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John Gifford 1466 – 1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1466

Birth Location: Chillington, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 13 NOV 1556

Death Location: Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Giffard

Mother: Cassandra Humphreston

Spouse(s): Joanna Hoorde

Children(s): Cassandra Giffard, Thomas Giffard, William Giffard, Cassandra Giffard, Dorothy Gifford

John Gifford was born in 1466 in Chillington, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Giffard and Cassandra Humphreston. John Gifford married Joanna Hoorde, and had children including Cassandra ( Gifford) Giffard, Thomas Giffard, William Giffard, Cassandra Giffard, Dorothy Gifford. John Gifford passed away in 1556 in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Gifford was born in 1466 in Chillington, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Giffard and Cassandra Humphreston.
  • John Gifford married Joanna Hoorde, and had children including Cassandra ( Gifford) Giffard, Thomas Giffard, William Giffard, Cassandra Giffard, Dorothy Gifford.
  • John Gifford passed away in 1556 in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Giffard
1420 – 1486
Birth Location: Chillington, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
RG
Cassandra Humphreston
1441 – 1527
Birth Location: Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
CH

Spouses(s)

Joanna Hoorde
1465 – 1491
Birth Location: Bridgworth, Shropshire, England
JH

Children(s)

Cassandra Giffard
1484 –
Birth Location: Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
CG
Thomas Giffard
1490 – 1560
Birth Location: Chillington, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
TG
William Giffard
1492 –
Birth Location: Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
WG
Cassandra Giffard
1494 –
Birth Location: of Chillington, Yorks., Eng.
CG
Dorothy Gifford
1510 – 1571
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
DG

John Gifford's Ancestors

Self
John Gifford
1466 – 1556
Birth Place: Chillington, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Giffard
1420 – 1486
Chillington, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Cassandra Humphreston
1441 – 1527
Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Giffard
1346 – 1416
Chillington, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Joyce Francis
1390 –
Foremark, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Thomas Humphreston
1392 –
Chillington, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Ann Pickford
1396 –
<Of, Chillington, Staffordshire, England>
Great-Grandparents
John Giffard
– 1400
Mary Whitmore
1348 – 1402
John Humphreston
1346 –
Miss Belmers
1352 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Giffard
1278 – 1344
Catherine Stafford
1290 –
Richard Whitmore
1251 – 1350
Susan Draycot
1264 – 1350
William Humphreston
1320 –
Mrs Humphreston
1327 –
John Belmers
Felicia Peter
1331 – 1351

John Gifford's Descendants

1.
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John Gifford (1466 – 13 NOV 1556) m. Joanna Hoorde (ABT 1465 – 8 DEC 1491)
  1. 1. Cassandra (( Gifford)) Giffard (1484 – ) m. Humphrey Swynnerton (1480 – 1562) m. Humphrey (de) Swynnerton (ABT 1385 – )
  2. 2. Thomas Giffard (1490 – 27 MAY 1560) m. Ursula Throckmorton (1508 – 15 MAR 1581) m. Dorothy Montgomery (ABT 1480 – )
    1. 1. Cassandra Giffard (1528 – DEC 1615) m. Erasmus Wolseley (ABT 1536 – 15 JAN 1598/1599)
    2. 2. Edward Giffard (1530 – 1 JAN 1606) m. Frances Skerne (1532 – JUL 1625)
    3. 3. Humphrey Giffard (1532 – 1581) m. Eleanor Warde (ABT 1529 – 10 JUL 1600) m. Elinor Wade (ABT 1536 – 10 JUL 1600)
    4. 4. Dorothy Gifford (1532 – 1632) m. Gilbert Astley (ABT 1530 – 1588)
    5. 5. John Giffard (1533 – AUG 1613)
    6. 6. Isabella Giffard (ABT 1537 – ) m. Francis (( Biddulph)) Biddulfe (ABT 1533 – AFT 1583)
      1. 1. Richard Biddulph (ABT 1559 – ABT 1638) m. Ann Draycote (ABT 1562 – UNKNOWN)
      2. 2. Mary Biddulfe (ABT 1561 – ) m. Thomas Rudyard (ABT 1559 – )
      3. 3. Bridget Biddulfe (1563 – ) m. Humphrey Harcourt (<1563> – 1614)
      4. 4. Catherine Biddulfe (ABT 1565 – )
      5. 5. Anna Biddulph (1576 – 1657) m. Richard (Goodman) Bidwell (1587 – 25 DEC 1647)
        1. 1. John Bidwell (1620 – 23 AUG 1683) m. Sarah (Wilcox or) Wilcocks (ABT 1618 – 15 JUN 1690)
        2. 2. Anna (Hannah) Bidwell (22 OCT 1634 – 7 OCT 1657) m. Jacques Hennot (21 AUG 1625 – 11 JUL 1682) m. James Ono ( – 11 JUN 1682)
    7. 7. Anne Gifford (1545 – 1648) m. George Smith (16 JUL 1541 – 31 JUL 1607)
    8. 8. Robert Giffard
    9. 9. Elizabeth Giffard (1517 – 1563) m. John Port (1515 – 6 JUN 1557)
      1. 1. Dorothy Port (1536 – 2 SEP 1607) m. George (Earl) Hastings (1535 – )
      2. 2. Elizabeth Port (1540 – SEP 1601) m. Thomas Gerard (1532 – 1601)
        1. 1. John Gerard (ABT 1552 – ) m. <Living>
        2. 2. Dorothy Gerard (ABT 1554 – ) m. Edmund Peckham (1550 – )
        3. 3. Mary Gerrard (ABT 1556 – ) m. John Jenison (ABT 1558 – 1608) m. John Jennison (ABT 1562 – )
        4. 4. Martha Gerard (ABT 1558 – ) m. Michael Jennison m. Michael Jennison (ABT 1564 – ) m. Michael Jenison (ABT 1560 – )
        5. 5. Thomas Gerard (1560 – 16 FEB 1620) m. Cecily Maney (ABT 1560 – 1628) m. Mary Ashton (1555 – ABT 1636)
      3. 3. Margaret Port (14 OCT 1542 – 1632) m. Thomas Stanhope, (1540 – 3 AUG 1596)
  3. 3. William Giffard (ABT 1492 – )
  4. 4. Cassandra Giffard (ABT 1494 – )
  5. 5. Dorothy Gifford (1510 – 29 OCT 1571) m. John Congreve (1482 – ) m. George (Francis Shirley) Searles (26 JAN 1515 – 27 JUL 1571)

John Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

1466
1466
Birth of John Gifford in Chillington, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Chillington, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1556
13 NOV 1556
Age 90
Death of John Gifford in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1466
    Event Place: Chillington, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 NOV 1556
    Event Place: Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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