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Dorothy Gifford 1520–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Chillington,,Staffordshire,England

Death Date: 1571-10-29

Death Location: Astwell,,Northamptonshire,England

Father: John Giffard

Mother: Jane Hoord

Spouse(s): Francis Shirley

Children(s): Elizabeth Shirley

Dorothy Gifford was born in 1520 in Chillington,,Staffordshire,England, the child of John Giffard And Jane Hoord. Dorothy Gifford married Francis Shirley, and had children including Elizabeth Shirley. Dorothy Gifford passed away in 1571 in Astwell,,Northamptonshire,England.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Gifford was born in 1520 in Chillington,,Staffordshire,England, the child of John Giffard And Jane Hoord.
  • Dorothy Gifford married Francis Shirley, and had children including Elizabeth Shirley.
  • Dorothy Gifford passed away in 1571 in Astwell,,Northamptonshire,England.

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Dorothy Gifford's Ancestors

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Dorothy Gifford
1520–1571
Birth Place: Chillington,,Staffordshire,England
Parents
John Giffard
1466–1556
Chillington,,Staffordshire,England
Jane Hoord
1465–1491
Bridgeworth,,Shropshire,England
Grandparents
Robert Giffard
1436–1486
Chillington,,Staffordshire,England
Cassandra Humphrestone
1422–1527
Humphreston,,,England
Joyce Stapleton
1426–
Bedale,North Riding,Yorkshire,England
Thomas Hoord
1439–1488
Bridgworth,,Shropshire,England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Giffard
1410–1417
Joyce Fraunceys
1372–
Thomas Humphreston
1392–
Pickford
1396–
John Stapleton
1400–
Johanna Drake
1405–
Richard Hord
1395–
Agnes Perell
1400–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Gifford's Descendants

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Dorothy Gifford (1520–1571-10-29) m. Francis Shirley (1515-01-26–1571-07-27)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Shirley 1540– m. Thomas Cotton 1550–1615
    1. 1. Robert (Bruce) Cotton 1571–1631 m. Elizabeth Brocas 1573–1658
      1. 1. Thomas Cotton 1594–1662 m. Margaret Howard 1593–1621
        1. 1. Elizabeth Cotton 1620–
        2. 2. John Cotton 1625–1702 m. Anne (Hutcheson) Harrison 1630–1658

Dorothy Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Dorothy Gifford in Chillington,,Staffordshire,England
Chillington,,Staffordshire,England
1571
1571-10-29
Age 51
Death of Dorothy Gifford in Astwell,,Northamptonshire,England
Astwell,,Northamptonshire,England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Chillington,,Staffordshire,England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571-10-29
    Event Place: Astwell,,Northamptonshire,England

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