Frances WATTMER

  General Notes:

PLAGUE: Frances died of the Plague two days after her husband, the Lord Mayor Robert Wynne. Their deaths were in connection with a visitation of the plague to Canterbury, either Bubonic plague, or Typhus. The outbreak was severe. They left five young children orphans, and had it not been for the kindness of their uncle, William Wattmer II, they would have been destitute. He saw to it they were removed from the infected house until it was cleansed, and reclothed, housed, and looked after them during the quarantine. Then he boarded Peter and John with Rowland Dixon, the tailor, to follow an apprenticeship in their father's trade. Thomas was old enough to assume the responsibilities of his parent's house. Uncle William took Elizabeth and Anne to his home, and looked after the financial affairs of the younger children.

(This historical fact is often referenced by others that the orphaned children were taken by Frances Wattmer's father, William Wattmer Sr., which is incorrect. Besides, William Wattmer Sr. died in 1599 before Frances & Robert Wynne died of the Plague.)

  Research Notes:

Find A Grave, Memorial # 80396880

Frances married Lord Mayor Robert WYNNE, son of Maurice (Morys) WYNNE and Jane (Sian) BULKELEY, in 1590 in Canterbury, Kent, England. (Lord Mayor Robert WYNNE was born in 1563 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, died on 6 Sep 1609 in St. George Parish, Canterbury, Kent, England and was buried in St. George's Church, Canterbury, Kent, England.)