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Francis Cuthbert Lightfoot 1847–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1847

Birth Location: Devon, Somerset, England

Death Date: 9 Oct 1931

Death Location: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

Father: Nicholas Lightfoot

Mother: Sarah Farley

Spouse(s): Sarah Girdlestone

Children(s): Marjorie Lightfoot

Francis Cuthbert Lightfoot was born in 1847 in Devon, Somerset, England, the child of Nicholas Francis Lightfoot And Sarah Farley. Francis Cuthbert Lightfoot married Sarah Louisa Girdlestone, and had children including Marjorie Judith Girdlestone Lightfoot. Francis Cuthbert Lightfoot passed away in 1931 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Francis Cuthbert Lightfoot was born in 1847 in Devon, Somerset, England, the child of Nicholas Francis Lightfoot And Sarah Farley.
  • Francis Cuthbert Lightfoot married Sarah Louisa Girdlestone, and had children including Marjorie Judith Girdlestone Lightfoot.
  • Francis Cuthbert Lightfoot passed away in 1931 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.

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Francis Lightfoot's Ancestors

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Francis Lightfoot
1847–1931
Birth Place: Devon, Somerset, England
Parents
Nicholas Francis Lightfoot
1811–1881
Crediton, Devon, England
Sarah Farley
1823–1903
,Barbados,West Indies
Grandparents
Nicholas Lightfoot
1772–1847
Devon, Eng
Bridget Prideaux
1778–1856
Crediton, Devonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Lightfoot
1730–1792
Jane Hannaford
1731–1804
Roger Esq
1722–1798
Catherine Ilbert
1732–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gabriel Moreton)
1684–1772
Anne Gray
1688–1755
Walter Prideaux
1676–1759
William Ilbert
1700–1751
Bridget Courtenay
1712–1790

Francis Lightfoot's Descendants

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Francis (Cuthbert) Lightfoot (3 Apr 1847–9 Oct 1931) m. Sarah (Louisa) Girdlestone (25 Mar 1854–25 Jan 1941)
  1. 1. Marjorie (Judith Girdlestone) Lightfoot 1895–1976 m. Maurice (James Gladstone) Aykroyd 1891–1961
    1. 1. Samuel (Cuthbert Peter Hugh "Peter Hugh") Aykroyd 1922–2020 m. Lorraine (Hélène Marie) Gougeon 1918–2018
    2. 2. Maurice (James) Aykroyd 1918–2001 m. Ruth Richmond
    3. 3. Francis Aykroyd 1917–1917

Francis Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1847
3 Apr 1847
Birth of Francis Cuthbert Lightfoot in Devon, Somerset, England
Devon, Somerset, England
1931
9 Oct 1931
Age 84
Death of Francis Cuthbert Lightfoot in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1847
    Event Place: Devon, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1931
    Event Place: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

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