Richard Roberts
19 February 1738–
Dolwyddelan, Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom
The Life of Richard
When Richard Roberts was born on 19 February 1738, in Dolwyddelan, Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Price, was 28 and his mother, Elinor Williams, was 28.
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Family Time Line
Robert Price
1710–
Elinor Williams
1710–
Richard Roberts
1738–
Daniel Roberts
1740–
Catherine Roberts
1742–
William Roberts
1743–
Robert Roberts
1745–
Griffith Roberts
1748–
Parents and Siblings
1710–Male
1710–Female
siblings
(6)
1738–Male
1740–Male
1742–Female
1743–Male
Robert Roberts
1745–Male
+1 More Child
World Events (3)
1815
Age 77
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Age 85
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1831 · Merthyr Uprising
Age 93
Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the personal name Robert . This surname is very frequent in Wales and west central England. It is also occasionally borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of a like-sounding Jewish surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- Legacy NFS Source: Richard Roberts - Church record: birth-name: Richard Roberts
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