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Sir William Norris 1520–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1584

Death Location: Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Father: Sir Norris

Mother: Lady Brampton

Spouse(s): Lady Fortescue

Children(s): Alexander Norris, Henry Norris, Robert Norris, William Norris, Geoffrey Norris, James Norris, Grace Norris, William Norris, Robert Norris, Ralph Norris, Geoffrey Norris, James Norris, Grace Norris, Henry Norris, Thomas Norris

Sir William Norris was born in 1520 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Norris And Lady Anne Brampton. Sir William Norris married Lady Mary Fortescue, and had children including Alexander Norris, Geoffrey Norris, Grace Norris, Henry Norris, James Norris, Ralph Norris, Robert Gent Norris, Thomas Norris, William Norris. Sir William Norris passed away in 1584 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Norris was born in 1520 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Norris And Lady Anne Brampton.
  • Sir William Norris married Lady Mary Fortescue, and had children including Alexander Norris, Geoffrey Norris, Grace Norris, Henry Norris, James Norris, Ralph Norris, Robert Gent Norris, Thomas Norris, William Norris.
  • Sir William Norris passed away in 1584 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England.

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Sir Norris's Ancestors

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Sir Norris
1520–1584
Birth Place: Blackrod, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Norris
1500–1563
Speke Hall Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Lady (Anne) Brampton
1503–1591
Letton, Norfolk, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Norris's Descendants

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Sir (William) Norris (1520–1584) m. Lady (Mary) Fortescue (abt 1505–abt 1565)
  1. 1. Alexander Norris 1543–1603 m. Christiana Longworth 1543–1601
    1. 1. Robert Norris 1563–1620 m. Ellen Marshe 1570–1604 m. Isabel Valentine 1575–1637
      1. 1. William ("Gent") Norris 1598–1628 m. Margaret Fowell 1603–1640
        1. 1. George (Norris GG) #9 1625–1660 m. Mary (Sharples GG) #9 1622–
        2. 2. William Norris 1627–1629
        3. 3. Child Ayres 1639–1639
        4. 4. Anne Ayres 1633–
        5. 5. Elisabeth Ayres 1637–
        6. 6. Robert Norris 1624–1637
        7. 7. Robert Norris 1624–1665
        8. 8. William Norris 1627–1729
      2. 2. Richard Morris 1589–1644
      3. 3. Elizabeth Morris 1590–
      4. 4. Ralph Morris 1593–
      5. 5. William Morris 1595–1600
      6. 6. Robert ("M.A.") Norris 1602–1628
      7. 7. Ellen Norris 1604–
      8. 8. John (Robert) Norris 1600–1653
      9. 9. George Norris 1596–1623
      10. 10. John ("of Robert") Norris 1600–1604
      11. 11. Ellen Norris 1604–
      12. 12. Robert Norris 1602–1628
      13. 13. William Morris 1595–1600
      14. 14. Richard Morris 1589–1644
      15. 15. Margaret Norris 1609–
      16. 16. Elizabeth Norris 1616–1637
      17. 17. Thurstan Fyldes 1595–1639
    2. 2. John Norris 1580–1646
    3. 3. Ellen Norris 1583–1604
    4. 4. Margrett Norris 1571–1637
    5. 5. George Norris 1566–1596
    6. 6. Ralph Norris 1570–1634
    7. 7. Christopher Norris 1581–1639
    8. 8. George Norris 1566–1596
    9. 9. Joan Norris 1597–1637
    10. 10. Elizabeth Norris 1576–1603
    11. 11. Ralph Norris 1570–1634
  2. 2. Henry Norris 1542–1573
  3. 3. Robert (Gent) Norris 1550–1602
  4. 4. William Norris 1540–1603
  5. 5. Geoffrey Norris 1555–1601
  6. 6. James Norris 1546–1601
  7. 7. Grace Norris 1548–1607
  8. 8. William Norris 1540–1603
  9. 9. Robert (Gent) Norris 1544–1602
  10. 10. Ralph Norris 1550–
  11. 11. Geoffrey Norris 1555–1601
  12. 12. James Norris 1546–1601
  13. 13. Grace Norris 1548–1607
  14. 14. Henry Norris 1542–1573
  15. 15. Thomas Norris 1541–1595

Sir Norris's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Sir William Norris in Blackrod, Lancashire, England
Blackrod, Lancashire, England
1584
1584
Age 64
Death of Sir William Norris in Blackrod, Lancashire, England
Blackrod, Lancashire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Blackrod, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1584
    Event Place: Blackrod, Lancashire, England

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