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John Wightman 1536 – 1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 1580

Death Location: Hinckley, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England

Father: William Wightman

Mother: Lady Dering

Spouse(s): Madwenna Caldwall

Children(s): Edward (Wightman)

The story of John Wightman began in 1536 in Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England. John Wightman married Madwenna Caldwall, and had children including Edward The Heretic Whitman (Wightman). John Wightman passed away in 1580 in Hinckley, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Wightman began in 1536 in Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England.
  • John Wightman married Madwenna Caldwall, and had children including Edward The Heretic Whitman (Wightman).
  • John Wightman passed away in 1580 in Hinckley, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Wightman
1509 – 1579
Birth Location: Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Dering
1513 – 1596
Birth Location: Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Madwenna Caldwall
1539 – 1580
Birth Location: Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
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Children(s)

Edward (Wightman)
1566 – 1612
Birth Location: Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
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John Wightman's Ancestors

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John Wightman
1536 – 1580
Birth Place: Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Parents
William Wightman
1509 – 1579
Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Etheldreda) Dering
1513 – 1596
Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Wightman's Descendants

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John Wightman (1536 – 1580) m. Madwenna Caldwall (1539 – 3 June 1580)
  1. 1. Edward (The Heretic Whitman) (Wightman) (20 December 1566 – 11 April 1612) m. Frances Darby (8 May 1569 – 1663)
    1. 1. John Wightman (7 January 1598 – 13 November 1663) m. Katharine Frye (1601 – 1654)
      1. 1. Valentine Whitman (26 January 1626 – 26 January 1701) m. Mary Aldrich (16 June 1637 – 31 May 1718)
        1. 1. Mary Whitman (1652 – 1720) m. John Inman (18 July 1648 – 6 August 1712)

John Wightman's Timeline

4 Records

1536
1536
Birth of John Wightman in Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
1553
6 November 1553
Age 17
John Wightman was married in St. Modwen'S, Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
St. Modwen'S, Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1580
1580
Age 44
Death of John Wightman in Hinckley, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Hinckley, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
1619
7 Nov 1619
Age 83
John Wightman was baptized in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1619
    Event Place: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Staffordshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1839, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 November 1553
    Event Place: St. Modwen'S, Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Burton-upon-Trent, Stafford, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gloshies, England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1930, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; City of London Freedoms Admissions; Reference Number: COL/CHD/FR/02/0106-0113

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Hinckley, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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