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William Roberts

Male Abt 1795 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Roberts was born about 1795 in Newland, Gloucestershire, England; was christened on 12 Apr 1795 in Newland, Gloucester, England.

    William married Maria Woolcott. Maria was born on 16 Apr 1796 in Halse, Somerset, England; died on 6 Jan 1888 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. John Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1817 in England UK; died on 28 Mar 1893 in Grahamstown, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. 3. William Roberts,, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1819 in England, United Kingdom; died on 31 Dec 1822 in Bathurst, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    3. 4. William Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Sep 1823 in Bathurst, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 14 Mar 1873 in Lower Clifton, Division of Bedford, South Africa.
    4. 5. Henry Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 May 1825 in Port Alfred, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 12 Dec 1888 in Bedford, Amatole, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    5. 6. Benjamin Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Aug 1827; died on 13 Jul 1883.
    6. 7. Reuben Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1830; died on 24 Jul 1830; was buried in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    7. 8. James Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Oct 1831 in Bathurst, South Africa; died before 17 Feb 1900 in Boshof, Lejweleputswa, Free State, South Africa.
    8. 9. Annie Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1840.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1817 in England UK; died on 28 Mar 1893 in Grahamstown, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  2. 3.  William Roberts,, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1819 in England, United Kingdom; died on 31 Dec 1822 in Bathurst, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  3. 4.  William Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 4 Sep 1823 in Bathurst, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 14 Mar 1873 in Lower Clifton, Division of Bedford, South Africa.

  4. 5.  Henry Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 16 May 1825 in Port Alfred, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 12 Dec 1888 in Bedford, Amatole, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Henry married Ann Shone on 27 Mar 1849 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Ann was born on 2 Aug 1823 in Scott's Bottom, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 12 Jun 1833 in Bathurst, Cape, South Africa; died on 6 Feb 1907 in Maclear, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. John Henry Woolcott Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 May 1850 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 12 Apr 1861 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. 11. Charles Benjamin Cecil ("Ben") Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Apr 1852 in Grahamstown, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; died on 6 Sep 1919 in Mozambique.
    3. 12. Anne Marie Phillips "Annie" Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Mar 1854 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 17 Jan 1925; was buried in Cradock, Cape, South Africa.
    4. 13. Walter George Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Dec 1855 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 14 Apr 1861 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    5. 14. Reuben William Shaw Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Dec 1857 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Christened Jan 13 1858); died on 1 May 1933.
    6. 15. Edward Clement Roberts, WIP  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Oct 1859 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 27 Nov 1933 in Maclear, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    7. 16. Mortimer Woolcott Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Aug 1863 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 12 Oct 1866 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  5. 6.  Benjamin Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 18 Aug 1827; died on 13 Jul 1883.

  6. 7.  Reuben Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1830; died on 24 Jul 1830; was buried in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  7. 8.  James Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 11 Oct 1831 in Bathurst, South Africa; died before 17 Feb 1900 in Boshof, Lejweleputswa, Free State, South Africa.

  8. 9.  Annie Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1840.


Generation: 3

  1. 10.  John Henry Woolcott Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (5.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 12 May 1850 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 12 Apr 1861 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  2. 11.  Charles Benjamin Cecil ("Ben") Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (5.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 17 Apr 1852 in Grahamstown, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; died on 6 Sep 1919 in Mozambique.

    Charles married Amy Ruth Kidwell on 31 Oct 1878 in Somerset East, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Amy (daughter of Charles James Kidwell and Caroline Newhouse Beale) was born on 12 Jan 1859 in Grahamstown, Cape Colony, South Africa; died in 1940 in Eldoret, Rift Valley, Kenya. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. Bertram Beale Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jul 1880 in Somerset East, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; and died.
    2. 18. Cecil Henry Woolcott Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Sep 1882 in Somerset East, Cape Colony, South Africa; died on 17 Jan 1931 in 'Burnt Forrest', Eldoret, Kenya.
    3. 19. Charles Dudley Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jun 1884 in Somerset East, Cape Colony, South Africa; and died.
    4. 20. Frederick Hilton Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Aug 1885 in Somerset East, Cape, South Africa; died on 29 Apr 1945.
    5. 21. Beatrix Beale (Trixie) Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Oct 1888 in 'Woodstock' Farm, Maclear, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; died in Nov 1954 in Eldoret Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya; was buried in Eldoret, Rift Valley, Kenya.
    6. 22. Arthur Reuben Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Mar 1890 in Somerset East, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; died on 25 Apr 1890 in Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  3. 12.  Anne Marie Phillips "Annie" Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (5.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 20 Mar 1854 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 17 Jan 1925; was buried in Cradock, Cape, South Africa.

    Anne married Alfred John Mackenzie. Alfred was born about 1854 in South Africa; died about 1930 in South Africa. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 23. Minnie Mackenzie  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 24. Ada Fanny Mackenzie  Descendancy chart to this point

    Anne married Peter Leach. Peter was born about 1854; and died. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Walter George Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (5.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 14 Dec 1855 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 14 Apr 1861 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  5. 14.  Reuben William Shaw Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (5.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 23 Dec 1857 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Christened Jan 13 1858); died on 1 May 1933.

