The Bourchier and Bowker Pages
Discovering the ancestry of the South African Bowkers, and the English Bourchiers
John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath
1499 - 1560 (61 years)-
Name John Bourchier [1] Suffix 2nd Earl of Bath Birth 1499 Baunton, Devon, England 
[1] Gender Male Death 10 Feb 1560 Burial Hengrave, Suffolk, England Person ID I397 Bourchiers Last Modified 3 Apr 2020
Father John Bourchier, 1st Earl of Bath, b. 20 Jul 1470, Halstead, Essex, England d. 30 Apr 1539, Baunton, Devon, England (Age 68 years) Mother Cecily Daubeney Marriage 1496 Baunton, Devon, England [1] Family ID F228 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Elizabeth Hungerford Children 1. Elizabeth Bourchier, b. Abt 1522 Family ID F232 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Dec 2014
Family 2 Eleanor Manners Children + 1. John Bourchier, 5th Baron Fitzwaryn, b. 1529 d. 1556 (Age 27 years) + 2. Henry Bourchier, b. 1538, Haddon Hall, Derby, England + 3. George Bourchier, b. 1537, Haddon Hall, Derby, England d. 24 Sep 1605, Ireland (Age 68 years)4. Fulke Bourchier 5. Maria Bourchier 6. Cecily Bourchier 7. Elizabeth Bourchier 8. James Bourchier 9. Robert Bourchier 10. Margaret Bourchier 11. Verney Bourchier Family ID F233 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Dec 2014
Family 3 Margaret Donnington, b. Abt 1509, Stoke Newington, London, England d. 12 Jan 1561 (Age 52 years) Marriage Hengrave, Suffolk, England [1] Children 1. Susan Bourchier 2. Bridget Bourchier Family ID F234 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Dec 2014
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Notes - In 1539 Henry VIII confiscated the manor of Bolham from Dunkeswell Abbey, and a little later granted the former monastic manors of Hackpen, Bolham, Sheldon and Saint Hill to the second Earl of Bath, John Bouchier, who had already inherited the Barony of Okehampton from the Dynham line. The second Earl lived somewhat dangerously, he owed the King £336. Bourchier held the office of Sheriff of Somerset in 1519. He held the office of Sheriff of Dorset in 1519. He was invested as a Knight circa 1523. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Bath on 30 Apr 1539. He succeeded to the title of Baron of Daubeney on 8 Apr 1548. He was invested as a Privy Counsellor in 1553. He was one of the first to declare the right of Queen Mary to the Crown. He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset in 1556. He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Devon in 1556. He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall in 1556. He was a Commisisoner to decide on the claims made at Queen Mary's Coronation. He was a Commisisoner for the trial of Lady Jane Grey. He held the office of Governor of Beaumaris Castle.
from http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/BOURCHIER1.htm#John BOURCHIER (2° E. Bath)
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- In 1539 Henry VIII confiscated the manor of Bolham from Dunkeswell Abbey, and a little later granted the former monastic manors of Hackpen, Bolham, Sheldon and Saint Hill to the second Earl of Bath, John Bouchier, who had already inherited the Barony of Okehampton from the Dynham line. The second Earl lived somewhat dangerously, he owed the King £336. Bourchier held the office of Sheriff of Somerset in 1519. He held the office of Sheriff of Dorset in 1519. He was invested as a Knight circa 1523. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Bath on 30 Apr 1539. He succeeded to the title of Baron of Daubeney on 8 Apr 1548. He was invested as a Privy Counsellor in 1553. He was one of the first to declare the right of Queen Mary to the Crown. He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset in 1556. He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Devon in 1556. He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall in 1556. He was a Commisisoner to decide on the claims made at Queen Mary's Coronation. He was a Commisisoner for the trial of Lady Jane Grey. He held the office of Governor of Beaumaris Castle.
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Sources - [S6] Tudor Place Website, (http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/BOURCHIER1.htm).
- [S6] Tudor Place Website, (http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/BOURCHIER1.htm).