Thomas Gawdy, Justice of the Queen's Bench, Recorder of Norwich, Member of Parliament for Arundel, Treasurer of Lincoln's Inn, knighted 1578, Knight, Justice of Queen's Bench
Dates: Active as purchaser in 1570; exact dates not established for the holder identified by the local manor account.
Biography
Thomas Gawdy is identified as the purchaser of the Holbrook manor in 1570 and as the owner associated with the construction of Gawdy Hall.
Notes / Sources
The wider Gawdy family included several men named Thomas Gawdy; the public manor source does not provide sufficient detail to assign a definitive birth or death date.
Research sources:
- Terry Mayes, A Brief History of Alburgh, in Alburgh Village Appraisal and Stories Relating to Life in Alburgh, citing local historical material. — https://www.alburgh.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Alburgh-Book-Articles.pdf
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