Robert Marsham (abt. 1524)

Born about 1524 in Norfolk, England

Ancestors

Died [date unknown] in England

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Biography

Robert was born about 1524. He is the son of John Marsham and Elizabeth Claxton. ^[1]

Robert was one of four sons and eight daughters born to John and Elizabeth.^[1]

1. Henry Marsham of Stratton
2. Thomas (1522-1557),
3. Ralph Marsham of Norwich (1464–1557)
4. Robert Marsham became rector of Stratton Strawless in 1560^[1]
5. Elizabeth Marsham Layer (1500–1569) ^[2]
6. Margaret Marsham ( - 1563)

Robert, rector of this parish, was presented in 1560 by his brother Henry; it is to be remarked that this Robert was instituted to the rectory when he was not in orders, and only in the 16th year of his age; for in the 19th Institution Book, a dispensation is entered at length, confirmed by the Queen under the great seal; by which Mathew Parker Archbishop of Canterbury dispensed with Robert Marsham of Stratton-Strawless, scholar, ("ob laudibilia ejus studia, quibus conjicitur te esse eruditum") being then, but in the 10th year of his age, to hold the parish church of Stratton-Strawless, on condition he always goes in the clergyman's habit, staies at Cambridge in persuing his studies, and takes priests orders as soon as he can. ^[1]

Nothing more is known of his life.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Francis Blomefield, 'Hundred of South Erpingham: Stratton', in An Essay Towards A Topographical History of the County of Norfolk: Volume 6 (London, 1807), pp. 330-340. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-hist-norfolk/vol6/pp330-340 [accessed 19 November 2021]. [1]
2. ↑ Ancestry Sharing Link

• Francis Blomefield. "Hundred of South Erpingham: Stratton," in An Essay Towards A Topographical History of the County of Norfolk: Volume 6, (London: W Miller, 1807), 330-340. British History Online, accessed November 29, 2021, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-hist-norfolk/vol6/pp330-340.