John Royes

1745 - 1780  (35 years)

• Name	John Royes
  Born	1745	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. [1] Another reference suggests born 1745, North Canterbury and gives his mother's maiden name as Taylor
  Baptized	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	Jan 1780	Castelton, Derbyshire, England
  	A John Royes died in Jan 1780 in Castleton, Derbyshire, England and is buried there. A John Royes was buried 17 Jan 1780 in Castleton, Castleton, Derbyshire, England. 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 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 | Royes Jamaica
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	William Royes,   b. Bef 7 Jul 1723, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, England ,   d. Abt 1765  (Age ~ 41 years)
  Mother	Sarah Taylor,   b. Abt 1725
  Married	15 Apr 1750	Canterbury, Kent, England
  Family ID	F1519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Hougham,   b. Bef 21 Mar 1743, Bromley, Kent, England ,   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. Solomon Royes,   b. Bef 27 Oct 1774, Canterbury, Kent, England ,   d. 6 Sep 1842, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands  (Age > 67 years)   2. Henry Royes,   b. 1776, Canterbury, Kent, England ,   d. ?   3. Lydia Royes,   b. 1778, Canterbury, Kent, England ,   d. ?
  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
  		1700 ROYES The earliest known Royes - John We had previously identified John Royes 1752-1832 as our earliest Royes. We then identified his father as William Royes - no information about birth or marriage. We have information that a William Royes was born in 1723 in Lincolnshire. But John 1752 was born in, worked, married and died in Canterbury, Kent. So this link is uncertain though not impossible. Lincolnshire William's wife is Sarah Taylor and his parents were John and Mary Royes.
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2020
  Family ID	F753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1745 - Canterbury, Kent, England Baptized - 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 - Jan 1780 - Castelton, Derbyshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Overviews

  1700 ROYES The earliest known Royes - John We had previously identified John Royes 1752-1832 as our earliest Royes. We then identified his father as William Royes - no information about birth or marriage. We have information that a William Royes was born in 1723 in Lincolnshire. But John 1752 was born in, worked, married and died in Canterbury, Kent. So this link is uncertain though not impossible. Lincolnshire William's wife is Sarah Taylor and his parents were John and Mary Royes.

  
  

• 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.