NORRIS, John (c.1550-Dec. 1612 or Jan. 1613), of Fifield and Bray, Berks. and Woodwicks, Herts.

Family and Education

b. c. 1550, 1st s. of William Norris by Mary, da. of Sir Adrian Fortescue of Shirburn, Oxon. m. Mary, da. of George Basford of Rickmansworth, Herts., wid. of Roger Colte (d.1575), 1s. d.v.p. 1da. suc. fa. 1591. Kntd. 1601.C142/228/30; Vis. Berks. (Harl. Soc. lvii), 185; VCH Berks. iii. 128, 173; VCH Herts. ii. 383.

Offices Held

Comptroller of works, Windsor castle 16 Apr. 1591; woodward of Cookham and Bray, keeper of Cranborne lodge in Windsor forest, ?1596; j.p.q. Berks. from c. 1592, sheriff 1601–2.CSP Dom. 1594–7, p. 327; 1611–18, p. 58; Hope, Windsor Castle, i. 287, 289; The King’s Works, iii. 416.

Parlimentarian

NORRIS, John (c.1550-Dec. 1612 or Jan. 1613), of Fifield and Bray, Berks. and Woodwicks, Herts.

Main residence: Fifield and Bray, Berks. and Woodwicks, Herts.

Author

A.H.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

NORRIS, John (c.1550-Dec.1612 or Jan.1613)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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