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Sir William Robert Rust 1550–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Great Ryburgh, Norfolk, England

Death Date: abt 1797

Death Location: Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England

Father: Robert Rust

Mother: Mary Lanning

Spouse(s): Lady Wath-Hunsworth-Cuthbert-Hawsworth-Rust, Elizabeth Wath

Children(s): George Rust

Sir William Robert Rust was born in 1550 in Great Ryburgh, Norfolk, England, the child of Robert Rust And Mary Ann Lanning. Sir William Robert Rust married Elizabeth Hunsworth Wath, Lady Elizabeth Wath Hunsworth Cuthbert Hawsworth Rust, and had children including George Rust. Sir William Robert Rust passed away in 1797 in Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Robert Rust was born in 1550 in Great Ryburgh, Norfolk, England, the child of Robert Rust And Mary Ann Lanning.
  • Sir William Robert Rust married Elizabeth Hunsworth Wath, Lady Elizabeth Wath Hunsworth Cuthbert Hawsworth Rust, and had children including George Rust.
  • Sir William Robert Rust passed away in 1797 in Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England.

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Sir Rust's Ancestors

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Sir Rust
1550–1797
Birth Place: Great Ryburgh, Norfolk, England
Parents
Robert Rust
1524–1561
Great Ryburgh, Norfolk, England
Mary (Ann) Lanning
1525–1596
Great Ryburgh, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Rust's Descendants

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Sir (William Robert) Rust (1550–abt 1797) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Wath-Hunsworth-Cuthbert-Hawsworth-Rust (1550–14 APR 1606) m. Elizabeth (Hunsworth) Wath (1550–14 APR 1606)
  1. 1. George Rust 1573–1632 m. Lady (Margaret\Marget) Grime\Gryme-Cene-Rust 1577–1636 m. Marget Gryme 1577–1636
    1. 1. Henry (Israel) Rust 1613–1690 m. Hannah Appleton 1615–1674
      1. 1. Israel Rust 1643–1712 m. Rebeckah Clark 1649–1733 m. Mary (Evard) Rust 1643–
        1. 1. Sarah Rust 1675–1746 m. Samuel Allen 1675–1739

Sir Rust's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Sir William Robert Rust in Great Ryburgh, Norfolk, England
Great Ryburgh, Norfolk, England
1797
abt 1797
Age 247
Death of Sir William Robert Rust in Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Great Ryburgh, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1797
    Event Place: Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England

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