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Robert Whitfield 1492–1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1492

Birth Location: Alston Moor, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 2 Jun 1541

Death Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Father: Myles Whitfield

Mother: Maud Whitley

Spouse(s): Annie Giles, Agnes Giles

Children(s): Robert II, Robert Whitfield, John Whitfield, Elizebeth Whitffeld, Eliza Whitfield, Margaret Whitfield

The story of Robert Whitfield began in 1492 in Alston Moor, Cumberland, England. Robert Whitfield married Agnes Anis Giles, Annie Giles, and had children including Eliza Whitfield, Elizebeth Whitffeld, John Whitfield, Margaret Whitfield, Robert Whitfield, Robert Whitfield Ii. Robert Whitfield passed away in 1541 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Whitfield began in 1492 in Alston Moor, Cumberland, England.
  • Robert Whitfield married Agnes Anis Giles, Annie Giles, and had children including Eliza Whitfield, Elizebeth Whitffeld, John Whitfield, Margaret Whitfield, Robert Whitfield, Robert Whitfield Ii.
  • Robert Whitfield passed away in 1541 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Myles Whitfield
1480–1491
Birth Location: Netesbury,Aulston More,Cumberland,England
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Maud Whitley
1465–1493
Birth Location: Whitley,Castle,Cumberland,England
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Spouses(s)

Annie Giles
1496–1567
Birth Location: London, Sussex, England
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Agnes Giles
1488–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Robert II
1518–1597
Birth Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
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Robert Whitfield
1518–1597
Birth Location: London/wadhurst, Suss, England
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John Whitfield
1520–1585
Birth Location: Kent, England
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Elizebeth Whitffeld
1522–1549
Birth Location: Worth, Sussex, England
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Eliza Whitfield
1526–
Birth Location: Sussex, England
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Margaret Whitfield
1524–1560
Birth Location: Sussex, England
MW

Robert Whitfield's Ancestors

Self
Robert Whitfield
1492–1541
Birth Place: Alston Moor, Cumberland, England
Parents
Myles Whitfield
1480–1491
Netesbury,Aulston More,Cumberland,England
Maud Whitley
1465–1493
Whitley,Castle,Cumberland,England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Whitfield's Descendants

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Robert Whitfield (1492–2 Jun 1541) m. Annie Giles (1496–1567) m. Agnes (Anis) Giles (1488–)
  1. 1. Robert (Whitfield) II 1518–1597 m. Agnes Atwood 1522–1591 m. Ann Roberts 1520–
    1. 1. Margaret Whithead 1562–1606 m. James Gardiner 1558–1582
      1. 1. Robert (Atwood Gardner) a 1587–
      2. 2. Sarah Gardner 1642–
      3. 3. Sarah ((Gardiner)) Backus 1584–1606 m. James (William) Backus 1580–1592
        1. 1. Stephen Backus 1612–
        2. 2. Lieutenant (William) Backus 1606–1664 m. Sarah (Elizabeth (Gardiner)) Backus 1603–1642 m. Ellen Cook 1603– m. Anna Stenton 1611–1670 m. Sarah Charles 1610–1663
    2. 2. Thomas Whitfield 1545–1629
    3. 3. Jane Whitfield 1547–
    4. 4. Mary (Reid) Whitfield 1570–
  2. 2. Robert Whitfield 1518–1597
  3. 3. John Whitfield 1520–1585
  4. 4. Elizebeth Whitffeld 1522–1549
  5. 5. Eliza Whitfield 1526–
  6. 6. Margaret Whitfield 1524–1560

Robert Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1492
1492
Birth of Robert Whitfield in Alston Moor, Cumberland, England
Alston Moor, Cumberland, England
1541
2 Jun 1541
Age 49
Death of Robert Whitfield in Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1492
    Event Place: Alston Moor, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1541
    Event Place: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
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