Sir William I (Captain) Norreys

1548 - 1579  (31 years)

• Name	Sir William I (Captain) Norreys  [1]
  Birth	1548	(Wytham) Bray Castle, Rycote, (Oxfordshire) Berkshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Dec 1579	Newry, Down, Ireland
  Person ID	I16122	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Sir Knight Henry Norreysnorrisnourse Nurse, Ii Of Rycote* - 1st Baron Of Norreys De Rycote - Knight And Ambassador To France - Courtier To King, VIII ****,   b. Jan 1525, (Wytham) Bray Castle, Rycote, Berkshire, England d. 27 Jun 1601, Rycote House, South Oxford, Oxfordshire, England (Buried in a vault under the chapel of St Michael and All Angels) (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lady Margaret Majorie Williams, Heiress of Rycote,   b. 15 Oct 1521, Thame, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom d. 16 Nov 1599, Buried in a vault under Rycote Chapel, on the grounds of Rycote House, So. Oxford, Oxfordshire (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Aug 1542	(Wytham) Bray Castle, Rycote, Berkshire, England
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F2528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Morrison,   b. 4 Jul 1556, Cassiobury, Watford, Hertfordshire, England d. 4 Jul 1611, Sempringham, Lincolnshire, England (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	1 Jun 1576	Watford, Hertfordshire, England
  Children	1. Francis Norris 1st Earl Berkshire Baron Rycote, Viscount Thane,   b. 6 Jul 1579, Rycote, Oxfordshire, , England d. Between 29 Jan 1622 and 1623, Rycote in Oxfordshire (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S857] Ancestry.com, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 14; Page: 565.