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Bridget Buckland 1684–1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1684

Birth Location: Compton Martin, Somerset, England

Death Date: 18 April 1760

Death Location: Chew Magna, Somerset, , England

Father: Charles Buckland

Mother: Bridget Relfe

Spouse(s): Christopher Shorter

Children(s): Mary Shorter, Richard Shorter, Charles Shorter

Bridget Buckland was born in 1684 in Compton Martin, Somerset, England, the child of Charles Buckland And Bridget Relfe. In 1704, Bridget Buckland resided in Farringdon Within, England. Bridget Buckland married Christopher Shorter, John Silk, and had children including Charles Shorter, Mary Shorter, Richard Shorter. Bridget Buckland passed away in 1760 in Chew Magna, Somerset, , England.

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Biography

  • Bridget Buckland was born in 1684 in Compton Martin, Somerset, England, the child of Charles Buckland And Bridget Relfe.
  • In 1704, Bridget Buckland resided in Farringdon Within, England.
  • Bridget Buckland married Christopher Shorter, John Silk, and had children including Charles Shorter, Mary Shorter, Richard Shorter.
  • Bridget Buckland passed away in 1760 in Chew Magna, Somerset, , England.

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Bridget Buckland's Ancestors

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Bridget Buckland
1684–1760
Birth Place: Compton Martin, Somerset, England
Parents
Charles Buckland
1627–1699
St Michael, Lewes, E sussex, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Bridget Relfe
1641–1698
Ashburnham, Sussex, England
Grandparents
John Relfe
1605–1654
Penhurst, Sussex, England
Margaret Farewell
1607–1672
Taunton, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
William Relfe
1584–1638
Dorothy Elvered
1579–1639
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Constance Cheyney
1560–1584
Constance Cheyney
1559–1584
John Elvered
1570–1621
Johanna Martin
1560–

Bridget Buckland's Descendants

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Bridget Buckland (about 1684–18 April 1760) m. Christopher Shorter (–22 Nov 1731)
  1. 1. Mary Shorter 1709–
  2. 2. Richard Shorter 1713–1777
  3. 3. Charles Shorter 1712–1712

Bridget Buckland's Timeline

3 Records

1684
about 1684
Birth of Bridget Buckland in Compton Martin, Somerset, England
Compton Martin, Somerset, England
1704
1704
Age 20
Bridget Buckland resided here in Farringdon Within, England
Farringdon Within, England
1760
18 April 1760
Age 76
Death of Bridget Buckland in Chew Magna, Somerset, , England
Chew Magna, Somerset, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1684
    Event Place: Compton Martin, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1704
    Event Place: Farringdon Within, England
    Record Source: London, England, Land Tax Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucester, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 April 1760
    Event Place: Chew Magna, Somerset, , England

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