Henry Fanshawe (1506–1568)

[2] A member of the minor gentry of Derbyshire, Henry was born around 1506 at Fanshawe Gate Hall.

[3] After completing his education at Beauchief Abbey, Henry moved to London in the 1520s and obtained a clerkship within the Exchequer through the influence of his kinsman, Sir Christopher More.

Little is known about Henry's career between his move to London and his elevation to the position of the Queen's Remembrancer in 1565.

It was also around this time that Henry became Lord of the Manor of several estates, including Jenkins, which would remain in the Fanshawe family for over a century.

Shortly before his death, Henry secured reversion of the office of Remembrancer for his nephew, Thomas Fanshawe.