Thomas Wancklyn

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Thomas Wancklyn
Member of the House of Commons
Personal details
Died1694 (1695)
Spouse
Mary ( née  Capell) Ley
(m. 16471670)
Frances Brandsby
(m. 1671)

Thomas Wancklyn (died 1694), of Heywood House, Westbury, was an English and politician who sat in the House of Commons during the late 17th century. He represented Westbury as a Member of Parliament and was active in local Wiltshire affairs. [1]

Wancklyn may have married three times. On 7 August 1647, he married Mary ( née  Capell) Ley, the widow of Henry Ley, 2nd Earl of Marlborough and daughter of Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham. Mary died 2 June 1670. The following year, Wancklyn married Frances Brandsby, also a widow, on 9 July 1671. He may have also married a third woman named Mary. [1]

Wancklyn died in 1694. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "WANCKLYN, Thomas (d.1694), of Heywood House, Westbury, Wilts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 13 December 2025.