Walter Hungerford of Heytesbury Sir Walter Hungerford, Knight^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1286 - 1355  (69 years)

• Name	Walter Hungerford  [1, 5]
  Title	Walter Hungerford of Heytesbury
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	Knight
  Birth	1286	Wiltshire, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1355  [2]
  Person ID	I6793	DBH Twigs
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Baron of Hopgrass Walter de Hungerford,   b. Est 1260, Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England d. Est 1308 (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Maud de Heytesbury
  Family ID	F2238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth FitzJohn,   b. Cherill   [1, 4]
  Marriage	Est 1312  [2]
  Children	1. Sir Thomas Hungerford Sir Thomas Hungerford, Knight,   b. Est 1330, Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England d. 3 Dec 1398, Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F2236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2025

  
  

• Photos		Hungerford Arms Keywords: Arms
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• Notes

  Sir Walter was the younger brother of Sir Robert. By 1333 he was the Bishop of Salisbury's bailiff in the cathedral city. He was Knight of the Shire for three years during the 1330s and the Royal Escheator in Surrey, Sussex and Kent during 1335. During the 1340s he was the Coroner for Wiltshire. He followed his brother as MP for Wiltshire. He had one son, Thomas, who began the rise of the Hungerford family.

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Pooles of Mayfield. [S300] http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/9004/Hungerford/html?200922. [S349] Dennis Martin. [S797] DBHT (exported from Ancestry).ged. Record originated in... [S2] 1881 Census.