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Jonas Gifford 1557–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1557

Birth Location: Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 27 Sep 1616

Death Location: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Joan Brydges

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The story of Jonas Gifford began in 1557 in Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland. Jonas Gifford passed away in 1616 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Jonas Gifford began in 1557 in Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • Jonas Gifford passed away in 1616 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Jonas Gifford's Ancestors

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Jonas Gifford
1557–1616
Birth Place: Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Gifford, Knight
1543–1605
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Joan Brydges
1547–1620
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
John (II Lord Giffard van Itchell) Ii
1523–1563
Coughton (Warwickshire) England
Elizabeth Throckmorton.
1530–1563
Coughton, Warwickshire, England
Thomas (Salter of) Bruges
1521–1547
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Giffard
1505–1550
Joane Brydges
1503–1557
Nicholas Salter
1495–1528
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anne Hungerford
1468–

Jonas Gifford's Timeline

3 Records

1557
1557
Birth of Jonas Gifford in Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
1584
5 Jul 1584
Age 27
Jonas Gifford was baptized in Chesham,Buckingham,England
Chesham,Buckingham,England
1616
27 Sep 1616
Age 59
Death of Jonas Gifford in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1584
    Event Place: Chesham,Buckingham,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1616
    Event Place: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England

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