John Daborne was a merchant and alderman

Alderman

An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...

 of Guildford

Guildford

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 Surrey. He was Mayor

Mayor

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 of Guildford in 1523, 1531 and 1538/39.

Keeper of Guildford Castle

John Daborne became the guardian of Guildford Castle

Guildford Castle

Guildford Castle is in Guildford, Surrey, England. It is thought to have been built shortly after the 1066 invasion of England by William the Conqueror.-Construction and development:...

 garden in 1544 after the jail that had been in the castle moved to Southwark

Southwark

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. His family were involved with the castle for the rest of the 16th century and they are thought to have added the brick windows and fireplaces still seen in the ruins of the castle.

Family

John was born about 1500. He married his wife Elizabeth about 1519. He was buried on 1 Sept 1548 at St Mary's, Guildford. Their daughter Maud married Richard Morris of Suffolk

Suffolk

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, who was Master of the Ironmongers' Company, London.