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Robert Whitney 1543–1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Whitney, Herefordshire, England

Death Date: 16 Dec 1612

Death Location: Whitney, Herefordshire, England

Father: Sir Whitney

Mother: Sybil Baskerville

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Guillims

Children(s): Thomas Whitney

The story of Robert Whitney began in 1543 in Whitney, Herefordshire, England. Robert Whitney married Elizabeth Guillims, and had children including Thomas Whitney. Robert Whitney passed away in 1612 in Whitney, Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Whitney began in 1543 in Whitney, Herefordshire, England.
  • Robert Whitney married Elizabeth Guillims, and had children including Thomas Whitney.
  • Robert Whitney passed away in 1612 in Whitney, Herefordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Whitney
1517–1567
Birth Location: Icomb, Glouchester, England
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Sybil Baskerville
1522–1548
Birth Location: Eardisley, Herefordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Guillims
1536–1568
Birth Location: Whitney, Herefordshire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Whitney
1560–1637
Birth Location: Lambeth Marsh, Surrey, England
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Robert Whitney's Ancestors

Self
Robert Whitney
1543–1612
Birth Place: Whitney, Herefordshire, England
Parents
Sir Robert Whitney
1517–1567
Icomb, Glouchester, England
Sybil Baskerville
1522–1548
Eardisley, Herefordshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Whitney
1491–1541
Whitney, Herefordshire, England
Margaret Wye
1495–1541
Icombe, Gloucestershire, England
Sir (James Lord Eardisley) Baskerville
1494–1556
Eardisley, Herefordshire, England
Elizabeth Breynton
1498–1543
Eardisley, Herefordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Whitney
1465–1541
Blanche Milbourne
1469–1496
Robert Wye
1465–1495
Joan Whitney
1465–1550
Sir Baskerville
1456–1508
Anne Morgan
1460–1496
John Breynton
1467–1527
Sybil Milbourne
1471–1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Whitney
1436–1494
Constance Touchet
1443–1531
Sir Milbourne
1435–1522
Jane Baskerville
1439–1471
William Wye
1440–
Maud Whittington
1444–
Sir Baskerville
1430–1485
Katherine Devereux
1435–1498
Morgan Jenkin
1413–1472
Margred Mathew
1440–1534
Thomas Breynton
1436–1500
Unknown Harper
1440–
Sir Milbourne
1435–1522
Jane Baskerville
1439–1471

Robert Whitney's Descendants

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Robert Whitney (1543–16 Dec 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
      1. 1. Benjamin Whitney 1643–1723 m. Jane Poor 1647–1690
        1. 1. Nathaniel Whitney 1680–1768 m. Sarah Ford 1684–1775
        2. 2. Jane (B.) Whitney 1669–1693
        3. 3. Johnathan Whitney 1658–1735
        4. 4. Josiah Whitney 1668–1766

Robert Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1543
1543
Birth of Robert Whitney in Whitney, Herefordshire, England
Whitney, Herefordshire, England
1612
16 Dec 1612
Age 69
Death of Robert Whitney in Whitney, Herefordshire, England
Whitney, Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Whitney, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1553-1555
    Event Place: Hereford
    Record Source: British Chancery Records, 1386-1558

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1612
    Event Place: Whitney, Herefordshire, England
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