible member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Batson  
Thomas Baxter
Owner of the Charterhouse.
 
Thomas Bayholt  
Thomas Beauchamp (b. between 1337 and 1339, d. 1401)
Twelfth Earl of Warwick.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Beaufort (b. 1377, d. in or before 31 December 1426)
Duke of Exeter and Earl of Dorset. Chancellor of England 1410-1412. Military commander during the Hundred Yearsʼ War. Son of John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford.
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Beaumond (d. 14 August 1457)
Sheriff of London 1442-1443. Member of the Salters’ Company. Husband of Alicia Beaumond and Alicia Beaumond. Buried at All Hallows, Bread Street. Not to be confused with Thomas Beaumond.
MASL
 
Thomas Beaumond
Son of Henry Beaumond. Buried at Christ Church. Not to be confused with Thomas Beaumond.
 
Thomas Beckhenton (d. 1499)
Clerk of the Pipe. Buried at St. Anne and St. Agnes.
 
Thomas Beckingham
Member of the Merchants of the Staple. Husband of Anne Beckingham.
 
Thomas Beckland  
Thomas Bedingfield (d. 1613)
 
Thomas Bedle  
Thomas Bennett
Sheriff of London 1594-1595. Mayor 1603-1604. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Benolt (d. 1534)
Herald and diplomat.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Benson
Son of William Benson. Grandson of Mary Lisle and Robert Benson. Nephew of Richard Benson.
 
Thomas Bercher
Denizen of London.
 
Thomas Bernewell
Sheriff of London 1434-1435. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Monument at St. Mildred, Bread Street.
MASL
 
Thomas Billingsley
Son of Sir Henry Billingsley. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Thomas Bilsington
Founder of a chantry at St. Botolph, Aldersgate.
 
Thomas Bledlowe
Sheriff of London 1472-1473. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Monument at St. Dunstan in the East.
MASL
 
Thomas Blomefield
Denizen of London.
 
Thomas Boleyn (b. 1477, d. 1539)
First Earl of Wiltshire. Father of Anne Boleyn.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Boleyne (d. 1571)
Buried at St. Laurence, Jewry. Not to be confused with Thomas Boleyn.
 
Thomas Bowles (b. 1695, d. 1767)
Print publisher and engraver based in St. Paul’s Churchyard.
BM
 
Thomas Box
Sheriff of London 1279-1280.
MASL
 
Thomas Brandon
Sheriff of London 1355-1356.
MASL
 
Thomas Breteyn
Sheriff of London 1484-1485. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Briar
Member of the Plumbers’ Company. Buried at St. Benet Fink.
 
Thomas Bright
Father of Gertrude Style.
 
Thomas Britain  
Thomas Bromeflet
Owner of the Green Gate.
 
Thomas Brotherton
First Earl of Norfolk. Father of Margaret Seagrave. Buried at Christ Church.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Browne
MoEML has not yet added biographical content for this person. The editors welcome research leads from qualified individuals. Please contact us for further information.
 
Thomas Bukerel
Sheriff of London 1217-1218. Son of Thomas Bukerel.
MASL
 
Thomas Bukerel
Father or Thomas Bukerel.
 
Thomas Bullen
MoEML has not yet added biographical content for this person. The editors welcome research leads from qualified individuals. Please contact us for further information.
 
Thomas Burdett
Esquire. Beheaded in 1477. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Thomas Burgan  
Thomas Burgoine
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Laurence, Jewry.
 
Thomas Burnell
Possible member of the Mercers’ Company. Monument at St. Olave, Hart Street.
 
Thomas Busby  
Thomas Butler (b. 1426, d. 3 August 1515)
Seventh Earl of Ormond.
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Canynges
Sheriff of London 1449-1450. Mayor 1456-1457. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Carew (b. between 1594 and 1595, d. 1640)
Poet.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Catteworth
Sheriff of London 1435-1436. Mayor 1443-1444. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at St. Alban, Wood Street.
MASL
 
Thomas Cavendish (b. 1560, d. between May 1592 and June 1592)
Explorer and privateer. Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Cayfi (d. 6 February 1475)
 
Thomas Chalton
Sheriff of London 1433-1434. Mayor 1449-1450. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Champion
Denizen of London.
 
Thomas Charles
Esquire. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Thomas Cheney (b. 1485, d. 1558)
Administrator and diplomat.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Cheney
Buried at Hospital of St. Mary within Cripplegate. Possibly the same person as Thomas Cheney. Not to be confused with Thomas Cheney.
 
Thomas Cheney
Son of William Cheney. Buried at Hospital of St. Mary within Cripplegate. Not to be confused with Thomas Cheney.
 
Thomas Childe
Homeowner.
 
Thomas Church
Member of the Drapersʼ Company. Brother of Mary Bagwell. Buried at St. Bartholomew by the Exchange.
 
Thomas Clarell
Husband of Alice Clarell. Father of John Clarell and William Clarell.
 
Thomas Clarke
Denizen of London.
 
Thomas Clifford
Chronicler.
 
Thomas Clifton
Son of Henry Clifton. Kidnapped by choirmaster Nathaniel Giles to perform with the Blackfriars Children in 1601.
 
Thomas Clivelod (d. 24 June 1558)
Clothier. Buried at St. Mildred, Bread Street.
 
Thomas Cobb
Denizen of London.
 
Thomas Cockham
Recorder of London. Buried at St. Michael Paternoster Royal.
 
Thomas Coggeshall (d. 1402)
Member of Parliament.
HPO
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Cole (b. 1520, d. 1571)
Clergyman.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Colepeper (d. 1613)
Member of Parliament. Husband of Anne Colepepper.
HPO
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Collins
Member of the Salters’ Company. Monument at St. Mildred, Bread Street. Not to be confused with Thomas Collins.
 
Thomas Collins
Poet. Not to be confused with Thomas Collins.
 
Thomas Colt (d. 1475)
Churchwarden of All Hallows Barking.
 
Thomas Copynger (d. 14 November 1513)
 
Thomas Cordel
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Husband of Anne Cordel.
 
Thomas Cornwallis
Sheriff of London 1378-1379. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Buried at St. Mildred, Bread Street.
MASL
 
Thomas Cotes (fl. 1597-1641)
Printer.
BBTI
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Cotton
Esquire. Father of Henry Cotton.
 
Thomas Covil
Esquire. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Thomas Cranmer
Archbishop of Canterbury 1532-1534. Aided in the annulment of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. Writer of the first two editions of the Book of Common Prayer.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Creede (fl. between 1578? and 1619?)
Printer.
BBTI
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Cros
Sheriff of London 1286-1287. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Crowther  
Thomas Culpepper (b. 1514, d. 1541)
Courtier. Close friend of Henry VIII.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Cure (d. 1588)
Esquire. Master of the Saddlers’ Company. Royal Saddler to Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I. Buried at St. Saviour (Southwark).
ODNB
HPO
 
Thomas Dabby  
Thomas Dancer  
Thomas Danyell
Sheriff of London 1480-1481. Member of the Dyers’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Darcy (b. 1467, d. 1537)
Baron Darcy of Darcy. Soldier and rebel. Father of Sir Arthur Darcy. Executed and buried at St. Botolph, Aldgate.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Davies
Denizen of London.
 
Thomas Day
Father of William Day and George Day.
 
Thomas de Arden  
Thomas de Dunelm
Sheriff of London 1241-1242.
MASL
 
Thomas de Estanes
Sheriff of London 1287-1288.
MASL
 
Thomas de Ford
Sheriff of London 1263-1264.
MASL
 
Thomas de Gisors (d. 1350)
Son of John de Gisors. Father of Thomas de Gisors.
 
Thomas de Gisors
Son of Thomas de Gisors. Grandson of John de Gisors.
 
Thomas de Haverell
Sheriff of London 1203-1204. Son of William Haverill.
MASL
 
Thomas de Wymburne
Sheriff of London 1252-1253. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Dekker (b. 1572, d. 1632)
Playwright, poet, and author.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Deloney (d. in or before 1600)
Silkweaver and author.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Denny (d. 1421)
 
Thomas Digges (b. 1546, d. 24 August 1595)
Mathematician, astronomer, and Member of Parliament. Author of the first published English work on the Copernican model of the universe. Husband of Anne Digges. Father of Dudley Digges, Leonard Digges, Margaret Digges, Ursula Digges, William Digges, and Mary Digges. Son of Leonard Digges and Bridget Digges. Buried at St. Mary Aldermanbury.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Dolseley
Sheriff of London 1356-1357. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Dow  
Thomas Draper
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Thomas Dufthous
Sheriff of London 1428-1429. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Duke
Sheriff of London 1408-1409. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Durrem  
Thomas East (b. 1540, d. between 5 February 1608 and 8 April 1608)
Printer known for printing music.
BBTI
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Edwards
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Thomas Egerton (b. 1540, d. 1617)
Lord keeper 1596-1603. Baron Ellesmere 1603-1617. Lord Chancellor of England 1603-1617. First Viscount Brackley 1616-1617.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Elis
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Thomas Elsing
Son of Robert Elsing. Grandson of William Elsing.
 
Thomas Ewan  
Thomas Exmue
Sheriff of London 1508-1509. Mayor 1517-1518. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Buried at St. Stephen, Coleman Street.
MASL
 
Thomas Eyre
Son of Sir Simon Eyre. Father of Thomas Eyre.
 
Thomas Eyre
Son of Thomas Eyre.
 
Thomas Fanshawe (b. 1533, d. 1601)
Remembrancer of the Exchequer under Elizabeth I.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Fauconer
Sheriff of London 1403-1404. Mayor 1414-1415. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Builder of Mooregate.
MASL
 
Thomas Fauset  
Thomas Fawcett
Printer.
BBTI
 
Thomas Federinghey  
Thomas Felcham
Financier of Greyfriars.
 
Thomas Feldynge  
Thomas Finlason
Printer.
 
Thomas Fitall
Denizen of London.
 
Thomas fitz-Theobald de Helles
Founder of Mercers’ Hall.
A History of the County of London
 
Thomas fitz-Thomas
Mayor of London 1261-1265. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas fitz-Williams  
Thomas Fluddie
Yeoman of Henry VIII’s bears.
BHO
 
Thomas Freake
Esquire. Husband of Elizabeth Freake.
 
Thomas Fryar
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Donated land to St. Nicholas Cole Abbey. Buried at St. Nicholas Cole Abbey.
 
Thomas Fuller (b. in or before 19 June 1608, d. 16 August 1661)
Clergyman and writer.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Gardener
Member of the Grocersʼ Company. Buried at St. Peter upon Cornhill.
 
Thomas Gayle
Buried at St. George.
 
Thomas Gelson
Member of the Grocersʼ Company. Husband of Jane Gelson. Buried at St. Margaret Pattens.
 
Thomas George
Resident of Aldgate Ward.
 
