Randle Holme I
(1570-1655)

Mayor of Chester (1633-1634)

Died aged c. 85

Randle Holme was a name shared by members of four successive generations of a family who lived in Chester, Cheshire, England from the late years of the 16th century to the early years of the 18th century. They were all herald painters and genealogists and were members of the Stationers' Company of Chester. All four painted memorial boards and hatchments, and some of these can still be found in Cheshire churches.

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Commemorated on 1 plaque

Old King's Head. This was the house of Randle Holme I, Mayor of Chester 1633-4. It was described as a 'new building' in 1633. Four generations of the Holme family worked as Chester Heralds and historians during the 17th Century. Their painted Heraldic memorial tablets are a feature of many Chester churches.

Ye Old Kings Hotel Hotel - 48 - 50 Lower Bridge Street, Chester, United Kingdom where they lived