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Sir John of Skircote Waterhouse 1476–1533 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1476

Birth Location: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1 Feb 1533

Death Location: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Richard Rookes

Mother: Mary Rookes

Spouse(s): Agnes (Rushworth)

Children(s): Margaret Waterhouse

Sir John of Skircote Waterhouse was born in 1476 in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Rookes And Mary Rookes. Sir John of Skircote Waterhouse married Agnes Worthenton Rishford Rishworth Rushworth, and had children including Margaret Alice Waterhouse. Sir John of Skircote Waterhouse passed away in 1533 in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John of Skircote Waterhouse was born in 1476 in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Rookes And Mary Rookes.
  • Sir John of Skircote Waterhouse married Agnes Worthenton Rishford Rishworth Rushworth, and had children including Margaret Alice Waterhouse.
  • Sir John of Skircote Waterhouse passed away in 1533 in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Rookes
1442–1559
Birth Location: Riding, Northumberland, England
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Mary Rookes
1443–1545
Birth Location: Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Agnes (Rushworth)
1474–1542
Birth Location: Coley Hall, Hipperholme, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Margaret Waterhouse
1509–1600
Birth Location: Broadgates, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Waterhouse's Ancestors

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Sir Waterhouse
1476–1533
Birth Place: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Parents
Richard Rookes
1442–1559
Riding, Northumberland, England
Mary Rookes
1443–1545
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Waterhouse's Descendants

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Sir (John of Skircote) Waterhouse (1476–1 Feb 1533) m. Agnes ((Worthenton) Rishford Rishworth) (Rushworth) (1474–30 Oct 1542)
  1. 1. Margaret (Alice) Waterhouse 1509–1600 m. Henry Batte 1505–1572
    1. 1. Catherine Batte 1544–1628 m. John (Robert) Marsh 1540–
      1. 1. Dr (Richard) Marsh 1581–1673 m. Elizabeth (Grace) Baldwin 1582–1667
        1. 1. Sarah (Severance Marsh) (Ayres) 1608–1652 m. Capt. (William) Ayres 1612–1655

Sir Waterhouse's Timeline

2 Records

1476
1476
Birth of Sir John of Skircote Waterhouse in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
1533
1 Feb 1533
Age 57
Death of Sir John of Skircote Waterhouse in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1476
    Event Place: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1533
    Event Place: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
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