Sir Francis Astley
- Born: 1594, Melton Constable, Norfolk
- Christened: 26 January 1594, Melton Constable, Norfolk
- Died: June 1636, Norfolk aged 42
- Buried: 7 June 1636, Savoy Church, London
General Notes:
Sir Francis Astley was knighted at Windsor Castle on 5 July 1614 and was the high Sheriff of Norfolk in 1636, the year he died. Francis brothers Sir Isaac and Sir Edward also held this position.
Noted events in his life were:
• Education: Cambridge, July 1611, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.
• Marriage: to Elizabeth Altham, 1624, Oxfordshire.
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