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He was the son of John Marsham (''d.'' 13 May 1525) of Norwich by Elizabeth (d.1559<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Hundred of South Erpingham: Stratton {{!}} British History Online|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-hist-norfolk/vol6/pp330-340#p25|access-date=2021-07-25|website=www.british-history.ac.uk}}</ref>), daughter of Hamond Claxton of Chediston, Suffolk.<ref name=":0" /> Thomas Marsham had four brothers and eight sisters. Through his sister Mary Marsham he was the great-uncle of [[Temperance Flowerdew]] and [[John Pory]]. |
He was the son of John Marsham (''d.'' 13 May 1525) of Norwich by Elizabeth (''d''.1559<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Hundred of South Erpingham: Stratton {{!}} British History Online|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-hist-norfolk/vol6/pp330-340#p25|access-date=2021-07-25|website=www.british-history.ac.uk}}</ref>), daughter of Hamond Claxton of Chediston, Suffolk.<ref name=":0" /> Thomas Marsham had four brothers and eight sisters.<ref name=":1" /> Through his sister Mary Marsham he was the great-uncle of [[Temperance Flowerdew]] and [[John Pory]]. |
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Another sister, Elizabeth, married William Layer, [[List of mayors of Norwich|Mayor of Norwich]], and was the mother of [[Christopher Layer (merchant)|Christopher Layer]], [[merchant]], [[Burgess (title)|burgess]] of [[Norwich]], and briefly a [[Member of Parliament]]. |
Another sister, Elizabeth, married William Layer, [[List of mayors of Norwich|Mayor of Norwich]], and was the mother of [[Christopher Layer (merchant)|Christopher Layer]], [[merchant]], [[Burgess (title)|burgess]] of [[Norwich]], and briefly a [[Member of Parliament]]. |
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Revision as of 22:06, 25 July 2021
Thomas Marsham (by 1522 – 15 September 1557), of Norwich, Norfolk was an English politician.
Family
He was the son of John Marsham (d. 13 May 1525) of Norwich by Elizabeth (d.1559[1]), daughter of Hamond Claxton of Chediston, Suffolk.[2] Thomas Marsham had four brothers and eight sisters.[1] Through his sister Mary Marsham he was the great-uncle of Temperance Flowerdew and John Pory.
Another sister, Elizabeth, married William Layer, Mayor of Norwich, and was the mother of Christopher Layer, merchant, burgess of Norwich, and briefly a Member of Parliament.
His sister Margaret Marsham was buried by her father in 1563.[1]
Thomas Marsham married a woman named Elizabeth, and they seem to have had no children.
Career
He was a grocer and a Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich in March 1553, as well as mayor of the city in 1554–55.[2]
St. John's Maddermarket
Thomas Marsham was buried in St. John's Maddermarket. Both his father, his mother and his sister Margaret rest in the same church.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Hundred of South Erpingham: Stratton | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ a b "MARSHAM, Thomas (by 1522-57), of Norwich, Norf. - History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
- ^ "Page:History of Norfolk 5.djvu/25 - Wikisource, the free online library". en.wikisource.org. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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