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Richard Gen. Lord Norreys Eltonhead Norris 1581 – 1664 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 6, 1581

Birth Location: Eltonhead, Lancashire, England

Death Date: September 23, 1664

Death Location: Eltonhead, Lancashire, England

Father: Lord (Norreys),

Mother: Anne Sotheby

Spouse(s): Catherine Sutton

Children(s): Lady ELTONHEAD

In 1581, Richard Gen. Lord Norreys Eltonhead Norris *+11gf entered the world in Eltonhead, Lancashire, England, born to Lord William de Eltonhead (Norreys), and Anne Bowyers Lady Sotheby. Richard Gen. Lord Norreys Eltonhead Norris *+11gf married Catherine Ann Sutton, and had children including Lady Alice Elizabeth ELTONHEAD. Richard Gen. Lord Norreys Eltonhead Norris *+11gf passed away in 1664 in Eltonhead, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1581, Richard Gen. Lord Norreys Eltonhead Norris *+11gf entered the world in Eltonhead, Lancashire, England, born to Lord William de Eltonhead (Norreys), and Anne Bowyers Lady Sotheby.
  • Richard Gen. Lord Norreys Eltonhead Norris *+11gf married Catherine Ann Sutton, and had children including Lady Alice Elizabeth ELTONHEAD.
  • Richard Gen. Lord Norreys Eltonhead Norris *+11gf passed away in 1664 in Eltonhead, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord (Norreys),
1554 – 1601
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Eltonhead Hall, Prescot, Lancashire (now Merseyside), England -no reference located
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Anne Sotheby
1559 – 1654
Birth Location: Birdsall Hall, Yorkshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Sutton
1589 – 1654
Birth Location: Rushton Spencer, Staffordshire, England
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Children(s)

Lady ELTONHEAD
1628 – 1689
Birth Location: Eltonhead, Lancashire, England
LE

Richard Norris's Ancestors

Self
Richard Norris
1581 – 1664
Birth Place: Eltonhead, Lancashire, England
Parents
Lord William de Eltonhead (Norreys),
1554 – 1601
VERIFIED- Eltonhead Hall, Prescot, Lancashire (now Merseyside), England -no reference located
Anne (Bowyers Lady) Sotheby
1559 – 1654
Birdsall Hall, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
Richard (Norris I of Eltonhead (1502–1558) N Norreys, Lord) Eltonhead,
1525 – 1589
Eltonhead, Lancashire, England
Jennett (Elizabeth Lady Eltonhead) Gerard
1534 – 1588
Brierly, Lancashire, England
Master (James Robert Bowers Sotheby) Birdshall
1518 – 1594
Birdsall Hall, Pocklington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Grace Vavasour, Lady Bowers Sotheby, (1518–1559) Lady Grace Vavasour, Lady Bowers Sotheby,) (1518–1559)
1518 – 1559
Weston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gerard
1508 – 1540
Richard Bowers
1500 – 1575
Lady Roberts
1502 – 1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Trafford
1490 – 1540

Richard Norris's Descendants

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Richard (Gen. Lord Norreys Eltonhead) Norris (January 6, 1581 – September 23, 1664) m. Catherine (Ann) Sutton (1589 – 13 Jul 1654)
  1. 1. Lady (Alice Elizabeth) ELTONHEAD (26 Sept 1628 – 28 Oct 1689) m. Henry Corbin (1629 – 1675)
    1. 1. Laetitia (Letitia) Corbin (25 August 1657 – 6 October 1706) m. Col (Richard Henry Lee (The) Scholar) (1644 – 12 Mar 1714)
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane Lee or Johnson or) Bourne (1668 – 20 Nov 1739) m. Henry Reeves (1665 – 28 Apr 1728)
        1. 1. Thomas Reeves (1700 – 6 May 1760)

Richard Norris's Timeline

2 Records

1581
January 6, 1581
Birth of Richard Gen. Lord Norreys Eltonhead Norris *+11gf in Eltonhead, Lancashire, England
Eltonhead, Lancashire, England
1664
September 23, 1664
Age 83
Death of Richard Gen. Lord Norreys Eltonhead Norris *+11gf in Eltonhead, Lancashire, England
Eltonhead, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 6, 1581
    Event Place: Eltonhead, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 23, 1664
    Event Place: Eltonhead, Lancashire, England
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