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Robert "Robertus" James 1572 – 1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1572

Birth Location: The Parish Of St Helen's Selston, Nottinghamshire, England.

Death Date: abt 1620

Death Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Sir James

Mother: Alse JAMES

Spouse(s): Anna Downes

Children(s): George James

Robert "Robertus" James was born in 1572 in The Parish Of St Helen's Selston, Nottinghamshire, England., the child of Sir Robert James and Alse Playne JAMES. Robert "Robertus" James married Anna Downes, and had children including George James. Robert "Robertus" James passed away in 1620 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • Robert "Robertus" James was born in 1572 in The Parish Of St Helen's Selston, Nottinghamshire, England., the child of Sir Robert James and Alse Playne JAMES.
  • Robert "Robertus" James married Anna Downes, and had children including George James.
  • Robert "Robertus" James passed away in 1620 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert James's Ancestors

Self
Robert James
1572 – 1620
Birth Place: The Parish Of St Helen's Selston, Nottinghamshire, England.
Parents
Sir Robert James
1560 – 1603
Nottinghamshire, England
Alse (Playne) JAMES
1560 – 1605
Newlyn, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Recadi Playne
1540 – 1583
Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Beatryce Cole
1520 – 1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Leigh
1500 – 1558

Robert James's Descendants

1.
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Robert ("Robertus") James (1572 – abt 1620) m. Anna Downes (1585 – 4 April 1648)
  1. 1. George James (01 May 1602 – 20 Oct 1656) m. Ann Laytye (28 Sep 1600 – 8 Sep 1655)
    1. 1. ESTER (EADER " Dicconson of Dayne" Badger) James (1626 – 1654) m. John (Richard) Browne (16 Feb 1615 – 18 Dec 1670)
      1. 1. Capt. (Originall I.) Browne (11 Sep 1648 – 30 Mar 1698)
        1. 1. Jane (Brookes) Brown (12 Jun 1667 – 18 Nov 1752) m. # (Nathaniel "Bridges" POPE, III ^ 1662 Quaker \ edit) children (26 Nov 1662 – 12 Sep 1716)

Robert James's Timeline

2 Records

1572
1572
Birth of Robert "Robertus" James in The Parish Of St Helen's Selston, Nottinghamshire, England.
The Parish Of St Helen's Selston, Nottinghamshire, England.
1620
abt 1620
Age 48
Death of Robert "Robertus" James in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1572
    Event Place: The Parish Of St Helen's Selston, Nottinghamshire, England.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1620
    Event Place: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

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