Rupert Billingsley

Rupert Billingsley (born 1644, date of death unknown) was an English soldier who secured the garrison and town of Berwick-upon-Tweed for William of Orange during the Glorious Revolution in 1688.

Biography

Billingsley was born in 1644 in Astley Abbotts[1] Shropshire, to Francis Billingsley and Elizabeth Latham. His father was a major in the Royalist Army supporting King Charles I. His godfather was Prince Rupert.

References

  1. ↑ Parish registers of Astley Abbots


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