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Dr. Henry William Whittaker 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 Whitaker

Mother: Lady Willascott

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Dr. Henry William Whittaker began in 1538 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. Dr. Henry William Whittaker passed away in 1589 in Northwoods, Lancashire. Buried: Feb 1589 Prescot, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Dr. Henry William Whittaker began in 1538 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.
  • Dr. Henry William Whittaker passed away in 1589 in Northwoods, Lancashire. Buried: Feb 1589 Prescot, Lancashire, England.

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Dr. Whittaker's Ancestors

Self
Dr. Whittaker
1538–1589
Birth Place: Burnley, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Laurence Whitaker
1528–1582
High Acre,,Lancashire,England
Lady (Joan) Willascott
1530–1582
High Acre, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Henry Whittaker
1506–1599
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Lady (Isabell Jane) Hoult
1509–1557
Northwoods, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Whitaker
1480–1540
Margaret Willascotts
1480–1545
George Hoult
1440–1522
Constance Rushton
1469–1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Whitaker
1458–1529
Lady Prichard
1458–1518

Dr. Whittaker's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Dr. Henry William Whittaker in Burnley, Lancashire, England
Burnley, Lancashire, England
1589
1589
Age 51
Death of Dr. Henry William Whittaker 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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