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James Gifford 1372 – 1421 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1372

Birth Location: Sheriffhall, Newton, Edinburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1421

Death Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: John Giffard

Mother: Agnes Whiston

Spouse(s): Beatrice Gordon

Children(s):

James Gifford was born in 1372 in Sheriffhall, Newton, Edinburghshire, Scotland, the child of John De Giffard and Agnes De Whiston. James Gifford married Beatrice Gordon. James Gifford passed away in 1421 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Gifford was born in 1372 in Sheriffhall, Newton, Edinburghshire, Scotland, the child of John De Giffard and Agnes De Whiston.
  • James Gifford married Beatrice Gordon.
  • James Gifford passed away in 1421 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Children(s)

James Gifford's Ancestors

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James Gifford
1372 – 1421
Birth Place: Sheriffhall, Newton, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Parents
John De Giffard
1345 – 1379
Chillington, Staffordshire, England
Agnes (De) Whiston
1330 –
Whiston, Northampton, England
Grandparents
John (De) Giffard
1292 – 1344
Chillington Hall, Staffordshire, England
Catharine (De) Stafford
1299 – 1361
Marston, Staffordshire, England
John Whiston
1280 –
Whiston, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth
1285 –
Great-Grandparents
John Giffard
1245 – 1307
Eufena Marahon
1270 –
Edmund Stafford
1272 – 1308
Margaret Basset
1280 – 1336
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Giffard
1235 – 1263
Margaret Chuddeley
1207 – 1260
Nicholas Stafford
1246 – 1287
Alionore Langley
1250 – 1287
Ralph Basset
1244 – 1299
Hawise Grey
1255 – 1353

James Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

1372
1372
Birth of James Gifford in Sheriffhall, Newton, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Sheriffhall, Newton, Edinburghshire, Scotland
1421
1421
Age 49
Death of James Gifford in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1372
    Event Place: Sheriffhall, Newton, Edinburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1421
    Event Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

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