Biography.guide
Home › People › Timothy Tyrrell
Portrait of Timothy Tyrrell

Timothy Tyrrell

1570 – 1632

Peerage person ID=188606 (1570s-1632)

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Timothy Tyrrell

Lived 1570 – 1632 (aged 61–62).

Sir Timothy Tyrrell (also spelled Tirrell; –1632) was an Englishman who served as Master of the Buckhounds to Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, and King Charles I. His fee as master of the buckhounds in 1616 was £20 yearly.

Family

Tyrrell was born in Oakley, Buckinghamshire, the son of Sir Edward Tyrrell, Member of Parliament for Buckingham, by his second wife, Margaret. He was the brother of politician and judge Thomas Tyrrell.

He married Eleanor Kingsmill, daughter of Sir William Kingsmill (died 1618) of Sydmonton and Anne Wilkes, on 22 August 1613 in Marsworth, Buckinghamshire. They had seven children:

In 1613, following Prince Henry's death in 1612, King James confirmed the rangership of Shotover by letters patent for the duration of the lives of Timothy Tyrrell and his two sons, Timothy (Master of the Buckhounds to King Charles I) and William.

On 29 August 1624, King James knighted Tyrrell at Shotover while attending a sporting hunt. Tyrrell died in 1632.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Born
1570
Birth century
Died
1632
Positions held
Master of the Buckhounds
Awards
Knight Bachelor
Also known as
Sir Timothy Tyrrell, of Okeley

People in Timothy Tyrrell's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Timothy Tyrrell's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Timothy Tyrrell?

Peerage person ID=188606 (1570s-1632)

When was Timothy Tyrrell born?

Timothy Tyrrell was born in 1570.

When did Timothy Tyrrell die?

Timothy Tyrrell died in 1632.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Timothy Tyrrell

· Wikidata: Q27970927

· DBpedia: Timothy Tyrrell (died 1632)

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Timothy Tyrrell. https://biography.guide/timothy-tyrrell/

MLA: "Timothy Tyrrell." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/timothy-tyrrell/.

Chicago: "Timothy Tyrrell." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/timothy-tyrrell/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:04 UTC