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Dorothy Gifford 1520–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1520

Birth Location: Chillington, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 29 Oct 1571

Death Location: Staunton Harrold, Breedon, Leicestershire, England

Father: John Chillington

Mother: Jane Hoord

Spouse(s): Francis Shirley

Children(s): John Searles, Ann Shirley

Dorothy Gifford was born in 1520 in Chillington, Staffordshire, England, the child of John Lord Giffard Van Chillington And Jane Hoord. Dorothy Gifford married Francis Shirley, and had children including Ann Shirley, John Sale Searles. Dorothy Gifford passed away in 1571 in Staunton Harrold, Breedon, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Gifford was born in 1520 in Chillington, Staffordshire, England, the child of John Lord Giffard Van Chillington And Jane Hoord.
  • Dorothy Gifford married Francis Shirley, and had children including Ann Shirley, John Sale Searles.
  • Dorothy Gifford passed away in 1571 in Staunton Harrold, Breedon, Leicestershire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Dorothy Gifford's Ancestors

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Dorothy Gifford
1520–1571
Birth Place: Chillington, Staffordshire, England
Parents
John Lord Giffard van Chillington
1466–1556
Chillington, Staffordshire, England
Jane Hoord
1465–1491
Bridgeworth, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Giffard
1426–1486
Chillington, Staffordshire, England
Cassandra Humphrestone
1432–1527
Humphreston, Staffordshire, England
Thomas Hoord
1439–1489
Shropshire, England
Joyce Stapleton
1426–1497
North Riding, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Twyford
1408–1469
Eleanor Vaux
1405–1478
Thomas Humphreston
1392–1442
Pickford
1396–
Richard Hoorde
1395–1480
Agnes Perell
1400–1490
Sir Stapleton
1400–1455
Lady Drake
1405–1464
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Esq.
1367–1409
Isabel Seton
1365–1440
William Vaux
1370–1405
Eleanor Drakelowe
1374–1454
John Perrell
1370–1407
Brian Bedale
1379–1438
Cecily Bardolf
1379–1432
John Drake
1388–1465
Christian Antage
1392–1418

Dorothy Gifford's Descendants

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Dorothy Gifford (Abt 1520–29 Oct 1571) m. Francis Shirley (26 Jan 1515–27 Jul 1571)
  1. 1. John (Sale) Searles 1537–1577 m. Agnes Parker 1541–1599
    1. 1. John Searle 1564–1631 m. Sarah Baldwin 1566–1613
      1. 1. Johanna Scant\Searle 1602–1661 m. William Warriner 1610–1676 m. William Warriner 1582–1676
        1. 1. James Warriner 1641–1727 m. Elizabeth Baldwin 1645–1687 m. Sarah Alvord 1660–1704 m. Mary Stebbins –1727
  2. 2. Ann Shirley 1550–1608

Dorothy Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

1520
Abt 1520
Birth of Dorothy Gifford in Chillington, Staffordshire, England
Chillington, Staffordshire, England
1571
29 Oct 1571
Age 51
Death of Dorothy Gifford in Staunton Harrold, Breedon, Leicestershire, England
Staunton Harrold, Breedon, Leicestershire, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1571
    Event Place: Staunton Harrold, Breedon, Leicestershire, England

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