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Arthur Lazarus Whitehead 1595 – 1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 March 1595

Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1686

Death Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia

Father: Edmund Whithead

Mother: Isabell Burrow

Spouse(s): Dorothy Lightowlers

Children(s): Arthur Whitehead

Arthur Lazarus Whitehead was born in 1595 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, the child of Edmund Whithead and Isabell Burrow. Arthur Lazarus Whitehead married Dorothy Elizabeth Lightowlers, and had children including Arthur Edmund Whitehead. Arthur Lazarus Whitehead passed away in 1686 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Arthur Lazarus Whitehead was born in 1595 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, the child of Edmund Whithead and Isabell Burrow.
  • Arthur Lazarus Whitehead married Dorothy Elizabeth Lightowlers, and had children including Arthur Edmund Whitehead.
  • Arthur Lazarus Whitehead passed away in 1686 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Whithead
1571 – 1596
Birth Location: Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Isabell Burrow
1575 – 1596
Birth Location: Whittington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
IB

Spouses(s)

Dorothy Lightowlers
1598 – 1670
Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
DL

Children(s)

Arthur Whitehead
1618 – 1655
Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Arthur Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
Arthur Whitehead
1595 – 1686
Birth Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Parents
Edmund Whithead
1571 – 1596
Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Isabell Burrow
1575 – 1596
Whittington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (William Edmond Bennet) Whitehead
1550 – 1647
Mile End, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth ("Whitehead") Avery
1555 – 1597
London, Middlesex, England
Thomas Burrow
1555 – 1597
Derbyshire, England
Rachel Burrow
Great-Grandparents
Arthur Faweth
1520 – 1603
Eliza BENNETT
1530 – 1625
William Avery
1525 – 1595
Katherine Williams
1529 – 1589
Robert
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Faweth
1500 – 1547
Sir Bennett
1500 – 1567
Elizabeth Stevens
1508 – 1587

Arthur Whitehead's Descendants

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Arthur (Lazarus) Whitehead (30 March 1595 – 1686) m. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Lightowlers (1598 – 1670)
  1. 1. Arthur (Edmund) Whitehead (7 February 1618 – 1655) m. Catherine (Ellen) Ruffin (1632 – 24 Aug 1687)
    1. 1. Arthur (II William) Whitehead (1648 – 11 January 1711) m. Mary Godwin (1647 – 21 November 1710)
      1. 1. Arthur (William Whitehead) 8GGF (1673 – 12 Mar 1744) m. Isabella (Purcell Whitehead) 8GGM (1690 – 12 Mar 1744)
        1. 1. Mary Whitehead (1700 – )
        2. 2. Benjamin Whitehead (1701 – )
        3. 3. Ann Whitehead (1702 – )
        4. 4. Catherine Whitehead (1705 – 1769)
        5. 5. Arthur Whitehead (1715 – 1748) m. Patience Newsom (1715 – )
        6. 6. Robert Whitehead (1715 – )
        7. 7. Sarah (A) Whitehead (1716 – 20 December 1762)
        8. 8. Lewis Whitehead (1717 – 19 June 1759)
        9. 9. Lazarus Whitehead (1717 – )
        10. 10. Nathan Whitehead (1718 – 20 March 1778)
        11. 11. Mary Whitehead (1725 – October 1781)
        12. 12. Ann Whitehead (1730 – 1773)
        13. 13. William (B) Whitehead (1731 – 1788)

Arthur Whitehead's Timeline

10 Records

1595
30 March 1595
Birth of Arthur Lazarus Whitehead in Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
1617
1617
Age 22
Arthur Lazarus Whitehead was married in Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
1623
1623
Age 28
Arthur Lazarus Whitehead was married in England
England
1632
3 May 1632
Age 37
Arthur Lazarus Whitehead was married in Wardleworth, Lancashire, England
Wardleworth, Lancashire, England
1636
30 Nov 1636
Age 41
Arthur Lazarus Whitehead was married in Rochdale, St Chad, Lancashire, England
Rochdale, St Chad, Lancashire, England
1636
30 Nov 1636
Age 41
Arthur Lazarus Whitehead was married in Wardleworth, Lancashire, England
Wardleworth, Lancashire, England
1639
7 Jul 1639
Age 44
Arthur Lazarus Whitehead was baptized in Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
1654
1654
Age 59
Arthur Lazarus Whitehead was married in VA
VA
1654
1654
Age 59
Arthur Lazarus Whitehead was married in VA, USA
VA, USA
1686
1686
Age 91
Death of Arthur Lazarus Whitehead in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 March 1595
    Event Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1639
    Event Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1623
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 May 1632
    Event Place: Wardleworth, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1636
    Event Place: Rochdale, St Chad, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1636
    Event Place: Wardleworth, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: VA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: VA, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Northampton, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1686
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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