Sir George Marwood was a Yorkshire landowner who served as the

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in 1651 and was later elected as the

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for Northallerton in 1660.

Background

George Marwood was born in 1601 in

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to Henry and Ann (née Constable) Marwood. His family had been seated at Busby Hall in Little Busby since 1587 and held further property at Wilberfoss, Acomb Grange and

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. The Marwoods were an ancient family who directly descended from Edward III. He was educated at Lincoln College, Oxford. He married Frances Bethell daughter of Sir Walter Bethell of Alne in 1627. Marwood had three sons and three daughters: * 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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marwood, George 1600s births Date of death missing People from North Yorkshire Baronets in the Baronetage of England High Sheriffs of Yorkshire