Henry Norbury
# Henry Norbury

Henry Norbury (born 1415) of Hoddesdon and Little Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire, was an English soldier and nobleman who served as a Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire in 1454 and later again in 1454.

## Biography

Henry was eldest son and heir of John Norbury of Hoddesdon and Little Berkhamsted, by his wife Elizabeth Butler, a daughter of Sir Thomas Butler, MP, and widow of Sir William Heron, jure uxoris Baron Saye.

## Career

Henry left Portsmouth in Dec 1435 with a force of 1,000 men for France, as part of the relief force that relieved Rouen in 1436. In 1450 he was in command of a detachment at the siege of Valognes, and led a garrison force from Vire, Normandy and was taken prisoner at the Battle of Formigny.

He served as a Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire in 1454 and later again in 1454.

## Marriage and issue

He married Anne Croyser, widow of Ingelram Bruyn and daughter and heiress of William Croyser of Stoke d'Abernon in Surrey; By his wife he had issue including:

* Sir John Norbury , eldest son and heir, who married Jane/Joanna Gilbert, by whom he had a sole daughter and heiress Anne Norbury, who married Sir Richard Haleighwell of Halwell in Devon. Their daughter and sole heiress Jane Haleighwell married Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye.
* Ralph Norbury;
* Elizabeth Norbury, who married firstly William Sydney and secondly Thomas Uvedale.
* Cecily Norbury;
* Jane Norbury, who married Thomas Cruse;
* Rose Norbury, who married a member of the St John. family;
* Anne Norbury, who married Richard Hawkes.

## Death and burial

He was buried at the Greyfriars, London.

## Citations

* 1 2 Mosley 2003, p. 3810.
* ↑ Pollard 2005, p. 23.
* ↑ 'Parishes: Stoke d'Abernon', in A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3, ed. H E Malden (London, 1911), pp. 457-462
* ↑ Risdon, Tristram (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.166
* ↑ 'Parishes: Stoke d'Abernon', in A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3, ed. H E Malden (London, 1911), pp. 457-462
