Monument in Broadwas Church

Richard Roberts - married, Elizabeth Hancock. [Richard was Sheriff of Worcester abt. 1739] Their child: William Roberts [of Bushley] - b. 1747 - [ married Mary Sayer] Their Children: Israel Roberts - b. 1733 Anne Roberts - b. 1734 - d. 1830 Mary Roberts - b. 1735 - d. 1735 *William Hancock Roberts - b. 1744, Bushley - d .1814 Broadwas *William Hancock Roberts - married, Sarah Turner - 29/06/1775 Sarah Turner [1745 - 12th August, 1811, daughter of Rev. Richard Turner] Their Children: 1. Richard Emersen Hancock Roberts - b. 1776 [Christened: 18th April, 1776 - St. Andrew's, Worcester] d.1784 2. Capt. Thomas Turner Roberts - b. 10/04/1778 - d. 04/02/1855 [of Llwynderw, co. Brecon, Wales] [married, Jane Cameron, daughter of Charles Cameron, of Worcester. Jane - d. 12/02/1857] 3. Sarah Roberts - b. 1780 [Christened: 31st January, 1780 - St. Andrew's, Worcester] [married, Rev. William Edwards - 19th December, 1805] 4. William Hancock Roberts - b. 1782 [Christened 19th January, 1782; Worcester Cathedral] d. 1782 5. William Hancock Roberts- b. 1782 [Christened: 28th February, 1783] 6. Richard Roberts - b. 12/8/1784 [Christened: 16th August, 1784; Worcester Cathedral] [married 16/03/1809, Amelia Stephens Hunt b. 12/11/1780 d. 01/02/1865 Daughter of James Hunt, of Union Hall, Rickmansworth] 7. Mary Roberts - b. 1787 [Christened: 14th February, 1787; Worcester Cathedral] [married, Archbald Cameron, 31 March, 1810. Archibold was the son of Charles and Anne Cameron Anne was the daughter of Edward Ingram]

Sacred to the Memory of William Hancock Roberts D.D. Thirty Years Rector of this Parish Faithful in the performance of his Duties as Pastor Father Husband Father and Magistrate for the County of Worcester He died 10th October AD 1814 Aged 70 Years Also Sarah Wife of the above W. H. Roberts D.D. who died 12th August AD 1811 Aged 66 Happy is he whose hope is in the Lord Psalm CXLVI

William Roberts was headmaster at Kings School, Worcester, until 1788 and he was married to Sarah, the daughter of Richard Turner. He graduated from Oxford with an M.A. in 1788. He was Rector of Broadwas, Worcestershire, from 1783 until his death 10th October, 1814. Reverend William Hancock Roberts graduated with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.) On 25th August, 1795, in the London Gazette. 29th Regiment of Light Dragoons, Rev. William Hancock Roberts D.D. to be Chaplain. The Rev. William Hancock Roberts, late of Magdalen Hall, Oxford, was instituted by the right Rev. the Lord Bishop of this diocese to the rectory of Broadwas, on the presentation of the dean and chapter of Worcester.