George Marwood, 1st Baronet
Sir George Marwood was an parliamentarian and Yorkshire landowner, who served as the High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1651 and later as the Member of Parliament for Northallerton from 1660 to 1661.Background
George Marwood was born in 1601 in Stokesley to Henry and Ann Marwood. His family had been seated at Busby Hall in Little Busby since 1587 and held further property at Wilberfoss, Acomb Grange and Sedbergh. The Marwoods were an ancient family who directly descended from Edward III. He was educated at Lincoln College, Oxford. He married Frances Bethell daughter of Sir Walter Bethell of Alne in 1627.
Marwood had three sons and three daughters:
