John Royes

1752 - Abt 1780  (28 years)

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• Name	John Royes
  Born	1752	Canterbury, Kent, England
  	A John Royes was baptised in Canterbury 24 Sep 1752, son of William and Sarah [England Births and Baptisms 1538-1975] I am assuming that this is our John Royes and that he is eight years younger than his wife - though note that she apparently understates her age - 26 instead of 30/31! [1]
  Christened	24 Sep 1752	Canterbury, Kent, England   [2]
  	parents named as William and Sarah Royes [2]
  Gender	Male
  Tree top	Y
  Occupation	12 Jan 1774	Canterbury, Kent, England
  silk weaver
  Died	Abt 1780	England
  	A John Royes died in Jan 1780 in Castleton, Derbyshire, England and is buried there. Son Solomon said to have been fatherless from "an early age". 1780 is 6 years after Solomon's birth therefore the death we have of a John Royes in 1780 is feasible but " in Derbyshire" raises questions.
  Notes	In view of his trade and the possibility that the Royes name may be of French-speaking origin, it is worth noting that over a 20 year period from 1670, 80,000 Huguenots came to England, majority of whom were textile, including silk, workers. By 1689 40,000 families made their living from silk. And the main silk weaving centres were Canterbury (where he was married?) and Spitalfields. Ancestry.com's U.K. and U.S. Directories, 1680-1830 have this record: Name: John Roy Dates: 1751-1775 (what does "dates" mean? years listed?) Location: London Address: Princes Street, Spitalfields Occupation: weaver, textiles(m), satin Source Date: 1763 Source Info: Listed in The Universal Director; or, the Nobleman and Gentleman's True Guide to the Masters and Professors of the Liberal and Polite Arts and Sciences; and of the Mechanic Arts, Manufactures, and Trades, Established in London and Westminster and their Environs, 1763, MORTIMER, Thomas. London Printed by J. Coote Is this John Royes?
  Person ID	I2224	Roy~Royes | Hougham, Luther-Royes, Royes, Royes Jamaica
  Links To	This person is also John Royes in the tree "hougham" at The Hougham/Huffam Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	William Royes           b. Abt 1725
  Mother	Sarah [Royes]           b. Abt 1725
  Family ID	F1519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Hougham           b. Bef 21 Mar 1743           d. 23 May 1832, St Alphege, Canterbury, Kent, England  (Age ~ 89 years)
  Married	13 Jan 1774	Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England   [3, 4]
  	Groom of St Mary Northgate parish Canterbury Bride of Canterbury Cathedral
  		Marriage registration of John Royes and Sarah Hougham
  Notes	Kent, Surrey, London: - Canterbury Marriage Licences, 1751-1780 Volume 31 fol 67 1774 County: Kent. Country: England. John Royes of St Mary North[gate] Cant[erbury] silk weaver bach & Sarah Hougham of Cath[edral] sp (26), at Cath[edral]. 12 Jan 1774. [5]
  Children	1. Henry Royes           b. ?, Canterbury, Kent, England           d. ?   2. Lydia Royes           b. ?, Canterbury, Kent, England           d. ? + 3. Solomon Royes           b. Bef 27 Oct 1774, Canterbury, Kent, England           d. 6 Sep 1842, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands  (Age > 67 years)
  Histories		Will of Solomon Hougham (1746-1818) transcribed summary table included
  Overviews		1662 HOUGHAM Charles This chart shows the dual links from Charles Hougham to John and Solomon Royes
  		1745 ROYES The earliest known Royes - John
  Last Modified	8 May 2016 16:21:38
  Family ID	F753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1752 - Canterbury, Kent, England Christened - 24 Sep 1752 - Canterbury, Kent, England Occupation - silk weaver - 12 Jan 1774 - Canterbury, Kent, England Married - 13 Jan 1774 - Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England Died - Abt 1780 - England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Overviews

  1745 ROYES The earliest known Royes - John

  
  

• Sources

  [S310] England Births and Christenings. [S466] England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975. [S104] IGI, FamilySearch, Batch no. C and M02065-1. Computer printout of Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, Eng. [S456] England Marriages 1538-1973. [S72] London: Parish and Probate Record, Ancestry.com.