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James Gawkroger was born on 7 Sep 1578, Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England. He was christened on 7 Sept 1578 in Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England and died on 6 Oct 1628, Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents: James Gawkroger b. circa 1558, d. Mar 22, 1592 and Genet Fairbanks b. Apr 26, 1552, d. Dec 2, 1591
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From http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~villandra/momi/i2404.htm
"The unusual surname Gaukroger derived from a minor locality in Sowerby (Halifaz), probably c.1400, and it is still well established there. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the family ramified, but persisted with the traditional Christian names, and a number of aliases were used, e.g. 1569 John Goukroger alias Plates, Sowerby 1610 Joseph Gawkroger alias Barker, Halifax 1651 John Gawkroger alias Brigge, Sowerby The origin and use of the alias 'Platts' is quite well documented, and it can be seen to derive from property called Platts held by the Gaukrogers from c.1465. Initially this family was said to be 'of Platts,' but from c.1540 they were more usually 'alias Platts.' At that time different branches of the family were acquiring interests in a number of Sowerby properties, some of which were sub-divided and occupied by tenants..It is not yet known just when the family acquired this property, and Platts may have been a by-name over the generations. More probably it came into their possession in the late 1400s and the alias served to identify one branch of the rapidly expanding family. The 'byname' Platts was then inherited along with the property."
"I understand "Gawkroger" means "left-handed Roger" All these above people were Gawkroger Alias Platts, in my understanding; the people who stayed behind eventually used the name Gawkroger alone, while those who came to America chose Platts."
Parents: James Gawkroger b. circa 1558, d. Mar 22, 1592 and Genet Fairbanks b. Apr 26, 1552, d. Dec 2, 1591
Married:on 5 September 1601 to Martha Ainsworth (b. Jan 26, 1578, d. Dec 10, 1632), Daughter of Robert Hayneworth and Margery Farrer.
<references/>* White, Almira Larkin. Genealogy of the descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts (Chase Brothers, printers, 1909) Vol. 4, Page 166-8* <i>U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900</i> ::: Name: James Platts Gawkroger ::: Gender: Male ::: Birth Year: 1578 ::: Spouse Name: Martha Ainsworth ::: Marriage Year: 1601* Needham Family last updated 01-Apr-2011
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November 21, 1574
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September 7, 1578
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Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)
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September 7, 1578
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Halifax, Sowerby, Yorks, Eng
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