Oliver Vachell

Oliver Vachell (c. 1518 – 24 May 1564), of Buriton, near Petersfield, Hampshire and North Marston, Buckinghamshire, was an English politician and diplomat.[1]

Family

He was the younger son of Thomas Vachell of Coley, Berkshire by his second wife Margaret and half-brother of Thomas.[1] Vachell was married by 25 August 1537 to Margaret, a daughter of Richard Norton of East Tisted, Hampshire.[1][2]

Career

By 1537 he was a gentleman in the household of Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester. A French speaker, he accompanied Gardiner on diplomatic missions and was used as a messenger.[1][3] In 1545 he led a contingent of 220 men from the hundred of East Meon to Portsmouth, when the French invaded the Isle of Wight.[4] He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Hindon in October 1553 and Taunton in April 1554, both seats being in Gardiner's patronage.[1] He remained in Gardiner's service until the latter's death and was a witness to the bishop's will, by which he was left £20.[5]

Children

In 1566 he was recorded as having 2 sons and 4 daughters:[6]

  • Stephen, who inherited the manor of North Marston from his father, but sold it in 1573.[7] A recusant, he married Mary, daughter of William Stone and Frances Palmer, through whom he inherited a share in the manor of Buriton.[8]
  • Thomas[6]
  • Elizabeth married to Robert Joye of Farnham, Surrey[6]
  • Margery[6]
  • Mary[6]
  • Anne[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "VACHELL, Oliver (c.1518-64), of Buriton, nr. Petersfield, Hants and North Marston, Bucks. - History of Parliament Online". Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  2. ^ Pedigrees from the visitation of Hampshire. Vol. 64. Harleian Society. 1913. p. 14.
  3. ^ "Letters and Papers of Henry VIII, February 1537". British History Online. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Letters and Papers of Henry VIII, August 1545". British History Online. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  5. ^ Works of the Camden Society. Vol. 83. 1863. pp. 42–7.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Metcalfee, Walter C. (1883). Visitation of Buckinghamshire, in 1566. p. 44.
  7. ^ "VCH Buckinghamshire 4: North Marston". British History Online. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  8. ^ Early British Botanists and Their Gardens. 1922. p. 376.
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