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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: Robert Whittaker

Mother: Alice Whitaker

Spouse(s): Lady Astley

Children(s): John Foxe

In 1538, Dr. Henry William Whittaker GGF entered the world in Burnley, Lancashire, England, born to Robert Henry Whittaker And Alice Nowell Lady Whitaker Spouse Of Richard Thomas Whitaker Ii Mother Of Dr Henry William Whitaker. Dr. Henry William Whittaker GGF married Lady Margaret Alice Astley, 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 Robert Henry Whittaker And Alice Nowell Lady Whitaker Spouse Of Richard Thomas Whitaker Ii Mother Of Dr Henry William Whitaker.
  • Dr. Henry William Whittaker GGF married Lady Margaret Alice Astley, 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.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Whittaker
1506–1599
Birth Location: Burnley, Lancashire, England
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Alice Whitaker
1500–1554
Birth Location: Read, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Astley
1530–1620
Birth Location: Hilton, Leicestershire, England
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Children(s)

John Foxe
1556–1627
Birth Location: Dorset, England
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Dr. GGF's Ancestors

Self
Dr. GGF
1538–1589
Birth Place: Burnley, Lancashire, England
Parents
Robert Henry Whittaker
1506–1599
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Alice (Nowell, Lady Whitaker - Spouse of Richard Thomas Whitaker II; Mother of Dr. Henry William) Whitaker
1500–1554
Read, Lancashire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dr. GGF's Descendants

1.
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Dr. (Henry William Whittaker) GGF (1538–1589) m. Lady (Margaret Alice) Astley (Oct 1530–25 Sep 1620)
  1. 1. John (Widick Whittaker) Foxe 1556–1627 m. Jone\Joane Barnard 1557–1619
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Maude Whittaker -) Collins 1571–1635 m. John (Henry Collins) I 1580–1636
      1. 1. Alice (Anne Collins - 7th) GG 1608–1642 m. Thomas (King II) Deacon 1606–1676
        1. 1. Sarah (Ann) King 1632–1706 m. Nathaniel (Joslin) I 1627–1694

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

Sources

    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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