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William Waite 1566–1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1566

Birth Location: Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 16 Mar 1609

Death Location: Pontefract, St Giles and St Mary, Yorkshire, England

Father: Roger Waite

Mother: Joan Fisher

Spouse(s): Rosanna Wardwell

Children(s): Richard Waite, Mehitable Waite, Gamaliel Waite, Thomas Waite, Richard Waite, Anna Waite, Elizabeth Waite, Joan Waite, Eleanor Wait

William Waite was born in 1566 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England, the child of Roger Waite And Joan Fisher. William Waite married Rosanna Wardwell, and had children including Anna Waite, Eleanor Wait, Elizabeth Waite, Gamaliel Waite, Joan Waite, Mehitable Waite, Richard Waite, Thomas Waite. William Waite passed away in 1609 in Pontefract, St Giles and St Mary, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Waite was born in 1566 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England, the child of Roger Waite And Joan Fisher.
  • William Waite married Rosanna Wardwell, and had children including Anna Waite, Eleanor Wait, Elizabeth Waite, Gamaliel Waite, Joan Waite, Mehitable Waite, Richard Waite, Thomas Waite.
  • William Waite passed away in 1609 in Pontefract, St Giles and St Mary, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Waite's Ancestors

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William Waite
1566–1609
Birth Place: Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Roger Waite
1540–1588
1670163, Lincolnshire, England
Joan Fisher
1553–1610
1670163, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Margerie Bert
1530–1591
Stradbroke, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Waite's Descendants

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William Waite (1566–16 Mar 1609) m. Rosanna Wardwell (1570–13 Jun 1614)
  1. 1. Richard Waite 1609–1669 m. Mary Mills\Hills 1606–1679
    1. 1. Stephen Waite 1637–1638
    2. 2. Thomas Waite 1641–1743
    3. 3. Christopher WAITE 1640–1722
    4. 4. John Waite 1639–1691 m. Rebecca Woodward 1647–1671 m. Mary ((Mercy)) Woodward 1641–1718
      1. 1. Rebecca Waight 1682–1714 m. John Anderson 1676–1736
        1. 1. Mary Anderson 1711–1776 m. Thomas Merrifield 1708–1784
        2. 2. Hannah Anderson 1707–
        3. 3. Abraham, (Sr) Anderson 1709–1768 m. Anna (Collins) Cloutman 1716–1802 m. Bathshua Farr 1712–1751
        4. 4. Rebecca Anderson 1710–
        5. 5. Richard Anderson 1718–
        6. 6. John Anderson 1720–
      2. 2. John Wait 1665–1665
      3. 3. Mary Waite 1666–1690
      4. 4. John Waite 1669–1722
      5. 5. Sarah Waite 1672–1754
      6. 6. Rachel Wait 1667–
      7. 7. John Wait 1665–1665
      8. 8. Mary Waite 1666–1690
      9. 9. Rachel Wait 1667–
      10. 10. John Waite 1669–1722
      11. 11. Sarah Waite 1672–1754
      12. 12. Amos Waite 1680–1728
    5. 5. Mary Waite 1646–1721
    6. 6. Joseph Waite 1643–1722
  2. 2. Mehitable Waite 1594–1694
  3. 3. Gamaliel Waite 1598–1685
  4. 4. Thomas Waite 1615–1665 m. Eleanor Waite 1618–1669
    1. 1. Joseph Waite 1643–1665
    2. 2. Samuel Waite 1640–1676
    3. 3. Thomas Waite 1648–1733
    4. 4. Jeremiah Waite 1645–1677
    5. 5. Mary Waite 1658–1744
    6. 6. Thomas WAITE 1655–1742
  5. 5. Richard Waite 1604–1680
  6. 6. Anna Waite 1607–
  7. 7. Elizabeth Waite 1608–
  8. 8. Joan Waite 1610–
  9. 9. Eleanor Wait 1618–1669

William Waite's Timeline

3 Records

1566
1566
Birth of William Waite in Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Warwick, Warwickshire, England
1607
1607
Age 41
Death of William Waite in England
England
1609
16 Mar 1609
Age 43
Burial of William Waite in Pontefract, St Giles and St Mary, Yorkshire, England
Pontefract, St Giles and St Mary, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1566
    Event Place: Warwick, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Rhode Island
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Rhode Island; Year: 1638; Page Number: 70

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: D401
    [2] Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1609
    Event Place: Pontefract, St Giles and St Mary, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: D401
    [2] Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

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