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Margaret Ferch, Griffith, ap Henry 1540 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 10 December 1558

Death Location: Windy Bank Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Father: Griffith Henry

Mother: Mary Clifton

Spouse(s): Richard Lightowlers

Children(s): Joan Lightowlers, Robert Lightowlers, Robert Lightollers, Isabel Lightowlers, Ann Lightowlers

Early life: Margaret Ferch Griffith ap Henry arrived in Littleborough, Lancashire, England in 1540, born to Griffith Ap Henry and Mary Elizabeth Clifton. Over time, Margaret Ferch Griffith ap Henry formed a family with Richard "Rychinde" Lightowlers, which included Joan Lightowlers, Robert Lightowlers, Robert Lightollers, Isabel Lightowlers and Ann Lightowlers. Margaret Ferch Griffith ap Henry concluded life in Windy Bank Rochdale, Lancashire, England in 1558.

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Parents

Griffith Henry
1508 – 1558
Birth Location: London, London, England
GH
Mary Clifton
1512 – 1603
Birth Location: London, London, England
MC

Spouses(s)

Richard Lightowlers
1523 – 1567
Birth Location: Littleborough, Lancashire, England
RL

Children(s)

Joan Lightowlers
1547 –
Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
JL
Robert Lightowlers
1560 – 1619
Birth Location: Littleborough, Lancashire, England
RL
Robert Lightollers
Birth Location: –
RL
Isabel Lightowlers
Birth Location: Lancashire
IL
Ann Lightowlers
Birth Location: Lancashire
AL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1540
    Event Place: Littleborough, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 7 Jan 1592
    Event Place: Rochdale, St Chad, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Manchester, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1541-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 11 Aug 1594
    Event Place: Rochdale,Lancashire,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 28 May 1837
    Event Place: Gwaenysgor,Flint,Wales
    Record Source: Wales, Select Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1619
    Event Place: Windy Bank Rochdale, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Wigan, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1580-1812, Wigan Archives Services; Wigan, England; Film Number: 1; Reference Numbers: D/P24/1/2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 December 1558
    Event Place: Windy Bank Rochdale, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: Feb 1672
    Event Place: Wigan, All Saints, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Wigan, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1580-1812, Wigan Archives Services; Wigan, England; Film Number: 1; Reference Numbers: D/P24/1/2

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