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SIR William Edmund Whitehead 1574–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1574

Birth Location: Whittington in Lonsdale, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 21 Jan 1596

Death Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Father: Edmond Whitehead

Mother: Eliza Avery

Spouse(s): Isabell Burrow

Children(s): Arthur Whitehead

SIR William Edmund Whitehead was born in 1574 in Whittington in Lonsdale, Lancashire, England, the child of Edmond Whitehead And Eliza Avery. SIR William Edmund Whitehead married Isabell Burrow, and had children including Arthur Whitehead. SIR William Edmund Whitehead passed away in 1596 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • SIR William Edmund Whitehead was born in 1574 in Whittington in Lonsdale, Lancashire, England, the child of Edmond Whitehead And Eliza Avery.
  • SIR William Edmund Whitehead married Isabell Burrow, and had children including Arthur Whitehead.
  • SIR William Edmund Whitehead passed away in 1596 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.

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SIR Whitehead's Ancestors

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SIR Whitehead
1574–1596
Birth Place: Whittington in Lonsdale, Lancashire, England
Parents
Edmond Whitehead
1550–1647
England
Eliza Avery
–1597
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SIR Whitehead's Descendants

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SIR (William Edmund) Whitehead (4 Feb 1574–21 Jan 1596) m. Isabell Burrow (1575–1596)
  1. 1. Arthur Whitehead 1620–1655 m. Katherine Ruffin 1632–1687 m. Dorethea Buckley 1598–1670
    1. 1. Arthur (William Whitehead) II 1648–1711 m. Mary Godwin 1652–1710
      1. 1. Arthur Whitehead 1673–1744 m. Isabella Purcell 1690–1744
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Tobie 1705–1769 m. Benjamin Cobb 1705–1793

SIR Whitehead's Timeline

2 Records

1574
4 Feb 1574
Birth of SIR William Edmund Whitehead in Whittington in Lonsdale, Lancashire, England
Whittington in Lonsdale, Lancashire, England
1596
21 Jan 1596
Age 22
Death of SIR William Edmund Whitehead in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1574
    Event Place: Whittington in Lonsdale, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1596
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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