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Biography

ROGER WARDE, of Filby, Norfolk, England, yeoman, was born about 1520, and was buried as ROGER WARDE, the elder, Jul. 4, 1579. He was the son of WILLIAM WARDE, who is named in a 1524 Filby Court Roll. ROBERT married first, KATERYN, who was buried at Filby, Jan. 30, 1572. He married second, at Great Yarmouth, Oct. 28, 1573, Cycely Baldry, widow of Edmund Baldry. She was buried at Filby, Jan. 28, 1598, as Cycely Huggen, "sometyme the wyef of Roger Warde."

ROGER is named in the subsidy rolls at Filby in 1546, 1551, and 1552. A 1563 rental roll for Ormesby lists his name, confirming his holdings there. In his will dated May 8, 1579, and proved at Norwich, Aug. 26, 1579, "ROGER WARD of Filby, yeoman, requested that he be buried within the parish church of Filby and left 20s. for reparation of the church and to Sir Robert Stele, parson of Filby 3s. 4d., .... to Thomas Ward my son my head messuage wherein I dwell .... to my son John Ward my messuage in Thrykby .... to Lucy Church my daughter 40s. .... to each of my godchildren 12d. .... Cecilye now my wife shall have her dwelling in the south parlorof my said head messuage .....