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Dr. Henry William Whittaker GGF 1538–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Burnley, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1589

Death Location: Northwoods, Lancashire. Buried: Feb 1589 Prescot, Lancashire, England

Father: Sir Whitakers

Mother: Alice Whitaker

Spouse(s): Margaret Whittaker

Children(s): John Foxe

In 1538, Dr. Henry William Whittaker GGF entered the world in Burnley, Lancashire, England, born to Sir Robert Henry Henri High Whitacker Spouse Of Lady Alice Nowell Lady Whitaker Father Of Dr Henry William Whittacre Aka Whitakers And Alice Nowell Lady Whitaker Spouse Of Richard Thomas Whitaker Ii Mother Of Dr Henry William Whitaker. Dr. Henry William Whittaker GGF married Margaret Alice Lady Asey Whittaker, and had children including John Widick Whittaker Foxe. Dr. Henry William Whittaker GGF passed away in 1589 in Northwoods, Lancashire. Buried: Feb 1589 Prescot, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1538, Dr. Henry William Whittaker GGF entered the world in Burnley, Lancashire, England, born to Sir Robert Henry Henri High Whitacker Spouse Of Lady Alice Nowell Lady Whitaker Father Of Dr Henry William Whittacre Aka Whitakers And Alice Nowell Lady Whitaker Spouse Of Richard Thomas Whitaker Ii Mother Of Dr Henry William Whitaker.
  • Dr. Henry William Whittaker GGF married Margaret Alice Lady Asey Whittaker, and had children including John Widick Whittaker Foxe.
  • Dr. Henry William Whittaker GGF passed away in 1589 in Northwoods, Lancashire. Buried: Feb 1589 Prescot, Lancashire, England.

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Dr. GGF's Ancestors

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Dr. GGF
1538–1589
Birth Place: Burnley, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Robert 'Henry' (Henri) 'High' Whitacker - Spouse of Lady Alice Nowell, Lady Whitaker; Father of Dr. Henry William Whittacre - aka Whitakers
1488–1599
Padiham, Lancashire, England
Alice (Nowell, Lady Whitaker - Spouse of Richard Thomas Whitaker II; Mother of Dr. Henry William) Whitaker
1500–1554
Read, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John (Burnley) Nowell
1470–1525
Read Hall, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth (Kaye) Lancaster
1480–1519
Read, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dr. GGF's Descendants

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Dr. (Henry William Whittaker) GGF (1538–1589) m. Margaret (Alice Lady Asey) Whittaker (1540–1617)
  1. 1. John (Widick Whittaker) Foxe 1556–1627 m. Joane (Barnard) Whittaker 1568–1583
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Anne Maude Whittacker\Whittaker -) Collins 1581–1636 m. John (Henry Collins) I 1580–1636
      1. 1. Henry Collins 1606–1687
        1. 1. Joseph (Collins) Sr 1632–1724 m. Ruth (Duty) Knowles 1650–1714
    2. 2. MAUDE (WHITAKER) + 1581–1691
    3. 3. Hannah Whittaker 1581–1636
    4. 4. MAUDE (WHITAKER) + 1581–1691

Dr. GGF's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Dr. Henry William Whittaker GGF in Burnley, Lancashire, England
Burnley, Lancashire, England
1589
1589
Age 51
Death of Dr. Henry William Whittaker GGF in Northwoods, Lancashire. Buried: Feb 1589 Prescot, Lancashire, England
Northwoods, Lancashire. Buried: Feb 1589 Prescot, Lancashire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Burnley, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1589
    Event Place: Northwoods, Lancashire. Buried: Feb 1589 Prescot, Lancashire, England

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