High Sheriff of Yorkshire Sir George Marwood | |
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 Coat of Arms of Sir George Marwood | |
| Born | c. 1601 Stokesley, North Riding of Yorkshire |
| Resting place | St Michael le Belfrey, York |
| Alma mater | Lincoln College, University of Oxford |
| Title | 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. [1]
George Marwood was born in 1601 in Stokesley to Henry and Ann (née Constable) Marwood. [2] His family had been seated at Busby Hall in Little Busby since 1587 [3] and held further property at Wilberfoss, Acomb Grange and Sedbergh. [4] The Marwoods were an ancient family who directly descended from Edward III. [5] He was educated at Lincoln College, Oxford. [6] He married Frances Bethell daughter of Sir Walter Bethell of Alne in 1627. [7]
Marwood had three sons and three daughters: [5]
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