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Robert Lawrence Tilley 1540–1613 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1540

Birth Location: Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: February 1613

Death Location: Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England

Father: William \Tylle

Mother: Lady Couper

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Elbourne

Children(s): John Passenger, Edward contingent.

Robert Lawrence Tilley was born in 1540 in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, the child of William Nightingale Tilley Tylle And Lady Agnes Nightingale Couper. Robert Lawrence Tilley married Elizabeth Bridget Elbourne, and had children including Edward Fs Mayflower Tilley Mayflower As A Separatist Member Of The Leiden Holland Contingent, John Fs Tilley Mayflower Passenger. Robert Lawrence Tilley passed away in 1613 in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Lawrence Tilley was born in 1540 in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, the child of William Nightingale Tilley Tylle And Lady Agnes Nightingale Couper.
  • Robert Lawrence Tilley married Elizabeth Bridget Elbourne, and had children including Edward Fs Mayflower Tilley Mayflower As A Separatist Member Of The Leiden Holland Contingent, John Fs Tilley Mayflower Passenger.
  • Robert Lawrence Tilley passed away in 1613 in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Robert Tilley's Ancestors

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Robert Tilley
1540–1613
Birth Place: Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
William Nightingale Tilley \Tylle
1515–1579
Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Lady (Agnes Nightingale) Couper
1519–1582
Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Tilley
1490–1555
Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Cunliffe
1490–1556
Henlow, Nottingham, Bedfordshire, England
William Cowper
1480–1556
Sharpenhow, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Grenville
1490–1556
Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Henry Tilley
1465–1520
Johan Tilley
1468–1520
Marvin Cunliffe
1470–1520
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Tilley's Descendants

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Robert (Lawrence) Tilley (May 1540–February 1613) m. Elizabeth (Bridget) Elbourne (1544–27 March 1614)
  1. 1. John (*FS* Tilley Mayflower) Passenger 1571–1620 m. Joan (*FS* Hurst Mayflower) Passenger 1588–1676
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Tilley Mayflower Passenger 13yr Her parents, and her aunt and uncle Edward and Agnes Tilley, all died the first winter, leaving her) or 1607–1687 m. Jeremiah (James) Bellamy 1595–1680 m. John Howland 1605–1672
      1. 1. Elizabeth Bosworth 1619–1705 m. Jonathan Bosworth 1613–1688 m. Benjamin Bosworth 1615–1700
        1. 1. Rebecah Bosworth 1641–1704 m. Captain (Nicholas) Peck 1630–1710
        2. 2. Rebecah Bosworth 1640–1704 m. Capt. (Nycolas Nicholas) Peck 1630–1710
        3. 3. Deliverance (Bosworth) Peck 1650–1675
        4. 4. Bethiah (Bosworth) Peck 1644–1718
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Bosworth) Brackett 1638–1686
        6. 6. Johnathan Bosworth 1639–1693
        7. 7. Jonathan (Bosworth) Jr 1636–1717
        8. 8. Deliverance Peck 1638–1675
      2. 2. Desire Howland 1627–1683
      3. 3. John (Joseph) Howland 1626–1699 m. Mary Lee 1630–1693
        1. 1. Hannah Howland 1661–1710
      4. 4. Jabez Howland 1644–1712
      5. 5. Joseph Howland –1704
      6. 6. Isaac Howland 1649–1734
      7. 7. Hope Howland –1683
      8. 8. Lydia Howland –1711
      9. 9. Ruth Howland –1679
    2. 2. John (Mayflower Singer) Tilley 1599–1636
  2. 2. Edward (*FS* Mayflower Tilley Mayflower as a Separatist member of the Leiden, Holland) contingent. 1588–1621

Robert Tilley's Timeline

3 Records

1540
May 1540
Birth of Robert Lawrence Tilley in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
1613
February 1613
Age 73
Death of Robert Lawrence Tilley in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
1624
1624
Age 84
Robert Lawrence Tilley was married in Yarmouth, Maine, USA
Yarmouth, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1540
    Event Place: Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Maine, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 1613
    Event Place: Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current

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