George Marwood, 1st Baronet explained
| Honorific Prefix: | High Sheriff of Yorkshire |
| Sir George Marwood |
| Birth Date: | c. 1601 |
| Birth Place: | Stokesley, North Riding of Yorkshire |
| Baptised: | 28 April 1601 |
| Resting Place: | St Michael le Belfrey, York |
| Alma Mater: | Lincoln College, University of Oxford |
| 1st Baronet of Little Busby |
Sir George Marwood was a Yorkshire landowner who served as the High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1651 and was later elected as the Member of Parliament for Northallerton in 1660.
Background
George Marwood was born in 1601 in Stokesley to Henry and Ann (née Constable) Marwood.[1] His family had been seated at Busby Hall in Little Busby since 1587[2] and held further property at Wilberfoss, Acomb Grange and Sedbergh.[3] The Marwoods were an ancient family who directly descended from Edward III.[4] He was educated at Lincoln College, Oxford.[5] He married Frances Bethell daughter of Sir Walter Bethell of Alne in 1627.[6]
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
Notes and References
- Web site: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975: George Marwood, 28 Apr 1601. Family Search.
- Web site: MARWOOD, Sir Henry, 2nd Bt. (c.1635-1725), of Little Busby, Stokesley, Yorks. History of Parliament Online. www.histparl.ac.uk. 2020-04-21.
- Web site: Busby Hall Archive. North Yorkshire County Record Office. 2020-04-21.
- Book: Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval. Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal. Melville & Company. 1911. London. 7.
- Book: Dugdale. William. Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire, with additions.. Clay. John William. 1899. Exeter : W. Pollard & Co.. David O. McKay Library Brigham Young University-Idaho.
- Web site: England Marriages, 1538–1973: George Marwood and France Bethell 03 Apr 1627. Family Search.
