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Dorothy Gifford 1520–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Chillington, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 29 October 1571

Death Location: Northamptonshire, England

Father: John Giffard

Mother: Joane Brydges

Spouse(s): Francis Shirley

Children(s): John Searle

Dorothy Gifford was born in 1520 in Chillington, Staffordshire, England, the child of John Giffard And Joane Brydges. Dorothy Gifford married Francis Shirley, and had children including John Sale Searle. Dorothy Gifford passed away in 1571 in Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Gifford was born in 1520 in Chillington, Staffordshire, England, the child of John Giffard And Joane Brydges.
  • Dorothy Gifford married Francis Shirley, and had children including John Sale Searle.
  • Dorothy Gifford passed away in 1571 in Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Giffard
1502–1538
Birth Location: Itchell, Hampshire, England
JG
Joane Brydges
1503–1557
Birth Location: Newbury, Berkshire, England
JB

Spouses(s)

Francis Shirley
1515–1571
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
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Children(s)

John Searle
1537–1570
Birth Location: Bledlow, Buckinghamshire, , England
JS

Dorothy Gifford's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Gifford
1520–1571
Birth Place: Chillington, Staffordshire, England
Parents
John Giffard
1502–1538
Itchell, Hampshire, England
Joane Brydges
1503–1557
Newbury, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Gifford's Descendants

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Dorothy Gifford (1520–29 October 1571) m. Francis Shirley (26 January 1515–29 OCT 1571)
  1. 1. John (Sale) Searle 1537–1570 m. Agnes Parker 1541–1599 m. Jane Lovett 1537–1582
    1. 1. Edward (Searles) 9GGF 1563–1620 m. Elizabeth Gifford 1567–1634
      1. 1. Elizabeth Sale 1590–1634 m. William Preston 1590–1649
        1. 1. Mary Preston 1629–1690 m. Peter Mallory 1627–1698

Dorothy Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Chillington, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 October 1571
    Event Place: Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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