Lord Mayor Sir Henry Billingsley
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Born -
Married -A-1565, B-1588, C-1591, D-1598, E-1604
Died - 1606
Interred -
Married A- 1565 to Elizabeth Bourne, daughter of Henry Massey born in 1542. Elizabeth died in 1577 and was buried at St Katherine Coleman (Catalogue of the Tombs and Churches of the City of London AD1666. Mjr. Payne Fisher 1668)
Children: Henry, William, Thomas, Elizabeth, Richard, Mary , William, Thomas, Elizabeth, Cecily, John.
Married B- 1588 to Bridget Draper (Woodruff) daughter of Lord Mayor Sir Christopher and Margaret Green, born in 1544, bridget died in 1588
Married C- 1591 to Katherine Trapps / Harding. Daughter of Sir John and Mary Killigrew (Calander of Chancery Prod. 33. - Killigrew/Billingsley- K.8.
Children: John, Katherine.
Married D- 1598 to Elizabeth Monslow Daughter of Richard Peacock, Elizabeth died in 1603.
Married E- 1604 to Elizabeth Bourne
Much information is available about Henry so I include only a brief outline.
As ‘Collector of the Queen’s Customs for London’, Henry became one of Elizabeth’s most valued administrators. Having taken Ireland - she divided it into ten parts, giving them to her staff to subdivide. Henry got Kilkenny, which he passed on to his sons Henry and Thomas.
In 1597 as Master of the Haberdashers, he was to become Lord Mayor, but the Queen refused to release him from his royal duties. However, his replacement died and Henry completed the term. He was knighted and served as MP for the City of London. He died in office.
His house is now the site of The Liveried Company House.