  6. 15.  Edward Clement Roberts, WIP Descendancy chart to this point (5.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 1 Oct 1859 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 27 Nov 1933 in Maclear, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Edward married Fanny Mackenzie on 9 May 1883 in Bedford Presbyterian Church, Penderry, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Fanny was born in Aug 1861 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; died on 3 Dec 1897 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa; was buried in Braamfontein Cemetary, Braamfontein, Gauteng, South Africa. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 25. Ruby Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Mar 1884 in Bedford, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 14 Jul 1970 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. 26. Vivien Mackenzie Roberts, WIP  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jan 1888 in Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 15 Mar 1958 in Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa.
    3. 27. Irene May Roberts, WIP  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 May 1891 in Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 21 Mar 1976 in Hillcrest, Natal, South Africa.
    4. 28. Victor Stanton Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Jun 1892 in Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 17 Jun 1964 in Frere Hospital, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    5. 29. Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jan 1896 in Maclear, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 27 Feb 1980 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Edward married Martha Elizabeth Brown, WIP on July 22 1902 in Methodist Church, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Martha was born on 9 Sep 1861 in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; died after 1933. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 30. Douglas Roberts, WIP  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Dec 1908; died on 11 Feb 1987.
    2. 31. Pearl Roberts, WIP  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Dec 1908; died on 11 Feb 1987 in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa.
    3. 32. Sidney Oswald Roberts, WIP  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1910; died about 1980.

  7. 16.  Mortimer Woolcott Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (5.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 3 Aug 1863 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 12 Oct 1866 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.


Generation: 4

  1. 17.  Bertram Beale Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (11.Charles3, 5.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 8 Jul 1880 in Somerset East, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; and died.

    Bertram married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Bertram married Ivy. Ivy and died. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 33. Bertram Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 18.  Cecil Henry Woolcott Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (11.Charles3, 5.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 19 Sep 1882 in Somerset East, Cape Colony, South Africa; died on 17 Jan 1931 in 'Burnt Forrest', Eldoret, Kenya.

    Cecil married Lillian Roberts. Lillian was born in 1882. [Group Sheet]


  3. 19.  Charles Dudley Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (11.Charles3, 5.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 3 Jun 1884 in Somerset East, Cape Colony, South Africa; and died.

  4. 20.  Frederick Hilton Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (11.Charles3, 5.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 14 Aug 1885 in Somerset East, Cape, South Africa; died on 29 Apr 1945.

    Frederick married Violet Harvey. Violet was born on 23 Aug 1884; died on 11 Jul 1963. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 34. Constance (Connie) Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Mar 1918; died in Jan 1991.
    2. 35. Charlie Hilton Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 36. James Denton St James Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Oct 1923; died on 1 Jan 1985 in Johannesburg.

  5. 21.  Beatrix Beale (Trixie) Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (11.Charles3, 5.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 19 Oct 1888 in 'Woodstock' Farm, Maclear, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; died in Nov 1954 in Eldoret Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya; was buried in Eldoret, Rift Valley, Kenya.

    Beatrix married Dr Walter Edward Kelbe on 10 Dec 1911. Walter (son of Gustav Werner Kelbe and Harriet Ellen (Ellen) Martin Leake) was born on 12 Sep 1861 in Clapham, Surrey, England; died in Jun 1943. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 37. Carna Beatrice Kelbe  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jan 1913 in Nairobi, Kenya; died on 28 Sep 1938 in Eldoret, Kenya.
    2. 38. Joyce Amy Kelbe  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Feb 1914 in Nairobi, Kenya; died in 1995 in Durban, Kwa-zulu Natal, South Africa.
    3. 39. Molly Clare Kelbe  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Oct 1915 in Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa; died on 12 Dec 2012.
    4. 40. Infant Kelbe  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Apr 1920; died on 20 Apr 1920.
    5. 41. Dudley Martin Leake Kelbe  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Apr 1920 in Eldoret, Kenya; died on 13 Aug 1985 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa.

  6. 22.  Arthur Reuben Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (11.Charles3, 5.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 17 Mar 1890 in Somerset East, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; died on 25 Apr 1890 in Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  7. 23.  Minnie Mackenzie Descendancy chart to this point (12.Anne3, 5.Henry2, 1.William1)

  8. 24.  Ada Fanny Mackenzie Descendancy chart to this point (12.Anne3, 5.Henry2, 1.William1)

  9. 25.  Ruby Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (15.Edward3, 5.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 1 Mar 1884 in Bedford, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 14 Jul 1970 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  10. 26.  Vivien Mackenzie Roberts, WIP Descendancy chart to this point (15.Edward3, 5.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 29 Jan 1888 in Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 15 Mar 1958 in Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa.

  11. 27.  Irene May Roberts, WIP Descendancy chart to this point (15.Edward3, 5.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 3 May 1891 in Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 21 Mar 1976 in Hillcrest, Natal, South Africa.

  12. 28.  Victor Stanton Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (15.Edward3, 5.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 7 Jun 1892 in Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 17 Jun 1964 in Frere Hospital, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Victor married . was born on 3 Jun 1894 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 21 Jun 1970 in Komga, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 42. Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jan 1920 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 17 Jun 1921 in Cawood's Post, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. 43. Atholie Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Oct 1922 in Maclear, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 18 Nov 2016 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    3. 44. Athol Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 45. Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Apr 1928 in Maclear, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 15 Oct 1989 in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

  13. 29.  Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (15.Edward3, 5.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 6 Jan 1896 in Maclear, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 27 Feb 1980 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  14. 30.  Douglas Roberts, WIP Descendancy chart to this point (15.Edward3, 5.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 14 Dec 1908; died on 11 Feb 1987.

  15. 31.  Pearl Roberts, WIP Descendancy chart to this point (15.Edward3, 5.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 14 Dec 1908; died on 11 Feb 1987 in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa.

  16. 32.  Sidney Oswald Roberts, WIP Descendancy chart to this point (15.Edward3, 5.Henry2, 1.William1) was born about 1910; died about 1980.



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