Thomas Gilbert (d. 1483)
 
Thomas Gips
Son of George Gips.
 
Thomas Glover  
Thomas Goddard
Denizen of London.
 
Thomas Godfrey
Remembrancer of the Office of First Fruits.
 
Thomas Gonnell
Member of the Merchant Adventurers’ Company. Benefactor of the library at Sion Court.
 
Thomas Goodson
Homeowner.
 
Thomas Goodwine
Esquire. Buried at Holy Trinity Priory. Not to be confused with Thomas Goodwine.
 
Thomas Goodwine
Husband of Anne Goodwine. Father of Anne Goodwine. Buried at St. Botolph, Aldersgate. Not to be confused with Thomas Goodwine.
 
Thomas Gore
Merchant.
 
Thomas Gough
Esquire. Husband of Anne Gough.
 
Thomas Gourney
Husband of Mary Gourney.
 
Thomas Grantham
Gentleman. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Thomas Graunger
Sheriff of London 1503-1504. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Gray
Denizen of London.
 
Thomas Greeke
Baron. Buried at St. Botolph, Aldersgate.
 
Thomas Grey (b. 1455, d. 20 September 1501)
First Marquess of Dorset.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Hale
Attendant to Henry VIII. Owner of the Charterhouse.
 
Thomas Hall
Member of the Salters’ Company. Monument at St. Mildred, Bread Street.
 
Thomas Harby  
Thomas Harding
Buried at St. Martin Orgar.
 
Thomas Harewolde
Sheriff of London 1330-1331. Possible member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Harman (fl. 1547-67)
Writer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Harvey (b. 1559, d. 1606)
Husband of Anne Middleton. Stepfather of Thomas Middleton.
 
Thomas Hatfield (b. 1310, d. 1381)
Lord Privy Seal 1344–1345. Bishop of Durham 1345–1381.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Hawley (d. 1557)
Clarenceux Officer of Arms. Principal herald of southern, eastern, and northern England. Buried at St. Giles, Cripplegate.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Hayes
Chamberlain of London. Possibly the same person as Sir Thomas Hayes.
 
Thomas Henshawe (d. 11 January 1611)
Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Husband of Flower Henshawe.
 
Thomas Heron
Esquire. Father of Alice Beecher.
 
Thomas Hey
Husband of Ellis Hey. Buried at St. Martin Outwich.
 
Thomas Heywood (b. 1573, d. 1641)
Playwright and poet.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Hinde
Member of the Mercersʼ Company. Benefactor of St. Antholin, St. Mary Aldermary, and St. Mary Le Bow. Buried at St. Antholin.
 
Thomas Hobson
Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Buried at St. Mildred, Poultry. Possible father of William Hobson.
 
Thomas Hoccleve
Poet.
 
Thomas Holland (b. 1374, d. 1400)
Sixth Earl of Kent and Duke of Surrey. Father of Elizabeth Neville.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Holland
Member of the Mercersʼ Company. Buried at St. Antholin. Not to be confused with Thomas Holland.
 
Thomas Holland (b. 1350, d. 25 April 1397)
Fifth Earl of Kent. Father of Thomas Holland. Not to be confused with Thomas Holland.
ODNB
 
Thomas Hondon
Founder of a chantry at St. Mary, Abchurch.
 
Thomas Hood
Mathmetician and physician. First lecturer in mathematics appointed in England.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Horspoole  
Thomas Houghton  
Thomas Howard (b. 24 August 1561, d. 28 June 1626)
First Earl of Suffolk and First Lord Howard of Walden. Second son of Lord Thomas Howard.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Huchen
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Father of Lady Alice Avenon.
 
Thomas Hudson  
Thomas Huntley
Buried at St. Mary Bothaw.
 
Thomas Huntlowe (b. in or before 1539, d. in or after 1540)
Sheriff of London 1539-1540. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas I of Savoy (b. 1178, d. 1 March 1233)
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Iken (d. 10 March 1590)
Member of the Skinners’ Company. Buried at St. Mildred, Poultry.
 
Thomas Ilome
Sheriff of London 1479-1480. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Rebuilt the conduit on Cheapside Street. Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
MASL
 
Thomas Irlond
Sheriff of London 1365-1366. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Jackson
Merchant. Father of Miles Jackson. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Thomas Johnson
Clerk of St. Andrew Undershaft. Not to be confused with Thomas Johnson.
 
Thomas Johnson
Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Elected sheriff of London in 1506, but was not admitted by Henry VII. Not to be confused with Thomas Johnson.
 
Thomas Jones
Esquire. Gentleman and benefactor.
 
Thomas Kempe (b. 1414, d. 1489)
Bishop of London 1448–1489.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Kendall
Financier of Whitefriars Theatre.
 
Thomas Kensworth
Financier of Holborn Conduit.
 
Thomas Keyton Lorimar (d. 1522)
Monument at St. John Zachary.
 
Thomas Killigrew (b. 7 February 1612, d. 19 March 1683)
Playwright and theatre manager.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Kneseworth
Sheriff of London 1495-1496. Mayor 1505-1506. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Buried at Chapel of St. Mary Magdalen, Guildhall.
MASL
 
Thomas Knevet (b. 1545, d. 27 July 1622)
Courtier and Member of Parliament. Husband of Elizabeth Knevet.
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Knight
Denizen of London.
 
Thomas Knighton
Gentleman. Monument at St. Thomas Hospital.
 
Thomas Knolles
Sheriff of London 1394-1395. Mayor 1399-1400 or 1410-1411. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Reedified St. Antholin. Husband of Joan Knolles. Father of Thomas Knolles. Buried at St. Antholin.
MASL
 
Thomas Knolles
Reedified St. Antholin. Son of Thomas Knolles and Joan Knolles. Buried at St. Antholin.
 
Thomas Knyvett (b. 1545, d. 1622)
First Baron Knyvett. Courtier and Member of Parliament. Instrumental in foiling the Gunpowder Plot.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Kyd (bap. 1558, d. 1594)
Playwright.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Kyroll
Brother of John Kyroll.
 
Thomas Lacy (d. 1479)
Executor of William Cotton. Second husband of Mary Billing. See related ODNB entry for Sir Thomas Billing.
 
Thomas Lambart
Sheriff of London 1221-1223.
MASL
 
Thomas Lane
Member of the Scriveners’ Company. Benefactor of the Parish of St. Mildred, Poultry.
 
Thomas Langham
Donated four tenements to the poor of St. Mildred, Bread Street. Monument at St. Mildred, Bread Street.
 
Thomas Langley (b. in or before 1614, d. 1646)
Bookseller.
BBTI
 
Thomas Langton (d. 1350)
Chaplain. Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
 
Thomas Launcelen  
Thomas Lediard (b. 1685, d. 1743)
Writer and surveyor.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Lee
Gentleman of Essex. Buried at St. Mildred, Poultry.
 
Thomas Leggy
Sheriff of London 1344-1345. Mayor 1347-1348 and 1354-1355. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Lekhimpton
Clerk of the Pipe. Buried at St. Anne and St. Agnes.
 
Thomas Lewen
Sheriff of London 1537-1538. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company. Husband of Agnes Lewen. Buried at St. Nicholas Olave.
MASL
 
Thomas Lewknor HPO
 
Thomas Lichfield
Founder of a chantry at St. John Zachary. Monument at St. John Zachary.
 
Thomas Lord Itchingham  
Thomas Lovet
Esquire. Sheriff of Northamptonshire. Buried at St. Alban, Wood Street.
 
Thomas Lowe
Sheriff of London 1595-1596. Mayor 1604-1605. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Buried at St. Peter le Poor.
MASL
 
Thomas Lucie
Gentleman. Buried at St. Giles, Cripplegate.
 
Thomas Mabb (fl. 1637-65)
Printer.
BBTI
BBTI
 
Thomas Madefray (d. 1375)
Clerk to Edward of Woodstock. Donated land to St. Nicholas Cole Abbey.
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Malledge (d. February 1579)
Citizen of London. Husband of Helen Malledge. Monument at St. Olave (Southwark).
 
Thomas Man the Younger
Denizen of London.
 
Thomas Manners (b. 1492, d. 1543)
First Earl of Rutland. Husband of Lady Eleanor Manners.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Manningham
Esquire. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Thomas Mansfield  
Thomas Manwood  
Thomas Marshall  
Thomas Martin
Esquire. Husband of Mary Martin.
 
Thomas Mason
Esquire. Buried at All Hallows Staining.
 
Thomas Mayle
Horse-keeper of John Kendrick. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Thomas Mersit
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Thomas Michell (d. 1527)
Member of the Ironmongers’ Company. Monument at St. Olave, Old Jewry.
 
Thomas Middleton (bap. 1580, d. 1627)
Playwright.
MoEML
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Millington
Member of the Stationers’ Company.
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Monshampe  
Thomas Morley
Monument at St. Olave, Hart Street. Not to be confused with Sir Thomas Morley or Thomas Morley.
 
Thomas Morley (b. 1556, d. in or after 1602)
Composer. Not to be confused with Sir Thomas Morley or Thomas Morley.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Morstede
Sheriff of London 1436-1437. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Surgeon to Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI. Buried at St. Olave, Old Jewry.
MASL
 
Thomas Multon  
Thomas Muschampe
Sheriff of London 1463-1464. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Mary Magdalen, Milk Street.
MASL
 
Thomas Nabbes (b. between 1604 and 1605, d. in or before 6 April 1641)
Playwright.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Nashe (bap. 1567, d. 1601)
Playwright and writer.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Neale  
Thomas Nele
Sheriff of London 1208-1209.
MASL
 
Thomas Nelson (b. in or after 1580, d. in or before 1592)
Ballad writer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Neville (d. 1407)
Fifth Baron of Furnivall. Not to be confused with Thomas Neville.
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Neville (b. 1429, d. 22 September 1471)
Naval commander. Rebel. Received freedom from the City of London in 1454 to eliminate pirates from the Channel and North Sea. Not to be confused with Thomas Neville or Thomas Neville.
Wikipedia
ODNB
 
Thomas Neville
First Earl of Westmorland. Son of Elizabeth Neville and John Neville. Brother of Ralph Neville and John Neville. Not to be confused with Thomas Neville.
 
Thomas Newenton
Sheriff of London 1391-1393. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Newman
Son of Thomas Newman and Anne Newman. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick. Not to be confused with Thomas Newman or Thomas Newman.
 
Thomas Newman
Husband of Anne Newman. Father of Thomas Newman. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick. Not to be confused with Thomas Newman or Thomas Newman.
 
Thomas Newman
Clothier in the town of Newbury. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick. Not to be confused with Thomas Newman, Thomas Newman or Thomas Newman.
 
Thomas Newman
Clothier in the town of Newbury. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick. Not to be confused with Thomas Newman, Thomas Newman, or Thomas Newman.
 
