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NORTHEY, Henry (by 1521-69), of Lambeth, Surr.

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b. by 1521. m. lic. 18 June 1548, Elizabeth Payne, wid., 1s. 1da.Date of birth estimated from first reference. Mar. Lic. Fac. Off. (Harl. Soc. xxiv), 13; PCC 21 Sheffelde.
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Sec. to Robert Radcliffe, 1st Earl of Sussex, by 1542; steward, household of Henry Radcliffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex, by 1555.PCC 1 Alen, 33 Wrastley.

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NORTHEY, Henry (by 1521-69), of Lambeth, Surr.
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NORTH, Roger (1531-1600), of Kirtling, Cambs. and Mildenhall, Suff.

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b. 27 Feb. 1531, 1st s. of Edward North, 1st Lord North, by 1st w. Alice, da. of Oliver Squire of Southby, Hants. educ. ?Peterhouse, Camb. m. c.1547, Winifred, da. of Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, wid. of Sir Henry Dudley, 3s. inc. Henry and John 1da. KB 15 Jan. 1559; suc. fa. as 2nd Lord North 31 Dec. 1564. Kt. banneret 1586.Date of birth recorded by father, EHR, xxxvii. 566. DNB; CP, ix. 652-3, 726n.
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Member of Queen’s chamber 1558; j.p. Cambs. 1558/59, Suff. and I. o. Ely 1579 – d., Mdx. 1591; alderman, Cambridge 1568, high steward 1572; ambassador to Vienna 1568, France 1574; ld. lt. Cambs. 1569; commr. musters 1569; trier of petitions in the Lords, Parlts. of 1571, 1572, 1584, 1597; steward, duchy of Lancaster, Cambs., Norf. and Suff. 1572; custos rot. Cambs 1573/ 74-?d.; gov. Flushing June 1586, Utrecht and Harlingen July 1586; PC and treasurer of the Household Aug. 1596.Lansd. 3, f. 193; CSP For. 1572–4, pp. 560–2; CSP Ven. 1558–80, pp. 520–1; LJ, i. 667, 703; ii. 62, 191; Somerville, Duchy, i. 595; CPR, 1560–3, p. 435; 1563–6, pp. 20, 123; SP12/59, f. 190v; Al. Cant. i(3), 266; Cambridge Chs. ed. Maitland and Bateson, 103.

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NORTH, Roger (1531-1600), of Kirtling, Cambs. and Mildenhall, Suff.
Main residences: Kirtling, Cambs.; Mildenhall, Suff.
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NORTH, John (by 1495-1558), of York.

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b. by 1495, s. of Richard North of York. m. Agnes, da. of John Roger of York, at least 1s.Date of birth estimated from admission as freeman. Yorks. St. Ch. Procs. ii. (Yorks. Arch. Soc. rec. ser. xlv), 32; Reg. Corpus Christi Guild, York (Surtees Soc. lvii), 300n; York wills 15(2), f. 289.
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Bridgemaster, Ouse bridge, York c. 1523 – 24, junior chamberlain 1527 – 28, sheriff 1529 – 30, member of the Twenty-Four 1530/31, keeper, guild of SS Christopher and George by 1533, alderman 1534 – d., mayor 1538 – 39, 1554–5.Yorks. St. Ch. Procs. ii. 32; York archs. B11–22 passim.

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NORTH, John (by 1495-1558), of York.
Main residence: York.
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D.M.P.
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NORTH, Edward (c.1504-64), of Kirtling, Cambs., the Charterhouse, Mdx. and London.

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b. c. 1504, s. of Roger North of London by Christian, da. of Richard Warcup of Sinnington, Yorks. educ. St. Paul’s; ?Peterhouse, Camb, L. Inn, adm. 1 July 1522. m. (1) c.1528, Alice (bur. 22 Aug. 1560), da. of Oliver Squire of Southby, Hants, wid. of John Brigandine of Southampton, Hants, and Edward Murfyn of London, 2s. inc. Roger 2da.; (2) Margaret (d. 2 June 1575), da. of Richard Butler of London wid. of Andrew Francis and Robert Chertsey, both of London, and David Broke of Horton, Glos. and London. suc. fa. Nov. 1509. Kntd. ? 16 Jan. 1542; cr. Lord North of Kirtling 1554.Aged 47 ‘or thereabouts’ in 1551, Foxe, Acts and Mons. vi. 157-8; A. Collins, Peerage, iv. 454; Leland, Coll. ed. Hearne, v. 154-5; DNB; CP.
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Steward, L. Inn 1528–30.

