Francis Southwell
Francis Southwell (died 1581) was auditor of the exchequer under Henry VIII and a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England[1] for St. Albans in 1558. He was the son of Francis Southwell and Dorothy, daughter and co-heiress of William Tendring.[2] His eldest brother was Sir Richard Southwell (1502/3–1564). Another brother was the lawyer Sir Robert Southwell (c. 1506 – 1559) of Mereworth in Kent
Southwell first married Alice, daughter of William Standish. She died childless. On 6 August 1560 he married Barbara, daughter of John Spencer of Rendlesham Suffolk, who was the widow of Richard Catlyn (d. 1556) of Norwich and Honingham, Norfolk.
References
- ^ "SOUTHWELL, Francis (c.1510-81), of Hertingfordbury, Herts. and Islington, Norf. - History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
- ^ Burke, John (1833). A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (Public domain ed.). H. Colburn and R. Bentley. pp. 465–. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
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