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Sir Robert Whiting 1475 – 1523 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1475

Birth Location: Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Death Date: 1523

Death Location: Shepton Mallet, Somerset, , England

Father: Sir Whiting

Mother: Lady Elizabeth

Spouse(s): Hannah Tims

Children(s): Sir Whiting, John Whiting

Sir Robert Whiting was born in 1475 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, the child of Sir John Thomas Whiting and Lady Mary Elizabeth. Sir Robert Whiting married Hannah Elizabeth Tims, and had children including Sir Thomas Whiting, John Whiting. Sir Robert Whiting passed away in 1523 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, , England.

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Biography

  • Sir Robert Whiting was born in 1475 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, the child of Sir John Thomas Whiting and Lady Mary Elizabeth.
  • Sir Robert Whiting married Hannah Elizabeth Tims, and had children including Sir Thomas Whiting, John Whiting.
  • Sir Robert Whiting passed away in 1523 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Whiting
1435 – 1478
Birth Location: Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
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Lady Elizabeth
1439 – 1478
Birth Location: Shepton Mallet, shire, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Tims
1490 – 1540
Birth Location: Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
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Children(s)

Sir Whiting
1503 – 1561
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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John Whiting
1540 – 1565
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
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Sir Whiting's Ancestors

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Sir Whiting
1475 – 1523
Birth Place: Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
Parents
Sir John Thomas Whiting
1435 – 1478
Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
Lady (Mary) Elizabeth
1439 – 1478
Shepton Mallet, shire, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Whiting's Descendants

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Sir (Robert) Whiting (1475 – 1523) m. Hannah (Elizabeth) Tims (1490 – 1540)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Whiting (1503 – 29 Apr 1561) m. Lady (Joan) Ponder (1507 – 8 Sep 1563)
    1. 1. Henry Whiting (1527 – 1554) m. Lady (Mary) Wiggins (1520 – 1560)
      1. 1. Hon (John) Whiting (1540 – 1565) m. Elisabeth ('Betty' Jean) Kentner (1546 – 1560/1565) m. Margaret Bonner (1546 – 4 Apr 1580)
        1. 1. John Whiting (30 Nov 1561 – 22 Oct 1617) m. Sarah (Isabel) Smith (10 Feb 1572 – 4 Oct 1649)
  2. 2. John Whiting (1540 – 1565) m. Hannah Glover (1552 – abt 1582) m. Ann (Pinfold) Quintrell (abt 1525 – abt 1588) m. Elisabeth ('Betty' Jean) Kentner (1546 – 1560/1565)
    1. 1. John (William) Whiting (11 Sep 1572 – 1632) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Paterson (1582 – 1632)
    2. 2. Hon (John Whiting, Mayor of Boston,) England,Mayor (1550 – 22 Oct 1617) m. Hannah Glover (1552 – abt 1582) m. Margaret Kentner (1546 – 4 Apr 1580) m. Hannah Glover (1552 – 1592)
      1. 1. Mary Whiting (1724 – )
    3. 3. Hon. (John) Whiting (1550 – 1617) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Paterson (1582 – 1632) m. Hannah Glover (1552 – abt 1582)
      1. 1. Catherine Whiting (1612 – 16 Jun 1664) m. Governer (Capt Thomas) Wiggin (1592 – 29 Mar 1666)
        1. 1. Colonel (Honorable Andrew) Wiggins (3 Jun 1635 – 9 January 1708) m. Hannah ('Ann') Bradstreet (1640 – 18 Apr 1707)

Sir Whiting's Timeline

8 Records

1475
1475
Birth of Sir Robert Whiting in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
1502
ABT 1502
Age 27
Sir Robert Whiting was married in Shepton Mallet, Somersetshire, England
Shepton Mallet, Somersetshire, England
1509
1509
Age 34
Sir Robert Whiting was married in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
1514
1514
Age 39
Sir Robert Whiting was married in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
1519
Abt. 1519
Age 44
Sir Robert Whiting was married in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
1523
1523
Age 48
Death of Sir Robert Whiting in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, , England
Shepton Mallet, Somerset, , England
1530
1530
Age 55
Sir Robert Whiting was married in Rickmansworth, Hertsford, England
Rickmansworth, Hertsford, England
1559
1559
Age 84
Sir Robert Whiting was married in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1475
    Event Place: Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1502
    Event Place: Shepton Mallet, Somersetshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1509
    Event Place: Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1519
    Event Place: Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Rickmansworth, Hertsford, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: St Margaret, Edgware, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Shepton Mallet, Somerset, , England
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