Family and Education
b. 1563, o.s. of Thomas Southwell of Wood Rising by his 2nd w. Mary, da. of Sir Richard Mansell. educ. travelled abroad; G. Inn 1580. m. 17 Apr. 1583, Elizabeth, da. of Charles Howard I, 1st Earl of Nottingham, 4s. 4da. suc. fa. 1567. Kntd. 1585.C142/148/58; Norf. and Norwich Arch. Soc. i. 125-8; Surr. Arch. Soc. i. 413; ix. 425-6.
Offices Held
J.p. Norf., Suff. from c. 1584; sheriff, Norf. 1589 – 90; dep. lt. until July 1596, when he became commr. musters; v.-adm. Norf. by 1587–98.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Wood Rising, Norf.
Volume
Commons 1558-1603
Web Title
SOUTHWELL, Sir Robert (1563-98)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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