Thomas Ireland, Wealthy Shrewsbury wool merchant, purchaser of Albrighton in 1543
Dates: Died 1554; buried 10 November 1554
Biography
Thomas Ireland was a Shrewsbury wool merchant who purchased Albrighton in 1543 after the Dissolution of Shrewsbury Abbey. He was buried at Shrewsbury on 10 November 1554.
Notes / Sources
The cited sources do not establish all details of his civic offices or the exact conveyance terms.
Research sources:
- Gareth Williams, 'Albrighton Hall', in The Country Houses of Shropshire, pp. 33-35, published by Boydell & Brewer; corroborated by Castles and Old Mansions of Shropshire, entry 'Albrighton'. — https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/country-houses-of-shropshire/albrighton-hall/6D980FD77FCBE35715696470249E4736
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