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Robert Whitfield 1492–1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1492

Birth Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Death Date: 2 Jun 1541

Death Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Father: Myles Whitfield

Mother: Maud Whitley

Spouse(s): Annie Giles

Children(s): Robert Whitfield, John Whitfield, Margaret Whitfield, Elizabeth Whitfield

The story of Robert Whitfield began in 1492 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England. Robert Whitfield married Annie Giles, and had children including Elizabeth Whitfield, John Whitfield, Margaret Whitfield, Robert Whitfield. Robert Whitfield passed away in 1541 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Whitfield began in 1492 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England.
  • Robert Whitfield married Annie Giles, and had children including Elizabeth Whitfield, John Whitfield, Margaret Whitfield, Robert Whitfield.
  • Robert Whitfield passed away in 1541 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Myles Whitfield
1480–
Birth Location: Aulston More, Cumberland, England
MW
Maud Whitley
1465–
Birth Location: Castle, Cumberland, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Annie Giles
1496–1567
Birth Location: London, Sussex, England
AG

Children(s)

Robert Whitfield
1518–1597
Birth Location: London, Sussex, England
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John Whitfield
1520–1585
Birth Location: Kent, England
JW
Margaret Whitfield
1524–
Birth Location: Sussex, England
MW
Elizabeth Whitfield
1528–
Birth Location: Sussex, England
EW

Robert Whitfield's Ancestors

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Robert Whitfield
1492–1541
Birth Place: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Parents
Myles Whitfield
1480–
Aulston More, Cumberland, England
Maud Whitley
1465–
Castle, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
Richard Whitfield
1460–
Whitfield Hall, Cumberland, England
John Whitley
1440–1465
Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
William Whitfield
1446–1482
Maud Whitley
1449–1493
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Whitfield
1420–1446
Holme
1406–1448
John Whitley
1430–

Robert Whitfield's Descendants

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Robert Whitfield (1492–2 Jun 1541) m. Annie Giles (1496–1567)
  1. 1. Robert Whitfield 1518–1597 m. Agnes Atwood 1522–1591 m. Ann Roberts 1520–
    1. 1. Margaret Whithead 1562–1600 m. James Gardiner 1558–1582
      1. 1. Anne (Sarah) Gardiner 1584–1606 m. James (William) Backus 1551–1592
        1. 1. William Backus 1606–1664 m. Sarah Charles 1610–1642
        2. 2. Stephen Backus 1612–
    2. 2. Thomas Whitfield 1545–1629
    3. 3. Jane Whitfield 1547–
    4. 4. Mary (Reid) Whitfield 1570–
  2. 2. John Whitfield 1520–1585
  3. 3. Margaret Whitfield 1524–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Whitfield 1528–

Robert Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1492
1492
Birth of Robert Whitfield in Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Wadhurst, Sussex, 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: Wadhurst, Sussex, England

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