Henry Macwilliam
Henry Macwilliam was a member of Parliament for Dorchester, Liskeard, Appleby and Carlisle.
He was the son of Henry Macwilliam and his second wife Elizabeth Leyes, a daughter of Sir John Leyes. His sister Anne married Arthur Stourton.
His home was Stambourne Hall, Essex. He became Keeper of Colchester Castle.
He died on 27 December 1586.
Marriage and children
He married Mary Cheke, daughter of Richard Hill, sergeant of the wine cellar to Henry VIII, and widow of John Cheke, a lady of Elizabeth I's privy chamber. His children included:- Henry Macwilliam, who was killed by Tom Compton in a duel in 1599.
- Margaret Macwilliam, married Sir John Stanhope
- Susannah Macwilliam, married Edward Saunders or Sandys, Goddard Pemberton, Thomas Ireland.
- Ambrosia Macwilliam, who married William Kingsmill, mother of William Kingsmill
- Cassandra Macwilliam, who married George Cotton, grandmother of the poet Charles Cotton
- Cicely Macwilliam, who married Thomas Ridgeway, 1st Earl of Londonderry, she was said to have been a maid of honour to Elizabeth I.