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Sir Lord William John Roberts 1548–1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Ashford Carbonell, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1648

Death Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Burway

Mother: Margaret Johnson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Whitton

Children(s): Margerye Robarts

Sir Lord William John Roberts was born in 1548 in Ashford Carbonell, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Roberts Of Burway And Margaret Lady Of Ashford Shropshire Johnson. Sir Lord William John Roberts married Elizabeth Roberts, Elizabeth Whitton, and had children including Margerye Robarts. Sir Lord William John Roberts passed away in 1648 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir Lord William John Roberts was born in 1548 in Ashford Carbonell, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Roberts Of Burway And Margaret Lady Of Ashford Shropshire Johnson.
  • Sir Lord William John Roberts married Elizabeth Roberts, Elizabeth Whitton, and had children including Margerye Robarts.
  • Sir Lord William John Roberts passed away in 1648 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Burway
1507–1586
Birth Location: Burway, Shropshire, England
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Margaret Johnson
1515–1556
Birth Location: Ashford, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Whitton
1555–1621
Birth Location: St Giles, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
EW

Children(s)

Margerye Robarts
1575–1605
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
MR

Sir Roberts's Ancestors

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Sir Roberts
1548–1648
Birth Place: Ashford Carbonell, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Roberts of Burway
1507–1586
Burway, Shropshire, England
Margaret (Lady of Ashford, Shropshire) Johnson
1515–1556
Ashford, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
William (of Stanton Lacy, Shropshire) Roberts
1485–1557
Glassenbury, Kent, England
Jane (Shropshire Gomond, Lady of) Burway
1486–1512
Burway, Shropshire, England
Maurice (Morris) Johnson
1479–1557
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Jayne ("Jane" Lacey "DeLacey, Lascells,) Lassels"
1504–1558
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain
Great-Grandparents
Sir Jr.
1478–1569
KATHERINE PODYCKE
1482–1576
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Roberts's Descendants

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Sir (Lord William John) Roberts (1548–1648) m. Elizabeth Whitton (1555–1621)
  1. 1. Margerye Robarts 1575–1605 m. Alexander Tonkin 1570–1604
    1. 1. James ((John)) TONKEN 1596–1671 m. Susanna Burlace 1591–1663
      1. 1. Grace Tonkin 1616–1673 m. JOHN Tresise 1612–1690
        1. 1. Hercolus (Hercules) Tresise 1631–1696 m. Garterett (\ Gartred) Welch 1630–1690

Sir Roberts's Timeline

3 Records

1548
1548
Birth of Sir Lord William John Roberts in Ashford Carbonell, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Ashford Carbonell, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1568
27 Jan 1568
Age 20
Sir Lord William John Roberts was married in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England
1648
1648
Age 100
Death of Sir Lord William John Roberts in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Ashford Carbonell, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1568
    Event Place: Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
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