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William Whitley 1798–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Feb 1798

Birth Location: Woodhouse (near Leeds), Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 13 Nov 1878

Death Location: Woodhouse (near Leeds), Yorkshire, England

Father: Joseph Whiteley

Mother: Sarah Atha

Spouse(s): Frances Colley, Mary Page

Children(s): George Whitley, Joseph Whitley, Emma Whitley, William Whitley, Mary Whitley, Charles Whitley

William Whitley was born in 1798 in Woodhouse (near Leeds), Yorkshire, England, the child of Joseph Whiteley And Sarah Atha. In 1841, William Whitley resided in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England. William Whitley married Frances Colley, Mary Page, and had children including Charles Whitley, Emma Whitley, George Whitley, Joseph Whitley, Mary Whitley, William Henry Whitley. William Whitley passed away in 1878 in Woodhouse (near Leeds), Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Whitley was born in 1798 in Woodhouse (near Leeds), Yorkshire, England, the child of Joseph Whiteley And Sarah Atha.
  • In 1841, William Whitley resided in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England.
  • William Whitley married Frances Colley, Mary Page, and had children including Charles Whitley, Emma Whitley, George Whitley, Joseph Whitley, Mary Whitley, William Henry Whitley.
  • William Whitley passed away in 1878 in Woodhouse (near Leeds), Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Whiteley
1765–1837
Birth Location: –
JW
Sarah Atha
1773–1850
Birth Location: –
SA

Spouses(s)

Frances Colley
1793–1828
Birth Location: Sykehouse, Yorkshire, England
FC
Mary Page
1803–
Birth Location: Armley, Yorkshire, England
MP

Children(s)

George Whitley
1822–1898
Birth Location: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
GW
Joseph Whitley
1842–
Birth Location: Hunslet, Yorkshire, England
JW
Emma Whitley
1833–1895
Birth Location: Woodhouse (near Leeds), Yorkshire, England
EW
William Whitley
1838–1906
Birth Location: Hunslet, Yorkshire, England
WW
Mary Whitley
1820–1821
Birth Location: Woodhouse (near Leeds), Yorkshire, England
MW
Charles Whitley
1825–1877
Birth Location: Woodhouse Carr, Yorkshire, England
CW

William Whitley's Ancestors

Self
William Whitley
1798–1878
Birth Place: Woodhouse (near Leeds), Yorkshire, England
Parents
Joseph Whiteley
1765–1837
Sarah Atha
1773–1850
Grandparents
William Atha
1741–1792
Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Whitley's Descendants

