Thomas, Edmund (1633-77), of Wenvoe, Glam.

Glamorgan       1654, 1656-10 Dec. 1657

Other House             1658

bap. 1633, o.s. of William Thomas (d. ?June 1636) of Wenvoe and Jane (bur. 14 Apr. 1668), da. of Sir John Stradling†, 1st bt. of St Donats (m. bef. 30 July 1641, Michael Oldisworth*). educ. Llantrithyd sch. c. 1641; ? travel (Netherlands); tutor, Georg Horn, bef. Feb. 1652. m. (1) 3 Feb. 1652, Elizabeth (d. 1670), da. of Sir Lewis Morgan† of Rhiwperra, Mon., sis. and h. of Thomas Morgan, 1s. (d.v.p.), 2da. (2) 1 Aug 1671, Mary (d. 1721), da. of Sir Thomas Lewis of Penmark Place, Glam., s.p. suc. gdfa. Edmund Thomas, betw. 23 Sept-23 Oct. 1638. d. 1677.

Local: j.p. Glam. 28 July 1653-d.; Mon. 8 July 1656-?Mar. 1660. Commr. ejecting scandalous ministers, S. Wales 28 Aug. 1654; taking accts. of money for propagation of the gospel in Wales, 30 Aug. 1654; assessment, Glam. 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660, 1661, 1664, 1672, 1677; Mon. 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660, 1672, 1677; militia, Glam., Mon. 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660; poll tax, Glam. 1660; subsidy, 1663. Sheriff, 1664-5. Commr. sewers, 11 Oct. 1664.

Mercantile: member, Soc. of Mineral and Battery Works, 1 Feb. 1654.

Central: member, cttee. for trade, 20 May 1656.

Military: capt. militia, Glam., Brec. and Rad. 30 July 1659; S. Wales 1 Sept. 1659.

Estate: lands in Glam. said 1645 to be worth £2,500 p.a. (attrib. to ‘William’ Thomas) and Jan. 1652 to be worth about £2,000 p.a., part in possession following freedom from wardship at marriage, 3 Feb., part in reversion aft. d. of his grandmo. Frances Thomas; these inc. lands in parish of Llanedeyrn. In 1666 owned burgages in West Ward and West Gate, Cardiff; part of parish of Radyr; part of ‘Keven y Gwyndon’, parish of St Fagans; 1670 owned tenement of Baldam Bach, St Fagans.

Will: admon., 4 July 1677 and 16 Feb. 1691.