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Bishop John Alexander White 1550–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Sturton Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 6 May 1596

Death Location: Sturton Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Welburne

Mother: Mary MacLean

Spouse(s): Eleanor Smythe

Children(s): William White, Bridget White, Jane White, Frances White, Roger White, Thomas White, Charles Sturton, Edward White, Catherine Carver

Bishop John Alexander White was born in 1550 in Sturton Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas White Lord Of Welburne And Mary Elizabeth Maclean. Bishop John Alexander White married Eleanor Ellie Smith Smythe, and had children including Bridget White, Catherine White Leggatt Carver, Charles White Of Sturton, Edward White, Frances White, Jane White, Roger White, Thomas White, William White. Bishop John Alexander White passed away in 1596 in Sturton Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Bishop John Alexander White was born in 1550 in Sturton Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas White Lord Of Welburne And Mary Elizabeth Maclean.
  • Bishop John Alexander White married Eleanor Ellie Smith Smythe, and had children including Bridget White, Catherine White Leggatt Carver, Charles White Of Sturton, Edward White, Frances White, Jane White, Roger White, Thomas White, William White.
  • Bishop John Alexander White passed away in 1596 in Sturton Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Bishop White's Ancestors

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Bishop White
1550–1596
Birth Place: Sturton Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas White Lord of Welburne
1518–1579
Newton St Loe, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England
Mary (Elizabeth) MacLean
1525–1616
Newton Parish, Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Nicholas Budd
1500–1527
Tower Hamlets District, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Wright
1500–1575
London, Middlesex, England
Sir (Thomas) MacLean
1500–1590
Dunnyveg, Island of Islay, Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mrs. (Thomas) MacLean
1500–1548
Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bishop White's Descendants

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Bishop (John Alexander) White (1550–6 May 1596) m. Eleanor (Ellie Smith) Smythe (14 Sep 1546–7 Apr 1599)
  1. 1. William White 1591–1620 m. Susanna (“Mayflower”) Jackson 1594–1680
    1. 1. Resolved (Mayflower Passenger) White 1615–1687 m. Judith Vassall 1619–1670
      1. 1. Susannah White 1640–1692 m. Paul Busey 1630–1687
        1. 1. Molley Spencer 1775–1810 m. James Coats 1773–1855
        2. 2. Charles (Busey) Sen 1670–1727 m. Diana\Dinah Brown 1670–1745
        3. 3. Mary Busey 1660–1717
        4. 4. Paul (Busey) II 1665–1718
        5. 5. Susannah Busey 1675–1715
  2. 2. Bridget White 1579–1643
  3. 3. Jane White 1589–1621
  4. 4. Frances White 1585–1636
  5. 5. Roger White 1578–1601
  6. 6. Thomas White 1584–1679
  7. 7. Charles (White of) Sturton 1575–1633
  8. 8. Edward White 1588–
  9. 9. Catherine (White Leggatt) Carver 1572–1621

Bishop White's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Bishop John Alexander White in Sturton Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Sturton Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1596
6 May 1596
Age 46
Death of Bishop John Alexander White in Sturton Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Sturton Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Sturton Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1596
    Event Place: Sturton Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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