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Margaret Roper 1505–1544 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 July 1505

Birth Location: City of London, Greater London, England

Death Date: 25 December 1544

Death Location: Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England

Father: Thomas More

Mother: Jane More

Spouse(s): William Roper

Children(s): Sibilla Gould

Margaret Roper was born in 1505 in City of London, Greater London, England, the child of Thomas More And Jane More. Margaret Roper married William Roper, and had children including Sibilla Gould. Margaret Roper passed away in 1544 in Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Roper was born in 1505 in City of London, Greater London, England, the child of Thomas More And Jane More.
  • Margaret Roper married William Roper, and had children including Sibilla Gould.
  • Margaret Roper passed away in 1544 in Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England.

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Margaret Roper's Ancestors

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Margaret Roper
1505–1544
Birth Place: City of London, Greater London, England
Parents
Thomas More
1478–1535
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Jane More
1489–1511
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Roper's Descendants

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Margaret Roper (10 July 1505–25 December 1544) m. William Roper (1496–4 Jan 1578)
  1. 1. Sibilla Gould 1527–1571 m. Nicholas Barbour 1520–1577
    1. 1. Katherine (Catherine) Barbour 1545–1628 m. George Agard 1539–1628 m. George (Agard) Higgit 1539–1608
      1. 1. William Agard 1570–1626 m. Elizabeth Rolleston 1579–1643
        1. 1. Mary Agard 1611–1674 m. William (Allestree) IV 1598–1655
      2. 2. Edward Agard 1565–1589
      3. 3. Ann Agard 1586–1657
      4. 4. Peter Agard 1582–1636
      5. 5. George Agard 1567–
      6. 6. Eleanor Agard 1580–
      7. 7. Gilbert Agard 1575–1630 m. Alice Kelinge 1580–1617
        1. 1. Alice (Higgit) Haggerd 1617–
        2. 2. Anne (Higgit) Haggerd 1611–
        3. 3. Joane (Higgit) Haggerd 1606–
        4. 4. Joyse (Higgit) Haggerd 1613–
        5. 5. Humphrey Higgott 1608–1671

Margaret Roper's Timeline

2 Records

1505
10 July 1505
Birth of Margaret Roper in City of London, Greater London, England
City of London, Greater London, England
1544
25 December 1544
Age 39
Death of Margaret Roper in Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England
Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 July 1505
    Event Place: City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1128
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1544
    Event Place: Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1128
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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