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SIR JOHN ROWLAND 1490 – 1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1550

Death Location: Stirling, Scotland

Father: JOHN (ROLLAND

Mother: JOANNE SMARTE

Spouse(s): JANET ANDERSON

Children(s): Thomas Rowland, THOMAS ROWLAND, Thomas Rolland, Steven Rollan

In 1490, SIR JOHN ROWLAND THE YOUNGER entered the world in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to JOHN ROWLAND (ROLLAND and JOANNE SMARTE. SIR JOHN ROWLAND THE YOUNGER married JANET ANDERSON, and had children including Thomas Rowland, THOMAS ROWLAND, Thomas Rolland, Steven Rollan. SIR JOHN ROWLAND THE YOUNGER passed away in 1550 in Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1490, SIR JOHN ROWLAND THE YOUNGER entered the world in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to JOHN ROWLAND (ROLLAND and JOANNE SMARTE.
  • SIR JOHN ROWLAND THE YOUNGER married JANET ANDERSON, and had children including Thomas Rowland, THOMAS ROWLAND, Thomas Rolland, Steven Rollan.
  • SIR JOHN ROWLAND THE YOUNGER passed away in 1550 in Stirling, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

SIR ROWLAND's Ancestors

Self
SIR ROWLAND
1490 – 1550
Birth Place: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
JOHN ROWLAND (ROLLAND
1477 – 1548
Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JOANNE SMARTE
1477 – 1547
Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
THOMAS BABINGTON
1449 – 1518
Derbyshire, England
EDITH FITZHERBERT
1457 – 1511
Dethick Norbury, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
RALPH NORBURY
1428 – 1483
ELIZABETH FITZHERBERT
1437 – 1490
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN MARSHALL
1400 – 1439
ELIZABETH CREEK
1410 – 1441

SIR ROWLAND's Descendants

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SIR (JOHN) ROWLAND (1490 – 1550) m. JANET ANDERSON (1490 – 1550-58)
  1. 1. Thomas Rowland (1509 – 1550)
  2. 2. THOMAS ROWLAND (1520 – 1550) m. LADY (ELIZABETH ELEANOR) TURNER (1535 – Oct 1593) m. ELIZABETH TURNER (1535 – Oct 1593)
    1. 1. ELIZABETH ROWLAND (1556 – 16 May 1691) m. DR (ROBERT OLIVER) (OLYVER) (14 Apr 1582 – 1 Jun 1658) m. JOHN OLIVER (1530 – 31 January 1598)
      1. 1. WILLIAM OLIVER (1590 – 1678) m. JOAN WYKES (14 May 1598 – 1650) m. Ellen (D) Jeffries (1627 – abt 1652)
        1. 1. SUSANNA OLIVER (13 March 1612 – 27 Jun 1681) m. ROBERT NEAL (12 Dec 1619 – )
        2. 2. John OLIVER (1615 – 16 Jun 1655)
        3. 3. Ellen Oliver (1627 – 10 Dec 1694)
        4. 4. Mary Oliver (1643 – )
        5. 5. John Oliver (1643 – 1731)
        6. 6. John Oliver (1663 – 5 Mar 1714)
        7. 7. John Oliver (1676 – 1748)
      2. 2. John Oliver (1616 – 12 Apr 1646)
      3. 3. Nathaniel OLIVER (1617-19 – 9 Jan 1633)
      4. 4. James Oliver (1621 – 1682)
      5. 5. Abigail Oliver (1622 – 1644)
      6. 6. Elizabeth OLIVER (12 Apr 1624 – 6 May 1691)
      7. 7. DR (ROBERT OLIVER) (OLYVER) (14 Apr 1582 – 1 Jun 1658) m. ELIZABETH ROWLAND (1556 – 16 May 1691) m. Agnes Henson (1576 – 1617) m. Ann PURCHASE (1585 OR 1594 – 16 May 1635) m. Ann Purchase (1591 – 20 Dec 1662)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Oliver (9 Aug 1601 – )
        2. 2. Thomas Oliver (1605 – Jun 1679)
        3. 3. Jonathan Oliver (2 Feb 1606 – )
        4. 4. Anne Oliver (19 Jun 1608 – )
        5. 5. Mary Oliver (1610 – )
        6. 6. Samuel Oliver (1611 – 12 Apr 1646)
        7. 7. David Oliver (1613 – 27 Mar 1652)
        8. 8. Thomas Oliver (1615 – 26 Dec 1683)
        9. 9. Thomas OLIVER (1605 – )
        10. 10. James Oliver (1607 – )
        11. 11. Daughter Oliver (1609 – )
        12. 12. Abigail Oliver (1613 – 27 Mar 1652)
        13. 13. Elizabeth Oliver (12 Apr 1624 – 6 May 1691)
      8. 8. Margaret Oliver (26 September 1579 – 25 April 1580)
      9. 9. (Infant) (Edward) Oliver (14 October 1584 – 24 October 1584)
      10. 10. John Olyver (11 November 1585 – 14 June 1642)
      11. 11. James Oliver (3 December 1586 – 1629)
      12. 12. (Infant) (William) Oliver (5 April 1589 – 23 March 1592)
  3. 3. Thomas Rolland (1529 – 1581)
  4. 4. Steven Rollan (1530 – 1552)

SIR ROWLAND's Timeline

4 Records

1490
1490
Birth of SIR JOHN ROWLAND THE YOUNGER in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1550
1550
Age 60
Death of SIR JOHN ROWLAND THE YOUNGER in Stirling, Scotland
Stirling, Scotland
1550
25 Aug 1550
Age 60
Burial of SIR JOHN ROWLAND THE YOUNGER in Beddington, St Mary, Surrey, England
Beddington, St Mary, Surrey, England
1578
06 Sep 1578
Age 88
SIR JOHN ROWLAND THE YOUNGER was married
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 06 Sep 1578
    Record Source: Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Clackmannan, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Roll of Burgesses, 1406-1700
    Record Source: Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records
    [2] Sutton, Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Borough of Sutton; Sutton, London, England; Collection Title: Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: P56/1/1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1550
    Event Place: Beddington, St Mary, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Sutton, Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Borough of Sutton; Sutton, London, England; Collection Title: Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: P56/1/1

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