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Robert Whitfield 1518 – 1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Sep 1518

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): Thomas Whitfield

The story of Robert Whitfield began in 1518 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England. Robert Whitfield married Agnes Ann Atwood, and had children including Thomas Whitfield. Robert Whitfield passed away in 1597 in Worth, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Whitfield began in 1518 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England.
  • Robert Whitfield married Agnes Ann Atwood, and had children including Thomas Whitfield.
  • Robert Whitfield passed away in 1597 in Worth, Sussex, England.

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Robert Whitfield's Ancestors

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Robert Whitfield
1518 – 1597
Birth Place: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Parents
Robert Whitfield
1454 – 1541
Nenthall, Eden District, Cumbria, England
Annie (Agnes) Giles
1475 – 1563
Sussex, England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Whitfield
1435 – 1492
Whitfield Hall, Northumberland, England
Alice Milford
1430 – 1491
Milford Castle, Northumberland, , England
John Giles
1460 –
Biddington, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Milford
1410 – 1440
Lady Milford
1415 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Whitfield's Descendants

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Robert Whitfield (8 Sep 1518 – 9 Dec 1597) m. Agnes (Ann) Atwood (1522 – Aug 1587)
  1. 1. Thomas Whitfield (1545 – 1 May 1629) m. Mildred (Fortune Manning - Whitfield) (11GGM) (1546 – 1 Sep 1627)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Whitfield) Whitfeelde (1588~ – Aft. 27 Apr 1657) m. Richard Southcott (1592 – 26 Feb 1640)
      1. 1. Mildred (de Southcott) Southcote (21 Mar 1600 – 12 Dec 1690) m. Richard Shortridge... (about 1616 – )
        1. 1. Richard Shortridge (1636 – 12 Dec 1689) m. Esther (Dearbarne) Dearborn (1638 – 14 Nov 1731)

Robert Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1518
8 Sep 1518
Birth of Robert Whitfield in Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
1597
9 Dec 1597
Age 79
Death of Robert Whitfield in Worth, Sussex, England
Worth, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1518
    Event Place: Wadhurst, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1597
    Event Place: Worth, Sussex, England

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