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William 'Robert' Sharp 1592–1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1592

Birth Location: Banff, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1638

Death Location: Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: David Sharp

Mother: Magdalene Haliburton

Spouse(s): Isabel Kenany

Children(s): Archbishop Sharpe, Catherine Sharpe, Robert Sharpe, William Sharpe

The story of William 'Robert' Sharp began in 1592 in Banff, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom. William 'Robert' Sharp married Isabel Leslie Of Kininvie Kenany, and had children including Archbishop James Sharpe, Catherine Sharpe, George Sharp, Robert Sharpe, William Sharpe. William 'Robert' Sharp passed away in 1638 in Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William 'Robert' Sharp began in 1592 in Banff, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • William 'Robert' Sharp married Isabel Leslie Of Kininvie Kenany, and had children including Archbishop James Sharpe, Catherine Sharpe, George Sharp, Robert Sharpe, William Sharpe.
  • William 'Robert' Sharp passed away in 1638 in Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Sharp's Ancestors

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William Sharp
1592–1638
Birth Place: Banff, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
David Sharp
1550–1638
Banff Castle, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Magdalene Haliburton
1552–1620
Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Sharp
1530–1587
Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Isobel Sharp
1533–1585
Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Sharpe
1500–1558
Elizabeth Payne
1510–1562
Marion Cuninghame
1512–1534
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sharp's Descendants

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William ('Robert') Sharp (1592–1638) m. Isabel (Leslie of Kininvie) Kenany (1595–6 Mar 1671)
  1. 1. Archbishop (James) Sharpe 1618–1679 m. Helen Moncrieff 1622–1679
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Sharp 1684–1734 m. William (Fraser Lord) Saltoun 1654–1715
      1. 1. Henrietta Fraser 1688–1751 m. John (Gordon GG) 6T,P 1686–1764
        1. 1. Margaret Gordon 1720–1800 m. George (Shand Turner Provost of) Aberdeenshire 1705–1772
      2. 2. William (Allen) Fraser 1691–1727 m. Katherine (Anne) Erskine 1697–1733
        1. 1. William Fraser 1725–1788
        2. 2. Margaret Fraser 1727–1819
      3. 3. Alexander Fraser 1684–1748
  2. 2. Catherine Sharpe –1695
  3. 3. Robert Sharpe –1675
  4. 4. William Sharpe 1620–

William Sharp's Timeline

5 Records

1592
1592
Birth of William 'Robert' Sharp in Banff, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Banff, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1610
1610
Age 18
William 'Robert' Sharp was married in Banff Castle
Banff Castle
1617
Abt 1617
Age 25
William 'Robert' Sharp was married in Banff Castle, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Banff Castle, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1638
4 January 1638
Age 46
Death of William 'Robert' Sharp in Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1638
1638
Age 46
Burial of William 'Robert' Sharp in Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1592
    Event Place: Banff, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Banff Castle

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1617
    Event Place: Banff Castle, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 January 1638
    Event Place: Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers
    [2] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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