Henry Garrowaye, Lord Mayor of London

1575 - 1646  (71 years)

• Name	Henry Garrowaye  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Lord Mayor of London
  Birth	1575	London, England   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Leyton, Essex, England   [2]
  Death	21 Jul 1646	London, City of London, Greater London, England   [3]
  Burial	Broad Street, City of London, Greater London, England   [3]
  Person ID	I16310	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Sir William Garaway,   b. Bef 1557   d. England
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F7944	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Clitherow   d. Jun 1656
  Marriage	1607	St. Marys, Leyton, Essex, England   [2, 4]
  Children	1. Katharine Garrawaie,   b. Abt 1631, London, Middlesex, England d. Dec 1707, Speke Hall, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Wikipedia: Accessed 2/11/2023 He might be the father of this Henry instead. "Sir Henry Garraway (died July 1646) was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1639. Garaway was the son of Sir William Garaway, farmer of the customs.[1] Garraway was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Drapers. He was one of the Court Assistants from 1614 to 1628 and a member of the committee of the East India Company from 1614 to 1643. On 30 January 1627, Garraway was elected an alderman of the City of London for Vintry ward. He was Sheriff of London and Master of the Drapers Company from 1627 to 1628. In 1631 he became colonel of the Trained Bands. He was Governor of the Levant Company from 1635 to 1643 and Deputy Governor of the East India Company from 1636 to 1639. In 1639 he became alderman of Broad Street ward, Master of the Drapers Company and Lord Mayor of London. He was knighted on 31 May 1640."

  
  

• Sources

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