William Duckett (Calne MP, died 1686)
William Duckett | |
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| Member of Parliament for Calne | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | BEF 23 May 1624 Hartham House, Corsham, Wiltshire |
| Died | 1 November 1686 (aged 62) Calne, Wiltshire |
| Nationality | English |
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| Parent(s) | John Duckett, Jane Winter |
See also William Duckett (disambiguation)
William Duckett (bapt. 23 May 1624 – 1 November 1686) was an English gentleman who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1679.
Duckett was the son of John Duckett, of Hartham House, Corsham, Wiltshire, a Royalist gentleman, and his wife, Jane Winter or Wintour. He matriculated at St John's College, Oxford, on 3 July 1640 aged 16. He was student of the Inner Temple in 1642.[1]
In 1659, Duckett was elected Member of Parliament for Calne in the Third Protectorate Parliament. In 1660, he was re-elected for Calne in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament and sat until 1679.[2] The few electors were under Duckett family control, and his father had been returned for Calne in 1621 and 1624.[3]
Family[edit]
Duckett married three times:
Firstly, on 6 March 1650, he married Elizabeth Henshaw (baptised 29 April 1621 – c.1654) at St Bartholomew-the-Great in London, a sister of the alchemist Thomas Henshaw, with issue including:
- Lionel Duckett (1652–1693), who was also a member of parliament for Calne.[4][1]
Secondly, about 1655, he remarried, as a widower, the widow Anne Chapman née Knight (died 1667), with issue including:
- Jane Duckett (1657–1713)
- Three short-lived sons
Thirdly, about September 1669 (licence: 13 September 1669, Bristol), he remarried, as a widower, Margaret Moore (d. 1694), a daughter of Sir Henry Moore, 2nd Baronet, of Fawley, Berkshire. There were no documented children from this marriage.
Duckett died on 1 November 1686[2] at his home in Calne, Wiltshire, at the age of 62. He was buried on 5 November 1686. His will was executed by his widow, Margaret, with probate on 3 January 1687.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp.406–439. Accessed: 17 March 2011 via British History Online
- ^ a b Duke Henning, Basil. "DUCKETT, William (1624-86), of Hartham, Corsham, Wilts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ Lancaster, Henry. "DUCKETT, John (c.1580-1648), of Calstone House, Calne, Wilts.; later of Hartham, Corsham, Wilts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Duke Henning, Basil. "DUCKETT, Lionel (1652-93), of Box, Wilts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
External links[edit]
- Notes on theories of an undocumented son, Richard (1673–1773) at Find a Grave