Notes
Restored to estates lost due to father's attainder 1575--6
Parents
Mother: Fiennes, Mary ( - 1530)
Father: Norris, Henry (1500 - 1536)
Marriages/Other Unions
- Type: marriageUnion began: 1544-8-26Union ended: n.d.
Siblings
Female
Offspring
- Male offspring: Norris, William (1545 - 1579)
- Male offspring: Norris, John (1547 - 1597)
- Male offspring: Norris, Edward (1550 - 1603)
- Male offspring: Norris, Henry (1554 - 1599)
- Male offspring: Norris, Thomas (1556 - 1599)
- Male offspring: Norris, Maximilian ( - 1593)
- Female offspring: Norris, Catherine ( - 1601/02)
Titles
- 1st Baron NorrisAssumed: 1572-05-06 (date summoned to parliament by this title)Vacated: 1601-06-27
- Knight Assumed: 1566-09-06Vacated: 1601-06-27
Details of Offices
| Began | Ended | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, England | 1547 | ||
| MP, Berkshire | 1547 | 1552 | |
| Butler of the Port, Dorset | 1553 -10 -21 | 1601 -06 -27 | For life |
| JP, Berkshire | 1559 | ||
| JP, Oxfordshire | 1561/2 | ||
| Sheriff, Oxfordshire | 1562 -11 -19 | ||
| Sheriff, Berkshire | 1562 -11 -19 | ||
| JP, Oxfordshire | 1564 | ||
| Commissioner of Muster of Horses, Oxfordshire | 1565 | ||
| JP, Berkshire | 1569 | ||
| MP, Oxfordshire | 1571 | 1572 | |
| Bailiff, Keeper & Steward, Oxfordshire | 1575 -11 -2 | ||
| JP, Oxfordshire | 1576 | ||
| JP, Berkshire | 1576 | ||
| High Steward, Berkshire | 1580 | ||
| Keeper of the Armoury & Porter of the Outer Gate, Berkshire | 1580 | ||
| Lord Lieut, Berkshire | 1586 -9 -12 | 1601 | Held jointly |
| Lord Lieut, Oxfordshire | 1586 -9 -12 | 1601 | Held jointly |
| Capt, Light Horse of the Queen's Bodyguard, England | 1588 -7 | ||
| High Steward, Berkshire | 1588 | ||
| Commissioner of Musters, Berkshire | 1590 | ||
| Commissioner of Musters, Oxfordshire | 1590 |
Details of Properties
Residence
- Bray, Berkshire
- Rycote, OxfordshireAcquired: 1559Divested: 1601Acquired via wife
Lands
- Berkshire
- Derbyshire
- Kent
- Lincolnshire
- Northamptonshire
- Northumberland
- Oxfordshire
- Suffolk
Event Naming Patron
| Event Type | Date | Location | Troupe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | - | Guildhall, Bath, Somerset | Lord Norris' Players |
Patronized Troupes
| Troupe Name | Patron | Troupe Type | # of events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Norris' Players | Norris, Henry (1525 - 1601) | Players | 1 |
Bibliographic Sources
- Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509–1558. 3 vols. London: Secker & Warburg, 1982
- The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.