William Stafford (bef. 1690)

Born before 1690 in England

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Biography

William Stafford was born in the City of London, England.

William Stafford and his wife Rhoda are evidenced in the birth records of their children who were christened in Bishopsgate, London, England^[1]

Research Notes

William must have had a wife before Rhoda, and a daughter Agrilla Stafford born to them in 1704. Mother and daughter must have died as he and Rhoda had a child Ann (the first of three Anns) christened in 28 Oct 1705^[2]

The Bishopsgate parish register shows about 7 children with mother Rhoda and one with Areda (Agrilla christened 3 Sep 1704) BUT note shows Elizabeth christened 22 Aug 1703 with mother Rhoda. Parish Register London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/BOT4/A/002/MS04516/002 image 8 by subscription https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1624/images/31281_a101278-00010?usePUB=true&_phsrc=eiB800&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=5977051

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JS1B-HXF : 19 March 2020), William Stafford in entry for Ann Stafford, 1705.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWQY-FQ3 : 19 March 2020), William Stafford in entry for Agrilla Stafford, 1704.