Sir William Brereton, Chamberlain of Chester, groom of the chamber to Henry VIII, courtier
Dates: Executed 17 May 1536
Biography
Cheshire courtier and officeholder who acquired Aldford after the manor's earlier Crown possession. He was executed on 17 May 1536, after which his estates, including Aldford, were forfeited to the Crown.
Notes / Sources
The source does not establish the exact date of his purchase, only that it was after 1526.
Research sources:
- Craig Thornber, A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities; Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, volume 91, Cheshire inquisitions, entry reciting the Crown's title after William Brereton's attainder. — https://rslc.org.uk/api/file/Vol_091.pdf
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