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Sir John William Wilkinson 1491–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1491

Birth Location: West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 6 May 1597

Death Location: Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Wilkinson

Mother: Marianna Dale

Spouse(s): Mary Foster

Children(s): Robert Wilkinson, Sir Wilkinson, Richard Wilkinson, William Wilkinson, John Wilkinson, David Wilkinson, Richard Wilkinson, John Wilkinson, William Wilkinson, Richard Wilkinson, William Wilkinson, Richard Wilkinson, Willi. Wilkinson

The story of Sir John William Wilkinson began in 1491 in West Riding, Yorkshire, England. Sir John William Wilkinson married Mary Foster, Mary Fowler, and had children including David Wilkinson, John Wilkinson, Richard Wilkinson, Robert Wilkinson, Sir Richard Wilkinson, Willi Wilkinson, William Wilkinson. Sir John William Wilkinson passed away in 1597 in Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John William Wilkinson began in 1491 in West Riding, Yorkshire, England.
  • Sir John William Wilkinson married Mary Foster, Mary Fowler, and had children including David Wilkinson, John Wilkinson, Richard Wilkinson, Robert Wilkinson, Sir Richard Wilkinson, Willi Wilkinson, William Wilkinson.
  • Sir John William Wilkinson passed away in 1597 in Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Wilkinson's Ancestors

Self
Sir Wilkinson
1491–1597
Birth Place: West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Wilkinson
1465–1520
Darrington, Yorkshire, England
Marianna Dale
1469–1510
Devon, England
Grandparents
Robert (Wilkinson (15th) GGF)
1440–1465
Darrington, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Osborn
1444–1465
West Riding, Yorkshire, England
William Dale
1443–1514
Devon, England
Lady (Anna) Winters
1447–1520
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Bristol
1427–1479
Alice Skilling
1404–1460
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Dale
1398–
Alice Skilling
1400–

Sir Wilkinson's Descendants

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Sir (John William) Wilkinson (1491–6 May 1597) m. Mary Foster (1495–1560)
  1. 1. Robert Wilkinson 1512–1576 m. Margaret Smith 1507–
    1. 1. Robert Wilkinson 1560–1590 m. Margaret Denyall 1560–
      1. 1. Henry Wilkinson 1579–1674 m. Margret (Rickaby \) Roukebuy 1594–1636 m. Ann Steele 1603–
        1. 1. Christopher Wilkinson 1615– m. Elizabetha Swainston 1628–
        2. 2. MARY Wilkinson 1612–
        3. 3. Ralph Wilkinson 1612–
        4. 4. Richard Wilkinson 1600–
        5. 5. Cecilia Wilkinson 1603–
        6. 6. Lawrence Wilkinson 1605–
        7. 7. Isabella Wilkinson 1620–1656
        8. 8. Anna Wilkinson 1615–
        9. 9. Isabell Wilkinson 1621–1692
        10. 10. Margaret Turner 1618–1669
        11. 11. Thomas Wilkinson 1614–1626
        12. 12. Jane Wilkinson 1621–1651
        13. 13. Henry Wilkinson 1631–
      2. 2. Ralph Wilkinson 1595–
      3. 3. Francis Wilkinson 1591–
      4. 4. christopher Wilkinson 1610–
    2. 2. Henry Wilkinson –1604
    3. 3. Henry Wilkinson –1622
  2. 2. Sir (Richard) Wilkinson 1515–1574
  3. 3. Richard Wilkinson 1533–1558
  4. 4. William Wilkinson 1517–1530
  5. 5. John Wilkinson 1515–1556
  6. 6. David Wilkinson 1515–1538
  7. 7. Richard Wilkinson 1513–1602
  8. 8. John Wilkinson 1515–1575
  9. 9. William Wilkinson 1517–1574
  10. 10. Richard Wilkinson 1515–1574
  11. 11. William Wilkinson 1517–
  12. 12. Richard Wilkinson 1533–1558
  13. 13. Willi. Wilkinson –1574

Sir Wilkinson's Timeline

3 Records

1491
1491
Birth of Sir John William Wilkinson in West Riding, Yorkshire, England
West Riding, Yorkshire, England
1595
1595
Age 104
Death of Sir John William Wilkinson in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
1597
6 May 1597
Age 106
Burial of Sir John William Wilkinson in Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1491
    Event Place: West Riding, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Barking
    Record Source: London, England, Clandestine Marriage and Baptism Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP6811

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 May 1597
    Event Place: Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP6811

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