Thomas Newton (d. 1316)
 
Thomas Nicholas (d. 1527)
 
Thomas Nicholson
Member of the Cordwainers’ Company. Owner of Smart’s Key.
 
Thomas Nicoll
Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
 
Thomas Niter
Father of Agnes Niter. Buried at All Hallows Staining.
 
Thomas Nocket (d. 1396)
Member of the Drapers’ Company. Buried at St. Nicholas Acon.
 
Thomas Northland
Sheriff of London 1483-1484. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
MASL
 
Thomas Nuck
Husband of Joan Nuck.
 
Thomas of Flanders (b. 1199, d. 7 February 1259)
Count of Flanders and Lord of Piedmont. Son of Thomas I of Savoy. Brother of Amadeus IV of Savoy, Peter II of Savoy, Philip I of Savoy, Boniface of Savoy, and Beatrice of Savoy.
Wikipedia
 
Thomas of Lancaster (b. 1278, d. 1322)
Second earl of Lancaster and Leicester. Earl of Lincoln.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas of Lee
Sheriff of London 1366-1367.
MASL
 
Thomas of Suffolke
Sheriff of London 1296-1297. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas of Waldon
Witness to a land transfer contract involving St. Paul’s Cathedral.
 
Thomas of Woodford
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Thomas of Woodstock (b. 1355, d. 1397)
Duke of Gloucester. Husband of Eleanor de Bohun. Son of Edward III. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Offley
Son of Hugh Offley. Not to be confused with Sir Thomas Offley.
 
Thomas Oliff  
Thomas Orwin
Printer.
BBTI
 
Thomas Ostrich  
Thomas Oulegrave
Sheriff of London 1455-1456. Mayor 1467-1468. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Pachet
Priest. Warden of a fraternity at St. Augustine Papey.
 
Thomas Padington  
Thomas Par
Killed at the Battle of Barnet in 1471. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Thomas Pavier (fl. between 1598 and 1625)
Bookseller.
BBTI
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Peacocke
Father of Anne Goodwine.
 
Thomas Pennie
Doctor. Husband of Margaret Pennie.
 
Thomas Percy (b. 1343, d. 23 July 1403)
Soldier and diplomat. Grandson of Henry III. Not to be confused with Thomas Percy.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Percy
First Baron Egremont. Lancastrian ally during the Wars of the Roses. Brother of Sir Richard Percy. Not to be confused with Thomas Percy.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Perry  
Thomas Pike (fl. 1409-38)
Sheriff of London 1410-1411. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Rebuilt St. Bartholomew by the Exchange in 1438. Monument at Mercers’ Hall. Not to be confused with Thomas Pike.
MASL
 
Thomas Pike
Buried at All Hallows Barking. Not to be confused with Thomas Pike.
 
Thomas Pikehurst
Esquire. Buried at St. Alban, Wood Street.
 
Thomas Plantagenet (b. in or after 30 September 1388, d. 22 April 1421)
Duke of Clarence. Son of Henry IV. Brother and aide of Henry V.
EB
 
Thomas Platter the Younger
Swiss physician, traveller, and diarist.
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Plummer  
Thomas Polle
Sheriff of London 1403-1404. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
 
Thomas Pope (d. 1603)
Actor with the Lord Chamberlain’s Men.
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Porter
Cartographer.
 
Thomas Powell
Denizen of London.
 
Thomas Prenthoit
Member of the Upholders’ Company. Husband of Joane Prenthoit.
 
Thomas Price  
Thomas Purfoot
Printer.
BBTI
 
Thomas Radclyffe (b. 1525, d. 1583)
Third earl of Sussex. Husband of Frances Radclyffe.
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Ramsey
Esquire. Father of Elizabeth Clarke. Possibly the same person as Sir Thomas Ramsey.
 
Thomas Randolph (b. 1523, d. 8 June 1590)
Diplomat. Buried at St. John Zachary.
HPO
 
Thomas Ratcliffe (d. 1599)
Clergyman.
ODNB
 
Thomas Ravis (b. in or before 1560, d. 1609)
Bishop of Gloucester 1604–1607. Bishop of London 1607–1609. Son of Mary Lisle and Thomas Ravis. Half-brother of William Benson and Richard Benson. Cousin of Willam Lisle. Buried at St Paul’s Cathedral. Not to be confused with Thomas Ravis.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Ravis
Husband of Mary Lisle. Father of Thomas Ravis. Not to be confused with Thomas Ravis.
 
Thomas Redman (d. 12 November 1601)
Buried at St. Gregory by St. Paul’s. Latin epitaph in Stow.
 
Thomas Ressell (d. 1473)
Member of the Brewersʼ Company. Buried at St. Michael le Querne.
 
Thomas Reyner
Sheriff of London 1457-1458. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Rich
Son of John Rich.
 
Thomas Rishby
Esquire. Husband of Alice Rishby. Buried at Holy Trinity the Less.
 
Thomas Roch
Member of the Vintners’ Company. Husband of Joan Michael. Buried at St. Nicholas Acon.
 
Thomas Romaine
Held a chantry at St. Thomas Apostle. Helped prisoners escape the Conduit, Cornhill in 1299.
 
Thomas Romeyn
Sheriff of London 1290-1291. Mayor 1309-1310. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Held a chantry at St. Mary Aldermary.
MASL
 
Thomas Russell
Benefactor of the poor.
 
Thomas Ruston
Gentleman. Buried at St. Giles, Cripplegate.
 
Thomas Ruthall (d. 1523)
Bishop of Durham 1509–1523. Lord Privy Seal 1516–1523. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Sackford
Esquire.
 
Thomas Sackville
First Earl of Dorset. Brother of Anne Fiennes. Buried at Christ Church.
 
Thomas Sanderson
Esquire.
 
Thomas Sandys
Esquire. Husband of Mary Sandys.
 
Thomas Saunderford  
Thomas Savage (b. 1463, d. 3 September 1507)
Bishop of Rochester 1493-1496. Bishop of London 1496-1501. Archbishop of York 1501-1507. Chaplain to Henry VII.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Saville
Sergeant at Arms. Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
 
Thomas Sawle  
Thomas Scot (d. 1381)
Captain of the rebels during the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381.
 
Thomas Scott
Sheriff of London 1447-1448. Mayor 1458-1459. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Scriven
Esquire.
 
Thomas Sely
Sheriff of London 1298-1299. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Sentler
Esquire. Husband of Margaret Neyland.
 
Thomas Seymour (d. 1532)
Sheriff of London 1516-1517. Mayor 1526-1527. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Husband of Mary Seymour. Buried at St. Leonard (Shoreditch).
 
Thomas Shadwell (b. 1642, d. 19 November 1692)
Poet and playwright.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Shepheard
Denizen of London.
 
Thomas Simons
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Thomas Singleton
Witness of the will of John Kendrick.
 
Thomas Skinner  
Thomas Slaney  
Thomas Smith (fl. 1445-46)
Co-founder of a fraternity for the Holy Trinity. Not to be confused with Thomas Smith, Thomas Smith, or Thomas Smith.
 
Thomas Smith
Held lectures in his home in Gracechurch street. Not to be confused with Thomas Smith, Thomas Smith, or Thomas Smith.
 
Thomas Smith
Member of the Skinnersʼ Company. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick. Not to be confused with Thomas Smith, Thomas Smith, or Thomas Smith.
 
Thomas Smith
Father of Sir Richard Smith. Not to be confused with Thomas Smith, Thomas Smith, Thomas Smith, or Thomas Smith.
 
Thomas Smith
Brother of Elizabeth Horspoole. Son of John Smith. Not to be confused with Thomas Smith, Thomas Smith, Thomas Smith, or Thomas Smith.
 
Thomas Smythe (b. 1522, d. 7 July 1591)
Collector of customs duties in London. Father of Katherine Heyward.
Thomas Smythe
 
Thomas Snodham (d. 1624)
Printer. Apprenticed under Thomas East. Freed 1602.
BBTI
 
Thomas Southwell
First parson of St. Stephen Walbrook. Buried at St. Stephen Walbrook.
 
Thomas Sparrey
Esquire.
 
Thomas Speght (d. 1621)
Literary editor.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Spight
Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Buried at St. Antholin.
 
Thomas Sprat (b. 1635, d. 20 May 1713)
Bishop of Rochester 1684-1713.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Stalbrook
Sheriff of London 1467-1468. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Stanley (b. 1435, d. 1504)
First Earl of Derby.
ODNB
Wikipedia
EB
 
Thomas Starkye
Sheriff of London 1578-1579. Member of the Skinners’ Company. Buried at St. Andrew Undershaft.
MASL
 
Thomas Stokes (d. 1496)
Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at St. Andrew Undershaft.
 
Thomas Stonarde  
Thomas Stow (d. 1527)
Grandfather of John Stow. Buried at St. Michael, Cornhill.
BHO
 
Thomas Stow (d. 1559)
Father of John Stow. Buried at St. Michael, Cornhill.
BHO
 
Thomas Stow (d. 1603)
Brother of John Stow.
BHO
 
Thomas Strange  
Thomas Sutton (b. 1532, d. 12 December 1611)
Civil servant, businessperson, and philanthropist.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Sutton (b. between 1584? and 1585?, d. 1623)
Clergyman.
ODNB
 
Thomas Swineley  
Thomas Swinforth (d. 1432)
 
Thomas Thetforde
Abbot of Bermondsey Abbey. Made an agreement with Nicholas Buckland in 1428 for the rents from lands and tenements of St. Thomas Hospital to be paid to him.
 
Thomas Thirlby (b. 1500, d. 1549)
Bishop of Westminster 1540–1550. Bishop of Norwich 1550–1554. Bishop of Ely 1554–1559.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Thomas
Printer and lexicographer.
ODNB
 
Thomas Thornburgh  
Thomas Thornix
Father of Barbara Thornix.
 
Thomas Tomlinson
Member of the Skinners’ Company.
 
Thomas Tonge (d. March 1536)
Norroy King of Arms 1522 and Clarenceux King of Arms 1534. Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark). See related ODNB entry for Susan Tonge.
 
Thomas Torald  
Thomas Travars
Husband of Felix Travars.
BHO
 
Thomas Tusser (b. 1524, d. 1580)
Author and poet. Buried at St. Mildred, Poultry.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Twyne (b. 1543, d. 1 August 1614)
Physican, astrologist, and translator.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Ulverston
Officer of the Vintnersʼ Company.
 
Thomas Urswicke
Recorder of London.
 
Thomas Vynent
Sheriff of London 1390-1391. Member of the Mercers’ of Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Walker
One time owner of Winchester House and its grounds.
 
Thomas Walker (d. 25 January 1599)
Member of the Vintners’ Company. Husband of Joane Walker and Mary Walker. Buried at All Hallows, Lombard Street. Not to be confused with Thomas Walker.
 
Thomas Walkley
Bookseller.
 
