Robert Whitaker

Notes:

Unconfirmed father of Thomas Whitaker, Sr.

Source: Whitaker of Hesley Hall, Grayshott Hall, Pylewell Park, and Palermo, Whitaker, Robert Sanderson, London :: Mitchell Hughes and Clarke,, 1907, p.1.

The author quotes from the Ossett Almamack for 1893 that the listing for Robert Whitaker's son John being christened on the 15th April 1542 was the beginning of a long list of entried for the Whitakers in the Dewsbury Parish Registers. "The family has been seated at Ossett for something like 400 years."

Robert married Janete Alene 28 Apr 1548, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet]

1. John Whitaker was born Bef 15 Apr 1541, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England; was christened 15 Apr 1541, Dewsbury Parish Church, Yorkshire, England.
2. Anna Whitaker was born Bef 11 Jan 1543, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, , England; was christened 11 Jan 1543, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, , England.
3. Elizabeth Whitaker was born Bef 19 Jul 1545, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, , England; was christened 19 Jul 1545, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, , England.
4. Thomas Whitaker, Sr. was born 1548, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, , England; died Bef 26 Jun 1617, Ecclesfeld, Bradford Parish, Yorkshire England; was buried 26 Jun 1617, Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Yorkshire, England.
5. Dorothy Whitaker was born Bef 23 Apr 1549, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England; was christened 23 Apr 1549, Dewsbury Parish Church, Yorkshire, England.
6. Margaret Whitaker was born Bef 07 Aug 1551, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England; was christened 07 Aug 1551, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, , England.