Richard and his wives
Richard married his first wife,
Margaret, in 1568. They had three
children. Margaret died in 1573,
and Richard married again. His
second wife was called Elizabeth.
This is the signature of Richard
Smalbroke. He thought of himself
as a gentleman
and signed Mr. Richard Smalbroke.
Elizabeth Kinnersley
Elizabeth Kinnersley married Richard
in the mid 1570s. It must have
been difficult for her to take
on a ready made family!
Study the family
tree and work out
how many children she
had to
look after. Were they all Richard's
children? (The family tree open
in a new window).
How do we know?
Some of the information is in the
parish
register for Yardley.
(The parish register pops open
in a new window).
What else happened to make 1573
such a sad year for Richard?
When Margaret died, her children,
Robert and Joan, were very small.
Robert was the eldest, aged about
4 years. How old was Joan? You
may need to check the
parish
register page again!
Have you noticed Robert's clothes?
Little boys in Tudor England wore
'petticoats' until they were about
6 years old. How can you tell these
children are from a rich family?
