John Wakeman
John Wakeman (died 1549) was an English
Life
He was the second son of William Wakeman of Drayton, Worcestershire.[1] He supplicated in the name of John Wyche, for the degree of Bachelor of Divinity on 3 February 1511.
On 19 March 1534 a
On 9 January 1539 he surrendered his monastery, receiving an annuity of four hundred marks. He then seems to have taken the name Wakeman, by which he was afterwards known. On his nomination to the newly erected
In 1547 he attended the funeral of
His nephew Richard was great-grandfather of
References
- ^ a b "Chapter IX. Abbots of Tewkesbury". The History of Tewkesbury. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Tewkesbury Abbey". Tudor Times. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Bishops Pages 40-44 Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: Volume 8, Bristol, Gloucester, Oxford and Peterborough Dioceses". British History Online. Institute of Historical Research. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Houses of Benedictine monks: The abbey of Tewkesbury Pages 61-66 A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 2". British History Online. Victoria County History. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Wakeman, John". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.