Robert Dacres

Brief Life History of Robert

When Robert Dacres was born about 1567, in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England, his father, George Dacres, was 35 and his mother, Lady Elizabeth Carew, was 30.

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George Dacres
1533–1580
Lady Elizabeth Carew
1538–1579
Henry Dacres
1552–1560
Sir Thomas Dacres
1556–1615
Margaret Dacres
1558–1631
Elizabeth Dacres
1560–
Robert Dacres
1567–
Walter Dacres
1569–1632
Arthur Dacres
1563–1587

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    1569 · State Lottery

    A State Lottery was recorded in 1569. The tickets were sold at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.

    1571 · The Royal Exchange is Organized

    The Royal Exchange was organized in January 1571 by Sir Thomas Gresham. Gresham is known as the father of English banking.

    1585 · The First English Colony is Established in America

    England established its first colony in North America in 1585 as a way to generate additional wealth. The colony was named Virginia, after the virgin Queen Elizabeth I.

    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish: variant of Dacre, a habitational name from either of two places called Dacre in Cumberland or Yorkshire, with post-medieval excrescent -s. Both placenames are derived from a Celtic stream or river name.

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