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Robert Whitfield 1518–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Sep 1518

Birth Location: London, Sussex, England

Death Date: 9 Dec 1597

Death Location: Worth, Sussex, England

Father: Robert Whitfield

Mother: Annie Giles

Spouse(s): Agnes Atwood, Ann Roberts

Children(s): Margaret Whithead, Thomas Whitfield, Jane Whitfield, Mary Whitfield

In 1518, Robert Whitfield entered the world in London, Sussex, England, born to Robert Whitfield And Annie Giles. Robert Whitfield married Agnes Atwood, Ann Roberts, and had children including Jane Whitfield, Margaret Whithead, Mary Reid Whitfield, Thomas Whitfield. Robert Whitfield passed away in 1597 in Worth, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1518, Robert Whitfield entered the world in London, Sussex, England, born to Robert Whitfield And Annie Giles.
  • Robert Whitfield married Agnes Atwood, Ann Roberts, and had children including Jane Whitfield, Margaret Whithead, Mary Reid Whitfield, Thomas Whitfield.
  • Robert Whitfield passed away in 1597 in Worth, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Whitfield
1492–1541
Birth Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
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Annie Giles
1496–1567
Birth Location: London, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Atwood
1522–1591
Birth Location: Kent, Cornwall, England
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Ann Roberts
1520–
Birth Location: Kent, England
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Children(s)

Margaret Whithead
1562–1600
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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Thomas Whitfield
1545–1629
Birth Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
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Jane Whitfield
1547–
Birth Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
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Mary Whitfield
1570–
Birth Location: Sussex, England
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Robert Whitfield's Ancestors

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Robert Whitfield
1518–1597
Birth Place: London, Sussex, England
Parents
Robert Whitfield
1492–1541
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Annie Giles
1496–1567
London, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Myles Whitfield
1480–
Aulston More, Cumberland, England
Maud Whitley
1465–
Castle, Cumberland, England
John Giles
1460–
Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Whitfield
1460–
John Whitley
1440–1465
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Whitfield
1446–1482
Maud Whitley
1449–1493

Robert Whitfield's Descendants

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Robert Whitfield (8 Sep 1518–9 Dec 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
        1. 1. Lydia Backus 1637–1696 m. John (Jacob) Bailey 1618–1696
        2. 2. Sarah Backus 1628–1702
        3. 3. Gardner (Woodhouse) Backus 1630–1630
        4. 4. Mary Backus 1632–1717
        5. 5. William Backus 1634–1721
        6. 6. Stephen (Sr.) Backus 1643–1695
      2. 2. Stephen Backus 1612–
  2. 2. Thomas Whitfield 1545–1629
  3. 3. Jane Whitfield 1547–
  4. 4. Mary (Reid) Whitfield 1570–

Robert Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1518
8 Sep 1518
Birth of Robert Whitfield in London, Sussex, England
London, 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: London, Sussex, England

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