?Clerk of the council of the city of London in late 1520s; clerk of the Parliaments Feb. 1531-Sept. 1540 King’s serjeant-at-law in 1536; j.p. Cambs. 1536 – d., Hunts. 1554 – d., I. o. Ely 1564, Mdx. and Suff. 1562 – d.; sheriff, Cambs. and Hunts. 1542 – 43; treasurer, ct. augmentations Mar. 1540 – Apr. 1544; jt. (with Sir Richard Rich) chancellor Apr. – July 1544, sole July 1544 – Aug. 1548; commr. benevolence, Cambs. and Hunts. 1544/45. relief, Cambs., Hunts. and London 1550, for heresies 1557; other commissions 1535 – d.; auditor, Queen Catherine Parr’s accts. 1546; PC 12 Mar. 1547 – July 1553; ld. lt. Cambs. and I. o. Ely 1557 – d.; trier of petitions in the Lords, Parlts. of 1558, 1559 and 1563.D. North, Edward Lord North (1658), 7; LP Hen. VIII, v, viii, x, xiii, xvi, xvii, xx; CPR, 1547–8, pp. 97, 297; 1553, pp. 351, 354, 361; 1553–4, p. 28; 1560–3, pp. 439, 442; 1563–6, pp. 29, 41, 274; W. C. Richardson, Ct. Augmentations, 330; E101/424/12, pt. i. f. 49; LJ, i. 514, 542, 581.

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NORTH, Edward (c.1504-64), of Kirtling, Cambs., the Charterhouse, Mdx. and London.
Main residences: Kirtling, Cambs.; the Charterhouse, Mdx.; London.
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A.D.K.H.
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NORRIS, Sir William (1501-68), of Speke, Lancs.

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b. 1501, 1st s. of Henry Norris of Speke by Clemence, da. of Sir James Harington of Hornby, Lancs. and Wolfage in Brixworth, Northants. m. (1) settlement 1521, Ellen, da. of Rowland Bulkeley of Beaumaris, Anglesey and Whatcroft, Cheshire, 1s. 6da.; (2) by 1535, Anne, da. and coh. of David Myddelton of Chester, Cheshire, wid. of Thomas Seton, 6s. 6da. suc. fa. 7 July 1524. Kntd. 1531.Date of birth estimated from age at fa.’s i.p.m. and date of parent’s marriage, VCH Lancs. iii. 135; Top. and Gen. ii. 377. Vis. Lancs. 1567 (Chetham Soc. lxxxi), 84; J. B. Watson, ‘Lancs, gentry 1529-58’ (London Univ. M.A. thesis, 1959), 433; G. Ormerod, Misc. Palatina, 23 seq.; H. H. Leonard, ‘Knights and knighthood in Tudor Eng.’ (London Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 1970), 303.
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Sheriff, Lancs. 1544 – 45; j.p. Cheshire 1547; commr. relief, Cheshire, Lancs. 1550; other commissions 1535 – 65; mayor, Liverpool, Lancs. 1554 – 55; member, council of Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby by 1555.CPR, 1547–8, p. 82; 1553, p. 360; LP Hen. VIII, viii, xiii; Somerville, Duchy, i. 322–3n; Liverpool Town Bks. ed. Twemlow, i. 16, 33, 278; APC, vii. 284; Foxe, Acts and Mons. vii. 41.

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NORRIS, Sir William (1501-68), of Speke, Lancs.
Main residence: Speke, Lancs.
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A.D.
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NORRIS, William (1522/23-91), of Fifield, Berks.

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b. 1522 /23, 1st s. of John Norris of Fifield by Mary, da. and coh. of Henry Staverton of Bray. educ. G. Inn, adm. 1544. m. 1547 /48, Mary, da. of Sir Adrian Fortescue of Shirburn and Stonor Place, Oxon., 6s. inc. John 6da. suc. fa. 30 Jan. 1577.Aged 68 at death according to MI, Ashmole, Berks. iii. 11. Vis. Berks. (Harl. Soc. lvii), 184-6; W. H. St. J. Hope, Windsor Castle, i. 271, 274.
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Gent. usher, the privy chamber by 1553; gent. pens. by May 1558–d. ?steward, Bray and Cookham, Berks. 1567; comptroller of works, Windsor castle, and keeper of Foliejon park, Berks. 30 Jan. 1577 – d.; gent. usher of the Black Rod and the order of the Garter ?1577–d.Stowe 571, f. 30v; CPR, 1553–4, p. 116; 1566–9, p. 125; E407/1/1–20, E351/542/18v, all ex inf. W. J. Tighe; The King’s Works, iii. 415.

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NORRIS, William (1522/23-91), of Fifield, Berks.
Main residence: Fifield, Berks.
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T.F.T.B.
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