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Margaret Roper 1526 – 1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Eltham County, Kent, England

Death Date: 1578

Death Location: Petworth County, Sussex, England

Father: John Roper

Mother: Margaret More

Spouse(s): William Dawtry

Children(s): William Dawtry, John Dawtry, Joane Dawtry, Margaret Dawtry, Jane Dawtry, Christian Dawtry, Charles Dawtrey, Mary Dawtry, Anthony Dawtry

Margaret Roper was born in 1526 in Eltham County, Kent, England, the child of John William Roper and Margaret (Meg) More. Margaret Roper married William Dawtry, and had children including William Dawtry, John Dawtry, Joane Dawtry, Margaret Dawtry, Jane Dawtry, Christian Dawtry, Charles Dawtrey, Mary Dawtry, Anthony Dawtry. Margaret Roper passed away in 1578 in Petworth County, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Roper was born in 1526 in Eltham County, Kent, England, the child of John William Roper and Margaret (Meg) More.
  • Margaret Roper married William Dawtry, and had children including William Dawtry, John Dawtry, Joane Dawtry, Margaret Dawtry, Jane Dawtry, Christian Dawtry, Charles Dawtrey, Mary Dawtry, Anthony Dawtry.
  • Margaret Roper passed away in 1578 in Petworth County, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Roper's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Roper
1526 – 1578
Birth Place: Eltham County, Kent, England
Parents
John William Roper
1495 – 1578
Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England
Margaret ((Meg)) More
1505 – 1544
Bucklersbury, London, England
Grandparents
John Roper
1453 – 1524
Well Hall, Eltham, Kent
Lady (Jane) Fyneux
1459 – 1524
Swingfield & Hearn, Kent, England
Thomas More
1477 – 1535
Milk Street, Cheapside, London, England
Jane Colt
1488 – 1511
Nether Hall, Near Roydon, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Roper
1405 – 1488
Margery Tattersall
1420 – 1519
Lady Paston
1429 – 1488
John More
1451 – 1530
Agnes
1455 – 1499
John Colt
1450 – 1521
Elizabeth Elrington
1455 – 1509
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William More
1420 – 1460
Johanna Joye
1430 – 1470

Margaret Roper's Descendants

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Margaret Roper (1526 – 1578) m. William Dawtry (1521 – TO 23 NOV 1591)
  1. 1. William Dawtry (1548 – 16 SEP 1589) m. Dorothy Stonley (1554 – 4 OCT 1629)
    1. 1. Henry Dawtry (1575 – 1649)
    2. 2. Mary Dawtry (1577 – )
    3. 3. Margaret Dawtry (1579 – )
    4. 4. Jane Dawtry (1581 – )
    5. 5. Elizabeth Dawtry (1583 – )
    6. 6. Anne Dawtry (1585 – )
  2. 2. John Dawtry (ABT 1553 – 1595)
  3. 3. Joane Dawtry (1555 – )
  4. 4. Margaret Dawtry (1557 – )
  5. 5. Jane Dawtry (ABT 1557 – 1598)
  6. 6. Christian Dawtry (1559 – )
  7. 7. Charles Dawtrey (1562 – )
  8. 8. Mary Dawtry ( – 7 MAY 1564)
  9. 9. Anthony Dawtry (2 JAN 1566 – 1629)

Margaret Roper's Timeline

3 Records

1526
1526
Birth of Margaret Roper in Eltham County, Kent, England
Eltham County, Kent, England
1577
15 FEB 1577
Age 51
Burial of Margaret Roper in Petworth Sussex, England
Petworth Sussex, England
1578
1578
Age 52
Death of Margaret Roper in Petworth County, Sussex, England
Petworth County, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Eltham County, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Petworth County, Sussex, England
    Record Source: Age:
    51-52

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 FEB 1577
    Event Place: Petworth Sussex, England

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