Robert, also spelt Robart, was descended from John Higham of Higham in Werneth who was listed in 1445 as a knight, gentleman and freeholder of Cheshire.
[1] He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Gatton in 1545.
[2] A Protestant reformer under Henry VIII of England he was responsible for the sale of many previously monastic buildings and estates.
He is the grandfather of Saint Anne Line, a devout Catholic martyred in 1601.
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