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Robert Steward , Prior and Dean of Ely 1520–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Wells, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 22 Sep 1557

Death Location: Ely, Cambridge, England

Father: Simeon Stewart

Mother: Joan Besteney

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Elizabeth Steward

In 1520, Robert Steward , Prior and Dean of Ely entered the world in Wells, Norfolk, England, born to Simeon Stewart And Joan Besteney. Robert Steward , Prior and Dean of Ely had children including Elizabeth Steward. Robert Steward , Prior and Dean of Ely passed away in 1557 in Ely, Cambridge, England.

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Biography

  • In 1520, Robert Steward , Prior and Dean of Ely entered the world in Wells, Norfolk, England, born to Simeon Stewart And Joan Besteney.
  • Robert Steward , Prior and Dean of Ely had children including Elizabeth Steward.
  • Robert Steward , Prior and Dean of Ely passed away in 1557 in Ely, Cambridge, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Simeon Stewart
1494–1548
Birth Location: Swaffham, Breckland, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Joan Besteney
1506–1554
Birth Location: Soham, East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Steward
1530–
Birth Location: Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England
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Robert Ely's Ancestors

Self
Robert Ely
1520–1557
Birth Place: Wells, Norfolk, England
Parents
Simeon Stewart
1494–1548
Swaffham, Breckland, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Joan Besteney
1506–1554
Soham, East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edward Bestney
1470–1540
Bury Saint Edmunds, Saint Edmundsbury, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Marjorie (Dallinger) Bulwar
1475–1520
Wood Dalling, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Ely's Descendants

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Robert (Steward , Prior and Dean of) Ely (1520–22 Sep 1557)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Steward 1530– m. Thomas Crispe 1524–1598
    1. 1. Ellis (Crisp Sheriff of London, The Salter's) Company 1562–1625 m. Hester Ireland 1572–1642
      1. 1. John Crisp 1601– m. Ruth Poole 1600–
        1. 1. John Crisp 1620–1662

Robert Ely's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Robert Steward , Prior and Dean of Ely in Wells, Norfolk, England
Wells, Norfolk, England
1557
22 Sep 1557
Age 37
Death of Robert Steward , Prior and Dean of Ely in Ely, Cambridge, England
Ely, Cambridge, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Wells, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1557
    Event Place: Ely, Cambridge, England
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