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Arthur Edmund Whitehead 1618 – 1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 February 1618

Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1655

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

Father: Arthur Whitehead

Mother: Dorothy Lightowlers

Spouse(s): Catherine Ruffin

Children(s): Arthur Whitehead

In 1618, Arthur Edmund Whitehead I entered the world in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Arthur Lazarus Whitehead and Dorothy Elizabeth Lightowlers. Arthur Edmund Whitehead I married Catherine Ellen Ruffin, and had children including Arthur II William Whitehead. Arthur Edmund Whitehead I passed away in 1655 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1618, Arthur Edmund Whitehead I entered the world in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Arthur Lazarus Whitehead and Dorothy Elizabeth Lightowlers.
  • Arthur Edmund Whitehead I married Catherine Ellen Ruffin, and had children including Arthur II William Whitehead.
  • Arthur Edmund Whitehead I passed away in 1655 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arthur Whitehead
1595 – 1686
Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
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Dorothy Lightowlers
1598 – 1670
Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Ruffin
1632 – 1687
Birth Location: Gravesend, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Arthur Whitehead
1648 – 1711
Birth Location: Isle, Virginia, USA
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Arthur Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
Arthur Whitehead
1618 – 1655
Birth Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Arthur Lazarus Whitehead
1595 – 1686
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Dorothy (Elizabeth) Lightowlers
1598 – 1670
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Edmund Whithead
1571 – 1596
Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Isabell Burrow
1575 – 1596
Whittington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Robert Lightowlers
1560 – 1619
Littleborough, Lancashire, England
Dorothy Walmsley
1571 – 1618
Littleborough, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Whitehead
1550 – 1647
Elizabeth Avery
1555 – 1597
Thomas Burrow
1555 – 1597
Rachel Burrow
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arthur Faweth
1520 – 1603
Eliza BENNETT
1530 – 1625
William Avery
1525 – 1595
Katherine Williams
1529 – 1589
Robert

Arthur Whitehead's Descendants

1.
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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 – )
        1. 1. Catherine Whitehead (1733 – 1769)
        2. 2. Barsheba Whitehead (1735 – )
        3. 3. Arthur Whitehead (1738 – 1758)
        4. 4. Lazarus Whitehead (1740 – )
        5. 5. William Whitehead (1742 – )
        6. 6. Edith Whitehead (1744 – )
        7. 7. Selah Whitehead (1746 – )
        8. 8. Jesse Whitehead (1748 – )
        9. 9. Whitehead
        10. 10. William Whitehead
        11. 11. Bersheba Whitehead (1730 – 1793) m. William Cobb (1720 – March 1803)
      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

7 Records

1618
7 February 1618
Birth of Arthur Edmund Whitehead I in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1638
18 Dec 1638
Age 20
Arthur Edmund Whitehead I was married in Oldham, Lancashire, England
Oldham, Lancashire, England
1639
12 Nov 1639
Age 21
Arthur Edmund Whitehead I was married in Wardleworth, Lancashire, England
Wardleworth, Lancashire, England
1644
1644
Age 26
Arthur Edmund Whitehead I was married in Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1648
1648
Age 30
Arthur Edmund Whitehead I was married in Isle of Wight Colony of Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight Colony of Virginia, USA
1654
1654
Age 36
Arthur Edmund Whitehead I was married in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1655
1655
Age 37
Death of Arthur Edmund Whitehead I in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 February 1618
    Event Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1638
    Event Place: Oldham, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1639
    Event Place: Wardleworth, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1644
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Isle of Wight Colony of Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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