Robert Broad

Maleabout 1741–22 December 1824

Brief Life History of Robert

Robert Broad was born about 1741, in Ryton, Durham, England, United Kingdom. He married Mary Burnep on 4 February 1781, in Ovingham, Northumberland, England. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He died in Wylam, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, and was buried in Ovingham, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Robert Broad
1741–1824
Mary Burnep
1753–1826
Marriage: 4 February 1781
Jane Broad
1781–
William Broad
1783–
Robert Broad
1786–
Margaret Broad
1794–1796
Margaret Broad
1796–1796
Mary Broad
1796–
Betty Broad
1797–1797
Jonathan Broad
1798–

Sources (7)

  • Robert Broad, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
  • Robert Broad, "England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950"
  • Robert Broad in entry for Jonathan Broad, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 February 1781Ovingham, Northumberland, England
  • Children (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (3)

    1801 · The Act of Union

    Age 60

    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

    Age 67

    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.

    1815

    Age 74

    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    Name Meaning

    English: nickname for a stout or large person, from Middle English brod(e) ‘wide, broad’ (Old English brād).

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

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