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Sir Henry II, Baron Norris of Rycote, Ambassador to France Norreys Norris 1525 – 1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1525

Birth Location: (Wytham) Bray Castle, Rycote, Berkshire, England

Death Date: 27 June 1601

Death Location: Buried in a vault under the chapel of St Michael and All Angels in the Grounds of Rycote House, South Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Sir Rycote

Mother: ◆ Norreys\Norris

Spouse(s): LADY Rycote

Children(s): Sir Rycote

Sir Henry II, Baron Norris of Rycote, Ambassador to France Norreys Norris Ii was born in 1525 in (Wytham) Bray Castle, Rycote, Berkshire, England, the child of Sir Henry Norreys (Norris), Baron Norreys of Rycote and ◆ Lady Catherine Mary Fiennes\Fienes Norreys\Norris. Sir Henry II, Baron Norris of Rycote, Ambassador to France Norreys Norris Ii married LADY Margaret "Majorie" (Heiress of Rycote) Williams, Baroness Norreys of Rycote, and had children including Sir Henry Thomas Norris, 1st Earl of Leicester, Baron Norris (Norreys) of Rycote. Sir Henry II, Baron Norris of Rycote, Ambassador to France Norreys Norris Ii passed away in 1601 in Buried in a vault under the chapel of St Michael and All Angels in the Grounds of Rycote House, South Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.

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  • Sir Henry II, Baron Norris of Rycote, Ambassador to France Norreys Norris Ii was born in 1525 in (Wytham) Bray Castle, Rycote, Berkshire, England, the child of Sir Henry Norreys (Norris), Baron Norreys of Rycote and ◆ Lady Catherine Mary Fiennes\Fienes Norreys\Norris.
  • Sir Henry II, Baron Norris of Rycote, Ambassador to France Norreys Norris Ii married LADY Margaret "Majorie" (Heiress of Rycote) Williams, Baroness Norreys of Rycote, and had children including Sir Henry Thomas Norris, 1st Earl of Leicester, Baron Norris (Norreys) of Rycote.
  • Sir Henry II, Baron Norris of Rycote, Ambassador to France Norreys Norris Ii passed away in 1601 in Buried in a vault under the chapel of St Michael and All Angels in the Grounds of Rycote House, South Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.

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Sir Norris's Ancestors

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Sir Norris
1525 – 1601
Birth Place: (Wytham) Bray Castle, Rycote, Berkshire, England
Parents
Sir Henry Norreys (Norris), Baron Norreys of Rycote
1491 – 1536
Bray Castle, Rycote, Berkshire, England
◆ (Lady Catherine Mary Fiennes\Fienes) Norreys\Norris
1499 – 1533
Hurstmonceaux (Sussex) Gb
Grandparents
Sir* (Thomas) Fiennes
1472 – 1533
Hurstmonceux, Sussex, England
Anne Bourchier
1462 – 1530
Berners, Roos&crom, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Richard Fiennes
Alice FitzHugh
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Fiennes
Elizabeth Battisford

Sir Norris's Descendants

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Sir (Henry II, Baron Norris of Rycote, Ambassador to France Norreys) Norris (Jan 1525 – 27 June 1601) m. LADY (Margaret "Majorie" (Heiress of Rycote) Williams, Baroness Norreys of) Rycote (1521 – Dec 1599)
  1. 1. Sir (Henry Thomas Norris, 1st Earl of Leicester, Baron Norris (Norreys) of) Rycote (1565 – 16 AUG 1599) m. Lady (Elizabeth Norreys (Mris) Webb) (1571 – 28 Apr 1621) m. Elizabeth Webb (Abt. 1521 – Dec 1599)
    1. 1. Sir (William Norris, Baron Norris of) Rycote (1586 – 8 Oct 1641) m. Baroness (Lady Jaine Jane) Ansdell (1588 – 16 Nov 1662)
      1. 1. Grace (Norris, Countess of) Man (1612 – 28 Mar 1672) m. Robert (Parr, Earl of) Man (1610 – 21 Aug 1673)
        1. 1. Robert Parr (1640 – 1700) m. Ellen Tonge (1646 – 6 Mar 1753)

Sir Norris's Timeline

2 Records

1525
Jan 1525
Birth of Sir Henry II, Baron Norris of Rycote, Ambassador to France Norreys Norris Ii in (Wytham) Bray Castle, Rycote, Berkshire, England
(Wytham) Bray Castle, Rycote, Berkshire, England
1601
27 June 1601
Age 76
Death of Sir Henry II, Baron Norris of Rycote, Ambassador to France Norreys Norris Ii in Buried in a vault under the chapel of St Michael and All Angels in the Grounds of Rycote House, South Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Buried in a vault under the chapel of St Michael and All Angels in the Grounds of Rycote House, South Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1525
    Event Place: (Wytham) Bray Castle, Rycote, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 June 1601
    Event Place: Buried in a vault under the chapel of St Michael and All Angels in the Grounds of Rycote House, South Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

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