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Nicholas Francis Lightfoot 1811–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1811

Birth Location: Crediton, Devon, England

Death Date: 19 November 1881

Death Location: Islip, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Nicholas Lightfoot

Mother: Bridget Prideaux

Spouse(s): Sarah Farley

Children(s): Francis Lightfoot, Bertha Lightfoot, Alice Lightfoot, Sara Lightfoot, Fanny Lightfoot, Henrietta Lightfoot, Henry Lightfoot

The story of Nicholas Francis Lightfoot began in 1811 in Crediton, Devon, England. Nicholas Francis Lightfoot married Sarah Farley, and had children including Alice Mary Lightfoot, Bertha C Lightfoot, Fanny Ruth Lightfoot, Francis Cuthbert Lightfoot, Henrietta Augusta Lightfoot, Henry Prideaux Lightfoot, Sara Gertrude Lightfoot. Nicholas Francis Lightfoot passed away in 1881 in Islip, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Nicholas Francis Lightfoot began in 1811 in Crediton, Devon, England.
  • Nicholas Francis Lightfoot married Sarah Farley, and had children including Alice Mary Lightfoot, Bertha C Lightfoot, Fanny Ruth Lightfoot, Francis Cuthbert Lightfoot, Henrietta Augusta Lightfoot, Henry Prideaux Lightfoot, Sara Gertrude Lightfoot.
  • Nicholas Francis Lightfoot passed away in 1881 in Islip, Northamptonshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Nicholas Lightfoot's Ancestors

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Nicholas Lightfoot
1811–1881
Birth Place: Crediton, Devon, England
Parents
Nicholas Lightfoot
1772–1847
Devon, Eng
Bridget Prideaux
1778–1856
Crediton, Devonshire, England
Grandparents
Nicholas Lightfoot
1730–1792
of Addiscott, Moretonhampstead, Devon, England
Jane Hannaford
1731–1804
Roger (Ilbert Prideaux) Esq
1722–1798
Kingswear, Devon, England.
Catherine Ilbert
1732–1778
West Alvington, Devon, England.
Great-Grandparents
Gabriel Moreton)
1684–1772
Anne Gray
1688–1755
Walter Prideaux
1676–1759
William Ilbert
1700–1751
Bridget Courtenay
1712–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Gray
1654–1714
Sara Cornish
1654–1727
William Ilbert
1674–1726
Jane Osborne
1657–1712
William Sr
1675–1735

Nicholas Lightfoot's Descendants

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Nicholas (Francis) Lightfoot (1811–19 November 1881) m. Sarah Farley (ABT 1823–19 Dec 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

Nicholas Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1811
1811
Birth of Nicholas Francis Lightfoot in Crediton, Devon, England
Crediton, Devon, England
1881
19 November 1881
Age 70
Death of Nicholas Francis Lightfoot in Islip, Northamptonshire, England
Islip, Northamptonshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Crediton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 November 1881
    Event Place: Islip, Northamptonshire, England

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