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Christopher Roper Sir 1497–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1497

Birth Location: Linstead, Kent, England

Death Date: Apr 1559

Death Location: Lynsted, Kent, England

Father: Sir VIII)

Mother: Jane Fineux

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gifford

Children(s): Sir Teynham

In 1497, Christopher Roper Sir entered the world in Linstead, Kent, England, born to Sir John Roper Of St Dunstan S And Wallhall Attorney General Of King Henry Viii And Jane Lady Fineux. Christopher Roper Sir married Elizabeth Blore Gifford, and had children including Sir John Roper Of Teynham. Christopher Roper Sir passed away in 1559 in Lynsted, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1497, Christopher Roper Sir entered the world in Linstead, Kent, England, born to Sir John Roper Of St Dunstan S And Wallhall Attorney General Of King Henry Viii And Jane Lady Fineux.
  • Christopher Roper Sir married Elizabeth Blore Gifford, and had children including Sir John Roper Of Teynham.
  • Christopher Roper Sir passed away in 1559 in Lynsted, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir VIII)
1453–1524
Birth Location: Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England
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Jane Fineux
1460–1524
Birth Location: Swingfield, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gifford
1505–1554
Birth Location: Rainham, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Sir Teynham
1534–1618
Birth Location: Teynham, Kent, England
ST

Christopher Sir's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Sir
1497–1559
Birth Place: Linstead, Kent, England
Parents
Sir John Roper (of St Dunstan's and Wallhall, Attorney General of King Henry VIII)
1453–1524
Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England
Jane (Lady) Fineux
1460–1524
Swingfield, Kent, England
Grandparents
John Roper
1405–1488
Kent, England
Margery ((Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Catherine)) Tattershall
1420–1518
Eltham, London, England
Sir (John de Swingfield Kent) Fineux
1434–1534
Swingfield, Kent, England
Lady (Elizabeth Paston) Apulderfield
1438–1478
Swingfield, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Roper
1360–1433
Catherine Dunstan
1364–1470
Sir Tattershall
1394–1446
Lady Chicheley
1398–1453
William Sissingfield
1415–1457
Lady Monyngs
1417–1460
Thomas Apulderfield
1383–1487
Dorothea Leger
1416–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bench
1390–1457
Henry Monyngs\Moyns\Moyne
1375–1426
Ann Inu
1383–1430

Christopher Sir's Descendants

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Christopher (Roper) Sir (1497–Apr 1559) m. Elizabeth (Blore) Gifford (1505–04 Jul 1554)
  1. 1. Sir (John Roper of) Teynham 1534–1618 m. Elizabeth Parke 1543–1587
    1. 1. Christopher ("2nd Baron of Teynham") ROPER 1561–1622 m. Katherine SEBORNE 1566–1625
      1. 1. Mary Roper 1597–1650 m. Robert Laughter 1598–1679
        1. 1. Henry Laughter 1630–1676 m. Elizabeth (C) Knopp 1635–
        2. 2. Anne Laughter 1628–
      2. 2. Capt (William) Roper 1606–1650
      3. 3. John (3rd Baron Tenyham) Roper 1591–1628

Christopher Sir's Timeline

2 Records

1497
1497
Birth of Christopher Roper Sir in Linstead, Kent, England
Linstead, Kent, England
1559
Apr 1559
Age 62
Death of Christopher Roper Sir in Lynsted, Kent, England
Lynsted, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1497
    Event Place: Linstead, Kent, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1559
    Event Place: Lynsted, Kent, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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