Lord Mayor of London Sir Andrew Judde

1512 - 1558  (46 years)

• Name	Sir Andrew Judde  [1]
  Title	Lord Mayor of London
  Birth	1512	Kent, England   [2]
  	(Tunbridge)
  Gender	Male
  Education	Founded Tonbridge Grammar School
  		School-Tonbridge Grammar Tonbridge School is a public school in Tonbridge, Kent, England, founded in 1553 by Sir Andrew Judde.
  Occupation	Master of the Skinners' Company, Merchant Adventurer and Knight
  Occupation	Mayor of Calais and of London  [2]
  Death	4 Sep 1558	London, England   [2]
  Burial	Bishopsgate, Middlesex, England   [2]
  	(St Helen's Church)
  		Tomb-JUDDE Andrew Lord Mayor of London. Member of the Skinner's Guild, and founder of a charity and of Tonbridge School. The inscription reads: Sir Andrew Judd Knt. to Russia and Mussova To Spayne gynny without fable Traveled he by land and sea. Both Mayre of London and staple. The Commonwelthe he norished so. Worthwhile in all his daies. +…
  Person ID	I10712	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Oliver Judde,   b. 1450, Kent, England d. Aug 1493, Kent, England (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lady Margaret Chiche,   b. 1462   d. 1500, Kent, England (Age 38 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dame Mary Matthew Mirfyn,   b. 1521, Kent, England d. 14 Nov 1550, Tonbridge, Kent, England (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	1523
  Children	1. Dame Alicia Judde,   b. 25 Jun 1535, Westenhanger, Kent, England d. 21 Oct 1593, St Botolph Aldgate, London, England (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3840	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1512 - Kent, England Death - 4 Sep 1558 - London, England Burial - - Bishopsgate, Middlesex, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia		Arms-Crest of LONDON Lord Mayor Crest of the Lord Mayor of England
  		Arms-JUDD The Judde arms, with boars' heads, and Skinners' Company arms, with ermine, are displayed above the Porter's Lodge entrance to Tonbridge School.

  
  

  Burials

  Tomb-JUDDE Andrew Lord Mayor of London. Member of the Skinner's Guild, and founder of a charity and of Tonbridge School. The inscription reads: Sir Andrew Judd Knt. to Russia and Mussova To Spayne gynny without fable Traveled he by land and sea. Both Mayre of London and staple. The Commonwelthe he norished so. Worthwhile in all his daies. +…

  
  

  Historic Documents

  (Historic) Charter to Sir Andrew Judde

  
  

  Old World

  _Andrew Judde - Lord Mayor of London Sir Andrew Judde, or Judd (5 September 1492 – 1558) was a 16th-century English merchant and Lord Mayor of London. He was knighted on 15 February 1551.

  
  

  Places

  School-Tonbridge Grammar Tonbridge School is a public school in Tonbridge, Kent, England, founded in 1553 by Sir Andrew Judde.

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S6040] FindAGrave Old World, Andrew Judd 1512-1558. Sir Andrew Judd - Lord Mayor of London. Member of the Skinner's Guild, and founder of a charity and of Tonbridge School. The inscription reads: Sir Andrew Judd Knt. to Russia and Mussova To Spayne gynny without fable Traveled he by land and sea. Both Mayre of London and staple. The Commonwelthe he norished so. Worthwhile in all his daies. That ech state full well him loved. To his perpetuall prayes. "TO RUSSIA AND MUSCOVA TO SPAYNE GYNNY WITHOUTE FARLE TRAVELD HE BY LAND AND SEA BOTHE MAYRE OF LONDON AND STAPLE THE COMMONWELTHE HE NORISHED SO WORTHELIE IN ALL HIS DATEST HAT ECH STATE FWLLWELL HIM LOVED TO HIS PERPETUALL PRAYES THREE WYVES HE HAD ONE WAS MARY FOWER SUNES ONE MAYDE HAD HE BY HER ANNYS HAD NONE BY HIM TRVLY BY DAME MARY HAD ONE DOWGHTER THUS IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER A THOWSANDE FYVE HVNDRED FYFTEY AND EYGHT, DIED THIS WORTHIE STAPLAR WORSHIPYNGE HIS POSTERYTYE" https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12104/andrew-judd