Thomas Steyning (died c. 1582?), of

Earl Soham Earl Soham is a small settlement in Suffolk, England. It is on the A1120 road and is west of the town of Framlingham. Earl Soham once belonged to the Earls of Norfolk, the Bigod family (sometimes spelt "Bigot" in old texts), who also owned near ...

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, was an English politician. He was a

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(MP) of the

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for

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in 1559.

Family

He married

Frances Howard, Countess of Surrey Frances Howard, Countess of Surrey ( de Vere; c. 1517 – 30 June 1577) was the daughter of John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain KG PC (c. 1482 – 21 March 1540). was an English peer ...

and had two children: a son Henry, and a daughter, Mary. Mary married

Charles Seckford Charles Seckford (1551–1592), of Great Bealings, Suffolk, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Aldeburgh in 1572. Charles married Mary, daughter of Thomas Steyning and Frances de Vere Frances How ...

References

Year of birth unknown Year of death uncertain English MPs 1559 People from Suffolk Coastal (district) {{16thC-England-MP-stub