Henry Birkenhead (d. 1558)

✓ Henry Birkenhead, 2nd son of Adam of Huxley; Clerk of the Green Cloth to Henry VIII; prothonotary and clerk of the crown for Chester and Flint; d. 1558. m. Alice Hornecliffe. Source: Ormerod, History of the County Palatine and City of Chester (1819), vol. II, pp.199-200 'Birkenhead and Glegg of Backford' (chart pedigree, page image read 2 Nov 2026). [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 2 Nov 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]