Thomas Vachell (died 1553)
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Thomas Vachell (by 1500 – 1553), of Coley, Berkshire was an English landowner and politician.[1]
He was the eldest son of Thomas Vachell of Coley by his first wife Elizabeth, daughter and co-heiress of William Cockworthy of Yarnscombe, Devon and half-brother of Oliver.[1] His family had been settled in Coley, a hamlet on the outskirts of Reading, Berkshire, since the 13th century.[2] He was admitted to the Middle Temple in 1518.[3] By 1521 he had married Agnes, daughter of William Justice (MP), a former mayor of Reading.[1][4]
