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Nicholas Rolfe 1540–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Worstead, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1576

Death Location: Worstead, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England

Father: John III

Mother: Lady Yaxley

Spouse(s): Cecilia Carr

Children(s): Agnes Rolfe, John Rolfe, Cecilia Rolfe, Thomas Roffe

Nicholas Rolfe was born in 1540 in Worstead, Norfolk, England, the child of John Henry Rolfe Iii And Lady Agnes Alice Lucy Butler Countess Of Yaxley. Nicholas Rolfe married Cecilia Carr, and had children including Agnes Ann Rosse Rolfe, Cecilia Rolfe, John Nicholas Rolfe, Thomas Roffe. Nicholas Rolfe passed away in 1576 in Worstead, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Nicholas Rolfe was born in 1540 in Worstead, Norfolk, England, the child of John Henry Rolfe Iii And Lady Agnes Alice Lucy Butler Countess Of Yaxley.
  • Nicholas Rolfe married Cecilia Carr, and had children including Agnes Ann Rosse Rolfe, Cecilia Rolfe, John Nicholas Rolfe, Thomas Roffe.
  • Nicholas Rolfe passed away in 1576 in Worstead, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Nicholas Rolfe's Ancestors

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Nicholas Rolfe
1540–1576
Birth Place: Worstead, Norfolk, England
Parents
John Henry Rolfe III
1519–1558
Hamptworth, Downton Parish, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Agnes Alice Lucy Butler, Countess of) Yaxley
1524–1580
Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Butler
1500–1555
Dedham, Essex, England
Joane Sutton
1504–1555
Dedham, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Piers Butler
1464–1539
Margaret Butler
1465–1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nicholas Rolfe's Descendants

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Nicholas Rolfe (1540–1576) m. Cecilia Carr (1544–1628)
  1. 1. Agnes (Ann Rosse) Rolfe 1562–1609 m. John (Allred) Aldridge 1558–1610
    1. 1. Emma Aldred 1585–1679
    2. 2. Gracia Aldred 1590–1602
    3. 3. Margaret Aldred 1597–1654
    4. 4. Radelph Aldred 1599–1600
    5. 5. Randolph (Aldred) Aldrich 1600–1689
    6. 6. Clement (I) Aldridge 1598–1668
    7. 7. Johannis (John) Aldridge 1588–1678
    8. 8. John (I) Aldridge 1588–1596
    9. 9. Margaret Aldridge 1600–1634
    10. 10. Nicholas (II) Aldridge 1603–
    11. 11. William (I) Aldridge 1596–1597
  2. 2. John (Nicholas) Rolfe 1563–1655
  3. 3. Cecilia Rolfe 1565–1566
  4. 4. Thomas Roffe 1565–

Nicholas Rolfe's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Nicholas Rolfe in Worstead, Norfolk, England
Worstead, Norfolk, England
1576
1576
Age 36
Death of Nicholas Rolfe in Worstead, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Worstead, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Worstead, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1576
    Event Place: Worstead, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Worstead, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England

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