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Lady DOROTHY (Dorothea) DeGifford Giffard 1520–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 26 Oct 1571

Death Location: Astwell, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Staffordshire,

Mother: Lady Gresley

Spouse(s): Sir Warwickshire

Children(s): Lord Baron.

Lady DOROTHY (Dorothea) DeGifford Giffard was born in 1520 in Staffordshire, England, the child of Sir Lord John Gifford 12Th Lord Chillington Sheriff Of Staffordshire And Lady Elizabeth Gresley. Lady DOROTHY (Dorothea) DeGifford Giffard married Sir George Francis Shirley Searles Sale Sheriff Of Warwickshire, and had children including Lord Sir John The 1St De Sae Searles Sale Saale Shirley Baron. Lady DOROTHY (Dorothea) DeGifford Giffard passed away in 1571 in Astwell, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Lady DOROTHY (Dorothea) DeGifford Giffard was born in 1520 in Staffordshire, England, the child of Sir Lord John Gifford 12Th Lord Chillington Sheriff Of Staffordshire And Lady Elizabeth Gresley.
  • Lady DOROTHY (Dorothea) DeGifford Giffard married Sir George Francis Shirley Searles Sale Sheriff Of Warwickshire, and had children including Lord Sir John The 1St De Sae Searles Sale Saale Shirley Baron.
  • Lady DOROTHY (Dorothea) DeGifford Giffard passed away in 1571 in Astwell, Northamptonshire, England.

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Lady Giffard's Ancestors

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Lady Giffard
1520–1571
Birth Place: Staffordshire, England
Parents
Sir Lord John Gifford 12th Lord Chillington, Sheriff of Staffordshire,
1466–1556
Chillington, Staffordshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Gresley
1484–1585
Drakelowe, Derbyshire, England
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Lady Giffard's Descendants

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Lady (DOROTHY (Dorothea) DeGifford) Giffard (1520–26 Oct 1571) m. Sir (George Francis Shirley\Searles\Sale Sheriff of) Warwickshire (26 Jan 1515–27 Jul 1571)
  1. 1. Lord (Sir John The 1st, de Sae (Searles, Sale, Saale, Shirley),) Baron. 1537–1577 m. Agnes Parker 1525–1599
    1. 1. Jamys Sole 1570–1609 m. Ellyn ((Ellin)) BELL 1580–1612
      1. 1. Phillipa Soles\Soales 1591–1630 m. John Sayles 1590–1645
        1. 1. Femmetje (Jans) Seals 1626–1666 m. Teunis (Nyssen) Denyce 1615–1663

Lady Giffard's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Lady DOROTHY (Dorothea) DeGifford Giffard in Staffordshire, England
Staffordshire, England
1571
26 Oct 1571
Age 51
Death of Lady DOROTHY (Dorothea) DeGifford Giffard in Astwell, Northamptonshire, England
Astwell, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Staunton Harolde, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 54

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Staunton Honolde, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 54

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1571
    Event Place: Astwell, Northamptonshire, England

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