John was born in 1521. John's father was Roger Royall and his mother was Nancy. His paternal grandparents were John Royall and Lucitte. He was an only child. He died at the age of 55 in 1576.
Born during the reign of the notorious Henry 8th and died during the reign of King Edward 6th. John was some sort of a minor public assessor or tax collector. Found two records of his signature on matters dealing with tax records - one was spelled RYAL and the other ROYALL. "His will is on file and mentions only two children, a son Joseph and a daughter Sarah. The Recorder of Records in Essex suggested, to Royall S. Pinnell, that church burial records of this date be checked to see if there were records of the death of other children during the Plague and intimated that these two might have been the only survivors." (http://www.jcsisle.com/royall.html)
Occupation Details
John's occupation was Public Assessor or Tax Collector.