Custos Rotulorum of Nottinghamshire explained

This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Nottinghamshire.

• Michael Stanhope bef. 1544 - 1552
• Sir John Byron, Sr. by 1562 - 1567.^[1]
• Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland bef. 1573 - 1587
• John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland 1587 - 1588
• Sir Thomas Stanhope bef. 1594 - 1596
• William Sutton 1597 - 1600
• William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter 1600 - 1640
• William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1640 - 1646
• Interregnum
• William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1660 - 1676
• Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1677 - 1688
• William Pierrepont, 4th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull 1689 - 1690
• vacant
• John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1694 - 1711

For later custodes rotulorum, see Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire.

References

1. Web site: BYRON (BERON), Sir John (1487/88-1567), of Colwick and Newstead, Notts. . 2013-11-20 . History of Parliament Online . The History of Parliament Trust 1964-2013.

• Institute of Historical Research - Custodes Rotulorum 1544-1646
• Institute of Historical Research - Custodes Rotulorum 1660-1828