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Robert Whitney 1525–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1525

Birth Location: Icomb, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 5 Aug 1567

Death Location: Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England

Father: Sir Whitney

Mother: Margaret Wye

Spouse(s): Sybil Baskerville

Children(s): Blanche Whitney, Nicholas Whitney, Eleanor Whitney, Robert Whitney, James Whitney, Ann Whitney, Eustace Whitney

Robert Whitney was born in 1525 in Icomb, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Sir Robert Magistrate Of Gloucestershire Whitney And Margaret Wye. Robert Whitney married Sybil Baskerville, and had children including Ann Whitney, Blanche Whitney, Eleanor Whitney, Eustace Whitney, James Whitney, Nicholas Whitney, Robert Whitney. Robert Whitney passed away in 1567 in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Whitney was born in 1525 in Icomb, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Sir Robert Magistrate Of Gloucestershire Whitney And Margaret Wye.
  • Robert Whitney married Sybil Baskerville, and had children including Ann Whitney, Blanche Whitney, Eleanor Whitney, Eustace Whitney, James Whitney, Nicholas Whitney, Robert Whitney.
  • Robert Whitney passed away in 1567 in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England.

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Robert Whitney's Ancestors

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Robert Whitney
1525–1567
Birth Place: Icomb, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Sir Robert Magistrate of Gloucestershire Whitney
1491–1541
Whitney on Wye, Herefordshire, England
Margaret Wye
1495–1614
Icoomb, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Robert Wye
1465–1545
Lippiatt, Gloucestershire, England
Joan (Whitney) Wye
1465–1550
Whitney, Herefordshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
William Wye
1440–
Maud Whittington
1444–1465
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Wye
1405–
Wye
1405–
Thomas Whittington
1411–1490
Margaret Edwards
1420–1483

Robert Whitney's Descendants

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Robert Whitney (10 May 1525–5 Aug 1567) m. Sybil Baskerville (1522–15 Nov 1566)
  1. 1. Blanche Whitney 1541–1612 m. Robert Greville 1527–1613
    1. 1. Fulke Greville 1575–1632 m. Mary Copley 1570–1632
      1. 1. Robert Greville 1607–1643 m. Catherine (Ann) Russell 1615–1676
        1. 1. Thamozin Brooke 1644– m. William Alston 1637–1708
        2. 2. Francis Greville 1631–1658
        3. 3. Edward Greville 1635–1655
        4. 4. Robert Greville 1638–1676
        5. 5. Fulke Greville 1643–1710 m. Sarah Dashwood 1645–1705
        6. 6. Thomasin (Thomasina) Greville 1643–1669
        7. 7. Algermon Greville 1645–
      2. 2. Dorothy Greville 1590–1651 m. Arthur Hesilrige 1594–1662
      3. 3. Francis Greville 1602–
      4. 4. Fulke Greville 1604–1605
      5. 5. William Greville 1609–
      6. 6. Edward Greville 1614–
      7. 7. Fulke Greevill –1616
    2. 2. Dorothy Greville 1563–1638
    3. 3. Robert Greville 1569–
    4. 4. Katherine Grenville 1575–
    5. 5. Anne Greville 1576– m. Thomas Higginson 1564–1650
    6. 6. Blanche Greville 1585–
  2. 2. Nicholas Whitney 1540–1589
  3. 3. Eleanor Whitney 1542–
  4. 4. Robert Whitney 1543–1612 m. Elizabeth Williams 1544–1584
  5. 5. James Whitney 1544–1587
  6. 6. Ann Whitney 1546–1596 m. William Doughty 1540–1605
  7. 7. Eustace Whitney 1546–1608 m. Margaret Vaughn 1548–1606

Robert Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1525
10 May 1525
Birth of Robert Whitney in Icomb, Gloucestershire, England
Icomb, Gloucestershire, England
1567
5 Aug 1567
Age 42
Death of Robert Whitney in Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1525
    Event Place: Icomb, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Robert Whitney, person ID L1SW-N7G.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Whitney, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Robert Whitney, person ID L1SW-N7G.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1567
    Event Place: Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Robert Whitney, person ID L1SW-N7G.

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