George Marwood, 1st Baronet
Sir George Marwood was a Yorkshire landowner who served as the High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1651 and was later elected as the Member of Parliament for Northallerton in 1660.
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| Born | c. 1601 Stokesley, North Riding of Yorkshire |
| Resting place | St Michael le Belfrey, York |
| Alma mater | Lincoln College, University of Oxford |
| Title | 1st Baronet of Little Busby |
Background
George Marwood was born in 1601 in Stokesley to Henry and Ann (née Constable) Marwood.[1] His family had been seated at Busby Hall in Little Busby since 1587[2] and held further property at Wilberfoss, Acomb Grange and Sedbergh.[3] The Marwoods were an ancient family who directly descended from Edward III.[4] He was educated at Lincoln College, Oxford.[5] He married Frances Bethell daughter of Sir Walter Bethell of Alne in 1627.[6]
Marwood had three sons and three daughters:[4]
- Sir Henry Marwood, 2nd Baronet
- George Marwood
- Barbara Marwood, married Sir Thomas Hebblethwaite M.P.
- Frances Marwood, married Sir Richard Weston
- Anne Marwood, married William Metcalfe
References
- "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975: George Marwood, 28 Apr 1601". Family Search.
- "MARWOOD, Sir Henry, 2nd Bt. (c.1635-1725), of Little Busby, Stokesley, Yorks. | History of Parliament Online". www.histparl.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- "Busby Hall Archive". North Yorkshire County Record Office. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval (1911). Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal. London: Melville & Company. pp. 7.
- Dugdale, William; Clay, John William (1899). Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire, with additions. David O. McKay Library Brigham Young University-Idaho. Exeter : W. Pollard & Co.
- "England Marriages, 1538–1973: George Marwood and France Bethell 03 Apr 1627". Family Search.
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