Roland Radford

• Name	Roland Radford
  	His last name is also spelt Radforth. [1]
  Probate/Proved	14 Oct 155  [1]
  His will was proved.
  Organization	1533	Guild of St. Anne, Knowle, Warwickshire, England Guild of St. Anne, Knowle, Warwickshire, England The Guild House was the headquarters of the Guild of St. Anne, a charitable  and religious guild established by Walter Cook in 1413.  At its height it had  over 3,000 members, including many senior churchmen and most of the local  gentry  In 1416 Walter Cook founded the College of Knowle, a religious  establishment providing a communal life for the resident priests.  Both  Guild and College were dissolved at the Reformation in 1547 and their  property confiscated;  but the second Guild register (1451-1535) miraculously  survived and is now in Birmingham Reference Library.  It is a world-renowned  source for the early history of the Shakespeare family.   [1]
  Roland and Margery Radford were admitted to the Guild of Knowle in 1533.
  Will	26 Aug 1553	Berkswell, Warwickshire, England   [1]
  Person ID, Branch	I26200
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Margery Higginson
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [1]
  Children	1. Robert Radford 2. William Radford 3. Gregory Radford 4. Thomas Radford unnamed daughters.  [1]
  Family ID	F9723	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Organization - 1533 - Guild of St. Anne, Knowle, Warwickshire, England Will - 26 Aug 1553 - Berkswell, Warwickshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S2632] Stott, Clifford L., "The Higginson Family of Berkeswell, Warwickshire and Its American Descendants", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 171, Summer 2017).