Sir Thomas Gargrave. He died on 14 June 1596 and was buried in St Andrew, Holborn. He never married, though since he obtained leave of absence to return to England for his wedding, he was then clearly intending to do so; nothing seems to be known of the intended bride. Although he had several siblings, including Christopher, he chose to leave his property instead to a variety of charities. His estate was considerable: Lord Ellesmere, Lord Chancellor of England, the executor and residuary legatee, is said to have received £10000 as his share. A Ralph Rokeby represented Huntingdon in the English Parliament of 1571, and has been tentatively identified with this man. However, there is no firm evidence for this identification, and it is equally likely to have been his relative, Ralph Rokeby (died 1595), a lawyer and historian. References Burke, Oliver Anecdotes of the Connaught Circuit Hodges Figgis Dublin 1885 English barristers 1520s births 1596 deaths Members of Lincoln's Inn People from Barnard Castle People of Elizabethan Ireland 16th-century English lawyers Chief Justices of Connacht Ralph