Judge Sir Hugh Wyndham 1684
Judge Sir Hugh Wyndham who died 24th December 1684 . www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/0o35QX
He was born in 1602 the 8th son of Sir John Wyndham 1645 of Orchard Wyndham, by Joan flic.kr/p/96HxhR daughter of Sir Henry Portman 1590 of Orchard Portman.
He was the grandson of 1596 John Wyndham 1596 and Florence Wadham 1572 flic.kr/p/96qFQ7
He was educated at Wadham College, Oxford founded by his great uncle Nicholas Wadham 1609 flic.kr/p/96mKfT
In 1654 he was made a serjeant-at-law by Parliament and appointed a judge of the court of common pleas Oliver Cromwell on whose behalf he dealt with the Penruddock uprising in 1655. He was however looked upon with some suspicion by the Commonwealth, and in 1651 his home at Silton was searched by order of the Council of State but nothing was found.
He was deprived of his offices on the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 and his conduct at the Penruddock uprising investigated, being imprisoned in the Tower of London. He declared that he had done so "only by the soliciting and earnest importunity of divers of His Majesty's party" and in order to save the accused if he could. His reasons were accepted and he was pardoned and allowed to resume practice as a serjeant-at-law this time by royal authority. He did not however return to the bench until June 1670 when he was appointed Baron of the Exchequer and 8 days later knighted by King Charles II . In 1673 he became a judge of the court of common pleas once more.
After the Great Fire of London in 1666, along with his brother Sir Wadham Wyndham he was one of 22 judges who worked without pay 3 to 4 days a week to hear cases relating to property destroyed in the fire focusing primarily on deciding who should pay for a property to be rebuilt, cases being heard and a verdict usually given within a day. This promoted the immediate re-building of the city.
He m1 c.1640 Jane daughter of Sir Thomas Wodehouse 1658 of Kimberley
Children - 2 sons who died young and 3 daughters
1. Blanche d1695 m Nathaniel Napier, 2nd Bart having 2 children - Elizabeth Guise and Sir Nathaniel Napier 3rd Bart 1729
2. Rachel 1645-dsp1708 m John Digby, 3rd and last Earl of Bristol 1698 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/P11VnR
3. ........... died young
He m2 Elizabeth daughter of Sir William Mynne / Minn 1618 of Woodcote Park, Epsom: Widow of Sir Henry Berkeley, 1st Bart of Wymondham 1630, having no issue
He m3 1675 Katherine daughter of Thomas Fleming 1624 of North Stoneham, Hants : Widow of Sir Edward Hooper of Boveridge Cranborne, having no issue .
He died aged 81 in 1684 while on circuit at Norwich. His estates in Dorset and Somerset went to his 2 surviving daughters who weep on his monument
Picture with thanks , copyright Mike Searle CCL
Judge Sir Hugh Wyndham 1684
Judge Sir Hugh Wyndham who died 24th December 1684 . www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/0o35QX
He was born in 1602 the 8th son of Sir John Wyndham 1645 of Orchard Wyndham, by Joan flic.kr/p/96HxhR daughter of Sir Henry Portman 1590 of Orchard Portman.
He was the grandson of 1596 John Wyndham 1596 and Florence Wadham 1572 flic.kr/p/96qFQ7
He was educated at Wadham College, Oxford founded by his great uncle Nicholas Wadham 1609 flic.kr/p/96mKfT
In 1654 he was made a serjeant-at-law by Parliament and appointed a judge of the court of common pleas Oliver Cromwell on whose behalf he dealt with the Penruddock uprising in 1655. He was however looked upon with some suspicion by the Commonwealth, and in 1651 his home at Silton was searched by order of the Council of State but nothing was found.
He was deprived of his offices on the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 and his conduct at the Penruddock uprising investigated, being imprisoned in the Tower of London. He declared that he had done so "only by the soliciting and earnest importunity of divers of His Majesty's party" and in order to save the accused if he could. His reasons were accepted and he was pardoned and allowed to resume practice as a serjeant-at-law this time by royal authority. He did not however return to the bench until June 1670 when he was appointed Baron of the Exchequer and 8 days later knighted by King Charles II . In 1673 he became a judge of the court of common pleas once more.
After the Great Fire of London in 1666, along with his brother Sir Wadham Wyndham he was one of 22 judges who worked without pay 3 to 4 days a week to hear cases relating to property destroyed in the fire focusing primarily on deciding who should pay for a property to be rebuilt, cases being heard and a verdict usually given within a day. This promoted the immediate re-building of the city.
He m1 c.1640 Jane daughter of Sir Thomas Wodehouse 1658 of Kimberley
Children - 2 sons who died young and 3 daughters
1. Blanche d1695 m Nathaniel Napier, 2nd Bart having 2 children - Elizabeth Guise and Sir Nathaniel Napier 3rd Bart 1729
2. Rachel 1645-dsp1708 m John Digby, 3rd and last Earl of Bristol 1698 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/P11VnR
3. ........... died young
He m2 Elizabeth daughter of Sir William Mynne / Minn 1618 of Woodcote Park, Epsom: Widow of Sir Henry Berkeley, 1st Bart of Wymondham 1630, having no issue
He m3 1675 Katherine daughter of Thomas Fleming 1624 of North Stoneham, Hants : Widow of Sir Edward Hooper of Boveridge Cranborne, having no issue .
He died aged 81 in 1684 while on circuit at Norwich. His estates in Dorset and Somerset went to his 2 surviving daughters who weep on his monument
Picture with thanks , copyright Mike Searle CCL