Thomas Walsingham (d. 1457)
Member of the Vintners’ Company. Member of Parliament. Buried at St. Katherine’s Hospital.
HPO
 
Thomas Walsingham (b. 1340, d. 1422)
Chronicler and Benedictine monk. Known for his works on the reigns of Richard II, Henry IV, and Henry V.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Wandesford
Sheriff of London 1423-1424. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Wardbury  
Thomas Warfle
Husband of Isabel Warfle. Buried at St. Giles, Cripplegate.
 
Thomas Warton
Denizen of London.
 
Thomas Webbe
Servant of Lady Blackstone. Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Thomas Welford
Sheriff of London 1396-1397. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Wentworth (b. 1501, d. 1551)
First Baron Wentworth and Sixth Baron le Despencer. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Wentworth (b. 1591, d. 1667)
Earl of Cleveland 1626-1667.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Wharton (b. 1520, d. 1572)
Second Baron Wharton. Soldier and administrator. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas White
Denizen of London. Possibly the same person as Thomas White.
 
Thomas Whitton
Gentleman. Husband of Joane Whitton. Father of Clemens Langley.
 
Thomas Wickham  
Thomas Wildon
Clerk of the Kitchen at St. Nicholas Shambles Market.
 
Thomas Wilford
Esquire. Father of Bridget Digges.
 
Thomas Wilforde  
Thomas Wilkes
Father of Alice Elkyn.
 
Thomas Williams (d. 1495)
 
Thomas Winchelsey
Friar at Greyfriars.
 
Thomas Windent
Member of the Mercersʼ Company. Husband of Katherine Windent. Buried at St. Antholin.
 
Thomas Windford
Alderman. Buried at St. Michael Paternoster Royal.
 
Thomas Winslow
Husband of Alice Winslow. Buried at St. Martin Orgar.
 
Thomas Wolsey (b. between 1470 and 1471, d. 1530)
Archbishop of York 1514-1530. Lord Chancellor of England 1515-1529.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Wood (fl. 1491-1504)
Sheriff of London 1491-1492. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Benefactor of St. Peter, Westcheap. Not to be confused with Thomas Wood.
MASL
National Archives
 
Thomas Wood
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate. Not to be confused with Thomas Wood.
 
Thomas Woodford
Helped establish Whitefriars Theatre.
 
Thomas Wotton  
Thomas Wriothesley (b. 21 December 1505, d. 30 July 1550)
First Earl of Southampton. Nephew of Sir Thomas Writhesley.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomas Wyndout
Sheriff of London 1497-1498. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Thomas Yonge (b. 1405, d. 1477)
Justice of the Common Pleas and King’s Bench. Buried at Christ Church.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Thomasin Furnivall
Wife of Sir William Furnivall. Owner of shops on Holborn.
 
Thomasin Percival
Wife of Sir John Percival. Financier of Holborn Conduit.
 
Thomasine Albany (d. 15 December 1565)
 
Thomasine Butler (d. 29 October 1573)
 
Thomes Vyrby (d. 2 December 1453)
 
Thomo Johnsono  
Timothy Avery
Clothier in the town of Newbury. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Timothy How
Resident of Ram Alley. Described in a 1630 wardmote register as annyoing the judges of Serjeants’ Inn, Fleet Street with the stench of his tobacco.
 
Timothy Louse
Shopkeeper in Ram Alley. Charged with selling tabacco and alcohol throughout the night without a license.
 
Timothy Slaney  
Timothy Thornhill  
Titus Livius
Roman historian.
Wikipedia
 
Titus Oates (b. 1649, d. 1705)
Preist. Fabricator of the Popish Plot.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Tobias Greene
Denizen of London.
 
Toby Wood
Benefactor of the poor.
 
Tom Miller
Participant in the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381.
 
Trajan
Emperor of the Roman Empire 98-117.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Tycho Brahe (b. 14 December 1546, d. 24 October 1601)
Danish astronomer and writer.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Ulfinus
Monk.
 
Ulric of Denmark (b. 30 December 1578, d. 27 March 1624)
Wikipedia
 
Urban IV (b. 1195, d. 1264)
Pope 1261–1264.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Ursula Darcy  
Ursula Digges  
Ursula Elkyn
Daughter of Alice Elkyn and William Elkyn.
 
Ursula St. Leger (née Neville)
Wife of Sir Warham St. Leger. Mother of Anne Digges. Daughter of George Neville.
 
Valentine Sims
Printer.
BBTI
 
Valerian
Emperor of the Roman Empire 253-260.
Wikipedia
 
Valerian III Wikipedia
 
Vespasian
Emperor of the Roman Empire 69-79.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Vincenzo Coronelli (b. 1650, d. 1718)
Franciscan friar, cosmographer, publisher, and cartographer.
Wikipedia
 
Virgil
Roman poet. Author of the Aeneid.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Viriathus (d. 139)
Leader of the Lusitanians in their resistance against the expansion of the Roman Empire.
 
Vitalis of Bernay (d. 19 June 1085)
Westminster Abbey
Wikipedia
 
Vodinus
Archbishop of London. Martyred by the Saxons.
Wikipedia
 
W. Becam  
W. Blount
Father of John Blount.
 
W. Bourne
Servant in the court of James I and VI.
 
W. de Burgo
Denizen of London.
 
W. Dixson
Churchwarden of St. Michael, Cornhill.
 
W. Evesham  
W. Stokesbie  
W. Thirlwall  
W. Walsby  
W. White
Printer.
 
Waldhere (fl. in or before 705)
Bishop of London 693-716.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Waleran de Beaumont
Count of Meulan and First Earl of Worcester. Betrothed to Matilda during infancy.
 
Walter Aston
Member of Parliament. Father of Katherine Slaney.
 
Walter Bellingham  
Walter Bird
Drawer of John Kendrick. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Walter Blount (b. 1416, d. 1474)
First Baron Mountjoy. Knight of the Garter. Father of William Blount and Edward Blount. Son of Sir Thomas Blount. Buried at Postles Chapel, Christ Church.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Walter Blundell
Monument at St. Laurence, Jewry.
 
Walter Blunt
Father of Anne Blunt.
 
Walter Brune
Sheriff of London 1202-1203. Husband of Rosa Brune. Founder of St. Mary Spital.
MASL
 
Walter Champion
Sheriff of London 1529-1530. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Buried at St. Anthony’s Hospital.
MASL
 
Walter Chertsey
Sheriff of London 1430-1431. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Buried at St. Laurence, Jewry.
MASL
 
Walter Cotton
Sheriff of London 1411-1412. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Walter Coventry (fl. 1609-44)
Member of the Drapers’ Company.
ROLLCO
 
Walter Dawbeney  
Walter de Berneye
Sheriff of London 1360-1361. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Walter de Crisping
Justice.
 
Walter de Finchingfeld
Denizen of London.
 
Walter de Gray (d. 1255)
Lord Chancellor 1205–1214. Bishop of Worcester 1214–1216. Archbishop of York 1216–1255.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Walter de Mordone
Sheriff of London 1335-1336. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Walter de Wenlok (d. 25 December 1307)
Abbot of Westminster. Fell out of favour after the robbery of Edward I’s treasury in 1303.
Westminster Abbey
 
Walter de Winton
Sheriff of London 1229-1230.
MASL
 
Walter Devereux
First Baron Ferrers of Chartley. Soldier and councillor to Edward IV.
ODNB
 
Walter Dogget
Sheriff of London 1380-1381. Member of the Vintners’ Company. Monument at St. Leonard, Eastcheap.
MASL
 
Walter Faireford  
Walter Fish (d. 1585)
Master of the Merchant Taylorsʼ Company. Taylor to Elizabeth I.
HPO
ODNB
 
Walter fitz Robert Wikipedia
 
Walter Fitzwalter (d. in or before 1326)
Son of Lord Robert Fitzwalter and his first wife (not mentioned in Stow). Brother of Sir Robert Fitzwalter. See related ODNB entry for the Fitzwalter family.
 
Walter Fitzwalter (b. 1345, d. 1386)
Third Baron Fitzwalter. Persuaded citizens of London to free John Prendergast. Husband of Philippa de Mohun. Son of Lord John Fitzwalter. See related ODNB entry for the Fitzwalter family.
 
Walter Forster
Sheriff of London 1355-1356. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
Walter Haddon (b. 1515, d. 1572)
Vivil lawyer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Walter Hauteyn
Sheriff of London 1286-1287. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
Walter Hungerford (b. between 1378 and 1379, d. 1449)
First Baron Hungerford. Knight. Speaker of the House of Commons. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Walter Huntington  
Walter Ingham  
Walter Langton (d. 1321)
Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield. Treasurer of England.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Walter le Blund
Sheriff of London 1282-1283.
MASL
 
Walter le Blunt
Sheriff of London 1285-1286. Member of the Stock Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Walter le Bufle
Sheriff of London 1231-1232.
MASL
 
Walter le Poter
Sheriff of London 1269-1270 and 1272-1273.
MASL
 
Walter Leigh
Sword bearer of London.
 
Walter Luke
Sergeant at Arms. Appointed in 1531.
 
Walter l’Engleys
Sheriff of London 1277-1278. Member of the Vintners’ Company.
MASL
 
Walter Montague (b. 1604, d. 1677)
Courtier, secret agent, and Abbot of St. Martin’s. Author of The Shepherd’s Paradise.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Walter Neel
Sheriff of London 1337-1338. Member of the Bladers’ Company.
MASL
 
Walter Nevel
Esquire. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
Walter of Woodford
MoEML has not yet added biographical content for this person. The editors welcome research leads from qualified individuals. Please contact us for further information.
 
Walter Plummer (d. March 1607)
Possible member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Husband of Elizabeth Plummer. Father of John Plummer, Edward Plummer, and Thomas Plummer.
 
Walter Pointell
MoEML has not yet added biographical content for this person. The editors welcome research leads from qualified individuals. Please contact us for further information.
 
Walter Potter
Alderman. Financier of Greyfriars.
 
Walter Rye
Clothier in the town of Reading. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
Walter Sherington
Financier of St. Paul’s Cloister.
 
Walter Stapledon (b. 1261, d. 1326)
Lord High Treasurer 1320–1321 and 1322–1325. Bishop of Exeter 1308–1326. Founder of Exeter College, Oxford.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Walter Turke
Sheriff of London 1334-1335. Mayor 1349-1350. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Walter Turner
Denizen of London.
 
Walter Tyler
Spoiled stew houses belonging to Sir William Walworth.
 
Walter Ward
Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate.
 
Walter Warfield
Builder of gates at Westminster Palace during the reign of Edward III.
 
Wat Tyler (d. 1381)
Leader of the Peasants’ Revolt in 1381.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Welstanus (fl. 922)
Bishop of London.
 
