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Dorothy Gifford 1520–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Chillington,,Staffordshire,England

Death Date: 29 Oct 1571

Death Location: Astwell, Northamptonshire, England

Father: JOHN GIFFARD

Mother: JANE HOORD

Spouse(s): George Searles

Children(s): JOHN SALE, John Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, Ann Sherley

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

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHN GIFFARD
1466–1556
Birth Location: Chillington, Staffordshire, ENG
JG
JANE HOORD
1465–1491
Birth Location: Bridgworth, Shropshire, ENG
JH

Spouses(s)

George Searles
1515–1571
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
GS

Children(s)

JOHN SALE
1537–1577
Birth Location: Bledlow, Buckinghamshire, England
JS
John Shirley
1533–1570
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, , England
JS
Elizabeth Shirley
1540–1620
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, , England
ES
Ann Sherley
1550–1608
Birth Location: Satunton, Leicestershire, , England
AS

Dorothy Gifford's Ancestors

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Dorothy Gifford
1520–1571
Birth Place: Chillington,,Staffordshire,England
Parents
JOHN GIFFARD
1466–1556
Chillington, Staffordshire, ENG
JANE HOORD
1465–1491
Bridgworth, Shropshire, ENG
Grandparents
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 Jan 1515–27 Jul 1571)
  1. 1. JOHN (SEARLE) SALE 1537–1577 m. Agnes Parker 1525–1599
    1. 1. Edward (John) Sale 1563–1620 m. Elizabeth Gifford 1567–1634
      1. 1. Mary (Shart) Grove 1604–1682 m. John Mansfield 1599–1674
        1. 1. Anne Mansfield 1619–1686 m. Tristram (Dodge) Sr 1607–1683
        2. 2. John Mansfield 1653–1726
      2. 2. Elizabeth Sale 1590–1634 m. William (Preston, 10th) GGF 1590–1650
        1. 1. Sarah (or Susannah) Preston 1647–1684 m. Thomas Fairchild 1646–1686
      3. 3. Abigail Sale 1593–1686
      4. 4. Doras Sale 1596–1619
      5. 5. Thomas Sale 1599–1619
      6. 6. Mary Sale 1601–1631
      7. 7. Dorcas Searles 1595–1619
      8. 8. Susanna Sale 1603–
      9. 9. Edward Sale 1609–1692
      10. 10. Lyndia Sale 1592–1619
    2. 2. Ellen Sale 1568–1611
  2. 2. John Shirley 1533–1570
  3. 3. Elizabeth Shirley 1540–1620
  4. 4. Ann Sherley 1550–1608

Dorothy Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

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

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