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John "Widick" Whitakker 1550–1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Devon, England

Death Date: 12 Sep 1627

Death Location: Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England

Father: Dr. Whittaker

Mother: Lady Astley

Spouse(s): Joane Barnard

Children(s): Elizabeth Whittaker

John "Widick" Whitakker was born in 1550 in Devon, England, the child of Dr Henry William Whittaker And Lady Margaret Alice Astley. John "Widick" Whitakker married Joane Barnard, and had children including Elizabeth Annie Maude Whittaker. John "Widick" Whitakker passed away in 1627 in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • John "Widick" Whitakker was born in 1550 in Devon, England, the child of Dr Henry William Whittaker And Lady Margaret Alice Astley.
  • John "Widick" Whitakker married Joane Barnard, and had children including Elizabeth Annie Maude Whittaker.
  • John "Widick" Whitakker passed away in 1627 in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Whitakker's Ancestors

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John Whitakker
1550–1627
Birth Place: Devon, England
Parents
Dr. Henry William Whittaker
1538–1589
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Lady (Margaret Alice) Astley
1530–1620
Hilton, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Robert (Henry) Whittaker
1506–1599
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Lady (Alice) Nowell
1500–1554
Read, Lancashire, England
Lord (Christopher Blount , of) Astley
1520–1540
Saint Thomas, Dudley, Worcestershire, England,
Mary (Jane) Hewitt
1520–1600
Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Whitaker
1457–1529
Joanna Pritchard
1458–1518
John Nowell
1470–1525
Thomas Astley
1502–1595
Frances Cheney
1502–1579
Maria Pierce
1507–1536
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Whitakker's Descendants

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John ("Widick") Whitakker (1550–12 Sep 1627) m. Joane Barnard (26 Jan 1557–17 Apr 1599)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ("Annie" Maude) Whittaker 1581–1636 m. John (Henry) Collins 1579–1636
    1. 1. John (Henry Collins) II 1606–1839 m. Mary (Wales) Tolman 1605–1714
      1. 1. Joseph Collins 1643–1724 m. Moriah Smith 1663–1713
        1. 1. Elizabeth Collins 1692–1736 m. Samuel (B) Graves 1687–1716

John Whitakker's Timeline

5 Records

1550
1550
Birth of John "Widick" Whitakker in Devon, England
Devon, England
1556
21 Jan 1556
Age 6
Birth of John "Widick" Whitakker in Dorset, England
Dorset, England
1625
12 Dec 1625
Age 75
Death of John "Widick" Whitakker in Low Snaygill, Yorkshire, England
Low Snaygill, Yorkshire, England
1625
12 Dec 1625
Age 75
Death of John "Widick" Whitakker in Dorset, England
Dorset, England
1627
12 Sep 1627
Age 77
Burial of John "Widick" Whitakker in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England
Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1556
    Event Place: Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1625
    Event Place: Low Snaygill, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl21024; Document Reference: DR 69
    [2] Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1625
    Event Place: Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1627
    Event Place: Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl21024; Document Reference: DR 69
    [2] Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts

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