Sutton Cheney Leicestershire
Lying on a table tomb on the north wall of the chancel is William Roberts 1554 - 1633 which he erected in his lifetime. It has been moved several times around the church and on my visit it was in pieces being restored. This enabled me to see the side normally against the wall. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/4Lb0y6
William, Sheriff of Leicestershire in 1619, lies with his head on an embroidered tasseled cushion wearing armour.
Two inscriptions record:
"Here lyeth interred the body of Sir William Roberts knight. Who in his lifetime being devoted both to Hospitality and Charity, among other memoriable he left workes out of a pious mind an Hospitale for sixe poore men adjoyning this churchyard and endowed it with thirty pounds annually in land for their maintenance forever".
"This Sir William Roberts was sonne of Thomas Roberts gent and married to his first wife Katherine daughter of Richard Elkington gent, and to his second wife Elizabeth daughter of Valentine Hartopp, gent: but by neither had issue. Hee lived 79 years and died Anno Domini 1633 February 24".
He m1 Katherine 1541 - dsp 1622 daughter of Richard Elkington of Shawell Leic
He m2 Elizabeth 1642 daughter of Valentine Hartopp 1633 of Burton Lazars & Anne heiress of William Goodman of Goadby:
Elizabeth was the widow of George Bale 1616 flic.kr/p/bx2pJ1 of Carlton Curlieu Hall, Leic, eldest son of Sir John Bale 1622 and Frances flic.kr/p/bx2pHG daughter of Bernard Brocas of Beaurepaire, Sherborne St John. Hants
Elizabeth already had 3 children
(1) Frances Bale m William Roberts of Barwell
(2) Sir John Bale (1594-c.1660) m1 Emma 1630 heiress of William Halford of Welham m2 Elizabeth ? daughter of William / John ? Bainbrigge of Lockington
(3) Valentine Bale (c.1596-1644) m Elizabeth 1672 heiress daughter of Tobias Chippingdale of Humberstone by Isabella daughter of Thomas Cave
Elizabeth died at the Humberstone home of her son Valentine in 1642
Both wives originally knelt at the east end of the tomb, they are now above him on a wall monument www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/2y5fxu
The south facing base is carved with a bunches of figs. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/14YiKX The other has a bell behind which are a crossed spade and pick, both being symbols of the resurrection.
The west end of the chest has the Roberts arms (Per pale argent and gules, a lion rampant sable) with mantling and a tiger's head crest, beneath which are double doors symbolising the entry from earth to heaven. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/GhhQ73
William rebuild the Manor House opposite the church. A great benefactor of the neighbourhood, he also built alms-houses for 6 poor aged men in 1612 , which is now a restaurant, He also gave £30 out of land at Barwell to be lent yearly to 6 tradesmen of Hinckley at tenpence in the pound interest.
In 1630 he was one of the freeholders alongside Richard May, William Drakeley and John Swinfen.
In the Civil War the Roberts family supported the Royalist cause and William described as "the younger" was fined 780 shillings in September 1646 by Parliament. for his "delinquency" of "leaving his own house and residing in the enemy's garrisons"
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- Church of St James, Sutton Cheney Leicestershire
c suttoncheneyvillagehall.yolasite.com/the-battlefield-chur...
Sutton Cheney Leicestershire
Lying on a table tomb on the north wall of the chancel is William Roberts 1554 - 1633 which he erected in his lifetime. It has been moved several times around the church and on my visit it was in pieces being restored. This enabled me to see the side normally against the wall. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/4Lb0y6
William, Sheriff of Leicestershire in 1619, lies with his head on an embroidered tasseled cushion wearing armour.
Two inscriptions record:
"Here lyeth interred the body of Sir William Roberts knight. Who in his lifetime being devoted both to Hospitality and Charity, among other memoriable he left workes out of a pious mind an Hospitale for sixe poore men adjoyning this churchyard and endowed it with thirty pounds annually in land for their maintenance forever".
"This Sir William Roberts was sonne of Thomas Roberts gent and married to his first wife Katherine daughter of Richard Elkington gent, and to his second wife Elizabeth daughter of Valentine Hartopp, gent: but by neither had issue. Hee lived 79 years and died Anno Domini 1633 February 24".
He m1 Katherine 1541 - dsp 1622 daughter of Richard Elkington of Shawell Leic
He m2 Elizabeth 1642 daughter of Valentine Hartopp 1633 of Burton Lazars & Anne heiress of William Goodman of Goadby:
Elizabeth was the widow of George Bale 1616 flic.kr/p/bx2pJ1 of Carlton Curlieu Hall, Leic, eldest son of Sir John Bale 1622 and Frances flic.kr/p/bx2pHG daughter of Bernard Brocas of Beaurepaire, Sherborne St John. Hants
Elizabeth already had 3 children
(1) Frances Bale m William Roberts of Barwell
(2) Sir John Bale (1594-c.1660) m1 Emma 1630 heiress of William Halford of Welham m2 Elizabeth ? daughter of William / John ? Bainbrigge of Lockington
(3) Valentine Bale (c.1596-1644) m Elizabeth 1672 heiress daughter of Tobias Chippingdale of Humberstone by Isabella daughter of Thomas Cave
Elizabeth died at the Humberstone home of her son Valentine in 1642
Both wives originally knelt at the east end of the tomb, they are now above him on a wall monument www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/2y5fxu
The south facing base is carved with a bunches of figs. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/14YiKX The other has a bell behind which are a crossed spade and pick, both being symbols of the resurrection.
The west end of the chest has the Roberts arms (Per pale argent and gules, a lion rampant sable) with mantling and a tiger's head crest, beneath which are double doors symbolising the entry from earth to heaven. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/GhhQ73
William rebuild the Manor House opposite the church. A great benefactor of the neighbourhood, he also built alms-houses for 6 poor aged men in 1612 , which is now a restaurant, He also gave £30 out of land at Barwell to be lent yearly to 6 tradesmen of Hinckley at tenpence in the pound interest.
In 1630 he was one of the freeholders alongside Richard May, William Drakeley and John Swinfen.
In the Civil War the Roberts family supported the Royalist cause and William described as "the younger" was fined 780 shillings in September 1646 by Parliament. for his "delinquency" of "leaving his own house and residing in the enemy's garrisons"
landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2018/08/343-bale-of-carlton-c...
- Church of St James, Sutton Cheney Leicestershire
c suttoncheneyvillagehall.yolasite.com/the-battlefield-chur...