Sir Percival Willoughby, Knighted at Worksop on 20 April 1603, Member of Parliament for Tamworth in 1604 and 1614, landowner, mining entrepreneur and investor in the Virginia/Newfoundland colonial companies
Dates: c.1556–23 August 1643
Biography
Percival was the eldest son of Thomas Willoughby of Bore Place. He married Bridget Willoughby in about 1580 and eventually inherited most of the Wollaton, Middleton and related estates after prolonged litigation over Sir Francis Willoughby's succession. He hosted Queen Anne and Prince Henry at Wollaton, invested in coal mining and glassmaking, and leased Bore Place Park in 1605 while attempting to manage substantial inherited debts.
Notes / Sources
University of Nottingham, Biography of Sir Percival Willoughby — https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/collectionsindepth/family/middleton/biographies/biographyofsirpercivalwilloughby(d1643).aspx
University of Nottingham, Middleton archive catalogue — https://mss-cat.nottingham.ac.uk/Calmview/TreeBrowse.aspx?field=RefNo&key=Mi1/6/178/2&src=CalmView.Catalog
Visitation of England and Wales, Willoughby pedigree — https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Visitation_of_England_and_Wales_%28IA_visitationofengl30howa%29.pdf
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Bore Place Willoughby; Wollaton and Middleton by marriage
Father: Thomas Willoughby of Bore Place
Mother: Catherine Hart, daughter of Sir Percival Hart of Lullingstone
Spouse(s): Bridget Willoughby, daughter and coheiress of Sir Francis Willoughby of Wollaton
Children / next generation: Sir Francis Willoughby of Wollaton and Middleton; Edward Willoughby of Cossall and Aspley; Thomas Willoughby; Henry Willoughby; Bridget Willoughby; Elizabeth Willoughby; Theodosia Willoughby
Armorial Registry
Sir Percival Willoughby of Bore Place, Wollaton and Middleton
Branch: Bore Place and the inherited Wollaton-Middleton succession
Issued / recorded: c.1556
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