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Robert Roger Whitfield 1517–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Sep 1517

Birth Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Death Date: 9 Dec 1597

Death Location: Worth, Sussex, England

Father: Robert Whitfield

Mother: Annie Giles

Spouse(s): Agnes Atwood

Children(s): Lord Mortlake, Jane Whitfield, Maria Whitfield, William Whitfield

Robert Roger Whitfield was born in 1517 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England, the child of Robert Whitfield And Annie Agnes Giles. Robert Roger Whitfield married Agnes Atwood, and had children including Jane Whitfield, Lord Thomas Whitfield Of Mortlake, Maria Whitfield, William Whitfield. Robert Roger Whitfield passed away in 1597 in Worth, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Roger Whitfield was born in 1517 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England, the child of Robert Whitfield And Annie Agnes Giles.
  • Robert Roger Whitfield married Agnes Atwood, and had children including Jane Whitfield, Lord Thomas Whitfield Of Mortlake, Maria Whitfield, William Whitfield.
  • Robert Roger Whitfield passed away in 1597 in Worth, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Whitfield's Ancestors

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Robert Whitfield
1517–1597
Birth Place: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Parents
Robert Whitfield
1460–1541
Nenthall, Eden District, Cumbria, England
Annie (Agnes) Giles
1475–1567
Kent County, England
Grandparents
John Whitfield
1436–1492
Whitfield Hall, Northumberland, England
Lady (Alice) Milford
1430–1625
Milford Castle, Northumberland, England
Sir (John) Giles
1443–1475
London, London, England
Elizabeth Brudenell
1445–1560
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Northumberland
1410–1475
Lady Lancaster
1410–1475
Sir Milford
1410–1440
Sir Giles
1420–1480
Mary Northcote
1420–1489
Sir Brudenell
1419–1453
Lady Englefield
1423–1470
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Sr
1370–1419
Priscilla Lawrence
1376–1447
John deLancaster
1400–1437
Lady Threlkeld
1385–1439
John Milford
1370–1417
Margaret Dunchurch
1390–1447
Sir Giles
1392–1462
Lady Mary
1400–1471
Charles Northcote
1400–1420
Sarah
1400–
William IV
1391–1425
Agnes Bulstrode
1394–
Sir Englefield
1376–1439
Alice Rossall
1391–1423

Robert Whitfield's Descendants

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Robert (Roger) Whitfield (8 Sep 1517–9 Dec 1597) m. Agnes Atwood (1522–1591)
  1. 1. Lord (Thomas Whitfield of) Mortlake 1545–1629 m. Mildred (Fortune) Manning 1560–1627
    1. 1. Henry Whitfield 1592–1657
      1. 1. Dorothy Whitfield 1619–1654 m. Thomas Jordan 1624–1706
        1. 1. Mary Jordan 1652–1713 m. James Rogers 1652–1714
        2. 2. Elizabeth Jordan 1645–1701
      2. 2. Abigail Whitfield 1622–1659
      3. 3. Matthew Whitfield 1646–1770
      4. 4. Nathaniel Whitfield 1629–1685
      5. 5. John Whitfield 1626–1634
      6. 6. Henry (Whitfield) Jr 1634–1634
      7. 7. Mary (Margaret) Whitfield 1632–1657
    2. 2. John (Whitfield) Esq 1584–1636
    3. 3. Elizabeth Whitfield 1585–1614
      1. 1. Mildred Southcott 1612–1690
        1. 1. Richard Shortridge 1661–1756
    4. 4. Matthew Whitfield 1604–1684
    5. 5. Lucy Whitfield 1604–1614
    6. 6. Bridget Whitfield 1590–1624
    7. 7. Katherine Whitfield 1580–1622
    8. 8. Frances Whitfield 1595–
    9. 9. Katherine Whitfield 1602–1624
    10. 10. Frances Whitefield 1572–
  2. 2. Jane Whitfield 1547–1621
  3. 3. Maria Whitfield 1544–1569
  4. 4. William Whitfield 1552–1610

Robert Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1517
8 Sep 1517
Birth of Robert Roger Whitfield in Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
1597
9 Dec 1597
Age 80
Death of Robert Roger Whitfield in Worth, Sussex, England
Worth, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1517
    Event Place: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1597
    Event Place: Worth, Sussex, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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