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Dorothy Gifford 1520–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 29 Oct 1571

Death Location: Northamptonshire, England

Father: John Gifford

Mother: Lady Hoord

Spouse(s): Sir Warwickshire

Children(s): Cassandra Searles, Arthur Searles, Elizabeth Cotton, Baron Searles, Mary Searles, John Fincher, Anne Gifford, Arthur Searles, Francis Searles, John Searles, Ralph Searles, Edward Searles, Alice Searles, Ralph Searles, Thomas Searle

Dorothy Gifford was born in 1520 in Staffordshire, England, the child of John Gifford And Lady Jane Hoord. Dorothy Gifford married Sir George Francis Shirley Sheriff Of Warwickshire, and had children including Alice Searles, Anne Gifford, Arthur Searles, Baron John Searles, Cassandra Searles, Edward Searles, Elizabeth Searles Cotton, Francis Searles, John Fincher, John Searles, Mary Searles, Ralph Searles, Susanna M Searles, Thomas Searle. Dorothy Gifford passed away in 1571 in Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Gifford was born in 1520 in Staffordshire, England, the child of John Gifford And Lady Jane Hoord.
  • Dorothy Gifford married Sir George Francis Shirley Sheriff Of Warwickshire, and had children including Alice Searles, Anne Gifford, Arthur Searles, Baron John Searles, Cassandra Searles, Edward Searles, Elizabeth Searles Cotton, Francis Searles, John Fincher, John Searles, Mary Searles, Ralph Searles, Susanna M Searles, Thomas Searle.
  • Dorothy Gifford passed away in 1571 in Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Dorothy Gifford's Ancestors

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Dorothy Gifford
1520–1571
Birth Place: Staffordshire, England
Parents
John Gifford
1465–1556
Chillington, Staffordshire, England
Lady (Jane) Hoord
1465–1491
Bridgeworth, Shropshire, England.
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Kynardsley) Giffard
1436–1486
brockton, England
Cassandra Humphrestone
1440–1527
Humphreston, , , England
John, ("Sir of Shropshire") Hoorde
1445–1494
Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England
Lady (Maria) Burkeley
1448–1529
Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Twyford
1408–1469
Joyce Francis
1385–1435
Sir VII
1426–1488
Lady Stapleton
1425–1497
Sir II
1417–1489
Lady Bostock
1419–1459
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Gifford's Descendants

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Dorothy Gifford (1520–29 Oct 1571) m. Sir (George Francis Shirley Sheriff of) Warwickshire (26 Jan 1515–27 Jul 1571)
  1. 1. Cassandra Searles 1544–1600
  2. 2. Arthur Searles 1539–1539
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Searles) Cotton 1540–1620 m. Thomas (Cotton) IV 1550–1614
    1. 1. Andrew Cotton 1578–1642
    2. 2. Frances Cotton 1578–
    3. 3. Catherine (Fanny) Cotton –1638
    4. 4. Sir (Robert Bruce) Cotton 1570–1631
  4. 4. Baron (John) Searles 1533–1570
  5. 5. Mary Searles 1550–1610
  6. 6. John Fincher 1537–1577
  7. 7. Anne Gifford 1540–1620
  8. 8. Arthur Searles 1544–1539
  9. 9. Francis Searles 1533–1577
  10. 10. John Searles 1529–1570
  11. 11. Ralph Searles 1548–1517
  12. 12. Edward Searles 1536–1537
  13. 13. Alice Searles 1552–
  14. 14. Ralph Searles 1562–1620
  15. 15. Thomas Searle 1550–1619

Dorothy Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

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

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Langford, Hertfordshire, England

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