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Families covered: Royds of Falinge, Royds of Greenhill, Royds of Littlewardle, Royds of Rochdale

                               
Robert Royds of Littlewardle, Rochdale, Lancashire (bur 12.09.1674)
m. (14.10.1645) Anne Meddcraft
1. Robert Royds of Littlewardle (d 1716)
  m. (12.08.1672) Mary Holdsworth
  A. Mary Royd
  m. John Lord
2. John Royds of Littlewardle (d before 02.11.1723)
  m. (27.08.1678) Alice Wolfenden (bur 15.11.1690)
  A. Robert Royds of Wardle (d before 1757)
  m. (16.04.1722) Deborah Shaw
  i. Sarah Royds
  m. (15.06.1747) John Buckley
  ii. Susan Royds
  m. Thomas Ferrand of Ashworth Hall
  B. James Royds of Deeplish Hill, Rochdale (bpt 30.06.1689, d 01.07.1757)
  m. (20.12.1725) Mary Byrom (b 1711-2, d 07.08.1799, dau of William Byrom of Middle Hill, Wardle)
  i. James Royds of Falinge, Rochdale (b 1729, d 25.01.1799)
  m. (1754) Anne Gilbert (b 1735-6, d 10.06.1770, dau of Thomas Gilbert of Cotton)
  a. John Royds of Brotherod, Rochdale (b 1756, d 1823)
  m. (1778) Anne Smith (d 1822, dau of Charles Smith of Summer Castle, Rochdale)
  (1) Charles Royds (b/d 1788)
  b. James Royds of Falinge (b 30.12.1758, d 02.02.1842, DL)
  m. (23.12.1784) Mary Smith (b 1776-7, d 21.07.1816, dau of Charles Smith of Summer Castle)
  (1) Clement Royds of Falinge & Greenhill, Sherifff of Lancashire (b 08.08.1785, d 06.09.1854, DL) had issue
  m. (10.12.1810) Jane Hudson (b 16.01.1788, d 16.02.1853, dau of Charles Hudson of Shaw Hill by Jane, dau of John Watson of South Hiendly)
  (2) James Royds of Woodlands, Hartford, Cheshire (b 12.08.1789, d 03.12.1868) had issue
m. (07.12.1815) Elizabeth Ratcliffe (d 24.021880, dau of John Ratcliffe of Oak Hill)
  (3) Edward Royds (b 23.08.1790, d 14.04.1836, Rector of Brereton) had issue
  m. Mary Molyneux (d 04.12.1859, dau of Thomas Molyneux of Newsham House)
  (4) Charles Smith Royds (b 20.09.1799, d 24.04.1879, Rector of Haughton) had issue
m. (20.06.1837) Mary Ann Twemlow (d 05.09.1885, dau of Francis Twemlow of Betley Court by Elizabeth, dau of Sir Thomas Fletcher of Betley Court, 1st Bart)
  (5) Mary Anne Royds (b 04.08.1793, dsp 1878)
  m. (11.10.1824) Hugh Robert Entwisle (Commander RN)
  (6) Frances Royds (b 17.08.1794, dsp 09.1879)
  m. (14.02.1843) John Gilbert Royds (b 30.07.1784, son of Thomas of Greenhill) @@ below
  (7) Lucy Anne Royds (b 11.09.1797, d 27.05.1855)
  m. (11.11.1833) Joseph William Inchbald of Clare Hall (b 1795-6, d 12.04.1861, minister in Rochdale)
  (8) Harriet Royds (b 30.10.1804)
  m. (16.06.1827) Colin Campbell of Ardpatrick (Admiral)
(9)+ other issue - Susannah (b 10.12.1786, d 22.02.1801), Emily (b 17.10.1795, d 13.03.1807), Dauntesey (b 19.08.1801, d 13.03.1807), Jane (b 21.01.1803, d 31.07.1807)
  c. Thomas Royds of Greenhill, Rochdale (b 21.10.1764, d 27.02.1819) had issue
  m. (1783) Elizabeth Smith (d 03.08.1822, dau of Charles Smith of Summer Castle)
  (1) John Gilbert Royds 'of Brown Hill' (b 30.07.1784) apparently of this generation
  m1. (22.09.1804) Ellen Entwisle (dau of John Entwisle of Foxholes)
  m2. (14.02.1843) Mary Anne Royds (b 04.08.1793, dsp 1878) @@ above
  (2) Ellen Royds possibly of this generation
  m. Jonathan Haworth Peel of Cottsmoor
  d.+ 6 daughters (d young)
  ii. William Royds of Brotherod, Rochdale (b 1732, bur 23.09.1766) had issue
  m. (1761) Ann Leech (d 05.1789, dau of John Leech of Spotland)
  iii.+ other issue - James (b 1732, bur 29.04.1737), Mary (bur 14.09.1749)
  C. Thomas Royds of Marled Earth, Wardle (d before 06.06.1757)
  m. Elizabeth
  D. John Royds of Deeplish Hill, Rochdale (d 11.1731) had issue
  m. Mary (a 1757)
3. James Royds of Crook, Wardle, Lancashire (bur 29.01.1733/4, 4th son) had issue
  m. Elizabeth (a 1732)
4.+ other issue - Thomas (a 1716), William (a 1716), Mary (a 1674)

Main source(s): Visitation (Frederick Arthur Crisp, England & Wales, Notes, vol 4 (1902), 'Pedigree of Royds', p143+)
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