Roger is presumably the spurrier in a 1685 petition cited by Sinclair (2:152). In his children’s baptism records and his burial record, his residence is generally given as Hallgate, in Wigan. In 1720, his house in Hallgate was assessed at four and a half shillings for the relief of the poor. (Sinclair 2:207).
Events
Date of Birth: 11 September 1660.
Place of Baptism: Wigan, Lancashire, England.
The birth is recorded in the parish registers. It is the only baptism (sic) in the FamilySearch index of a Roger Almond in the Wigan area in the time period.
Date of Burial: 7 December 1729.
Place of Burial: Wigan.
The burial is recorded in the parish registers.
Relationships
Father: James Almond.
Mother: Grace (buried 27 January 1693/4).
See the Commentary section.
Spouse: unknown.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. All baptisms and burials were in Wigan.)
James Almond (baptized 10 April 1688 - buried 21 July 1689).
Grace Almond (buried 31 August 1692).
Katrine Almond (baptized 5 May 1695).
Robert Almond (baptized 10 November 1700 - buried 30 August 1757) married Ann Berchall 5 November 1723 in Wigan.
Grace Almond (baptized 13 February 1703) married Thomas Byram 4 July 1731 in Wigan.
Cathe Almond (baptized 18 October 1706).
Evidence
Roger Almond birth (from the parish registers of All Saints, Wigan)
Births September 1660
11 Roger son of James Allmond de halgate
Baptisms of Children (from the parish registers of All Saints, Wigan)
April 1688
10 James son Roger Almond Hallgate
May 1695
Chapill 5 Katrine daughtr of Roger Allmond de hallgate
November 1700
10 Robt son of Roger Almond de [illegible]
February 1703
13 Grace Dr Roger Almond Hay
October 1706
18 Cath: Da:r Rog:r Allmond of Hallg:te
Burials of Children (from the parish registers of All Saints, Wigan)
July 1689
21 James son: of Roger: Allmond:
August: 1692
31 Grace dor of Roger Allmond de Hallgate
Roger Almond burial (from the parish registers of All Saints, Wigan)
December 1729
7 Roger Almond of Hallgate Smith
Commentary
Roger’s parentage:
Roger’s eldest child, James, was baptized 10 April 1688 in Wigan. Roger was living in Hallgate at the time.
The only baptism of a Roger Almond in Wigan in the period is 11 September 1660 (the date was possibly of the birth, not baptism). The father was named James and the residence Hallgate. The residence and the match in names between Roger’s father in this baptism and the name he gave his eldest son give confidence that this is the correct baptism.
James Almond of Wigan, labourer, left half a messuage in Hallgate to his son Roger in his 1682 will. James named his wife Grace in his will. James and Grace also appear in Wigan Court Leet Rolls from the period. Grace is described as “Grace Almond widdow” in her burial record.
References
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J773-N2R : accessed 02 Apr 2014), Roger Allmonnd, ; citing WIGAN,LANCASHIRE,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 94030.
Court Leet Rolls, transcribed at www.wiganworld.co.uk ; Roll 15, Roll 25.
Roger Almond burial, Wigan parish registers; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 4 August 2014) citing Lancashire Anglican Parish Registers. Preston, England: Lancashire Archives.
Sinclair, David. The History of Wigan 2 volumes (Wigan: 1882).