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James Gawkroger 1540–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 22 March 1591

Death Location: England, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Durbin\Rayner

Mother: Elizabeth Petley-Hussey-Manning-Felde\Field

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In 1540, James Gawkroger entered the world in Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir George Richard Thomas Edwin Bragg Edworthy Field Wall Gawkroger Alias Platts Durbin Rayner And Elizabeth Mary Petley Hussey Manning Felde Field. James Gawkroger passed away in 1591 in England, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1540, James Gawkroger entered the world in Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir George Richard Thomas Edwin Bragg Edworthy Field Wall Gawkroger Alias Platts Durbin Rayner And Elizabeth Mary Petley Hussey Manning Felde Field.
  • James Gawkroger passed away in 1591 in England, England, United Kingdom.

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James Gawkroger's Ancestors

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James Gawkroger
1540–1591
Birth Place: Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir George Richard Thomas Edwin Bragg Edworthy Field Wall Gawkroger alias Platts Durbin\Rayner
1502–1570
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Mary) Petley-Hussey-Manning-Felde\Field
1512–1560
Sowerby, Halifax,Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John (Gawkroger) Platts
1476–1529
Sowerby, Yorks, England
Isabella (Smythe Smith - Gawkroger) Platts
1474–1533
Platts, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
Thomas Field
1492–1573
Normanton, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Petley) Manning
1483–1542
Normanton, Yorkshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Gawkroger's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of James Gawkroger in Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1591
22 March 1591
Age 51
Death of James Gawkroger in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 March 1591
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom

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