Thomas Southwell

Sir Thomas Southwell (1537-1568) was an English landowner and courtier. He was a son of Robert Southwell and Margaret Neville (d. 1575), daughter of Thomas Neville. His mother recorded his birth date as 24 March 1537 in her Book of hours, which now held by Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery. His home was at Woodrising, Norfolk. Marriages and children He married three times. His first wife was Margaret or Mary Jerningham, daughter of Sir Henry Jerningham. The marriage seems to have taken place in January 1558, when black silver tinsel fabric for Mary Jerningham was obtained from the royal wardrobe.