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Robert Whitney 1491–1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1491

Birth Location: Whitney, Herefordshire, England

Death Date: 3 Jun 1541

Death Location: Whitney, Herefordshire, England

Father: Sir Whitney

Mother: Blanche Milbourne

Spouse(s): Margaret Wye

Children(s): Sir Whitney

In 1491, Robert Whitney entered the world in Whitney, Herefordshire, England, born to Sir James Whitney And Blanche Milbourne. Robert Whitney married Margaret Wye, and had children including Sir Robert Whitney. Robert Whitney passed away in 1541 in Whitney, Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1491, Robert Whitney entered the world in Whitney, Herefordshire, England, born to Sir James Whitney And Blanche Milbourne.
  • Robert Whitney married Margaret Wye, and had children including Sir Robert Whitney.
  • Robert Whitney passed away in 1541 in Whitney, Herefordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Whitney
1465–1541
Birth Location: Whitney, Herefordshire, England
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Blanche Milbourne
1469–1496
Birth Location: Whitney, Herefordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Wye
1495–1541
Birth Location: Icombe, Gloucestershire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Whitney
1517–1567
Birth Location: Icomb, Glouchester, England
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Robert Whitney's Ancestors

Self
Robert Whitney
1491–1541
Birth Place: Whitney, Herefordshire, England
Parents
Sir James Whitney
1465–1541
Whitney, Herefordshire, England
Blanche Milbourne
1469–1496
Whitney, Herefordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert) Whitney
1436–1494
Whitney, Herefordshire, England
Constance Touchet
1443–1531
Heleigh Castle, Staffordshire, England
Sir (Simon) Milbourne
1435–1522
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Jane Baskerville
1439–1471
Burghill, Herefordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Whitney
1411–1468
Jennet Russell
1406–1441
Sir Touchet
1398–1459
Eleanor DeHoland
1405–1459
John Milbourne
1404–1436
Elizabeth Devereaux
1419–1475
Sir BASKERVILLE
1410–1442
Anne Blackett
1412–1442
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Whitney
1381–1441
Wenllian Oldcastle
1383–1450
Sir Russell
1383–1414
Margery Ludlow
1390–1413
Sir Touchet
1371–1409
Isabell Audley
1375–1405
Edmund Holand
1384–1408
Constance Spencer
1374–1416
Sir Milbourne
1373–1419
Elizabeth Eylesford
1377–1414
Walter Devereaux
1387–1435
Elizabeth Bromwich
1391–1423
Sir Baskerville
1390–1415
Jane Brugge
1389–1430
Sir Blackett
1381–1412
Margaret Eylsford
1385–1412

Robert Whitney's Descendants

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Robert Whitney (1491–3 Jun 1541) m. Margaret Wye (1495–1541)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert) Whitney 1517–1567 m. Sybil Baskerville 1522–1548
    1. 1. Robert Whitney 1543–1612 m. Elizabeth Guillims 1536–1568
      1. 1. Thomas Whitney 1560–1637 m. Mary Bray 1564–1629
        1. 1. John Whitney 1589–1673 m. Elinor Arnold 1599–1659
    2. 2. Blanche Whitney 1541–1612
    3. 3. Elizabeth Whitney 1548–1562
    4. 4. James Whitney 1531–
    5. 5. William Whitney 1547–1548
    6. 6. Eustace Whitney 1538–1598

Robert Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1491
1491
Birth of Robert Whitney in Whitney, Herefordshire, England
Whitney, Herefordshire, England
1541
3 Jun 1541
Age 50
Death of Robert Whitney in Whitney, Herefordshire, England
Whitney, Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1491
    Event Place: Whitney, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1541
    Event Place: Whitney, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File
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