Norbury, John (1443 - 1507)

of Stoke d'Abernon, Surrey

Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1443
Death Date: by 1507 (HP Wedgewood gives date of death as 1504)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

Mother unknown

  1. Female offspring: Norbury, Anne (n.d.)

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1482/3-01 (knighted between this date and June 1483)
    Vacated by 1506

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Commissioner of Array, Surrey 1480-10-10 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1483-6-26 1484
Commissioner of Array, Surrey 1484-12-8 n.d.
King's Vice Marshal, England 1484-4-8 1485
MP, Surrey 1484 n.d. Possibly held office on this date.
Sheriff, Sussex 1484-11-5 n.d.
Sheriff, Surrey 1484-11-5 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Surrey 1488-12-23 n.d.
MP, Surrey 1491 1492
MP, Surrey 1495 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Surrey 1496-4-23 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Surrey 1496-4-23 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1497-1-4 1506

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Stoke d'Abernon, Surrey

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1478-1478 Guildhall (1), Barnstaple , Devon Mr Norbury's Minstrel/s
Performance 1481-1482 Guildhall (1), Barnstaple , Devon Mr Norbury's Performers

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Mr Norbury's Minstrel/s Norbury, John (1443 - 1507) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Mr Norbury's Performers Norbury, John (1443 - 1507) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Bibliographic Sources

Rylands, Paul (ed.). The Visitation of Cheshire in the Year 1580, Made by Robert Glover Somerset Herald, for William Flower, Norroy King of Arms. 1882
Stephenson, Mill. "On a Brass in Stoke D'Abernon Church". . Surrey Archaeological Collections. London: Surrey Archaelogical Society, 1891.
Wedgwood, Josiah C., and Anne D. Holt. The History of Parliament: Biographies of the Members of the Commons House 1439–1509. London: HMSO, 1936.