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Robert Wight 1527–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Lincoln, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 1590

Death Location: Corfe Mullen, East Dorset District, Dorset, England

Father:

Mother: Agnes Kemp

Spouse(s): Mary Green

Children(s): Alice White, John Wight

Robert Wight was born in 1527 in Lincoln, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of John Wight And Agnes Kemp. Robert Wight married Mary Green, and had children including Alice Buttlar White, John Wight. Robert Wight passed away in 1590 in Corfe Mullen, East Dorset District, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Wight was born in 1527 in Lincoln, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of John Wight And Agnes Kemp.
  • Robert Wight married Mary Green, and had children including Alice Buttlar White, John Wight.
  • Robert Wight passed away in 1590 in Corfe Mullen, East Dorset District, Dorset, England.

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Robert Wight's Ancestors

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Robert Wight
1527–1590
Birth Place: Lincoln, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Agnes Kemp
1502–1590
England, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Wight's Descendants

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Robert Wight (1527–1590) m. Mary Green (1525–27 May 1579)
  1. 1. Alice (Buttlar) White 1550–1631 m. John Cooke 1552–1625
    1. 1. Joan Cooke 1583–1641 m. Thomas Mason 1585–1658
      1. 1. Elizabeth Mason 1604–1647 m. Josephe Farnworth 1610–1659
        1. 1. Rebecca Ruggles 1644–1714 m. John Ruggles 1637–1709
    2. 2. Elenor Cooke 1587–
    3. 3. Samuel Cooke 1575–1640
    4. 4. Henry Cooke 1584–1646
    5. 5. John Cooke 1577–
    6. 6. Stephen Cooke 1570–1693
    7. 7. Alice Cooke 1584–
    8. 8. Grace Cooke 1586–
  2. 2. John Wight 1552–1643

Robert Wight's Timeline

5 Records

1527
1527
Birth of Robert Wight in Lincoln, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Lincoln, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
1549
4 Feb 1549
Age 22
Robert Wight was married in Wye, Kent, England
Wye, Kent, England
1551
1551
Age 24
Robert Wight was married in Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
1562
20 Sep 1562
Age 35
Robert Wight was married in Worcestershire, England
Worcestershire, England
1590
1590
Age 63
Death of Robert Wight in Corfe Mullen, East Dorset District, Dorset, England
Corfe Mullen, East Dorset District, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Lincoln, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1549
    Event Place: Wye, Kent, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1562
    Event Place: Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Corfe Mullen, East Dorset District, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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