Family and Education
b. c. 1525, 1st s. of Henry Norris of Bray by Mary, da. of Thomas Fiennes, 8th Lord Dacre of the South. m. by 1544, Margery, da. and event. coh. of Sir John Williams, Lord Williams of Thame, 6s. inc. Edward, Sir Henry, Sir John and William, 1da. suc. fa. 17 May 1536. Kntd. 6 Sept. 1566; cr. Lord Norris 1572.Date of birth given in CP. DNB.
Offices Held
Official of royal stables by 1546; gent. privy chamber by 1547; butler, port of Poole 1553; j.p. Berks. 1558/59, Oxon. 1561 – 91; sheriff, Oxon, and Berks. 1562 – 63; ambassador to France 1566 – 70; 1566 – 70; keeper of the armoury and porter of the outer gate, Windsor castle 1578; high steward, Abingdon c. 1580, Wallingford 1588; jt. ld. lt. Oxon. and Berks. c. 1585 – 99; capt. of light horse, the Queen’s bodyguard July 1588.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Bray, Berks.
Volume
Commons 1509-1558
Web Title
NORRIS, Henry (c.1525-1601)
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Oxford 1644
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