James Gawkroger alias Platts

Biography

James Gawkroger M, born February 1549. He was christened on 10 February 1549. He died 22 March 1592 Sowerby, West Riding, Yorkshire, England and was buried on 22 March 1592 at Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

Parents: Richard Gawkroger (b. ca. 1520 - d. Oct 18, 1570) and Isabella (?) (b. circa 1522 - d. Feb 12, 1560)

Married:

1. on 28 December 1571 at Halifax, Yorkshire, England to Genet Fairbanks (Name Variation: Jenet Fayrbank) b. Apr 26, 1552, d. Dec 2, 1591. She was the daughter of George Fairbanks (1530-1577) & Sibyl Wade (1532-1573).

11 children of Genet Fairbanks and James Gawkroger:

1. Sara Gawkroger b. circa 1572
2. Abraham Gawkroger b. Nov 21, 1574, d. May 15, 1623 m. Martha Riley (1580-1627)
3. Adam Gawkroger b. 1574
4. James Gawkroger+ b. circa Sep 7, 1578, d. Oct 6, 1628
5. Judith Gawkroger b. 9 Aug 1580, Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England d. 1581 Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England (died young)
6. Judith Gawkroger b. 1583, Halifax, Yorkshire, England christened: 24 Nov 1583, Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
7. Samuel Gawkroger b. 24 Feb 1583, Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England christened: 24 Feb 1583, Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England buried: 17 Nov 1592
8. Issac Gawkroger b. 1586, Halifax, Yorkshire, England christened: 9 Sep 1586, Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
9. Priscilla (aka Pryssilla) Gawkroger b. 25 Jan 1590, Halifax, Yorkshire, England christened: 25 Jan 1590, Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England died: 17 Nov 1592, Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England buried: 17 Nov 1592, Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England (died young)
10. John Gawkroger b. 1597, Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England [1]

Footnotes

1. John Gawkroger's date of birth is widely reported to be 1597-1598 despite both parents deaths being recorded in abt. 1592. He is also shown to be born some 8 years after his nearest sibling. John's date of birth (or assumed parentage) is surely wrong. (Needham Family)

Links

1. http://www.mybalefamily.com/FamilyTree/Prescott-p/p370.htm#i379 Last Edited Jul 26, 2006.
2. [638] (Shattuck and associated family lines from a GEDCOM file posted to RootsWeb by Robert Wylie [wyliecoyote1@ comcast.net]).
3. Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins As of 1 May 2011
4. http://www.mybalefamily.com/FamilyTree/Prescott-p/p370.htm#i379 LastEdited Jul 26, 2006
5. The Needham Family Last updated on 01 Apr 2011.