Katherine Royall

JOSEPH ROYALL 1550 - 1615

Born in London, member of a large family. Served apprenticeship as a leather worker and founded a factory producing shoes for the armies of Queen Elizabeth 1st and King James 1st. (From the Leatherworkers' Guild records on file in London). Married twice. First wife's name is not known, but second wife's name was Angeline. No complete record of children but names of five are known. They were: William, Roger, Henry, and Joseph. Records of his probated will show he left some property to "my two daughters" but they are not named nor do we know which wife bore them or the sons. Joseph and Angeline died of the Black Plague, which killed 150,000 in London alone. (Guild records, St. Martin's Church rolls and burial records).