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Robert Giffard 1426–1486 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1426

Birth Location: Chillington, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 4 June 1486

Death Location: Brewood, South Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England

Father: Sir Twyford

Mother: Eleanor Vaux

Spouse(s): Cassandra Humphrestone

Children(s): John Chillington

Robert Giffard was born in 1426 in Chillington, Staffordshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Giffard Of Twyford And Eleanor Vaux. Robert Giffard married Cassandra Humphrestone, and had children including John Lord Giffard Van Chillington. Robert Giffard passed away in 1486 in Brewood, South Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Giffard was born in 1426 in Chillington, Staffordshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Giffard Of Twyford And Eleanor Vaux.
  • Robert Giffard married Cassandra Humphrestone, and had children including John Lord Giffard Van Chillington.
  • Robert Giffard passed away in 1486 in Brewood, South Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England.

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Robert Giffard's Ancestors

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Robert Giffard
1426–1486
Birth Place: Chillington, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Giffard of Twyford
1408–1469
Fringford, Oxfordshire, England
Eleanor Vaux
1405–1478
Twyford, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Roger (Thomas Giffard) Esq.
1367–1409
Twyford, Bucks, England
Isabel (Elizabeth) Seton
1365–1440
Kingstowe, Buckinghamshire, England
William (Thomas) Vaux
1370–1405
Northamptonshire, England
Eleanor Drakelowe
1374–1454
Northamptonshire, England
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Robert Giffard's Descendants

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Robert Giffard (1426–4 June 1486) m. Cassandra Humphrestone (1432–Jan 1527)
  1. 1. John (Lord Giffard van) Chillington 1466–1556 m. Jane Hoord 1465–1491
    1. 1. Dorothy Gifford 1520–1571 m. Francis Shirley 1515–1571
      1. 1. John (Sale) Searles 1537–1577 m. Agnes Parker 1541–1599
        1. 1. John Searle 1564–1631 m. Sarah Baldwin 1566–1613
      2. 2. Ann Shirley 1550–1608

Robert Giffard's Timeline

2 Records

1426
1426
Birth of Robert Giffard in Chillington, Staffordshire, England
Chillington, Staffordshire, England
1486
4 June 1486
Age 60
Death of Robert Giffard in Chillington, Staffordshire, England
Chillington, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1426
    Event Place: Chillington, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 June 1486
    Event Place: Chillington, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brewood, South Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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