| Name |
Ralph FLEXNEY |
| Suffix |
(Mayor of Oxford) |
| Birth |
Bef 1510 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Chandler |
| Occupation |
1551/2 |
| Elected Mayor for the first time. Also elected 1552/3, 1562/3, 1577/8 |
| Occupation |
29 Sep 1531 |
| Elected to Common Council of Oxford |
| Occupation |
1542 |
| Elected Senior Bailiff |
| Occupation |
1547 |
| Elected as an M.P. for Oxford, and also as an Alderman |
| Residence |
1 Feb 1545/6 - Aft 1565 |
Lawrence Hall Lane, St. Michael's, Oxford |
| yn a lane callyd laurence hall lane adjoynyng to the churche yard of Seynt Mychells at the northe gate at the est end of the same churche, and also a garden grounde adjoynyng to the seyd tenement on the est end of the same tenement late yn the tenure of John Westborne for xxj yeres. |
| Death |
26 Dec 1578 [1] |
| Burial |
27 Dec 1578 |
St. Michael's, Oxford, Oxon. [2] |
- Hic iacet Radolphus Flexney, civitatis Oxon Aldermannus et Caterina eius uxor secunda ex qua liberos suscepit novem filios duos, Thomam scilicet et Ricardum, filias septem. Ille obiit 25o decembris Anno Dni 1578 Haec 9 septembris 1567 Thomas Flexney hoc posuit
- Praeteriens udis haec cerne viator ocellis
Digna est haec lacrimis tristis imago tuis
Nempe quod es fuimus, mox qd sumus ipse futurus
Vive memor mortis, cætera mitte deo.
[Traveller passing by, look with wet eyes: this sad image is worthy of your tears. Undoubtedly we have been what you are, and soon you yourself will be what we are. Live mindful of death, and leave everything else to God]
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| Person ID |
I15324 |
Gadd |
| Last Modified |
31 Mar 2007 |