'Norris06'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Norris of Congham, Norris of Wood Norton
[Part of this page was originally launched within Norris05 on 05.10.24 where it was redone on 08.11.24 using Crisp. It was moved here to facilitate further review & expansion using the Visitation of Norfolk.]

                               
John Norris of Congham, Norfolk (d before 17.04.1572)
m. Alice Might (dau of Richard Might of Flitcham)
1. Thomas Norris of Congham (d before 07.11.1608)
  m. (1583) Elizabeth Guybon (dau of Humphrey Guybon of Castleacre)
  A. Thomas Norris of Anmer had issue
  B. Robert Norris of North Tuddenham & Congham (d before 13.02.1638)
  m. Jane Colfer (d before 06.11.1655, dau of Richard Colfer & sister of Edward of Aylsham)
  i. Osbert or Robert Norris of Norwich (a 1664)
  Robert, named Osbert by the Norwich Visitation, is the first mentioned by Crisp.
  m. Mary Brogden (dau of James Brogden of Norwich)
  a. James Norris of Mancroft, Norwich (b 1667-8, d 23.05.1718)
  m1. Susannah Cutting (d 1698)
  (1) James Norris (b 1690, bur 09.10.1729, Rector of Marsham) last generation mentioned by the Harleian editor
  m. Anne (bur 07.07.1728)
  (A) James Norris of Norwich (b 07.09.1720, d 05.07.1796)
  m. Rebecca Boyle (b 1706-7, d 15.08.1780)
  (i) Susannah Norris (b 1747-8, d 19.05.1773_
  (B) William Norris of Wood Norton (b 14.09.1727, d 30.08.1798, Rector of Riddlesworth, Gasthorpe & Kilverstone, youngest son)
  m. (before 18.11.1758) Susannah Chad (b c1738, d 27.11.1803, dau of Robert Chade of Thursford by Elizabeth, dau of Charles Wright of Kilverstone)
  (i) William Norris of Wood Norton (b 1759-60, d 19.09.1818)
(ii) George Norris (b c1765, d before 20.11.1832, Vicar of Guise, 3rd son)
  m. (22.03.1790) Sarah Seaman (d 1803)
  The following is partly supported by Visitation (Howard & Crisp, England & Wales, vol 6 (1898), 'Norris of Wood Norton Hall, co. Norfolk', p111).
  (a) William Norris of Wood Norton Hall & Belvoir (d 07.05.1875, 3rd son)
  (b Charles Norton of Bracon Ash, Norfolk (b 22.03.1800, d 20.07.1874) had issue
  m1. Mary Alpe (dau of Colonel _ Alpe by dau of Richard Hassell)
  m2. (09.04.1829) Harriet Frances Armstrong (b 01.05.1797, d 19.02.1837, dau of Rev. William Archibald Armstrong by Chartotte Eleanor Mary, dau of Richard Hassell)
  (c) James Norris of Debenham, Suffolk had issue
  m. Mary Bailey
  (d) John Norris (b 02.7.1801, d 30.06.1828, Curate of Raynham St. Martin) had issue
  m. Lucy Howes (d 25.12.1894, dau of Rev. George Howes of Spixworth)
  (e) Sarah Norris
  m. Francis John Blake of Norwich (b 31.03.1801, d 30.11.1875)
  (f) Frances Norris
  m. John Spurgeon (b c1801, d 28.01.1860, Rector of Twyford, Vicar of Guise)
  (g)+ other issue - George (b 1791, d San Sabastian 31.08.1813), Robert (d 1822)
  (iii) Robert Norris (d 04.1832, Rector of Aldborough) had issue
  m1. Rose Gunton (dau of John Gunton)
  m2. (sp?) Hester Spark
  (iv) Susannah Norris (b 1760-4, d 17.05.1839)
  m. Robert Sharrock of Gateley Hall & East Meon (b 1725-6, d 06.05.1803)
  (v)+ other issue - James (d infant), Charles (a 1798), Judith (a 1794), Frances (a 1798)
  (C)+ other issue - John (b 31.12.1721, d 10.07.1722), John (b 02.02.1724/5, d 04.03.1725/6), Thomas (b 18.04.1726, d 15.12.1726)
  (2) Mary Norris (dsp)
  m1/2. James Smith of Norwich (dsp)
  m2/1. (1734) Rev. Anthony Aufrere
  m2. Alice Long (d 23.02.1764)
  (3) Judith Norris (d before 01.02.17332/3)
  m. (16.06.1723) William Pearce of Norwich (b c1700,m d 11.1733)
  (4)+ other issue - William of Norwich (b c1703, d 10.11.1769), Robert of Postwick (b 1705-6, dsp 28.07.1744), Susanna (b c1709, d 04.12.1741)
  b.+ other issue - Robert (had issue), Rebecca, Jean
  ii. Helen Norris
  m. _ Havers
  iii. Alice Norris
  m. _ Rope
  iv. Ann Norris
  m. John Randall of Denton
  v+ other issue - John of Congham (d before 06.10.1654), Robert, Mary
  C. Alice Norris
2 Jeffrey Norris
  m. Anne
  A.+ issue - Edmund, Thomas, Elizabeth, Susan, Alice
3.+ other issue including Cuthert (dsp after 1620, DD)

Main source(s): Visitation (Norfolk, 1664, 'Norris of Congham and Norwick', with some additionns by the Harleian editor), Visitation (Frederick Arthur Crisp, England & Wales, Notes, vol 6 (1906), 'Pedigree of Norris', p144+)
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