Weltham Humble  
Wenceslaus Hollar (b. 1607, d. 1677)
Bohemian etcher. Moved to London in 1637 and etched a number of buildings and plans of the city.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (b. 26 February 1361, d. 16 August 1419)
King of Bohemia 1378–1419. Son of Charles IV of Bohemia. Brother of Anne of Bohemia.
EB
Wikipedia
 
Wentworth Smith (b. in or before 1571)
Playwright.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Whipping Tom
Nickname given to an unidentified sexual predator. Frequented the alleys around Fleet Street in 1681.
Wikipedia
 
Widow Dewen
Denizen of London.
 
Wigheah (d. between 772 and 781)
Bishop of London 766-781.
Wikipedia
 
Wiilliam Askham
Sheriff of London 1397-1398. Mayor 1403-1404. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
Wiliam de Bricklesworth
Sheriff of London 1336-1337. Member of the Woolmens’ Company.
MASL
 
Wiliam Heminges
Playwright. Son of John Heminges.
Wikipedia
 
Wiliam Islip
Parson. Monument at St. Dunstan in the East.
 
William Abraham
Sheriff of London 1447-1448. Member of the Vintners’ Company.
MASL
 
William Acton
Sheriff of London 1628-1629. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
MASL
 
William Ætheling (b. 1103, d. 1120)
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Albany (d. 18 February 1589)
 
William Almaine
Merchant of London. Finished the rebuilding of the London Bridge.
 
William Andrew
Buried at St. Sepulchre.
 
William Andrews  
William Appleton
Knight. Friar and Confessor of Richard II. Beheaded on Tower Hill by the rebels of Kent. Buried at Christ Church.
 
William Appleyard  
William Armorer (d. 1560)
Clockworker and servant of Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Mary I. Buried at All Hallows Barking.
 
William Ashwie
Sheriff of London 1256-1257. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
William Aspley
Bookseller.
 
William Aston  
William Atwell  
William Austen  
William Austrie  
William Bacon
Sheriff of London 1480-1481. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Buried at St. Botolph, Billingsgate.
MASL
 
William Badger
Gardener.
 
William Bagwell
Son of Mary Bagwell.
 
William Bambrough  
William Baret
Sheriff of London 1379-1380. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
William Barksted
Clown.
 
William Barnabie
Chaplain. Chantry priest at St. Paul’s Cathedral.
BHO
 
William Barnocke  
William Baron
Buried at the Charterhouse. Not to be confused with William Baron.
 
William Baron
Esquire. Buried at the Charterhouse. Not to be confused with William Baron.
 
William Barons (d. 1505)
Bishop of London 1504–1505.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Barradaile  
William Barton
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Laurence, Jewry.
 
William Basing  
William Batte  
William Baynard
Last member of the Baynard line to own Baynard’s Castle.
BHO
 
William Beadle
Clothier in the town of Reading. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick. Not to be confused with James Winche.
 
William Beeston (b. between 1610? and 1611?, d. 1682)
Actor and theatre manager. Son of Christopher Beeston.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Begecote  
William Benson (d. 1549)
Last Abbot of Westminster and first Dean of Westminster. Not to be confused with William Benson.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Benson (b. in or before 1548, d. 1603)
Son of Robert Benson and Mary Lisle. Brother of Richard Benson. Half-brother of Thomas Ravis. Father of Thomas Benson. Cousin of William Lisle. Buried in St. Olave, Southwark. Not to be confused with William Benson.
 
William Beswyke
Member of the Drapers’ Company.
 
William Bigge
Launderer of John Kendrick. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
William Bill (b. 1505, d. 15 July 1561)
Dean of Westminster.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Blacknall
Clothier in the town of Reading. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
William Blount
Lord Montjoy. Son of Walter Blount. Buried at St. Mary Aldermary. Not to be confused with William Blount.
 
William Blount
Esquire. Son of of Walter Blount. Brother of Edward Blount. Died in the Battle of Barnet. Buried at Christ Church. Not to be confused with William Blount.
 
William Blund
Sheriff of London 1209-1210 and 1216-1217.
MASL
 
William Bodelay
Sheriff of London 1315-1316. Member of the Vintners’ Company.
MASL
 
William Bolene
Physician. Buried at St. Giles, Cripplegate. Not to be confused with William Bolene.
 
William Bolene
Buried at St. Giles, Cripplegate. Not to be confused with William Bolene.
 
William Bolton (d. 1532)
ODNB
 
William Bond
Husband of Agnes Bond.
 
William Bonde (d. 1576)
Sheriff of London 1567-1568. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Knighted on 23 July 1603.
MASL
 
William Boreman (d. in or after 1684)
Clerk of the Kitchen.
Pepy’s Diary Project
 
William Borresbie  
William Botelar
Baron of Woine. Father of Dame Elizabeth Mellington.
 
William Bourchier (b. 1557, d. 1623)
Third Earl of Bath. Owner of Bath Inn.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Bourser
Lord fitz-Warren. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
William Bowyer  
William Bowyer  
William Boxe
Sheriff of London 1570-1571. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
William Brade (d. 1528)
 
William Brame
Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Buried at St. Magnus.
 
William Brampton
Sheriff of London 1394-1395. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Buried at St. Magnus.
MASL
STEER
 
William Breakspeare (d. 1461)
Member of the Goldsmithsʼ Company. Monument at St. John Zachary.
 
William Bridges
Denizen of London. Not to be confused with Sir William Bridges.
 
William Brithem
Witness to a contract agreement between Richard of Cornwall and Sir John de Gisors regarding Queenhithe.
 
William Brookes  
William Brosked
Esquire. Buried at Crossed Friars.
 
William Brown (fl. 6 January 1236)
Mentioned alongside Hugh Gifford in a commandment by Henry III. Not to be confused with Sir William Brown.
 
William Browne
Esquire. Buried at Westminster Abbey. Not to be confused with William Browne.
 
William Browne (d. 3 June 1514)
Sheriff of London 1504-1505. Mayor 1513-1514. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Husband of Alice Blunt. Monument at Mercers’ Hall. Buried at St. Mary Magdalen, Milk Street. Not to be confused with Sir William Brown.
MASL
 
William Browne
Sheriff of London 1491-1492. Mayor 1507-1508. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Not to be confused with William Browne.
MASL
 
William Bucke
Taylor. Donated funds to London conduits.
 
William Bundrocke
Denizen of London.
 
William Burie
Helped build the library at the Guildhall.
 
William Burstall
Clerk. Buried at St. Dunstan in the East.
 
William Bye
Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
William Call  
William Camden (b. 1551, d. 1623)
Historian.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Cantelowe
Sheriff of London 1448-1449. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
William Carey (b. in or after 1496, d. 1528)
Courtier. Father of Lady Catherine Knollys and Henry Carey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Castleton  
William Cauntbrigge
Sheriff of London 1415-1416. Mayor 1420-1421. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at St. Mary at Hill.
MASL
 
William Cavendish
Monument at Mercers’ Hall.
 
William Cavendish (b. 1590, d. 20 June 1628)
Second Earl of Devonshire.
ODNB
 
William Caxton (b. 1422, d. 1491)
Merchant, diplomat, writer, and printer. Possibly the first Englishmen to work as a printer.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Cecil (b. 1566, d. 6 July 1640)
Second Earl of Exeter. Nephew of Sir Robert Cecil.
Wikipedia
 
William Cecil (b. 28 March 1591, d. 3 December 1668)
Second Earl of Salisbury. Son of Sir Robert Cecil.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Chamberleyn
Sheriff of London 1202-1203.
MASL
 
William Champneis
Owner of a chantry at George Inn, Bread Street.
 
William Chapman
Sheriff of London 1437-1438. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
MASL
 
William Chartney
Founder of a chantry at St. Clement, Eastcheap.
 
William Cheney
Father of Thomas Cheney. Buried at Hospital of St. Mary within Cripplegate. Not to be confused with Sir William Cheney.
 
William Cheney
Buried at Hospital of St. Mary within Cripplegate. Possibly the same person as William Cheney. Not to be confused with Sir William Cheney.
 
William Cheyney
Knight. Husband of Agnes Young and Margaret Cheyney. Monument at St. Benet, Paul’s Wharfe.
 
William Chichele (d. between 9 May 1426 and 20 July 1427)
Sheriff of London 1409-1410. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Father of John Chichele. Brother of Henry Chichele and Sir Robert Chichele.
HPO
MASL
 
William Claptus
Sheriff of London 1346-1347.
MASL
 
William Clarel  
William Clarell  
William Clarke (d. 1501)
Citizen of London. Buried at St. Nicholas Cole Abbey.
 
William Clarke
Denizen of London.
 
William Clement
Denizen of London.
 
William Clifford
Esquire. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
 
William Clitherow
Husband of Margaret Clitherow. Buried at St. Martin Outwich.
 
William Coggeshall (b. 1358, d. 1426)
Wikipedia
 
William Collingbourne (b. 1435, d. 1484)
Esquire. Executed in 1484 for communicating with the enemies of Richard III. Buried at St. Austin Friars.
Wikipedia
 
William Combarton
Member of the Skinnersʼ Company. Buried at St. Michael, Cornhill. Not to be confused with William Combarton.
 
William Combarton
Donated land to St. John the Baptist, Walbrook. Buried at St. John the Baptist, Walbrook. Not to be confused with William Combarton.
 
William Combes
Sheriff of London 1441-1442. Member of the Stock Fishmongers’ Company. Buried at St. George.
MASL
 
William Combes
Gentleman. Buried at St. Michael, Crooked Lane. Not to be confused with William Combes.
 
William Company
Gentleman. Father of Joane Nicholson.
 
William Compton
First Earl of Northampton and Second Baron Compton. Husband of Elizabeth Compton.
Wikipedia
 
William Congreve
Playwright.
Wikipedia
 
William Constantine
Sheriff of London 1465-1466. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Husband of Emma Constantine. Buried at St. Martin Outwich.
MASL
 
William Cooke
Denizen of London.
 
William Coolby
Buried at St. Benet Fink.
 
William Copland
Taylor. Churchwarden of St. Mary Le Bow.
 
William Copley  
William Cosyn
Sheriff of London 1305-1306. Member of the Woolmens’ Company.
MASL
 
William Cotton
Executor of Sir Rowland Heyward.
 
William Cotton (d. 1459)
First husband of Mary Billing. See related ODNB entry for Sir Thomas Billing.
 
William Courtenay (b. 1342, d. 31 July 1396)
Bishop of Hereford 1370-1375. Bishop of London 1375-1381. Archbishop of Canterbury 1381-1396.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Courtney
Earl of Devonshire. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
 
William Cowch (d. 13 July 1583)
Innholder and servant of Elizabeth I’s chamber. Husband of Joane Cowch.
 
William Crayhag
Founder of a chantry at St. Stephen, Coleman Street. Buried at St. Stephen, Coleman Street.
 
William Criswicke  
William Crowmere
Sheriff of London 1405-1406. Mayor 1413-1414 and 1423-1424. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Buried at St. Martin Orgar.
BHO
MASL
 
William Curteis
Denizen of London.
 
