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Richard Thomas Whitaker 1504–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 September 1504

Birth Location: Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1581

Death Location: Holme Chapel, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Whitaker

Mother: Joanna Pritchard

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Nowell

Children(s): Rev PhD

The story of Richard Thomas Whitaker began in 1504 in Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. Richard Thomas Whitaker married Elizabeth Nowell, and had children including Rev William Alexander Of Holme And Cambridge The Divinity Whitaker Phd. Richard Thomas Whitaker passed away in 1581 in Holme Chapel, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Thomas Whitaker began in 1504 in Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Richard Thomas Whitaker married Elizabeth Nowell, and had children including Rev William Alexander Of Holme And Cambridge The Divinity Whitaker Phd.
  • Richard Thomas Whitaker passed away in 1581 in Holme Chapel, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Whitaker's Ancestors

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Richard Whitaker
1504–1581
Birth Place: Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Thomas Cromwell Whitaker
1458–1529
Holme St John, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Joanna Pritchard
1458–1518
Padiham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert (William) Whitaker
1432–1531
Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Nowell
1410–1455
Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Richard Pritchard
1437–
Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Seborn
1428–1498
England, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Whitaker
1405–1448
Lady Nowell
1407–1455
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Holme
1360–1468
Lady Wallingscott
1384–1434
John Nowell
1385–1435
Mary Pollack
1374–1435

Richard Whitaker's Descendants

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Richard (Thomas) Whitaker (22 September 1504–1581) m. Elizabeth Nowell (1512–17 October 1606)
  1. 1. Rev (William Alexander of Holme and Cambridge, "the Divinity", Whitaker) PhD 1547–1595 m. Susan Culverwell 1553–1599
    1. 1. Jabez (Whittekers Pioneer of) Jamestown 1595–1649 m. Mary (Bourchier ‼️ **EDWARD I,) PLANTAGENT** 1598–1666
      1. 1. William Whitaker 1617–1673 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Camm 1619–1692
        1. 1. John (Aaron *) Whitaker 1640–1713 m. Ann (Catherine) Gough 1640–1713
        2. 2. Richard Whitaker 1646–1696
        3. 3. William Whitaker 1642–1711

Richard Whitaker's Timeline

2 Records

1504
22 September 1504
Birth of Richard Thomas Whitaker in Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1581
1581
Age 77
Death of Richard Thomas Whitaker in Holme Chapel, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Holme Chapel, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 September 1504
    Event Place: Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1581
    Event Place: Holme Chapel, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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