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Sir Henry Norris 1525 – 1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1525

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

Death Date: 27 Jun 1601

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

Father: Sir Rycote

Mother: ◆ Fiennes

Spouse(s): Lady Williams

Children(s): Lady Norris

In 1525, Sir Henry Norris II, 1st Baron de Rycote entered the world in Wytham Bray Castle, Rycote, Berkshire, England, born to Sir Henry Norreys (Norris), Baron Norreys of Rycote and ◆ Lady Catherine Mary Fiennes. Sir Henry Norris II, 1st Baron de Rycote married Lady Margaret "Majorie" Williams, and had children including Lady Elizabeth "Catherine" Norris. Sir Henry Norris II, 1st Baron de Rycote passed away in 1601 in Rycote House, South Oxford, Oxfordshire, England (Buried in a vault under the chapel of St Michael and All Angels).

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Biography

  • In 1525, Sir Henry Norris II, 1st Baron de Rycote entered the world in Wytham Bray Castle, Rycote, Berkshire, England, born to Sir Henry Norreys (Norris), Baron Norreys of Rycote and ◆ Lady Catherine Mary Fiennes.
  • Sir Henry Norris II, 1st Baron de Rycote married Lady Margaret "Majorie" Williams, and had children including Lady Elizabeth "Catherine" Norris.
  • Sir Henry Norris II, 1st Baron de Rycote passed away in 1601 in Rycote House, South Oxford, Oxfordshire, England (Buried in a vault under the chapel of St Michael and All Angels).

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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
1482 – 1536
Bray Castle, Rycote, Berkshire, England
◆ (Lady Catherine Mary) Fiennes
1495 – 1533
Herstmonceux castle, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Lord (Sir Knight Thomas) Fiennes
1486 – 1512
England
Lady (Anne) Bourchier
1470 – 1530
Great-Grandparents
John Fenner
1455 – 1527
Grauntford
1460 – 1515
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Fenner
1423 – 1499
Agnes Blast
1423 – 1473

Sir Norris's Descendants

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Sir (Henry) Norris (Jan 1525 – 27 Jun 1601) m. Lady (Margaret "Majorie") Williams (15 Oct 1521 – December 1599)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth "Catherine") Norris (1558 – abt 1599) m. Enoch Moore (19 Jan 1561 – 24 Dec 1615)
    1. 1. John Moore (1584 – 1679) m. Elizabeth ("Abigail") Merritt (1588 – 1670)
      1. 1. Katherine Moore (1620 – 1722) m. Robert Flake (1620 – 2 Apr 1697)
        1. 1. Mary (Lee) Flake (1657 – 1717) m. Robert Clarke (1660 – 18 Mar 1724)

Sir Norris's Timeline

3 Records

1525
Jan 1525
Birth of Sir Henry Norris II, 1st Baron de Rycote in Wytham Bray Castle, Rycote, Berkshire, England
Wytham Bray Castle, Rycote, Berkshire, England
1601
27 Jun 1601
Age 76
Death of Sir Henry Norris II, 1st Baron de Rycote in Rycote House, South Oxford, Oxfordshire, England (Buried in a vault under the chapel of St Michael and All Angels)
Rycote House, South Oxford, Oxfordshire, England (Buried in a vault under the chapel of St Michael and All Angels)
1809
6 Aug 1809
Age 284
Sir Henry Norris II, 1st Baron de Rycote was baptized in Surrey, England
Surrey, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1809
    Event Place: Surrey, England
    Record Source: Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: GOD/1/5

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rycott
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 98

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1601
    Event Place: Rycote House, South Oxford, Oxfordshire, England (Buried in a vault under the chapel of St Michael and All Angels)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Haseley, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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