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Rev. Dr. William Divinity Whitaker 1547–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1547

Birth Location: Holmes, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 4 Dec 1595

Death Location: Cambridge, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Whittacre

Mother: Lady Hoult

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Rev. Dr. William Divinity Whitaker was born in 1547 in Holmes, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir Henry Whittacre And Lady Isabel Jane Hoult. Rev. Dr. William Divinity Whitaker passed away in 1595 in Cambridge, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • Rev. Dr. William Divinity Whitaker was born in 1547 in Holmes, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir Henry Whittacre And Lady Isabel Jane Hoult.
  • Rev. Dr. William Divinity Whitaker passed away in 1595 in Cambridge, Suffolk, England.

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Rev. Whitaker's Ancestors

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Rev. Whitaker
1547–1595
Birth Place: Holmes, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Henry Whittacre
1506–1599
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Lady (Isabel Jane) Hoult
1509–1557
Northwoods, Lancashire, , England
Grandparents
William WHITAKER
1480–1547
Holme, Lancashire, England
Margaret (N Willascotts.) Whittacres
1480–1545
Burnley, Lancashire, England
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Rev. Whitaker's Timeline

2 Records

1547
Dec 1547
Birth of Rev. Dr. William Divinity Whitaker in Holmes, Lancashire, England
Holmes, Lancashire, England
1595
4 Dec 1595
Age 48
Death of Rev. Dr. William Divinity Whitaker in Cambridge, Suffolk, England
Cambridge, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1547
    Event Place: Holmes, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1595
    Event Place: Cambridge, Suffolk, England

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