William Roberts - Bampton 1700's

[JoMaley]

I am after any information about a William Roberts who married Sarah Phillips in 1758 in Bampton.

His son John Roberts (Christened in Bampton in 1758) moved to Wokingham in Berkshire and became the Under Sheriff on Oxfordshire and Berkshire and was a Solicitor. He married Lucy Lamplow in Wokingham in 1806. 

Any information about the family or Bampton would be great.  I would love to find out where they lived in Bampton and possible profession.   

Only joined this site just before Christmas........its amazing!

Thanks in advance.
Jo

[Galium]

Baptisms at Bampton

21 October 1694 Adam ROBERTS s/o Richard
10 March 1697 Alice ROBERTS d/o Richard
29 October 1700   John  ROBERTS  s/o Richard
27 May 1703 Richard ROBERTS s/o Richard         Pauper
7 February 1707 Robert ROBERTS s/o Richard
4 January 1708 Thomas ROBERTS s/o Richard


Marriage at Bampton
12 1728
John ROBERTS to Mary PROTHERO

(the next ROBERTS marriage at Bampton is William to Sara Philips)

Baptisms at Bampton

29 April 1730 John ROBERTS s/o John
18 May 1734 Ann ROBERTS d/o John
19 May 1736 William ROBERTS s/o John
4 December 1737 Mary ROBERTS d/o John

(the next ROBERTS baptism is that of John s/o William and Sara in 1759)

Burials at Bampton
21 January 1707 Richard ROBERTS s/o Richard
21 January 1707 Robert ROBERTS s/o Richard
7 February 1722 Richard ROBERTS
29  May 1745 Ann ROBERTS
3 October 1759 Ann ROBERTS aged 51
23 November 1766  Adam ROBERTS aged 72
8 January 1779 John ROBERTS aged 79
15 March 1779 Maria ROBERTS aged 12
7 April 1784 Mary ROBERTS aged 84
26 October 1791 Sara ROBERTS (no age given)

William does not appear to have been buried at Bampton
Sara Philips, although "of this parish" when she married, was not baptised at Bampton.

[JoMaley]

Thank you very much for that, I am going to try and fit that all into my family tree.   Did you manage to get all that from the Parish Records?   

Is there one main church in Bampton?   I am thinking of having a day out there and maybe seeing if I can find the graves.

Many thanks for your help.

Jo

[Galium]

The records are from St Mary the Virgin in Bampton - which would have been the only CoE church there during the 18thC. 
 
Hope you have a successful visit to the graveyard  .

[JoMaley]

Hi
I am researching the Roberts family who lived in Bampton in 1600-1800.    In particular I am looking at John Roberts 1700-1779 and his son William Roberts 1736-?.

If anyone has any information about the family, where they lived, occupation etc.  I would be so grateful.  They were a wealthy family by all accounts, certainly John Roberts, Williams son, was a huge landowner in Berkshire.   

I have the baptism records, but no death record for William.  I can not find any reference to them in Bampton, although they were married in St, Marys Church and had all their children baptised there.   I did read that William had links to Bampton Manor, but I cant find any information about this property.

Any help would be great, or any suggestions of were I could take my research.   I am not sure of the best resources for this moment in history.

Many thanks
Jo

[Kimbrey]

Jo

You had a thread in December 2010,is this the same Roberts family?

Cannot get the URL to tranfer

Kim

[Ellenmai]

There is a site on-line 'History of the Fredrick and Whitaker families associated with Bampton Manor Oxfordshire', that will give you a considerable amount of information regarding Bampton Manor and it's owners over many years.

[Kimbrey]

 

Topics now merged

[billseary]

Jo

The name William ROBERTS appears in the Bampton Vestry records, now in the Oxfordshire History Centre. He attended Vestry meetings frequently between 1763 and 1787.

In 1769 he was appointed to serve for Bampton with the Trustees of Mrs
DEWE's charity to direct the building of the workhouse to a plan provided by Mr
FREDERICK (35v). He was Overseer for the poor of Bampton in1772 (79v), 1775
(74v), 1783 (73v), 1784 (55v) and 1785 (58r): in 1771 he was appointed a charity
trustee of: - Moor Closes and Lake Kiddy Close (40r - also 30r, but deleted
there), Brookfast Furlong Close and Moor Close, the Appleton estate, the School
Closes, the Closeland and Commons at Lew and the Weald Closes and Commons
(all 40r). In 1787 he was a member of a committee to inspect the workhouse
(62r).

The numbers in brackets refer to the folio number in the original minute book.

If you are a member of OFHS you will find a name index to the relevant volume of the Vestry Minutes for Bampton in the Members Only Area.

Hope this helps,

Bill