1.
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William Whitley (13 Feb 1798–13 Nov 1878) m. Frances Colley (27 Apr 1793–20 Feb 1828) m. Mary Page (Abt. 1803–)
  1. 1. George Whitley 1822–1898 m. Jane Broomhead 1830–1907 m. Elizabeth (Brooke) Clarke 1826–1859
    1. 1. Mary Whitley 1867–1923 m. John Griffiths 1869–1961
      1. 1. John (Stanley) Griffiths 1906–1970 m. Elsie Cowley 1914–1998
        1. 1. Ewan (Cowley) Griffiths 1947–2000
      2. 2. Wilfrid (Whitley) Griffiths 1899–1959 m. Edith Horsey 1897–1975
      3. 3. Olive (Mary) Griffiths 1902–1966 m. Leonard (Albert William) Godfrey 1900–1976
        1. 1. Nita (Mary) Godfrey 1933–2016
      4. 4. Albert (Reginald) Griffiths 1904–1966 m. Hilda Walker 1909–1994
        1. 1. Colin (Whitley) Griffiths 1935–2024 m. Elizabeth (A) Ogle 1935–2025
      5. 5. Dorothy (Mildred) Griffiths 1908–1987 m. Charles (Howard) Tiller 1900–
      6. 6. Agnes (Millicent) Griffiths 1897–1902
    2. 2. John (Henry) Whitley 1862–1930 m. Katie Andrew 1865–1945
      1. 1. Leslie Whitley 1896–1940
      2. 2. Maurice Whitley 1901–1969 m. Elsie Ackroyd 1901–1960
      3. 3. Phyllis Whitley 1904–1993
      4. 4. Cyril Whitley 1890–1970 m. Mary Capes 1890–1969
      5. 5. Wilfred Whitley 1892–1964 m. Jessie Ruddock 1902–1985
    3. 3. Emma Whitley 1864–1942
    4. 4. Benjamin Whitley 1865–1947 m. Phoebe (Jane) Armitage 1865–1951
      1. 1. Arthur Whitley 1891–1969 m. Harriett (Amelia) Watson 1896–
    5. 5. Arthur Whitley 1853–1879
    6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Whitley 1861–1862
    7. 7. William Whitley 1851–1924 m. Agnes (Rose) Savage 1857–1923
    8. 8. James Whitley 1847–1851
    9. 9. Frances Whitley 1849–1857
  2. 2. Joseph Whitley 1842– m. Ann Gaunt 1842–
  3. 3. Emma Whitley 1833–1895 m. Andrew Best 1831–
    1. 1. Anne Best 1859–
    2. 2. Joseph (William) Best 1860–
    3. 3. John (Albert) Best 1863–
  4. 4. William (Henry) Whitley 1838–1906 m. Harriet Naylor 1838–
    1. 1. Harry Whitley 1860–1934 m. Elizabeth Sugden 1862–
      1. 1. Ann (Sugden) Whitley 1889–
      2. 2. Mary Whitley 1898–
      3. 3. Albert Whitley 1900–
      4. 4. Clara Whitley 1900–
      5. 5. John (Willie) Whitley 1905–
    2. 2. Albert (Isaac) Whitley 1862–1914 m. Sarah (Ellen) Blackburn 1862–
      1. 1. William (Ambrose) Whitley 1887–1913 m. Florence Naylor 1885–
    3. 3. George (Andrew) Whitley 1864–1941
    4. 4. Joseph Whitley 1870–1900 m. Annie Brown 1871–
    5. 5. Arthur Whitley 1875–1905
    6. 6. Mary (Emma) Whitley 1876–1946 m. John Haywood 1877–
    7. 7. Herbert Whitley 1880–1907 m. Eunice Marriott 1878–
      1. 1. Wilfred Whitley 1901–
      2. 2. Gladys Whitley 1904–
      3. 3. Violet Whitley 1906–
      4. 4. Harry Whitley 1908–1975
      5. 5. Arthur Whitley 1900–
      6. 6. Lilian Whitley 1902–
  5. 5. Mary Whitley 1820–1821
  6. 6. Charles Whitley 1825–1877 m. Elizabeth Wright 1825– m. Ann Spink 1827–
    1. 1. Henry Whitley 1852–
    2. 2. Fanny Whitley 1859–
    3. 3. Amy Whitley 1861–
    4. 4. George (A) Whitley 1866–

William Whitley's Timeline

8 Records

1798
13 Feb 1798
Birth of William Whitley in Woodhouse (near Leeds), Yorkshire, England
Woodhouse (near Leeds), Yorkshire, England
1798
22 Apr 1798
William Whitley was baptized in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
1841
1841
Age 43
William Whitley resided here in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England
Hunslet, Yorkshire, England
1851
1851
Age 53
William Whitley resided here in Pudsey, Yorkshire, England
Pudsey, Yorkshire, England
1861
1861
Age 63
William Whitley resided here in Pudsey, Yorkshire, England
Pudsey, Yorkshire, England
1871
1871
Age 73
William Whitley resided here in Pudsey, Yorkshire, England
Pudsey, Yorkshire, England
1878
10 Nov 1878
Age 80
Death of William Whitley in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
1878
13 Nov 1878
Age 80
Burial of William Whitley in Woodhouse (near Leeds), Yorkshire, England
Woodhouse (near Leeds), Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1798
    Event Place: Woodhouse (near Leeds), Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; New Reference Number: RDP10825
    [2] West Yorkshire, Non-Conformist Records, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Reference Number: WEST PARK 1
    [3] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936, The National Archives (United Kingdom); Kew, Surrey, England; Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: Rg 4; Piece Number: 3676
    [4] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4508; Folio: 61; Page: 14; GSU roll: 848468
    [5] 1861 England Census
    [6] 1851 England Census
    [7] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1345; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Hunslet Ward; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 39; Page: 31; Line: 5; GSU roll: 464288

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1798
    Event Place: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, Non-Conformist Records, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Reference Number: WEST PARK 1
    [2] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936, The National Archives (United Kingdom); Kew, Surrey, England; Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: Rg 4; Piece Number: 3676

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Hunslet, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1345; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Hunslet Ward; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 39; Page: 31; Line: 5; GSU roll: 464288

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Pudsey, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Pudsey, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Pudsey, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4508; Folio: 61; Page: 14; GSU roll: 848468

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Leeds, York, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1878
    Event Place: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; New Reference Number: RDP10825

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1878
    Event Place: Woodhouse (near Leeds), Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; New Reference Number: RDP108/25
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