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Roger James 1550–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Upminster, Surrey, England

Death Date: 10 DEC 1596

Death Location: Bednall Green, Stepney, Middlesex, England

Father: Roger James

Mother: Sarah Morskyn

Spouse(s): Sara Smith

Children(s): William James, Johane James, Margaret James, John James, Roger James

Roger James was born in 1550 in Upminster, Surrey, England, the child of Roger James And Sarah Morskyn. Roger James married Sara Smith, and had children including Johane James, John James, Margaret James, Roger James, William James. Roger James passed away in 1596 in Bednall Green, Stepney, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • Roger James was born in 1550 in Upminster, Surrey, England, the child of Roger James And Sarah Morskyn.
  • Roger James married Sara Smith, and had children including Johane James, John James, Margaret James, Roger James, William James.
  • Roger James passed away in 1596 in Bednall Green, Stepney, Middlesex, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Roger James's Ancestors

Self
Roger James
1550–1596
Birth Place: Upminster, Surrey, England
Parents
Roger James
1524–1591
Cliueland, Utrecht, Holland
Sarah Morskyn
1535–1597
Liège, Liege, Belgium
Grandparents
Jacob James
1496–1570
Utrecht, Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Sara (Van) Haestrecht
1502–1560
Utrecht, Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Roger James
1440–1497
Sara Morskin
1440–1497
Willem Haestrecht
1455–1501
Bertrade Bartruyt
1460–1529
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas James
1393–
Paulus Haestrecht
1410–1473
Catharina Naaldwijk
1410–1475

Roger James's Descendants

1.
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Roger James (1550–10 DEC 1596) m. Sara Smith (ABT 1570–21 JUN 1626)
  1. 1. William James 1588–1695
  2. 2. Johane James –1617
  3. 3. Margaret James 1596–1638
  4. 4. John James 1591–1642
  5. 5. Roger James 1590–1637

Roger James's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Roger James in Upminster, Surrey, England
Upminster, Surrey, England
1596
10 DEC 1596
Age 46
Death of Roger James in Bednall Green, Stepney, Middlesex, England
Bednall Green, Stepney, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Upminster, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 DEC 1596
    Event Place: Bednall Green, Stepney, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Age:
    45-46

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