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Sir Thomas Laurence Whitaker 1528–1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1528

Birth Location: High Acre,,Lancashire,England

Death Date: 22 Apr 1582

Death Location: Northwoods, Lancashire, England

Father: Henry Whittaker

Mother: Lady Hoult

Spouse(s): Jennett Ryscheworth, Lady Willascott

Children(s): Lady Whitaker, Jenett Whittacres, Mylonis Whitaker, Dr. Whittaker, William Whitaker, Christopher Whittaker, Thomas Whittaker, Henry Whittaker, Isabel Whittaker

Sir Thomas Laurence Whitaker was born in 1528 in High Acre,,Lancashire,England, the child of Henry Whittaker And Lady Isabell Jane Hoult. Sir Thomas Laurence Whitaker married Jennett Ryscheworth, Lady Joan Willascott, and had children including Christopher Whittaker, Dr Henry William Whittaker, Henry William Whittaker, Isabel Whittaker, Jenett Whittacres, Lady Mary Whitaker, Mylonis Whitaker, Thomas Whittaker, William A Whitaker. Sir Thomas Laurence Whitaker passed away in 1582 in Northwoods, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas Laurence Whitaker was born in 1528 in High Acre,,Lancashire,England, the child of Henry Whittaker And Lady Isabell Jane Hoult.
  • Sir Thomas Laurence Whitaker married Jennett Ryscheworth, Lady Joan Willascott, and had children including Christopher Whittaker, Dr Henry William Whittaker, Henry William Whittaker, Isabel Whittaker, Jenett Whittacres, Lady Mary Whitaker, Mylonis Whitaker, Thomas Whittaker, William A Whitaker.
  • Sir Thomas Laurence Whitaker passed away in 1582 in Northwoods, Lancashire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Whitaker's Ancestors

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Sir Whitaker
1528–1582
Birth Place: High Acre,,Lancashire,England
Parents
Henry Whittaker
1506–1599
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Lady (Isabell Jane) Hoult
1509–1557
Northwoods, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Richard Whitaker
1480–1540
Holme, Cliviger, Lancashire, England
Margaret (N) Willascotts
1480–1545
Burnley, Lancashire, England
George (Oliver) Hoult
1440–1522
Ashworth Hall, Heywood, Lancashire, England
Constance Rushton
1469–1510
Gristlehurst Hall, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Whitaker
1458–1529
Lady Prichard
1458–1518
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Whitaker's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas Laurence) Whitaker (1528–22 Apr 1582) m. Jennett Ryscheworth (1527–1589) m. Lady (Joan) Willascott (1530–1582)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary) Whitaker 1553–1589
  2. 2. Jenett Whittacres 1550–1617
  3. 3. Mylonis Whitaker 1550–1600
  4. 4. Dr. (Henry William) Whittaker 1538–1589
  5. 5. William (A) Whitaker 1547–1595
  6. 6. Christopher Whittaker 1550–1641
  7. 7. Thomas Whittaker 1545–
  8. 8. Henry (William) Whittaker 1540–1601
  9. 9. Isabel Whittaker 1565–1609

Sir Whitaker's Timeline

2 Records

1528
1528
Birth of Sir Thomas Laurence Whitaker in High Acre,,Lancashire,England
High Acre,,Lancashire,England
1582
22 Apr 1582
Age 54
Death of Sir Thomas Laurence Whitaker in Northwoods, Lancashire, England
Northwoods, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: High Acre,,Lancashire,England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1582
    Event Place: Northwoods, Lancashire, England

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