William Ormshead

William Ormshead
William Ormshead
Member of the England Parliament; for York
	In office; 1426–1431
Preceded by	Richard Russell
Succeeded by	William Ormshead
	In office; 1431–Unknown
Preceded by	William Ormshead
Succeeded by	Thomas Scotton
Personal details
Died	1437
Nationality	English
Spouse(s)	Agnes (I); Joan (II); Ellen (III)

William Ormshead was one of two Members of the Parliament of England for the constituency of York on two occasions.

Life and politics

William was a successful merchant before any record of his life is known. He first comes to note when becoming a freeman of the city of York in 1404. By this time he had been married to Agnes, but seven years later he is recorded as being married to Joan when they both became members of the Corpus Christi Guild. He was married for a third time to Ellen. He had one son and two daughters. His sister, Margaret was married to fellow York merchant and MP, John Blackburn.[1]

He held several civic offices. He was sheriff (1414–1415) and lord mayor (1425–26 and 1433–34). He was first elected as MP for York in 1421 and then again in 1426 and 1431. A wealthy wool merchant, he had property in Colliergate, Peasholm, Stonegate and Micklegate.[2] He also had a small amount of property in Cumberland.[1][3]

Ormshead died in 1437 and his will stated his wish to buried next to his second wife in Holy Trinity Church.[3] He left the majority of his estate to his widow, on the condition she did not remarry, else it would go to his two daughters. There were provisions for his nephew, Nicholas Blackburn, and John Bolton, who had married his niece Alice.[1]

References

"The History of Parliament Trust". Retrieved 21 December 2021.
P M Tillott, ed. (1961). 'The later middle ages: City and citizens', in A History of the County of York: the City of York. London. pp. 106–113.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Hildyard, Christopher (1719). The antiquities of York city, and the civil government thereof; with a list of all the mayors and bayliffs, lord mayors and sheriffs, from the time of King Edward the First, to this present year, 1719. Collected from the papers of Christopher Hildyard, esq., with notes and observations. G.White. pp. 45, 47, & 49.

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[HOP-1] "The History of Parliament Trust". Retrieved 21 December 2021.

[2] P M Tillott, ed. (1961). 'The later middle ages: City and citizens', in A History of the County of York: the City of York. London. pp. 106–113.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[History-3] Hildyard, Christopher (1719). The antiquities of York city, and the civil government thereof; with a list of all the mayors and bayliffs, lord mayors and sheriffs, from the time of King Edward the First, to this present year, 1719. Collected from the papers of Christopher Hildyard, esq., with notes and observations. G.White. pp. 45, 47, & 49.