family of mayors - Norwich Norfolk

Augustine Steward 1491-1571 mercer, sheriff 1526, mayor 1534, 1546 & 1556, Burgess in Parliament 1547

He was the son of Geoffrey Steward a mercer and alderman, by Cecilia / Cecily daughter of Augustin Boyce / Boys / Boyes of Norwich (he was born in Tombland in a house opposite the Erpingham entrance to the cathedral www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/4D6nvw www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/8Xfou9

He m1 Elizabeth daughter of William Rede / Read of Beccles & Wickford by Margaret Towley

Children - 2 sons and 6 daughters.

1. Wllliam Steward, of Gaulthorp / Goldthorpe Hall, Swardeston & Welbourne m Elizabeth daughter of Christopher Jenny / Jenney by Elizabeth heiress of Sir William Eyre of Cressingham

1. Elizabeth 1520-1575 m Thomas Sotherton, Mayor of Norwich d1583 son of Nicholas Sotherton, Mayor of Norwich and Agnes Wright flic.kr/p/N4wjYr (St John Maddermarket)

2. Cecily m Ralph son of Sir Ralph Shelton 1534 & Mary daughter of Robert Brome by Olivia (?) widow of John Jenney: Ralph junior was the grandson of Sir Ralph Shelton 1597 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/8i85W9 & Margaret Clere flic.kr/p/yHd46N

3. Barbara d1600 m of Christopher Layer, Mayor of Norwich d1610 of Chelsworth, son of John Layer and Elizabeth daughter of John Briggs of Marsham

4. Faith 1523-1580 m John Aldridge d1583 of St. Clement's, Norwich (mayor in 1558) son of John Aldrich, MP, Alderman & Mayor of Norwich (their daughter Ann m Francis Rugg 3 times mayor www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/jP4Qpw )

5. Anne m Robert Wood, Mayor of Norwich d1590

 

He m2 Alice daughter of Henry Repps of Marshland & West Walton

Children - a son and 2 daughters.

1. Edward

2. Alice m John Aldrich of Mangreen Hall, Swardeston son of Thomas (Mayor) Aldrich & Cicely daughter of Richard Bishop, of Yarmouth

 

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