William Dale
Father of Dame Mary Ramsey.
 
William Dallison
Justice of the King’s Bench. First husband of Lady Elizabeth Ascough.
 
William Dallison (d. 1585)
 
William Dane
Sheriff of London 1569-1570. Husband to Margaret Dane. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company. Monument at St. Margaret Moses.
MASL
 
William Dantrey
Husband of Dorothie Dantrey.
 
William Darcy  
William Darford
Recipient of Robert Ufford’s tenement in Vintry Ward.
 
William Dauncy
Knight. Founder of a priory at St. Saviour, Southwark with William Pont de l’Arche.
Wikipedia
Google Books
 
William Dauntsey
Sheriff of London 1530-1531. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Husband of Agnes Dauntsey. Buried at St. Antholin.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Day (d. 22 September 1603)
Member of the Vintners’ Company. Husband of Elizabeth Day. Son of Thomas Day. Brother of George Day. Buried at St. Michael, Cornhill. Monument at St. Giles, Cripplegate.
 
William de Avinger  
William de Basinge
Sheriff of London 1308-1309. Member of the Woolstaplers’ Company.
MASL
 
William de Beauchamp (b. 1185, d. 1260)
Baron of Bedford. Forfeited title due to rebellion in the First Barons’ War.
ODNB
 
William de Berkeley (b. 1426)
First Marquess of Berkeley and Earl of Nottingham. Husband of Dame Joane de Berkeley. Buried at Austin Friars.
Wikipedia
 
William de Betoyne
Sheriff of London 1288-1289. Possible member of the Goldsmiths’ Company, Mercers’ Company, or Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
William de Caustone
Sheriff of London 1316-1317. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
William de Clinton Wikipedia
ODNB
 
William de Combemartyn
Sheriff of London 1303-1304.
MASL
 
William de Durham
Sheriff of London 1252-1253 and 1267-1269.
MASL
 
William de Forz (d. 1260)
Earl during the reign of Henry III. Father of Aveline de Forz.
Wikipedia
ODNB
 
William de Fulham
Witness to a land grant involving St. Paul’s Cathedral.
 
William de Havarhull (fl. 1 January 1236)
King’s Treasurer during the reign of Henry III.
 
William de Hereford
Sheriff of London 1287-1288. Possible member of the Goldsmiths’ Company or Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
William de la Rivars  
William de Leyre
Sheriff of London 1290-1291. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
William de Longchamp (d. 1197)
Bishop of Ely 1189–1197. Chancellor of England.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William de Luda
Bishop of Ely 1290–1298.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William de Lyons  
William de Mandeville (d. in or before 1130)
Wikipedia
 
William de Markes
Witness to a land grant involving St. Paul’s Cathedral.
 
William de Oteswich
Co-founder of St. Martin Outwich. Father of John de Oteswich. Buried at St. Martin Outwich.
 
William de Patteshull  
William de Pontlearche
Witness to a contract between Henry I and Ralph de Luffa.
 
William de Pountfreyt
Sheriff of London 1338-1339. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
William de Pulteney  
William de Ros
Duke of Hamelake. Recipient of a tower by Baynard’s Castle, given by Edward III in the second year of his reign.
 
William de Ste-Mère-Église (d. 1224)
Bishop of London 1198-1221.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William de Thorneye
Sheriff of London 1339-1340. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
William de Todenham
Sheriff of London 1354-1355. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
William de Valence (d. 1296)
First Earl of Pembroke. French nobleman and knight. Became important in English politics due to his relationship with Henry III. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William de Warenne  
William de Welde
Sheriff of London 1353-1354. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
William Denham (d. 1534)
Sheriff of London 1534-1535. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company. Buried at All Hallows Barking.
MASL
 
William Denham  
William Dere
Sheriff of London 1450-1451. Possible member of the Pewterers’ Company. Buried at St. Augustine, Watling Street.
MASL
 
William Dickson  
William Digges  
William Dikeman
Sheriff of London 1367-1368. Member of the Ironmongers’ Company. Monument at St. Olave, Old Jewry.
MASL
 
William Dogget
Donated land to St. Leonard, Eastcheap.
 
William Downe  
William Draper (d. 1537)
 
William Dudley (d. 1483)
Bishop of Durham 1476–1483. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Dunkeyn
Memeber of the Merchant Taylorsʼ Company. Father of Helen Herenden.
 
William Dunne
Doctor of Physicke. Son of Joane Branche and Robert Dunne. Brother of Sir Daniel Dunne and Samuel Dunne.
 
William Dunthorne
Town Clerk of London. Buried at St. Alban, Wood Street.
 
William Edington
Lord High Treasurer 1344-1356. Lord Chancellor of England 1356–1363. Bishop of Winchester 1345–1366. Archbishop-elect of Canterbury 1366.
Wikipedia
 
William Edward
Sheriff of London 1457-1458. Mayor 1471-1472. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Husband of Dame Isabell Edward. Buried at Austin Friars.
MASL
 
William Elderton (d. 1592)
Actor, lawyer, and ballad-writer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Elie
Denizen of London.
 
William Elkens
Financier of a pulpit in Christ’s Hospital.
 
William Elkyn
Sheriff of London 1586-1587. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Husband of Alice Elkyn. Father of Ursula Elkyn. Buried at St. Michael le Querne.
MASL
 
William Ellets
Officer of the Merchant Adventurers’ Company. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
William Elsing
Father of Robert Elsing. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Founder and first prior of Hospital of St. Mary within Cripplegate.
 
William Emerson (d. 26 June 1575)
Clerk. Owned the Spur Inn in Southwark. Builder of tenements on the old churchyard of St. Margaret (Southwark). Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
BHO
 
William Essex  
William Eswy
Sheriff of London 1254-1255, but removed from office in February 1255 due to neglect regarding the goals. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
William Evote
Sheriff of London 1400-1401. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
William Faithorne (b. 1620b. 1691)
Painter and engraver.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Faringdon
Sheriff of London 1280-1281. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Principle owner of Farringdon Ward. Father of Nicholas Faringdon.
MASL
 
William Fennor (fl. in or after 1612)
Writer.
 
William Fennor
Buried at St. Mildred, Bread Street. Not to be confused with William Fennor.
 
William Ferebrand
Bookseller.
 
William Fines
Monument at St. Thomas Hospital.
 
William Fitz
Husband of Isabella Fitz. Buried at Christ Church.
 
William fitz-Alice
Sheriff of London 1200-1201.
MASL
 
William fitz-Alulf
Sheriff of London 1193-1194.
MASL
 
William fitz-Isabel
Sheriff of London 1193-1194.
MASL
 
William fitz-Isabell
Portgrave during the reign of Henry II.
 
William fitz-Osbert (d. 1196)
Populist leader of an uprising in 1196.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William fitz-Richard
Sheriff of London 1250-1251. Mayor 1257-1261. Sheriff and warden 1265-1266. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
William fitz-Stephen (fl. 1162-74)
Biographer and clerk.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William fitz-Waren
Husband of Isabel fitz-Waren. Buried at Christ Church.
 
William fitz-Water  
William fitz-William (b. 1490, d. 15 October 1542)
Earl of Southampton. Owner of Arundel House.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William fitz-William
Sheriff of London 1506-1507. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
MASL
 
William Fleetwood (b. 1525, d. 1594)
Lawyer and Antiquary. Queen’s Sergeant for Elizabeth I. Recorder of London 1571-1591.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Fowler  
William Foxe
Denizen of London.
 
William Foxley (d. 1587)
Potmaker for the Mint of the Tower of London.
 
William Framlyngham
Sheriff of London 1401-1402. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
William Friar  
William Friselfield
Director of the entertainment held in honour of James I and VI’s coronation. Appears in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
 
William Furneis
Sheriff of London 1317-1318. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
William Gam
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William Giffard (d. 1129)
Bishop of Wincester 1100-1129.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Gilborne
Member of the Drapers’ Company.
 
William Gladwine
Owner of a tenement in Queenhithe Ward.
 
William Glover  
William Goodwin
Clothier in the town of Newbury. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
William Gore
Sheriff of London 1615-1616. Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
MASL
 
William Graspeis
Bound to do as John Warren stated in a 1281 deed from St. Augustine Inn.
 
William Gresham  
William Grevel
Esquire. Husband of Margaret Grevel. Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
 
William Grey (b. between 1508 and 1509, d. 14 December 1562)
Thirteenth Baron Grey de Wilton. Military commander.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Grey (d. 1436)
Bishop of London 1425–1431. Bishop of Lincoln 1431–1436.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Grove
Reedified the jail at Newgate in 1422. Co-executor of Richard Whittington’s will.
 
William Haclingridge  
William Haines
Benefactor. Husband of Alice Haines.
 
William Hales
Sheriff of London 1427-1428. Mayor 1437-1438. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
William Hall
Esquire. Father of Jane Writhesley.
 
William Halliday
Sheriff of London from 1617-1618. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
William Hampton
Buried at Whitefriars Church. Not to be confused with William Hampton.
 
William Hamstead
Keeper of the King’s Exchange.
 
William Hamsteed  
William Hanbury
Member of the Bakers’ Company. Husband of Alice Hanbury.
 
William Harby  
William Hardel
Sheriff of London 1207-1208. Mayor 1215-1216. Possible member of the Drapers’ Company or Vintners’ Company. Husband of Katharine Hardel.
MASL
 
William Haringdon (fl. between 1026 and 1027)
Esquire.
 
William Hariot (d. 1517)
Sheriff of London 1468-1469. Mayor 1481-1482. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Buried at St. Dunstan in the East.
MASL
 
William Harrison (b. 1535, d. 1593)
Historian and topographer.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Hart  
William Hartford
Father of Robert Hartford.
 
William Harvey (b. 1510, d. 1567)
Officer at Arms of Northern England.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Harvey
Denizen of London.
 
William Harvie (d. in or before 20 March 1597)
Member of the Grocers’ Company. Husband of Maudlin Harvie, Margaret Harvie, and Joane Harvie. Father of Robert Harvie. Not to be confused with William Harvey.
 
William Hastings
Master of the Mint. Lord Chamberlain 1461-1483.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Haughton (d. 1605)
Playwright.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Haunsard
Sheriff of London 1333-1334. Possible member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
William Haverill
Sheriff of London 1190-1191.
MASL
 
William Hayne ODNB
 
William Hayward
Cartographer.
 
William Herbert (b. 1580, d. 1630)
Third Earl of Pembroke. Son of Henry Herbert. Brother of Phillip Herbert. Dedicatee of William Shakespeare’s First Folio.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Herbert (b. 1501, d. 1570)
First Earl of Pembroke. Not to be confused with William Herbert.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Herne
Yeoman of the Guard.
 
William Higham
Husband of Anne Higham.
 
