De Blakeland, Robert

Birth Name De Blakeland, Robert
Gender male
Age at Death unknown

Narrative

The Blake family is of ancient English origin. It was mentioned on the Wiltshire rolls of subsidies granted by Edward I., A. D. 1286,and Robert de Blakeland was assessed to that king's requirement. The family owned large tracts of land in Blakeland. The Blake family is a very ancient English family. The name is a corruption of Welsh ap Lake from ap signifying from, or son and lake -the son of Lake. Ap lake was one of the Knights of "Arthur's Round Table". The name Blake is recorded in its present form in the hundredsrolls of 1273, in which appears Hans le blake.

Cutter, William Richard. New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series, Volume III. 1915. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1996.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about 1300 Calne, Wiltshire, England    
Death Deceased Calne, Wiltshire, England    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father De Blakeland, Robertabout 1260about 1347
         De Blakeland, Robert about 1300 Deceased

Families

Family of De Blakeland, Robert and Cole, Ann
Unknown Partner Cole, Ann ( * about 1305 + Deceased )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Blake, Henryabout 1335Deceased

Pedigree

  1. De Blakeland, Robert
    1. De Blakeland, Robert
      1. Cole, Ann
        1. Blake, Henry