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Robert I Whitney 1491–1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1491

Birth Location: Whitney on Wye, Herefordshire, England

Death Date: 11 Jun 1541

Death Location: Icomb Manor, Whitney, Herefordshire, England

Father: James Whitney

Mother: Blanche Milbourne

Spouse(s): Margaret Wye

Children(s): Robert Whitney

The story of Robert I Whitney began in 1491 in Whitney on Wye, Herefordshire, England. Robert I Whitney married Margaret Wye, and had children including Robert Ii Whitney. Robert I Whitney passed away in 1541 in Icomb Manor, Whitney, Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert I Whitney began in 1491 in Whitney on Wye, Herefordshire, England.
  • Robert I Whitney married Margaret Wye, and had children including Robert Ii Whitney.
  • Robert I Whitney passed away in 1541 in Icomb Manor, Whitney, Herefordshire, England.

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Robert Whitney's Ancestors

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Robert Whitney
1491–1541
Birth Place: Whitney on Wye, Herefordshire, England
Parents
James Whitney
1465–1541
Whitney, Herefordshire, England
Blanche Milbourne
1470–1557
Whitney, Herefordshire, , England
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Robert Whitney's Descendants

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Robert (I) Whitney (21 Sep 1491–11 Jun 1541) m. Margaret Wye (1495–)
  1. 1. Robert (II) Whitney 1517–1567 m. Sybill Baskerville 1524–
    1. 1. Robert (III) Whitney 1543–1612 m. Elizabeth Guillims 1545–1568
      1. 1. Thomas Whitney 1560–1637 m. Mary Bray 1564–1629
        1. 1. John Whitney 1588–1673 m. Elinor Arnold 1599–1659

Robert Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1491
21 Sep 1491
Birth of Robert I Whitney in Whitney on Wye, Herefordshire, England
Whitney on Wye, Herefordshire, England
1541
11 Jun 1541
Age 50
Death of Robert I Whitney in Icomb Manor, Whitney, Herefordshire, England
Icomb Manor, Whitney, Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1491
    Event Place: Whitney on Wye, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Icombe, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 28

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1541
    Event Place: Icomb Manor, Whitney, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 28

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