Thomas Head
English high sheriff;
About Thomas Head
Lived 1715 – 1779 (aged 63–64).
Sir Thomas Head (c. 1715–1779) was High Sheriff of Berkshire.
Biography Thomas was born in about 1715, the son of Richard Head of Bucklebury in West Berkshire. He was educated at John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon, (now Abingdon School) (1730–1735) and later Corpus Christi College, Oxford B.A (1735–1738).
In 1744, Thomas was knighted and was appointed High Sheriff of Berkshire. and they lived together at Langley Hall in Hampstead Norreys.
His son, Sir Walter James James (formerly Walter Head) (1759–1829), became the first baronet of Langley Hall.
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Who was Thomas Head?
English high sheriff; (c. 1715–1779)
When was Thomas Head born?
Thomas Head was born in 1715.
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Thomas Head died in 1779.
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