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Robert Carr 1642 – 1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1642

Birth Location: Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 30 Sep 1689

Death Location: Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Father: Robert Carr

Mother: Joyce Preston

Spouse(s): Edith Spetch

Children(s): John Carr

Robert Carr was born in 1642 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Carr and Joyce Preston. Robert Carr married Edith Spetch, and had children including John Robert Carr. Robert Carr passed away in 1689 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Carr was born in 1642 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Carr and Joyce Preston.
  • Robert Carr married Edith Spetch, and had children including John Robert Carr.
  • Robert Carr passed away in 1689 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Carr
1601 – 1652
Birth Location: Horbury, Yorkshire.
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Joyce Preston
1603 – 1647
Birth Location: Horbury, Wakefield, Yorkshire., West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Edith Spetch
1631 – 1689
Birth Location: Sandal Magna, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

John Carr
1668 – 1726
Birth Location: St Peter and St Leonard, Horbury, Yorkshire, England
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Robert Carr's Ancestors

Self
Robert Carr
1642 – 1689
Birth Place: Horbury, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Robert Carr
1601 – 1652
Horbury, Yorkshire.
Joyce Preston
1603 – 1647
Horbury, Wakefield, Yorkshire., West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
SIR (ROBERT JOHN) CARR
1580 – 1635
Bolton on Dearne, Yorkshire, England
Made Bankes
1580 – 1623
Yorkshire - West Riding, England
John Preston
1583 – 1640
Yorkshire, England
Margaret Rayles
1583 – 1651
Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Water Preston
1566 –
Alice Johnson
1567 – 1605
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Carr's Descendants

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Robert Carr (15 May 1642 – 30 Sep 1689) m. Edith Spetch (1631 – 1689)
  1. 1. John (Robert) Carr (28 Nov 1668 – 1726) m. Elizabeth Hanley (1676 – 1703)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Carr (1688 – 1743) m. James French (1686 – 1741)
      1. 1. William French (27 Apr 1725 – 2 May 1792) m. Winifred Hall (9 Jan 1722 – 1 May 1786)
        1. 1. Susannah French (1750 – 30 Aug 1823) m. Daniel (Routt) Floweree (1738 – 14 Mar 1815)

Robert Carr's Timeline

7 Records

1642
15 May 1642
Birth of Robert Carr in Horbury, Yorkshire, England
Horbury, Yorkshire, England
1660
19 Sep 1660
Age 18
Robert Carr was married in Sandal Magna, St Helen, Yorkshire, England
Sandal Magna, St Helen, Yorkshire, England
1661
26 Oct 1661 or 1667
Age 19
Robert Carr was married in Sandal Magna, St Helen, Yorkshire, England
Sandal Magna, St Helen, Yorkshire, England
1667
26 Oct 1667
Age 25
Robert Carr was married in Sandal Magna, St Helen, Yorkshire, England
Sandal Magna, St Helen, Yorkshire, England
1667
12 Nov 1667
Age 25
Robert Carr was married in Ackland, Wakefield, Yorkshire.
Ackland, Wakefield, Yorkshire.
1667
26 November 1667
Age 25
Robert Carr was married in Sandal Magna, st Helen, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sandal Magna, st Helen, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1689
30 Sep 1689
Age 47
Death of Robert Carr in Horbury, Yorkshire, England
Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1642
    Event Place: Horbury, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1660
    Event Place: Sandal Magna, St Helen, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1661 or 1667
    Event Place: Sandal Magna, St Helen, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1667
    Event Place: Sandal Magna, St Helen, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1667
    Event Place: Ackland, Wakefield, Yorkshire.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 November 1667
    Event Place: Sandal Magna, st Helen, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1689
    Event Place: Horbury, Yorkshire, England
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