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William Whitmore 1540 – 1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Bishop's Lydeard, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 AUG 1593

Death Location: St Edmund King Lombard, London, Middlesex, England

Father: Richard Whitmore

Mother: Catharine Bostock

Spouse(s): Eleanor Troble

Children(s): Margret Newman, Margret Whitmore, Margret Whitmore, Mary Whitmore

In 1540, William Whitmore entered the world in Bishop's Lydeard, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard Whitmore and Catharine Bostock. William Whitmore married Eleanor Troble, and had children including Margret Newman, Margret Whitmore, Margret Whitmore, Mary Whitmore. William Whitmore passed away in 1593 in St Edmund King Lombard, London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, William Whitmore entered the world in Bishop's Lydeard, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard Whitmore and Catharine Bostock.
  • William Whitmore married Eleanor Troble, and had children including Margret Newman, Margret Whitmore, Margret Whitmore, Mary Whitmore.
  • William Whitmore passed away in 1593 in St Edmund King Lombard, London, Middlesex, England.

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William Whitmore's Ancestors

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William Whitmore
1540 – 1593
Birth Place: Bishop's Lydeard, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Whitmore
1579 –
Aston, Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England
Catharine Bostock
1583 –
Aston, Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
William Whitmore
1496 –
Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Hough
1557 –
Leighton, Cheshire, England
Ralph Bostock
1560 –
Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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William Whitmore's Descendants

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William Whitmore (1540 – 8 AUG 1593) m. Eleanor Troble (1546 – 25 OCT 1595)
  1. 1. Margret Newman (ABT 1542 – )
  2. 2. Margret Whitmore (1557 – ) m. Erasmus Howe ( – 1591)
    1. 1. George Howe (1582 – 1647)
  3. 3. Margret Whitmore (1 JUL 1570 – 15 MAY 1598) m. Robert Howe (2 FEB 1570 – 1604) m. John Howe (1604 – ) m. John Howe (ABT 1570 – )
  4. 4. Mary Whitmore (1575 – 3 JUL 1652) m. Charles Montague, (1564 – 11 SEP 1625)

William Whitmore's Timeline

3 Records

1540
1540
Birth of William Whitmore in Bishop's Lydeard, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Bishop's Lydeard, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1593
8 AUG 1593
Age 53
Death of William Whitmore in St Edmund King Lombard, London, Middlesex, England
St Edmund King Lombard, London, Middlesex, England
1593
8 AUG 1593
Age 53
Burial of William Whitmore in Stepney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Stepney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Bishop's Lydeard, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 AUG 1593
    Event Place: St Edmund King Lombard, London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 AUG 1593
    Event Place: Stepney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

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