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Robert Swift 1476–1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1476

Birth Location: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 8 Aug 1561

Death Location: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Father: Robert Swift

Mother: Hansarde None

Spouse(s): Anne Taylor

Children(s): Anne Taylor, Robert Swift, William Rotherham

The story of Robert Swift began in 1476 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. Robert Swift married Anne Taylor, and had children including Anne Taylor, Robert Swift, William Swyft Rotherham. Robert Swift passed away in 1561 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Swift began in 1476 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.
  • Robert Swift married Anne Taylor, and had children including Anne Taylor, Robert Swift, William Swyft Rotherham.
  • Robert Swift passed away in 1561 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Swift
1445–1477
Birth Location: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
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Hansarde None
1449–1476
Birth Location: Trickley, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Anne Taylor
1473–1539
Birth Location: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Anne Taylor
1480–1539
Birth Location: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
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Robert Swift
1505–1558
Birth Location: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
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William Rotherham
1520–1568
Birth Location: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
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Robert Swift's Ancestors

Self
Robert Swift
1476–1561
Birth Place: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Robert Swift
1445–1477
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Hansarde
1449–1476
Trickley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Anthony Swift
1420–1445
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Fem Surtees
1410–1445
England
John Hansard
1419–1448
Lincolnshire, England
Joan Hansard
1424–1445
Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmond Swyfte
1395–1490
Margaret Trollope
1400–1420
Richard Surtees
1380–1409
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Swift's Descendants

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Robert Swift (1476–8 Aug 1561) m. Anne Taylor (1473–3 Jun 1539)
  1. 1. Anne Taylor 1480–1539 m. Robert Swift 1476–1561
    1. 1. Robert Swift 1505–1558 m. Eleanor Wickersly 1507–1532
      1. 1. Ann Swift 1531–1576 m. Richard Jessup 1530–1580
        1. 1. Francis Jessup 1569–1624 m. Frances White 1585–1636
        2. 2. William (Sonair) Jessup 1550–1630
        3. 3. Susan Jessop 1558–1575
        4. 4. Susan Jessup 1559–1575
        5. 5. Richard JESSOP 1563–1594
      2. 2. Frances Swift 1516–1550
      3. 3. Mary Swift 1531–1581
    2. 2. William Swyft 1520–1568
  2. 2. Robert Swift 1505–1558
  3. 3. William (Swyft) Rotherham 1520–1568

Robert Swift's Timeline

2 Records

1476
1476
Birth of Robert Swift in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
1561
8 Aug 1561
Age 85
Death of Robert Swift in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1476
    Event Place: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1561
    Event Place: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
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