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Sir James Sheriff of Herefordshire Whitney 1544–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1544

Birth Location: Whitney, Herefordshire, , England

Death Date: 31 May 1587

Death Location: Whitney, Herefordshire, , England

Father: Sir Huntington

Mother: Lady Baskerville

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In 1544, Sir James Sheriff of Herefordshire Whitney entered the world in Whitney, Herefordshire, , England, born to Sir Robert Whitney Commisioner Of Huntington And Lady Sibyl Baskerville. Sir James Sheriff of Herefordshire Whitney passed away in 1587 in Whitney, Herefordshire, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1544, Sir James Sheriff of Herefordshire Whitney entered the world in Whitney, Herefordshire, , England, born to Sir Robert Whitney Commisioner Of Huntington And Lady Sibyl Baskerville.
  • Sir James Sheriff of Herefordshire Whitney passed away in 1587 in Whitney, Herefordshire, , England.

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Sir Whitney's Ancestors

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Sir Whitney
1544–1587
Birth Place: Whitney, Herefordshire, , England
Parents
Sir Robert Whitney, Commisioner of Huntington
1517–1567
Icomb Manor, Icombe, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Sibyl) Baskerville
1522–1546
Abt. 1458 Of, Eardisley, Herefordshire, England
Grandparents
Robert (Whitney) Sir
1491–1540
Whitney, Herefordshire
Margaretha Wye
1495–
Icomb, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Breynton
1502–1543
Eardisley, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
James Whitney
1465–1541
Sybil Milbourne
1463–1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Whitney
1436–1494
Constance Audley
1443–1531

Sir Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1544
1544
Birth of Sir James Sheriff of Herefordshire Whitney in Whitney, Herefordshire, , England
Whitney, Herefordshire, , England
1587
31 May 1587
Age 43
Death of Sir James Sheriff of Herefordshire Whitney in Whitney, Herefordshire, , England
Whitney, Herefordshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Whitney, Herefordshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1587
    Event Place: Whitney, Herefordshire, , England

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