Family
Francis Englefield, born about 1522, was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Englefield (1488-1537) of Englefield, Berkshire, Justice of the Common Pleas, and Elizabeth Throckmorton (d.1543), sister of Sir George Throckmorton (d.1552), and daughter of Sir Robert Throckmorton (d.1518) of the well-known Catholic family of Coughton Court in Warwickshire. His grandfather, Sir Thomas Englefield (1455-1514), was an adviser to Henry VIII during the King's youth, and Speaker of the House of Commons in 1497 and 1510.
Englefield had a brother, John Englefield (d.1567), who married Margaret Fitton, the daughter of Sir Edward Fitton (d.1547/8) of Gawsworth and his wife, Mary Harbottle (d.1557), and three sisters, Margaret Englefield (d.1563), who married firstly, George Carew (d.1538), and secondly, Sir Edward Saunders (1506-1576), Chief Baron of the Exchequer; Anne Englefield, who married Humphrey Coningsby (1515-1569); and Susan Englefield, who married Humphrey Barnes.
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