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Robert Essex 1550 – 1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 1637

Death Location: England

Father: George Oakham

Mother: Lady Oakman,

Spouse(s): Annes Wakley

Children(s): Mare Essex, Joan Essex, William Essex, John Essex, Timothy Essex, William Essex, Elizabeth Essex

In 1550, Robert Essex entered the world in Leicestershire, England, born to George Lord Cromwell van Oakham and Lady Elizabeth Seymour, Marchioness of Winchester, Baroness Cromwell of Oakman,. Robert Essex married Annes Wakley, and had children including Mare Essex, Joan Essex, William Essex, John Essex, Timothy Essex, William Essex, Elizabeth Essex. Robert Essex passed away in 1637 in England.

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Biography

  • In 1550, Robert Essex entered the world in Leicestershire, England, born to George Lord Cromwell van Oakham and Lady Elizabeth Seymour, Marchioness of Winchester, Baroness Cromwell of Oakman,.
  • Robert Essex married Annes Wakley, and had children including Mare Essex, Joan Essex, William Essex, John Essex, Timothy Essex, William Essex, Elizabeth Essex.
  • Robert Essex passed away in 1637 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Oakham
1515 – 1551
Birth Location: Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England
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Lady Oakman,
1511 – 1568
Birth Location: Wolf Hall, Savenake, Wiltshire
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Spouses(s)

Annes Wakley
1552 – 1593
Birth Location: Leicestershire, England
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Children(s)

Mare Essex
1575 –
Birth Location: Leicestershire, England
ME
Joan Essex
1577 –
Birth Location: Leicestershire, England
JE
William Essex
1580 –
Birth Location: Leicestershire, England
WE
John Essex
1582 –
Birth Location: Claybrook, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
JE
Timothy Essex
1584 – 1633
Birth Location: Claybrook, , Leicester, England
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William Essex
1586 –
Birth Location: , Leicestershire, , England
WE
Elizabeth Essex
1590 – 1665
Birth Location: Leicestershire, , England
EE

Robert Essex's Ancestors

Self
Robert Essex
1550 – 1637
Birth Place: Leicestershire, England
Parents
George Lord Cromwell van Oakham
1515 – 1551
Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England
Lady (Elizabeth Seymour, Marchioness of Winchester, Baroness Cromwell of) Oakman,
1511 – 1568
Wolf Hall, Savenake, Wiltshire
Grandparents
Lord (Thomas Cromwell, The Right Honourable, Knight of the Garter, Mercenary Soldier, Businessman, Attorney, Machiavellian Politician, Privy Councillor, 1st Baron of Cromwell, Vicar General, Vicegerent, 1st Earl of) Essex,
1485 – 1540
Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England
Elizabeth Wykes
1490 – 1527
Putney, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Essex's Descendants

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Robert Essex (1550 – 1637) m. Annes Wakley (1552 – 1593)
  1. 1. Mare Essex (27 Jul 1575 – )
  2. 2. Joan Essex (16 Mar 1577 – )
  3. 3. William Essex (14 Dec 1580 – )
  4. 4. John Essex (22 Sep 1582 – )
  5. 5. Timothy Essex (21 Feb 1584 – 1633-1675) m. Essix (Abt 1603 – 1638)
    1. 1. John Essix (Abt 1622 – Abt 1685) m. ALICE STILEMAN (18 Oct 1604 – Aug 1667)
  6. 6. William Essex (25 Mar 1586 – )
  7. 7. Elizabeth Essex (14 Mar 1590 – Abt 1665)

Robert Essex's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Robert Essex in Leicestershire, England
Leicestershire, England
1637
1637
Age 87
Death of Robert Essex in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: England
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