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William Whittington 1488 – 1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1488

Birth Location: Pauntley, Solers, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 1580

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Pauntley

Mother: Lady Needham

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William Whittington was born in 1488 in Pauntley, Solers, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Sir Thomas John Whittington, Lord Of Pauntley and Lady Margaret Countess of Pauntley Needham. William Whittington passed away in 1580 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Whittington was born in 1488 in Pauntley, Solers, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Sir Thomas John Whittington, Lord Of Pauntley and Lady Margaret Countess of Pauntley Needham.
  • William Whittington passed away in 1580 in Yorkshire, England.

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William Whittington's Ancestors

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William Whittington
1488 – 1580
Birth Place: Pauntley, Solers, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas John Whittington, Lord Of Pauntley
1482 – 1546
Pauntley, Solers, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Margaret Countess of Pauntley) Needham
1490 – 1556
Congleton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
John Whittington
1458 – 1525
Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Croft
1462 – 1527
Croft, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Willem Needham
1450 – 1556
Cranach Castle, Cranach, Cheshire, England
Isabelle Bromley
1455 – 1560
Sandbach, Cheshire, England
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William Whittington's Timeline

2 Records

1488
1488
Birth of William Whittington in Pauntley, Solers, Gloucestershire, England
Pauntley, Solers, Gloucestershire, England
1580
1580
Age 92
Death of William Whittington in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1488
    Event Place: Pauntley, Solers, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

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