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William Whittingham, Dean of Durham 1524 – 1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 10 June 1579

Death Location: Durham, County Durham, England

Father: William Over

Mother: Matilda Hoghton

Spouse(s): Catherine Jaqueman

Children(s): Susanna Whittingham

William Whittingham, Dean of Durham was born in 1524 in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England, the child of William Whittingham of Over and Matilda Hoghton. In 1563, William Whittingham, Dean of Durham established residence. William Whittingham, Dean of Durham married Catherine Jaqueman, and had children including Susanna Whittingham. William Whittingham, Dean of Durham passed away in 1579 in Durham, County Durham, England.

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Biography

  • William Whittingham, Dean of Durham was born in 1524 in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England, the child of William Whittingham of Over and Matilda Hoghton.
  • In 1563, William Whittingham, Dean of Durham established residence.
  • William Whittingham, Dean of Durham married Catherine Jaqueman, and had children including Susanna Whittingham.
  • William Whittingham, Dean of Durham passed away in 1579 in Durham, County Durham, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Durham's Ancestors

Self
William Durham
1524 – 1579
Birth Place: Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Parents
William Whittingham of Over
1498 – 1560
Chester, Cheshire, England
Matilda Hoghton
1500 –
Haughton Tower, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
William (de) Hoghton
1449 – 1501
Hoghton, Preston, Lancashire, England
Margaret (de) Southworth
1489 –
Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Durham's Descendants

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William (Whittingham, Dean of) Durham (1524 – 10 June 1579) m. Catherine Jaqueman (1529 – 1590)
  1. 1. Susanna Whittingham (1564 – 19 Feb 1626) m. Rev. (John Thomas Stanton) Stockton (1565 – 13 Nov 1630)
    1. 1. Prudence Stockton (20 Dec 1584 – 1648) m. Rev. (Edward Judge) Holyoke (15 Feb 1585 – 4 May 1660)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Holyoke (12 Feb 1615 – 24 June 1659) m. Thomas Morris (1608 – 21 Jul 1673)
        1. 1. John (Henry) Morris (1645 – 1672) m. Hannah Bishop (14 Mar 1641 – 12 Jun 1710)

William Durham's Timeline

4 Records

1524
1524
Birth of William Whittingham, Dean of Durham in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
1556
15 Nov 1556
Age 32
William Whittingham, Dean of Durham was married
None
1563
19 Jul 1563
Age 39
William Whittingham, Dean of Durham resided here
None
1579
10 June 1579
Age 55
Death of William Whittingham, Dean of Durham in Durham, County Durham, England
Durham, County Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1556
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 21

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Durham, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1563
    Record Source: England & Wales, Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries, 314-1853

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 June 1579
    Event Place: Durham, County Durham, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Durham, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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