Thomas Cartwright, had dealings with Sir Francis Walsingham. He died in 1595 or early 1596. Anne Luddington, who married first (as his second wife) William Lane, Grocer, and secondly (as his third wife) Sir Thomas Lodge, Grocer, who became Lord Mayor of London in 1562. Anne was the mother of the poet Thomas Lodge. Dame Ann Lodge died in 1579. Joan Luddington, who married first (as his second wife) John Machell, Clothworker (Sheriff of London 1555–56, died 1558), by whom she had five surviving children: and secondly (as the second of his three wives) the diplomat Sir Thomas Chamberlayne, by whom she had three surviving children. Dame Joan Chamberlayne died in 1565. Dame Joan Laxton, a wealthy and influential woman in her own right, long outlived her husband and died in 1576. References External links Oundle School Laxton House The History of St Peter's Parish church British History Online – Oundle Parish 1500s births 1556 deaths Year of birth uncertain People from Oundle Sheriffs of the City of London 16th-century lord mayors of London Founders of English schools and colleges