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Robert Swift 1651 – 1708 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1651

Birth Location: Of, North Meols, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1708

Death Location: North Meols, Lancashire, England

Father: Henry Swifte

Mother: Dorothy Holland

Spouse(s): Margaret Ball

Children(s): John Swift

In 1651, Robert Swift entered the world in Of, North Meols, Lancashire, England, born to Henry (Henricus) Swifte and Dorothy Holland. Robert Swift married Margaret Ball, and had children including John Swift. Robert Swift passed away in 1708 in North Meols, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1651, Robert Swift entered the world in Of, North Meols, Lancashire, England, born to Henry (Henricus) Swifte and Dorothy Holland.
  • Robert Swift married Margaret Ball, and had children including John Swift.
  • Robert Swift passed away in 1708 in North Meols, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Swifte
1636 – 1693
Birth Location: Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
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Dorothy Holland
1640 – 1685
Birth Location: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Ball
1654 – 1750
Birth Location: Southport, Sefton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John Swift
1677 – 1734
Birth Location: North Meols, Lancashire, England
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Robert Swift's Ancestors

Self
Robert Swift
1651 – 1708
Birth Place: Of, North Meols, Lancashire, England
Parents
Henry (Henricus) Swifte
1636 – 1693
Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Dorothy Holland
1640 – 1685
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Hugh Swifte
1605 – 1682
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Mary Ledbetter
1611 – 1644
Prescot, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
James (Swifte)
1578 – 1650
Jenet Ormishaw
1572 – 1650
William Shepperd
1580 – 1614
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Swifte
1556 – 1635
Isabel GODDYNSON
1559 – 1643
Gilbert Ormishaw
1540 – 1590

Robert Swift's Descendants

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Robert Swift (ABT 1651 – 1708) m. Margaret Ball (1654 – 7 Jul 1750)
  1. 1. John Swift (1677 – Jun 1734) m. Elizabeth Rymer (Jan 1687 – abt 1724)
    1. 1. Ann Swift (Abt. 1700 – abt 1786) m. Peter Bellion (Feb 1699 – 3 Oct 1744)
      1. 1. MARY BELLION (1732 – abt 1811) m. John Burgess (1729 – )
        1. 1. ALICE BURGESS (abt 1776 – 30 Mar 1863) m. Robert Grisenthwaite (10 July 1768 – 18 November 1831)

Robert Swift's Timeline

3 Records

1651
ABT 1651
Birth of Robert Swift in Of, North Meols, Lancashire, England
Of, North Meols, Lancashire, England
1677
12 Jan 1677
Age 26
Robert Swift was married in St Cuthbert, Churchtown, North Meols, Lancashire, England
St Cuthbert, Churchtown, North Meols, Lancashire, England
1708
1708
Age 57
Death of Robert Swift in North Meols, Lancashire, England
North Meols, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1651
    Event Place: Of, North Meols, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1677
    Event Place: St Cuthbert, Churchtown, North Meols, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1708
    Event Place: North Meols, Lancashire, England
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