William Hilton (d. 1519)
 
William Hobbs
Physician of Edward IV.
 
William Hobby
Member of the Brewers’ Company.
 
William Hobson
Member of the Haberdashers’ Company. Buried at St. Mildred, Poultry. Possible son of Thomas Hobson.
 
William Hodson  
William Hogarth (b. 1697, d. 1764)
Painter and engraver.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Holbech
Sheriff of London 1361-1362. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
William Holles (b. 1471, d. 1542)
Sheriff of London 1527-1528. Mayor 1539-1540. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
MASL
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Holstocke (d. 1589)
Naval commander and administrator. Buried at St. Mary at Hill.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Holte  
William Horspoole  
William Howard (b. 1577, d. 1615)
Third Baron Howard of Effingham. Father of Frances Howard.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Howpill
Husband of Joane Howpill.
 
William Hulles  
William Hulyn
Sheriff of London 1449-1450. Mayor 1459-1460. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
William Hunnis (d. 6 June 1597)
Musician and conspirator.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Hurstwaight  
William Hyde
Sheriff of London 1399-1400. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
William I (b. between 1027 and 1028, d. 1087)
King of England 1066-1087. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William I (b. 1286, d. 7 June 1337)
Count of Hainault, Count of Holland, and Count of Zeeland. Father of Philippa of Hainault.
Wikipedia
 
William II (b. 1060, d. 1100)
King of England 1087-1100.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William II of Bavaria
Duke of Bavaria and Earl of Stavoren. Son of Albert I of Bavaria.
Wikipedia
 
William Ilford
Held a chantry at St. Olave, Old Jewry.
 
William Isaac
Sheriff of London 1488-1489. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Monument at St. Dunstan in the East.
MASL
 
William Issex
Denizen of London.
 
William Jackson
Member of the Grocer’s Company. Husband of Isabelle Jackson.
 
William Jaggard (b. 1568, d. November 1623)
Printer and publisher.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Jawdrell
Taylor. Buried at St. Mary, Abchurch.
 
William Johnson (fl. 1603-13)
Businessperson and landlord of the Mermaid Inn.
 
William Jordan
Keeper of the Bridge.
 
William Joynier
Sheriff of London 1222-1223. Mayor 1238-1239. Buried at Greyfriars.
MASL
 
William Juxon (b. 1582, d. 1663)
Bishop of London 1633-1646 and 1660. Archbishop of Canterbury 1660-1663.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Kempe (d. 1610)
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Kendrick
Member of the Clothworkers’ Company. Brother of John Kendrick, James Winche, Anne Newman, and Alice Vigures. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick. Not to be confused with William Kendrick.
 
William Kendrick
Father of Elizabeth Kendrick. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick. Not to be confused with William Kendrick.
 
William Kenley
Esquire. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
William Kerkbie
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Monument at St. Olave, Old Jewry.
 
William Kerton (d. 1464)
Esquire. Buried at St. George Southwark.
 
William Kerwin (d. 26 December 1594)
Possible member of the Masons’ Company. Husband of Magdalena Kerwin. Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
 
William Kettle  
William King  
William Kingstone
Buried at Hospital of St. Mary within Cripplegate. Possibly the same person as Sir William Kingstone.
 
William Knyghtcote
Sheriff of London 1380-1381. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
William Kympton
Sheriff of London 1576-1577. Member of the Mechant Taylors’ Company.
MASL
 
William Kyriel
Esquire. Father of Nicholas Kyriel.
 
William Lamb (d. 1577)
Member of the Clothworkersʼ Company. Buried at the Chapel of Jesus.
National Archives
 
William Lambard  
William Lambarde
Esquire. Author of A Perambulation of Kent. Son of John Lambarde. Not to be confused with William Lambard.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Lambe
Rebuilt the Holborn Conduit in 1577. Possibly the same person as William Lamb.
 
William Langstrother  
William Latimer  
William Laud (b. 1573, d. 1645)
Bishop of London 1628-1633. Archbishop of Canterbury 1633-1645.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Lawdrell
Taylor.
 
William Lawman
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William le Mazeliner
Sheriff of London 1278-1279 and 1281-1282. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
William Lee  
William Lichefield (d. 1448)
Preacher and author. Buried at All Hallows the Great.
ODNB
 
William Lily (b. 1468, d. 1522)
Author of Antibossicon.
 
William Linchelade
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Alban, Wood Street.
 
William Lisle (b. 1569, d. 1637)
Translator and Anglo-Saxon scholar. Nephew of Mary Lisle. Cousin of Thomas Ravis, William Benson, and Richard Benson. Wrote the epitaph on William Benson’s tomb in St. Olave, Southwark.
ODNB
BBTI
 
William Louthe
Sheriff of London 1404-1405. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company.
MASL
 
William Mackeley  
William Mallory  
William Man  
William Mancer  
William March (d. 1302)
Treasurer of the Exchequer for Edward I.
ODNB
 
William Marchford
Member of the Mercersʼ Company.
 
William Mariner
Warden of London Bridge.
 
William Markby  
William Marrow (b. 1410, d. 1564)
Sheriff of London 1448-1449. Mayor 1455-1456. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Husband of Katharine Marrow. Buried at St. Botolph, Aldersgate.
MASL
Wikipedia
 
William Marshall
Earl of Pembroke. Father of William Marshall and Gilbert Marshall.
 
William Marshall
Brother of Gilbert Marshall. Son of William Marshall. Given license by Henry IV to form the Brotherhood of St. Katherine.
 
William Masham
Sheriff of London 1583-1584. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
William May
Member of the Merchant Taylorsʼ Company. Benefactor of St. Peter le Poor.
 
William Melker  
William Melreth
Sheriff of London 1425-1426. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Laurence, Jewry.
MASL
 
William Messe
Member of the Grocersʼ Company. Husband of Julian Messe. Buried at St. Peter upon Cornhill.
 
William Methwold  
William Middleton (d. 1586)
Father of Thomas Middleton.
 
William Milborne (fl. 1514)
Chamberlain of London. Husband of Agnes Milborne.
 
William Moncaster  
William Monshampe
Brother of Thomas Monshampe. Buried at St. Mildred, Poultry.
 
William Moore
Member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Husband of Margaret Moore. Not to be confused with William Moore.
 
William Moore
Esquire. Not to be confused with William Moore.
 
William More
Sheriff of London 1386-1387. Mayor 1395-1396. Member of the Vintners’ Company.
MASL
 
William Morgan (d. 1690)
Cartographer. Carried on the cartographic work of John Ogilby on the Large Map of London.
BHO
Wikipedia
 
William Morley
Son of Sir Thomas Morley. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
William Mott
Denizen of London.
 
William Mountfiquit
Baron of Mountfitchet. First builder of Montfichet’s Tower.
 
William Mulsho
Esquire. Husband of Rebecca Cotton.
 
William Multon
Father of Thomas Multon. Buried at St. Katheine Cree.
 
William Narborough  
William Narbrough
Husband of Dame Beatrix Narbrough. Buried at Crossed Friars.
 
William Neddow  
William Neve  
William Newport
Sheriff of London 1375-1376. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company. Buried at St. Nicholas Olave.
MASL
 
William Newton
Member of the Saddlers’ Company. Benefactor of the poor.
 
William Nicholson (d. September 1531)
Member of the Drapers’ Company. Citizen of London. Husband of Joane Nicholson. Father of Helen Branche and Benjamin Nicholson. Buried at St. Andrew by the Wardrobe.
 
William Nisam
Husband of Anne Smith.
 
William North
Put on trial for the murder of one Mr. Wynborne in St. Paul’s Churchyard.
 
William Norton
Sheriff of London 1408-1409. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
William of Cleves (b. 1516, d. 1592)
Duke of Cleves, Berg, and Jülich. Brother of Anne of Cleves.
Wikipedia
 
William of Cornhill (d. 1223)
Bishop of Coventry 1214–1223. Archdeacon of Huntingdon.
ODNB
 
William of Hatfield (b. 1344, d. 1361)
Son of Edward III. See related Wikipedia article on Edward III.
 
William of Malmesbury (b. 1090, d. in or after 1142)
Historian.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William of Windsor
Son of Edward III. Brother of Blanche. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
Wikipedia
 
William of Wykeham (b. 1324, d. 1404)
Lord Privy Seal 1363–1367. Lord Chancellor of England 1367–1371 and 1389–1391. Bishop of Winchester 1366–1404. Founder of New College, Oxford.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William of York (d. 1154)
Archbishop of York 1143–1147 and 1153–1154.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William of York
Provost of Beverly. Not to be confused with William of York.
 
William of Ypres (b. 1090, d. 1165)
Count of Flanders and Chief Lieutenant for Stephen I.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Offington
Landowner.
 
William Oliver (fl. 1430)
Founder of a fraternity at St. Augustine Papey in 1430.
 
William Ostler
Actor with the Lord Chamberlain’s Men.
Wikipedia
 
William Overie
Founder of a chantry at St. Clement, Eastcheap.
 
William Packington (d. 1390)
Administrator and supposed chronicler.
ODNB
 
William Paget (b. 1506, d. 1563)
First Baron Paget. Served Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Mary I.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Palmer
Member of the Bladers’ Company. Benefactor of St. Mildred, Bread Street.
 
William Parker
Sheriff of London 1396-1397. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Not to be confused with William Parker.
MASL
HOPO
 
William Parker
Member of the Merchant Taylorsʼ Company. Not to be confused with William Parker.
 
William Parsons
Denizen of London.
 
William Paston
Husband of Anne Paston. Father of Lady Eleanor Manners. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
 
William Patten (d. 1598)
Author and historian.
ODNB
 
William Payne
Presumed owner of a second bear garden in the Bankside area of Southwark.
 
William Peach
Husband of Dame Joan Peach.
 
William Peacocke
Denizen of London.
 
William Peake
Esquire.
 
William Peston
Founder of a chantry at All Hallows the Great.
 
William Peterson (d. 1578)
BHO
 
William Phillip
Sergeant at Arms. Buried at St. Mary at Hill.
 
William Piers
Jew who converted to Christianity.
 
William Pierson
Member of the Scriveners’ Company. Buried at St. Mary Le Bow.
 
William Plasse
Denizen of London.
 
William Plompton  
William Pole
Yeoman of the Crown. Developed leprosy during the reign of Edward IV. Built a hospital and chapel in honor of Saint Anthony for people with leprosy.
 
William Pont de l’Arche
Knight. Founder of a priory at St. Saviour (Southwark) with William Dauncy. Established St. Saviour (Southwark) as an Augustinian priory in 1128.
Wikipedia
Google Books
 
William Popular
Denizen of London.
 
William Porter
Sergeant at Arms. Buried at St. Sepulchre.
 
William Postar
Clerk of the Crown. Buried at St. Michael Paternoster Royal.
 
William Potken (d. 1537)
Esquire. Monument at St. John Zachary.
 
