Francis Southwell
Francis Southwell was auditor of the exchequer under Henry VIII and a Member of the Parliament of England for St. Albans in 1558. He was the son of Francis Southwell and Dorothy, daughter and co-heiress of William Tendring. His eldest brother was Sir Richard Southwell. Another brother was the lawyer Sir Robert Southwell of Mereworth in Kent
Southwell first married Alice, daughter of William Standish. She died childless. On 6 August 1560 he married Barbara, daughter of John Spencer of Rendlesham Suffolk, who was the widow of Richard Catlyn of Norwich and Honingham, Norfolk.
