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Roger II, Husbandman, Willis 1525–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Urchfont, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 Jan 1579

Death Location: Wensley, Yorkshire, England

Father: Richard, Willys\Wyllys

Mother: JOANE Norbrooke

Spouse(s): Edith Willis

Children(s): John Willis

Roger II, Husbandman, Willis was born in 1525 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Lord Of Fenni Compton Willys Wyllys And Joane Joan Grant Le Graunt De Norbrooke. Roger II, Husbandman, Willis married Edith Willis, and had children including John Gulielmi Willis. Roger II, Husbandman, Willis passed away in 1579 in Wensley, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Roger II, Husbandman, Willis was born in 1525 in Urchfont, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Lord Of Fenni Compton Willys Wyllys And Joane Joan Grant Le Graunt De Norbrooke.
  • Roger II, Husbandman, Willis married Edith Willis, and had children including John Gulielmi Willis.
  • Roger II, Husbandman, Willis passed away in 1579 in Wensley, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard, Willys\Wyllys
1468–1531
Birth Location: Fenny Compton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
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JOANE Norbrooke
1500–1545
Birth Location: Fenny Compton, Norbrooke, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Edith Willis
1525–1573
Birth Location: Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
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Children(s)

John Willis
1550–1579
Birth Location: Urchfont, Wiltshire, England
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Roger Willis's Ancestors

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Roger Willis
1525–1579
Birth Place: Urchfont, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard, Lord of Fenni Compton, Willys\Wyllys
1468–1531
Fenny Compton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
JOANE (Joan Grant Le Graunt de) Norbrooke
1500–1545
Fenny Compton, Norbrooke, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Roger Willis's Descendants

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Roger (II, Husbandman,) Willis (1525–7 Jan 1579) m. Edith Willis (Abt. 1525–23 Jan 1573)
  1. 1. John (Gulielmi) Willis 1550–1579 m. Gracia\Garetia\Grace Wallis 1545–1612
    1. 1. Elizabetha\Elsbet\Elizabeth Willis 1570–1623 m. Matthew\Mathei\Matheus HIllory\Hillary\Hellyar\Hilleary 1562–1605
      1. 1. Baronet (Chamberly) Hilleary 1600–1697 m. Effie (Gwynn Bowie) (Hilleary) 1598–1684
        1. 1. Col. (Thomas (High Sheriff of Prince George) Hilleary Hillery) Hillary 1620–1697 m. Eleanor\Elanor (Olive, Lady,) Sprigg 1669–1728

Roger Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Roger II, Husbandman, Willis in Urchfont, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Urchfont, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1579
7 Jan 1579
Age 54
Death of Roger II, Husbandman, Willis in Wensley, Yorkshire, England
Wensley, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Urchfont, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1579
    Event Place: Wensley, Yorkshire, England
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