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Sir John Rowland 1490–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1490

Birth Location: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1560

Death Location: Bristol, Avon, Gloucestershire, England

Father: John Elder

Mother: Joanne Smarte

Spouse(s): Janet Anderson, Jane Anderson, Helen Mundie

Children(s): Thomas III

Sir John Rowland was born in 1490 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of John Rolland Babington The Elder And Joanne Smarte. Sir John Rowland married Helen Mundie, Jane Anderson, Janet Anderson, and had children including Thomas Henry Rowland Iii. Sir John Rowland passed away in 1560 in Bristol, Avon, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John Rowland was born in 1490 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of John Rolland Babington The Elder And Joanne Smarte.
  • Sir John Rowland married Helen Mundie, Jane Anderson, Janet Anderson, and had children including Thomas Henry Rowland Iii.
  • Sir John Rowland passed away in 1560 in Bristol, Avon, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Elder
1477–1548
Birth Location: Dethick Lea and Holloway, Derbyshire, England
JE
Joanne Smarte
1477–1547
Birth Location: Kinver, Staffordshire, England
JS

Spouses(s)

Janet Anderson
1510–
Birth Location: Bristol, England
JA
Jane Anderson
1490–1558
Birth Location: Glasgow, Scotland
JA
Helen Mundie
1492–
Birth Location: Scotland
HM

Children(s)

Thomas III
1531–1575
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
TI

Sir Rowland's Ancestors

Self
Sir Rowland
1490–1560
Birth Place: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
John Rolland Babington the Elder
1477–1548
Dethick Lea and Holloway, Derbyshire, England
Joanne Smarte
1477–1547
Kinver, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Babington
1449–1518
Dethick Manor, Dethick, Derbyshire, England
Edith FitzHerbert
1457–1511
Holloway, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Kingston
1423–1485
Isabel Bradbourne
1427–1486
John Wakelin
1554–1614
Alice Marshall
1580–1625
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Babington
1376–1464
Isabel Thick
1401–1435
Henry Bradbourne
1394–1457
Margery Baggott
1398–1437
Nicholas FitzHerbert
1410–1473
Alice Booth
1415–1453
John Upton
1401–1461
Elizabeth Creek
1410–1441

Sir Rowland's Descendants

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Sir (John) Rowland (10 Jan 1490–1560) m. Janet Anderson (Abt 1510–) m. Jane Anderson (Abt 1490–Abt 1558) m. Helen Mundie (1492–)
  1. 1. Thomas (Henry Rowland) III 1531–1575 m. Elizabeth Turley 1535–1593
    1. 1. Elizabeth Rowland 1556–1628 m. Francis Madistard 1525–1590 m. John Oliver 1550–1598 m. Hierom (Ham) Sr 1550–1628
      1. 1. Margery Madistard 1547–1617 m. John (George) Baker 1547–1581 m. John (George) Baker 1543–1581 m. John Baker 1547–1581
        1. 1. John Baker 1562–1632 m. Joan Woodward 1564–
        2. 2. Nicholas (Thomas) Baker 1568–1632 m. Mary Hodgetts 1569–1632
        3. 3. Emily Baker 1560–1590
        4. 4. Nathaniel Baker 1560–1631
        5. 5. Elizabeth Baker 1562–1624 m. Thomas Burnham 1558–1598
        6. 6. Johana Baker 1565–
        7. 7. Alicia Baker 1569–
        8. 8. Elizabeth Baker 1570– m. George Attwood 1566–1620
        9. 9. Martha (Florence Baker-Bent Blanchard) Coutance 1570–1654 m. Pierre (Jean Guillaume Blanchard Of Caen France, Huguenot of NORMANDY, Hull and Halifax, Yorkshire,) England 1540–1602 m. John Bent 1596–1672
        10. 10. Margaret Baker 1575– m. Bolton 1571–
        11. 11. Margery Baker 1576–1663 m. Thomas Wilkinson 1550–1603
        12. 12. Miss Baker 1577–
        13. 13. William Baker 1632– m. Joan Gill –1632
        14. 14. Thomas Baker –1582
        15. 15. Martha Baker 1570–1654 m. Pierre (Jean) Blanchard 1566–1619 m. Pierre (Jean Guillaume) Blanchard 1540–1610
      2. 2. Margery Madistard 1584–1652
    2. 2. Mary Rowland 1555–1598
    3. 3. Samuel Rowland 1558–1602
    4. 4. Humphrey Rowland 1563–1600
    5. 5. Thomas Rowland 1574–1617

Sir Rowland's Timeline

4 Records

1490
10 Jan 1490
Birth of Sir John Rowland in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1490
1490
Sir John Rowland was christened in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1560
1560
Age 70
Death of Sir John Rowland in Bristol, Avon, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Avon, Gloucestershire, England
1560
1560
Age 70
Burial of Sir John Rowland in Bristol, Avon, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Avon, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1490
    Event Place: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Sir John Rowland, person ID GJ8J-FRL.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Sir John Rowland, person ID GJ8J-FRL.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Bristol, Avon, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Sir John Rowland, person ID GJ8J-FRL.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Bristol, Avon, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Sir John Rowland, person ID GJ8J-FRL.
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