Christening record for Robert Whittle in Croston:
"Rbt Whittle the xxviijth"




Croston

1. Margaret, christened 13 April 1618 in Croston; married William Jackson 20 August 1630 in Penwortham; buried 23 June 1668 in Leyland.

  Christening record for Margaret Whittle in Croston: "Margaret dr of Rbte Whittle, May xiiith"

SOURCES: Croston parish register; Penwortham parish register; Leyland parish register; www.ancestry.co.uk. 

The early Croston records from the 1500s unfortunately record the name of the child being christened without the parents' names. The children christened about the same time as Robert were:

• Tho. Whittle, christened 11 November 1581 in Croston.
• Hen. Whittel, christened 22 May 1584 in Croston.
• Kath. Whittle, christened 8 January 1585 in Croston.
• Ellen Whittel, christened 3 August 1588 in Croston.
• Elsab Whittle, christened 21 September 1588 in Croston.
• Ellen Whittle, christened 22 March 1589 in Croston.
• James Whittle, christened 1 February 1590 in Croston.
• Ric. Whittle, christened 25 January 1594 in Croston.
• Tho. Whittle, christened 11 June 1594 in Croston.
• Wlm, son of Tho. Whittle, christened 21 September 1595 in Croston.
• Hughe Whittell, christened 14 December 1607 in Croston.

It seems likely that there were at least two couples having children in Croston in this time period. The couples married in Croston were Thurstane Whittle and Mary Walton, married 4 December 1581, then Thurstance married Margery Riding 16 February 1583; William Whittle and Jane Blackhurst, married 28 January 1582; John Whittle and Margeret Garstang 16 February 1584; Thomas Whittle and Jane Sutton 12 November 1587; and Richard Whittle and Alice Wearden, married 2 December 1593. Richard, a yeoman, left a will in 1611, naming his wife Alice and son Richard, then under the age of 21, his illegitimate daughter Margaret, and his brother John Whittle. No other children were mentioned for Richard, so he is not Robert's father.

Going back in time one more generation, the children christened were:

• Wlm Whittle, christened 9 December 1543 in Croston.
• Thurstane Whittle, christened 18 November 1549 in Croston.
  
• Margaret Whittal, christened 9 November 1551 in Croston.
• Thurstane Whittle, christened 6 January 1554 in Croston.
• Nich. Whitell, christened 6 May 1554 in Croston.
  

The only couple married in Croston in this time period was John Whittle and Jenett Bank, married 15 January 1548 in Croston. There were probably two couples having children at this time.

The individuals who were buried were:

• Kathren Whytell, buried 17 April 1545 in Croston. 
• John Whytell, buried 28 May 1547 in Croston.
• Margret Whytell, buried 17 April 1548 in Croston.
• Margret Whyttell, buried 8 March 1551 in Croston.
• uxor Henrye Whytell (the wife of Henrye Whytell), buried 11 July 1552 in Croston.
• Nycholas Whytelle, buried 20 April 1554 in Croston.
• Margery Whytell, buried 22 August 1558 in Croston.

SOURCE: Croston parish register.