William Powle
Servant of John Kendrick. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
William Presbiter
Homeowner and priest.
BHO
 
William Prettyman
Father of Anne Wase.
 
William Produn
Sheriff of London 1320-1321. Member of the Fishmongers’ Company.
MASL
 
William Purchase
Sheriff of London 1492-1493. Mayor 1497-1498. Member of the Mercers’ Company.
MASL
 
William Purde
Esquire. Clerk of the Pipe. Buried at St. Botolph, Aldersgate.
 
William Rastall
Financier of Whitefriars Theatre.
 
William Rawlin
Buried at the Charterhouse.
 
William Rayniborowe
Denizen of London.
 
William Redyate
Jesuit priest. Preacher and victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by him and Robert Drury.
 
William Reynwell  
William Roberts
Alderman. Father of William Roberts.
 
William Roberts (d. 7 January 1555)
 
William Robinson (d. 1552)
Member of the Mercers’ Company. Monument at All Hallows Barking.
 
William Robinson
Churchwarden of St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate. Not to be confused with William Robinson.
 
William Robinson
Taylor. Victim of the Fatal Vespers, a 1623 disaster in Blackfriars, Farringdon Within where the upper floor of a house collapsed under the weight of those attending a religious service led by Robert Drury and William Redyate. Not to be confused with William Robinson.
 
William Roper
Lawyer and Member of Parliament.
Wikipedia
 
William Roswell
Esquire. Buried at St. Michael Paternoster Royal.
 
William Rouse (fl. 1466)
 
William Rowley (b. 1585, d. February 1626)
Playwright.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Ruddock
Resident of Aldgate Ward.
 
William Russe
Sheriff of London 1429-1430. Member of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Buried at St. Peter, Westcheap.
BHO
MASL
 
William Russell
Sergeant of the Cellar for Elizabeth I. Husband of Jane Russell.
 
William Ryder
Sheriff of London 1591-1592. Mayor 1600-1601. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company.
MASL
 
William Rysing  
William Sabernes (fl. 1298)
Friar. Founder of Crossed Friars.
 
William Salisbury
Launderer of John Kendrick. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick.
 
William Sandhill (d. 26 August 1445)
Buried at St. Nicholas Cole Abbey. Latin epitaph in Stow 1633.
 
William Sandys (b. 1470, d. 1540)
First Baron Sandys. Soldier, and courtier.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Say
Bachelor of Divinity. Master of St. Anthony’s Hospital.
 
William Scarlet  
William Scot  
William Scott (b. 1459, d. 1524)
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Scroope
Son of Sir Roger Scroope. Buried at Austin Friars.
 
William Servat
Alderman. Builder and owner of Sernes Tower.
 
William Shakespeare (b. 1564, d. 1616)
Playwright and poet.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Sheldon
Denizen of Worcester. Husband of Margaret Whorwood.
 
William Shepheard
Denizen of Great Rollright, Oxfordshire. Father of Anne Ferrar.
 
William Sherrington  
William Shipton
Owner of a chantry at George Inn, Bread Street.
 
William Simonds
Parish lecturer.
 
William Skarborough  
William Skegges
Possible member of the Poulters’ Company. Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
 
William Skywith  
William Sly
Actor. Buried at St. Leonard.
Wikipedia
 
William Smith (b. 1769, d. 1839)
Geologist.
Wikipedia
 
William Smith
Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary 1597-1618.
Wikipedia
 
William Southcot
Esquire. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
 
William Southes
Principal mason of Simon Basil.
 
William Southwike
Esquire. Buried at Westminster Abbey.
 
William Speering
Denizen of London.
 
William Spershut
Esquire.
 
William Stalworth (d. 1518)
 
William Stanley (b. 1561, d. 1642)
Sixth earl of Derby 1594-1642.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Stansby (b. in or before 8 July 1572, d. between 9 September 1638 and 14 September 1638)
Printer.
BBTI
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Staundon
Sheriff of London 1386-1387. Mayor 1392-1393 and 1407-1408. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
William Stede
Sheriff of London 1500-1501. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at St. Magnus.
MASL
 
William Stokes
Husband of Joan Stokes.
 
William Stokker
Sheriff of London 1473-1474. Mayor 1484-1485. Member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
William Stortford
Helped prisoners escape the Conduit, Cornhill in 1299.
 
William Strachey (b. 4 April 1572, d. June 1621)
Explorer and historian.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Stukeley (b. 1687, d. 1765)
Clergyman and antiquarian.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Taillour
Sheriff of London 1454-1455. Mayor 1468-1469. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Buried at St. Mary Aldermary.
MASL
 
William Taverner  
William Taverner
Member of the Girdlers’ Company. Buried at St. Michael, Wood Street. Not to be confused with William Taverner.
 
William Tayler
Taylor of Henry III.
 
William the Norman (d. 1075)
Bishop of London 1051–1075.
Wikipedia
 
William Thinne (d. 1546)
Esquire. Clerk of Henry VIII. Literary editor. Monument at All Hallows Barking.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Thomas (d. 1554)
Scholar, administrator, and alleged traitor.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Thorne (fl. 1397)
Benedictine monk and chronicler.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Thornton
Tailor.
 
William Tillesworth
Father of Elizabeth Bowyer.
 
William Tillesworth
Father of Joan Heyward. Possibly the same person as William Tillesworth.
 
William Tillingham  
William Tong  
William Towerson
Member of the Skinnersʼ Company. Buried at St. Michael, Cornhill. Mentioned in the will of John Kendrick. Not to be confused with William Towerson or William Towerson.
 
William Towerson  
William Towerson  
William Tristour (d. 1425)
Member of the Saddlers’ Company. Buried at St. Foster.
 
William Turner
Member of the Skinners’ Company. Buried at St. Mildred, Poultry. Not to be confused with William Turner or William Turner.
 
William Turner
Member of the Wax Chandlers’ Company. Buried at St. Michael, Wood Street. Not to be confused with William Turner or William Turner.
 
William Turner
Gentleman and benefactor. Not to be confused with William Turner or William Turner.
 
William Turney  
William Tyndale (b. 1494, d. 1536)
Bible translator and religious reformer.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Ufford
Second Earl of Suffolk. Son of Robert Ufford.
Wikipedia
 
William Undall
Esquire. Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
 
William Vavasour
Esquire. Father of Jane Hansby.
 
William Venor
Esquire. Warden of Fleet Prison.
 
William Venour
Sheriff of London 1387-1388. Mayor 1389-1390. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Not to be confused with William Venour.
MASL
 
William Venour
Sheriff of London 1401-1402. Member of the Grocers’ Company. Husband of Elizabeth Venour. Not to be confused with William Venour.
MASL
 
William Viel
Sheriff of London 1247-1248. Possible member of the Drapers’ Company.
MASL
 
William Walthal
Alderman. Buried at St. Peter upon Cornhill.
 
William Warham (b. 1450, d. 22 August 1532)
Bishop of London 1502-1504. Lord Chancellor of England 1504-1515. Archbishop of Canterbury 1503-1532.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Warren
Earl. Monument at St. Saviour (Southwark).
 
William Watson
Benefactor of the poor.
 
William Waynflete (b. 1400, d. 11 August 1486)
Bishop of Winchester 1447-1486. Lord Chancellor of England 1456-1460.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Webbe
Denizen of London. Not to be confused with Sir William Webbe.
 
William Welbeck
Sheriff of London 1492-1493. Member of the Haberdashers’ Company.
MASL
 
William Welch
Denizen of London.
 
William Wentworth  
William Weston
Sheriff of London 1421-1422. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Not to be confused with William Weston.
MASL
 
William Weston (b. between 1549 and 1550, d. 1615)
Jesuit priest and missionary.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Weston
Last English Prior of the Order of St. John. Monument at St. Thomas Southwark. Not to be confused with William Weston.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Whetenhall
Sheriff of London 1440-1441. Member of the Grocers’ Company.
MASL
 
William White
Sheriff of London 1482-1483. Mayor 1489-1490. Member of the Drapers’ Company. Buried at St. Swithin, London Stone.
MASL
 
William Whorwood
Attorney General under Henry VIII. Husband of Margaret Whorwood. Son of John Whorwood.
 
William Wickham (b. 1539, d. June 1595)
Bishop of Lincoln 1584-1595. Bishop of Winchester 1595-1595. Buried at St. Saviour (Southwark).
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
William Wilkenson
Sheriff of London 1538-1539. Member of the Mercers’ Company. Buried at St. Mary, Abchurch.
MASL
 
William Wilkins
Sued Sir Owen Hopton for the release of his servant, Robert Shapeley, from the Tower of London.
 
William Williams
Clerk of the Chamber of London.
 
William Winson Hooft
Denizen of London.
 
William Wodehous
Sheriff of London 1374-1375. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
William Wood
Gardener. Not to be confused with Sir William Wood.
 
William Woodrofe
Son of John Woodrofe. Brother of Oliver Woodrofe. Buried at St. Martin Outwich.
 
William Worcester
Sheriff of London 1350-1351.
MASL
 
William Wright (b. 1579, d. 1603)
Publisher and bookseller.
BBTI
 
William Writhesley
Husband of Agnes Arnold.
 
William Wyking (d. 19 October 1481)
Sheriff of London 1481-1482. Member of the Skinners’ Company.
MASL
 
William Wymer (d. 19 August 1601)
 
William Wymer
Son of William Wymer. Husband of Mary Wymer. Buried at St. Nicholas Cole Abbey.
 
William Yeardley
Gentleman. Husband of Elizabeth Yeardley. Buried at St. Martin, Ludgate.
 
Willielm Tylling (d. 24 July 1430)
Chaplain of All Hallows Barking.
 
Wilmarde le Deuereshe
Member of the Knighten Guild.
Wikipedia
 
Wine (fl. 660-75)
Bishop of Winchester 660-663. Bishop of Dorchester 663-666. Bishop of London 666-672.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Winifred Brydges (d. 1586)
Second wife of Sir Richard Sackville. Mother of Thomas Sackville and Anne Fiennes. See related Wikipedia article on Sir Richard Sackville.
 
Wolfgang Laz (b. 1514, d. 1565)
Austrian humanist, historian, and physician.
Wikipedia
 
Wulfhere of Mercia (d. 675)
King of Mercia 658-675.
EB
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Wulfsige (d. between 909 and 926)
Bishop of London 897-900.
ODNB
Wikipedia
 
Wynkyn de Worde
Printer and publisher.
Wikipedia
 
Xenophon
Greek philosopher, historian, soldier, and mercenary. Student of Socrates.
Wikipedia
 
Zachary Elmer
Brother of Edmond Elmer.
 
Zachary Taylor
Carver. Known for his artistic contributions to mayoral shows.
 
Zeno
Pre-Socratic Greek philosohper.
Wikipedia
 
Zorzi Guistinian
Venetian ambassador in the court of James VI and I.
 

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