Thomas Timperley

From the "Timperley of Hintlesham" website:

Thomas was born about 1524, the eldest child of William Timperley and Margaret Howard, an illegitimate daughter of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (d.1554). She later became the third wife of Sir Henry D'Oyly of Pond Hall, Hadleigh, Suffolk.
His father died in 1528 and Thomas became a ward of his grandfather the 3rd Duke of Norfolk (Letters and Papers Henry VIII, iv.6248 (21)) He appeared at the Exchequer in 1551 to present proof that his ancestors had held a court leet at Hintlesham since the time of Edward I. Coming to Framlingham in July 1553, he took the oath of allegiance to Queen Mary there on 14th July and became one of the two Members of Parliament for Bramber, Sussex in her first parliament. This was achieved through the influence of the Duke of Norfolk. He was later granted an annuity of £20 from the Crown.

By 1557, he had married Audrey, daughter of Sir Nicholas Hare of Bruisyard, Suffolk (d.1557) who was Master of the Rolls (1553-1557).
Thomas sat again in Parliament as M.P. for Great Yarmouth, 1563-1567, and was a Commissioner for the subsidy voted to Queen Elizabeth during this Parliament. In 1569 he was Controller of the Household of Thomas, 4th Duke of Norfolk and later receiver in Suffolk, for the Duke, by 1572 and for Philip, 13th Earl of Arundel by 1589.

Having rebuilt Hintlesham Hall, which was probably completed about 1579, he also bought, after his son's marriage, estates of freehold and copyhold land in Flowton, Burstall and elsewhere.

Thomas died at Hintlesham on 13th January 1594 and there is an elaborate monument to him, his wife and 9 children, as well as to his son Nicholas and his family in Hintlesham Church.

He was succeeded by his son, Nicholas Timperley (c.1564-1624).

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www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/timperley-thomas-152324-94

G.H.Ryan & L.J.Redstone, Timperley of Hintlesham: A Study of a Suffolk Family