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Roger James 1564–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1564

Birth Location: Upminster, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1596

Death Location: Bednall Green, Stepney, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: Roger I

Mother: Sara Morskin

Spouse(s): Sara Smith

Children(s): Margaret Byssche

In 1564, Roger James entered the world in Upminster, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, born to Roger James I And Sara Morskin. Roger James married Sara Smith, and had children including Margaret James Byssche. Roger James passed away in 1596 in Bednall Green, Stepney, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1564, Roger James entered the world in Upminster, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, born to Roger James I And Sara Morskin.
  • Roger James married Sara Smith, and had children including Margaret James Byssche.
  • Roger James passed away in 1596 in Bednall Green, Stepney, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Roger James's Ancestors

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Roger James
1564–1596
Birth Place: Upminster, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Roger James I
1524–1591
Utrecht, Utrecht, Pays-Bas
Sara Morskin
1530–
Grandparents
Jacob (Van) Haestrecht
1501–1560
Cleve, Bad Schwartau, Lübeck, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Allemagne
Sarah (Van) Haestrecht
1502–1560
Utrecht, Utrecht, Pays-Bas
Great-Grandparents
Dirck Haastrecht
1475–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Roger James's Descendants

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Roger James (1564–1596) m. Sara Smith (1570–1626)
  1. 1. Margaret (James) Byssche 1596–1638 m. William Bysshe 1587–1638
    1. 1. Ursula (Bysshe) Thompson 1621–1658 m. John (Martin) Hammond 1619–1663
      1. 1. David ((Tally)) TAYLYEOR 1645–1682 m. Issable Peirie 1645–
        1. 1. Jean Spence 1675–1722 m. Robert Hanna* 1680–1786

Roger James's Timeline

2 Records

1564
1564
Birth of Roger James in Upminster, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Upminster, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
1596
1596
Age 32
Death of Roger James in Bednall Green, Stepney, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Bednall Green, Stepney, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1564
    Event Place: Upminster, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Bednall Green, Stepney, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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