Origins
He was the son of Sir Henry Norreys (d. 1536), who wasEarly career
The early years of Henry's life are obscure. His mother had died in 1531, and his father was beheaded in 1536, leaving him and his younger sister Mary orphans. The children were brought up by their childless uncle, Sir John Norreys. Henry's patrimony was restored to him by an Act of 1539 byRoyal friendship
In 1553, Henry was among the King's gentlemen who witnessed the device settling the crown uponLater career
In 1561, Norris was madeMarriage and issue
Henry married Margery (or Margaret), (1521 – December 1599), daughter ofDeath and burial
Henry died on 27 June 1601,{{sfn, Fuidge, 1981 having outlived his wife and five of his children, and was temporarily buried, on 21 May, in the church at Englefield, where his son Edward was living.{{sfn, Lee, 1895, pp=122–124 Finally, on 5 August, he was re-interred at Rycote, in a vault beneath the chapel of St Michael and All Angels, in the grounds of Rycote House. His will was dated 24 September 1589.{{sfn, Lee, 1895, pp=122–124Monument
Both he and his wife are commemorated by theNotes
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* {{cite EB1911, wstitle=Norris, Henry Norris, Baron , volume=19, page=756 * {{cite book, last=Fuidge , first=N. M. , editor=Hasler, P. W. , chapter=Norris, Sir Henry I (c.1525-1601), of Rycote, Oxon. and Bray, Berks. , title=Members. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1558–1603 , chapter-url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/norris-sir-henry-i-1525-1601 , year=1981 , publisher=Historyofparliamentonline.org , access-date=26 March 2014 Attribution: *{{DNB , last=Lee, first=Sidney , wstitle=Norris, Henry (1525?-1601), volume=41, pages=122–124External links
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