Peerage Record – 3525

     John Allen lived at Westminster, London, England^G.¹

     Hon. John Bulkeley Coventry-Bulkeley was the son of William Coventry, 5th Earl of Coventry and Elizabeth Allen.¹ He died in 1801.¹
     He was given the name of John Bulkeley Coventry at birth.¹

     Walter Coventry was baptised on 16 July 1634.² He was the son of Walter Coventry and Susan West.^1,2 He married Anne Holcombe, daughter of Humphrey Holcombe.²
     He was a merchant at St. Peter le Poor, London, England^G.¹ He had three other sons and five daughters.²

     Anne Holcombe is the daughter of Humphrey Holcombe.¹ She married Walter Coventry, son of Walter Coventry and Susan West.²
     Her married name became Coventry.

     Humphrey Holcombe was a merchant at London, England^G.¹

     Walter Coventry was the son of Sir Thomas Coventry and Margaret Jeffries.^1,2 He married Susan West on 24 April 1628.² He died on 14 January 1639/40.²
     He lived at London, England^G.² He had two other sons.²

     Sir Thomas Coventry was born in 1547.² He was the son of Richard Coventry.² He married Margaret Jeffries, daughter of William Jeffries.² He died on 12 December 1606.²
     He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1565 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He was a Fellow in 1566 at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He was a practising barrister in 1568.² He held the office of Bencher of the Inner Temple in 1591.² He was a practising Serjeant-at-Law in 1603.² He held the office of King’s Serjeant in 1605.² He was appointed Knight in 1606.² He held the office of Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in 1606.^1,2

     Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry of Aylesborough was born in 1578 at Croome Dabitot, Worcestershire, England^G.¹ He was the son of Sir Thomas Coventry and Margaret Jeffries.¹ He married, firstly, Sarah Sebright, daughter of John Sebright and Anne Bullingham, before 1606.¹ He married, secondly, Elizabeth Aldersey, daughter of John Aldersey and Anne Lowe, before 1610.³ He died on 14 January 1639/40 at Durham House, the Strand, London, England^G.³ He was buried on 1 March 1639/40 at Croome Dabitot, Worcestershire, England^G.³ His will was proven (by probate) on 18 January 1639/40.³
     He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 15 December 1592.¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1594.¹ He was a practising barrister in November 1603.¹ He held the office of Bencher of the Inner Temple in 1614.¹ He held the office of Recorder of London from November 1616 to March 1617.¹ He held the office of Solicitor-General between 1617 and 1621.¹ He was appointed Knight on 16 March 1616/17 at Theobalds, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Droitwich from 1620 to 1621.¹ He held the office of Attorney-General from 1620/21 to 1625.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 30 October 1625.¹ He held the office of Lord Keeper of the Great Seal between 1 November 1625 and 1640.¹ He held the office of High Steward of Cambridge between 1626 and 1640.¹ He was created 1st Baron Coventry of Aylesborough, co. Worcester [England] on 10 April 1628.¹ He held the office of Lord High Steward on 25 April 1631, at the trial of Lord Audley.¹ He held the office of Recorder of Boston in 1633.¹ He held the office of High Steward of Kingston-on-Hull in 1633.¹ He held the office of Recorder of Coventry between 1634 and 1640.¹ He held the office of High Steward of St. Albans.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     Sarah Sebright was baptised on 27 May 1583 at Wolverley, Worcestershire, England^G.² She was the daughter of John Sebright and Anne Bullingham.¹ She married Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry of Aylesborough, son of Sir Thomas Coventry and Margaret Jeffries, before 1606.¹
     Her married name became Coventry.

     John Sebright is the son of Edward Sebright and Joyce Grosvenor.² He married Anne Bullingham, daughter of Richard Bullingham.³
     He lived at Besford, Worcestershire, England^G.⁴ He lived at Blackshall, Wolverley, Worcestershire, England^G.¹ He lived at Blakes Hall, England.³