Thomas Roberts

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Roberts was born on 2 December 1741, in Markham Clinton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Roberts, was 20 and his mother, Elizabeth Taylor, was 19. He married Elizabeth Otter on 11 February 1765, in Markham Clinton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 2 June 1813, at the age of 71, and was buried in Ragnall, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Roberts
1741–1813
Elizabeth Otter
1737–1826
Marriage: 11 February 1765
William Roberts
1765–1838
Frances Roberts
1774–1853
Dorothy Roberts
1767–1843
Mary Roberts
1769–
Dorothy ROBERTS
1771–
Thomas Roberts
1772–
John Roberts
1780–1780
Ann Roberts
1781–

Sources (29)

  • Thomas Roberts, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Thomas Roberts, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Thomas Roberts, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (2)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

Name Meaning

English: from the personal name Robert , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also occasionally borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish surname.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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