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Dorothy Gifford 1520–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Staffordshire, Kingdom of England (Modern England)

Death Date: 29 Oct 1571

Death Location: Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, Kingdom of England (Modern England)

Father: Sir #2

Mother: Lady #2

Spouse(s): George Searles

Children(s): Mary Shirley, John Shirley, Cassandra Shirley, Elizabeth Preist, Elizabeth Shirley, Ralph Shirley, Arthur Shirley, Edward Shirley, Alice Shirley, Anne Sherley, Ralph Shirley, Arthur Shirley, John Shirley

Dorothy Gifford was born in 1520 in Staffordshire, Kingdom of England (Modern England), the child of Sir John Gifford 12Th Lord Chillington Sherif Of Staffordshire 2 And Lady Elizabeth Gresley 2. Dorothy Gifford married George Francis Shirley Searles, and had children including Alice Shirley, Anne Shirley Or Sherley, Arthur Shirley, Cassandra Shirley, Edward Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley Preist, John Shirley, Mary Shirley, Ralph Shirley. Dorothy Gifford passed away in 1571 in Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, Kingdom of England (Modern England).

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Biography

  • Dorothy Gifford was born in 1520 in Staffordshire, Kingdom of England (Modern England), the child of Sir John Gifford 12Th Lord Chillington Sherif Of Staffordshire 2 And Lady Elizabeth Gresley 2.
  • Dorothy Gifford married George Francis Shirley Searles, and had children including Alice Shirley, Anne Shirley Or Sherley, Arthur Shirley, Cassandra Shirley, Edward Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley Preist, John Shirley, Mary Shirley, Ralph Shirley.
  • Dorothy Gifford passed away in 1571 in Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, Kingdom of England (Modern England).

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Dorothy Gifford's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Gifford
1520–1571
Birth Place: Staffordshire, Kingdom of England (Modern England)
Parents
Sir John Gifford - 12th Lord Chillington, Sherif of Staffordshire #2
1466–1556
Chillington, Staffordshire, Kingdom of England (Modern England)
Lady (Elizabeth Gresley) #2
1505–1585
Drakelowe, Derbyshire, Kingdom of England (Modern England)
Grandparents
Cassandra Humphreston
–1537
Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Gifford's Descendants

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Dorothy Gifford (1520–29 Oct 1571) m. George (Francis Shirley) Searles (26 January 1515–27 July 1571)
  1. 1. Mary Shirley 1550–1593 m. William Bettesworth 1545–1610
    1. 1. Alice ((Alse \ Alyce)) Betsworth 1574–1627 m. Nicholas Suter 1572–1628
      1. 1. Christopher Souter 1605–1681 m. Agnes Gravett 1623–1664
        1. 1. Anthony (Souter \Suter \ Sowter) Snr 1651–1699 m. Mary Brocket 1650–1720
      2. 2. Anthony Suter 1616–1698
      3. 3. Jone Souter 1595–
      4. 4. Nicholas Souter 1601–
      5. 5. John Souter 1603–1650
      6. 6. Henry Souter 1604–1604
      7. 7. Ann Suter –1611
      8. 8. Richard Suter 1597–1672
      9. 9. William Suter 1615–1704
  2. 2. John Shirley 1558–1619
  3. 3. Cassandra Shirley 1546–
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Shirley) Preist 1540–1620
  5. 5. Elizabeth Shirley 1543–1603
  6. 6. Ralph Shirley 1548–
  7. 7. Arthur Shirley 1544–1546
  8. 8. Edward Shirley 1537–1540
  9. 9. Alice Shirley 1552–
  10. 10. Anne (Shirley OR) Sherley 1540–1608
  11. 11. Ralph Shirley 1539–
  12. 12. Arthur Shirley 1539–1539
  13. 13. John Shirley 1533–1570

Dorothy Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Dorothy Gifford in Staffordshire, Kingdom of England (Modern England)
Staffordshire, Kingdom of England (Modern England)
1571
29 Oct 1571
Age 51
Death of Dorothy Gifford in Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, Kingdom of England (Modern England)
Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, Kingdom of England (Modern England)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Staffordshire, Kingdom of England (Modern England)
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1571
    Event Place: Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, Kingdom of England (Modern England)
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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