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Nicholas Lightfoot 1772–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1772

Birth Location: Devon, Eng

Death Date: 7 APR 1847

Death Location: Crediton, Devon, Eng

Father: Nicholas Lightfoot

Mother: Jane Hannaford

Spouse(s): Bridget Prideaux

Children(s): Nicholas Lightfoot, Bridget Lightfoot, Frances Lightfoot, Catherine Lightfoot, John Lightfoot

In 1772, Nicholas Lightfoot entered the world in Devon, Eng, born to Nicholas Lightfoot And Jane Hannaford. Nicholas Lightfoot married Bridget Prideaux, and had children including Bridget Mary Lightfoot, Catherine Ann Lightfoot, Frances Jane Lightfoot, John Prideaux Lightfoot, Nicholas Francis Lightfoot. Nicholas Lightfoot passed away in 1847 in Crediton, Devon, Eng.

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Biography

  • In 1772, Nicholas Lightfoot entered the world in Devon, Eng, born to Nicholas Lightfoot And Jane Hannaford.
  • Nicholas Lightfoot married Bridget Prideaux, and had children including Bridget Mary Lightfoot, Catherine Ann Lightfoot, Frances Jane Lightfoot, John Prideaux Lightfoot, Nicholas Francis Lightfoot.
  • Nicholas Lightfoot passed away in 1847 in Crediton, Devon, Eng.

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Nicholas Lightfoot's Ancestors

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Nicholas Lightfoot
1772–1847
Birth Place: Devon, Eng
Parents
Nicholas Lightfoot
1730–1792
of Addiscott, Moretonhampstead, Devon, England
Jane Hannaford
1731–1804
Grandparents
Gabriel (Lightfoot (of Pinmoor,) Moreton)
1684–1772
of Pinmoore, Moretonhampstead, Devonshire, England
Anne Gray
1688–1755
of Addiscott, Moretonhampstead, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Gray
1654–1714
Sara Cornish
1654–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gray
1637–1713
Wilmot Saturleigh
1641–1690

Nicholas Lightfoot's Descendants

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Nicholas Lightfoot (ABT 1772–7 APR 1847) m. Bridget Prideaux (1778–1856)
  1. 1. Nicholas (Francis) Lightfoot 1811–1881 m. Sarah Farley 1823–1903
    1. 1. Francis (Cuthbert) Lightfoot 1847–1931 m. Sarah (Louisa) Girdlestone 1854–1941
      1. 1. Marjorie (Judith Girdlestone) Lightfoot 1895–1976 m. Maurice (James Gladstone) Aykroyd 1891–1961
        1. 1. Samuel (Cuthbert Peter Hugh "Peter Hugh") Aykroyd 1922–2020 m. Lorraine (Hélène Marie) Gougeon 1918–2018
        2. 2. Maurice (James) Aykroyd 1918–2001 m. Ruth Richmond
        3. 3. Francis Aykroyd 1917–1917
    2. 2. Bertha (C) Lightfoot 1849–1929
    3. 3. Alice (Mary) Lightfoot 1852–1929
    4. 4. Sara (Gertrude) Lightfoot 1855–1934
    5. 5. Fanny (Ruth) Lightfoot 1850–1934
    6. 6. Henrietta (Augusta) Lightfoot 1853–1938
    7. 7. Henry (Prideaux) Lightfoot 1849–1895
  2. 2. Bridget (Mary) Lightfoot 1810–1889
  3. 3. Frances (Jane) Lightfoot 1806–1882
  4. 4. Catherine (Ann) Lightfoot 1806–1898
  5. 5. John (Prideaux) Lightfoot 1803–1887

Nicholas Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1772
ABT 1772
Birth of Nicholas Lightfoot in Devon, Eng
Devon, Eng
1847
7 APR 1847
Age 75
Death of Nicholas Lightfoot in Crediton, Devon, Eng
Crediton, Devon, Eng

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1772
    Event Place: Devon, Eng

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 APR 1847
    Event Place: Crediton, Devon, Eng

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