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Sir Abraham James Gawkroger Platt 1574–1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Nov 1574

Birth Location: Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, West Riding, England

Death Date: 15 May 1625

Death Location: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England

Father: James Platts

Mother: Lady (Fayrbanke)

Spouse(s): Lady Ainsworth

Children(s): Mary Platt

Sir Abraham James Gawkroger Platt was born in 1574 in Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, West Riding, England, the child of James Gawkroger Of Platts And Lady Jenet Janet Fairbanks Fayrbanke. Sir Abraham James Gawkroger Platt married Lady Martha Riley Ainsworth, and had children including Mary Platt. Sir Abraham James Gawkroger Platt passed away in 1625 in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Abraham James Gawkroger Platt was born in 1574 in Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, West Riding, England, the child of James Gawkroger Of Platts And Lady Jenet Janet Fairbanks Fayrbanke.
  • Sir Abraham James Gawkroger Platt married Lady Martha Riley Ainsworth, and had children including Mary Platt.
  • Sir Abraham James Gawkroger Platt passed away in 1625 in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Platt's Ancestors

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Sir Platt
1574–1625
Birth Place: Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, West Riding, England
Parents
James Gawkroger of Platts
1540–1592
Sowerby (near Sowerby Bridge), Yorkshire, England
Lady (Jenet (Janet) Fairbanks) (Fayrbanke)
1552–1591
Platts, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
George (Gilbert) Fairbanks
1530–1577
Halifax, Yorks, England
George (Gilbert) Fairbanks
1530–1577
Halifax, Yorks, England
Great-Grandparents
George Fairbanke
1530–1577
George Fairbanke
1530–1577
George Fairbanke
1530–1577
Sybil Wade
1532–1573
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jennet Brodley
1512–1578

Sir Platt's Descendants

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Sir (Abraham James Gawkroger) Platt (21 Nov 1574–15 May 1625) m. Lady (Martha (Riley)) Ainsworth (27 Mar 1580–1632-12-10)
  1. 1. Mary Platt 1596–1688 m. John Prescott 1605–1681
    1. 1. Mary Prescott 1629–1705 m. Thomas Sawyer 1616–1706
      1. 1. Joshua Sawyer 1655–1738 m. Sarah Wright 1653–1697
        1. 1. Hannah Sawyer 1689–1747 m. Capt (Josiah) Converse 1684–1771
        2. 2. Sarah Reed 1687–1737
        3. 3. Joshua Sawyer 1684–1737
    2. 2. Jonas Prescott 1648–1723
    3. 3. Jonas Prescott 1648–1723

Sir Platt's Timeline

3 Records

1574
21 Nov 1574
Birth of Sir Abraham James Gawkroger Platt in Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, West Riding, England
Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, West Riding, England
1625
15 May 1625
Age 51
Burial of Sir Abraham James Gawkroger Platt in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
1628
6 Oct 1628
Age 54
Death of Sir Abraham James Gawkroger Platt in Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, West Riding, England
Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, West Riding, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1574
    Event Place: Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, West Riding, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1628
    Event Place: Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, West Riding, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 May 1625
    Event Place: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England

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