Wenman Roberts aka Coke 1717-1776

Paternal Family Tree: Wenman Roberts aka Coke

Maternal Family Tree: Wenman Roberts aka Coke

On 18th December 1715 [his father] Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Roberts [aged 25] and [his mother] Anne Coke were married.

Around 1717 Wenman Roberts aka Coke was born to Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Roberts [aged 27] and Anne Coke.

In 1750 Wenman Roberts aka Coke [aged 33] assumed the surname Coke.

Before 1751 Wenman Roberts aka Coke [aged 33] and Elizabeth Chamberlayne [aged 17] were married.

Around 1751 [his daughter] Margaret Coke Lady Hunloke was born to Wenman Roberts aka Coke [aged 34] and [his wife] Elizabeth Chamberlayne [aged 17]. She married 21st December 1769 Henry Hunloke 4th Baronet, son of Thomas Windsor Hunloke 3rd Baronet and Charlotte Throckmorton Lady Hunloke, and had issue.

In 1753 [his daughter] Elizabeth Coke Baroness Sherborne was born to Wenman Roberts aka Coke [aged 36] and [his wife] Elizabeth Chamberlayne [aged 19]. She married 1774 James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne and had issue.

On 6th May 1754 [his son] Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester was born to Wenman Roberts aka Coke [aged 37] and [his wife] Elizabeth Chamberlayne [aged 21]. He married (1) 25th October 1775 Jane Dutton and had issue (2) 1822 Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester, daughter of William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle and Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle, and had issue.

On 28th June 1758 [his son] Edward Coke was born to Wenman Roberts aka Coke [aged 41] and [his wife] Elizabeth Chamberlayne [aged 25].

On 20th April 1759 [his uncle] Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 61] died. Earl of Leicester and Baron Lovel of Minster Lovell extinct. Wenman Roberts aka Coke [aged 42] inherited his estates.

On 31st August 1753 Edward Coke [aged 34] died.

Monument in Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tittleshall [Map] commissioned by wife and mother Margaret Tufton Countess Leicester [aged 58]. Erected in 1760. Sculpted by Charles Atkinson. Gadrooned sarcophagus on pedestal with a carved and painted achievement above surrounded by extravagant mantling. Flanked by pair of composite columns supporting a dentilated pediment. Carved bust figures to the sides of the Earl and Countess by Louis Francois Roubiliac [aged 56].

Edward Coke: On 2nd February 1719 he was born to Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and Margaret Tufton Countess Leicester. On 1st April 1747 Edward Coke and Mary Campbell were married. She the daughter of John Campbell 2nd Duke Argyll and Jane Warburton Duchess of Argyll. He the son of Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and Margaret Tufton Countess Leicester.

On 21st December 1769 [his son-in-law] Henry Hunloke 4th Baronet [aged 45] and [his daughter] Margaret Coke Lady Hunloke [aged 18] were married. Margaret Coke Lady Hunloke by marriage Lady Hunloke of Wingerworth in Derbyshire. The difference in their ages was 26 years.

In 1772 Wenman Roberts aka Coke [aged 55] was elected MP Derby.

In 1774 [his son-in-law] James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne [aged 29] and [his daughter] Elizabeth Coke Baroness Sherborne [aged 21] were married.

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In 1774 Wenman Roberts aka Coke [aged 57] was elected MP Norfolk.

On 25th October 1775 [his son] Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 21] and [his daughter-in-law] Jane Dutton [aged 21] were married at Sherborne, Gloucestershire.

On 11th April 1776 Wenman Roberts aka Coke [aged 59] died.

On 13th December 1810 [his former wife] Elizabeth Chamberlayne [aged 77] died.

Royal Ancestors of Wenman Roberts aka Coke 1717-1776

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 16 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of Wenman Roberts aka Coke 1717-1776

Great x 2 Grandfather: Captain Lewes Roberts

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Roberts

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Williamott of London

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Williamott

GrandFather: Gabriel Roberts

Great x 3 Grandfather: Samuel Dashwood

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Dashwood

Great x 1 Grandmother: Martha Dashwood

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Sleigh

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Sleigh

Father: Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Roberts 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Wenman

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Wenman of Caswell

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Williams

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Wenman

Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Wenman 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandfather: Archbishop Edwin Sandes

Great x 3 Grandfather: Samuel Sandes

Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Wilford

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Sandys

Great x 4 Grandfather: Martin Culpepper

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mercy Culpepper

GrandMother: Mary Wenman 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fettiplace 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Fettiplace 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edmund Fettiplace 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fettiplace 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Wenman Roberts aka Coke 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Coke

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Coke 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Paston 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Coke 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Lovelace of Kingsdown

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Lovelace

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Coke 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Edward Coke 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hewett Osborne

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Osborne 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joyce Fleetwood

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Walmesley

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Walmesley Lady Osborne 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Danvers 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Osborne 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Montagu Countess Lindsey 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Bridget Bertie Duchess Leeds 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cockayne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Morris Countess Dover

Mother: Anne Coke 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Newton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Newton

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Newton 2nd Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Newton 3rd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gervase Eyre

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Eyre

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Babington

GrandMother: Carey Newton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Heveningham 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Heveningham 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Heveningham 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Abigail Heveningham 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Carey 2nd Earl Dover 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Judith Pelham Countess Dover 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Carey 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cockayne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Abigail Cockayne Countess Dover

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Morris Countess Dover