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Sir John Staffordshire Gifford 1466–1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Apr 1466

Birth Location: Chillington, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 13 Nov 1556

Death Location: Shropshire, England

Father: Robert, Giffard

Mother: Cassandra Humphrestone

Spouse(s): Jane Hoord

Children(s): Dorothea Shirley

The story of Sir John Staffordshire Gifford began in 1466 in Chillington, Staffordshire, England. Sir John Staffordshire Gifford married Jane Joan Of Bridgenorth Hoorde Hoord, and had children including Dorothea Shirley. Sir John Staffordshire Gifford passed away in 1556 in Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Staffordshire Gifford began in 1466 in Chillington, Staffordshire, England.
  • Sir John Staffordshire Gifford married Jane Joan Of Bridgenorth Hoorde Hoord, and had children including Dorothea Shirley.
  • Sir John Staffordshire Gifford passed away in 1556 in Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert, Giffard
1436–1486
Birth Location: Chillington, Staffordshire, England
RG
Cassandra Humphrestone
1422–1527
Birth Location: Humphreston, England
CH

Spouses(s)

Jane Hoord
1465–1491
Birth Location: Shropshire, England
JH

Children(s)

Dorothea Shirley
1520–1571
Birth Location: Chillington,Staffordshire,England
DS

Sir Gifford's Ancestors

Self
Sir Gifford
1466–1556
Birth Place: Chillington, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Robert, 11th Lord Chillington Giffard
1436–1486
Chillington, Staffordshire, England
Cassandra Humphrestone
1422–1527
Humphreston, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Sir Giffard 10th Lord of) Chillington
1410–1436
Chillington, Staffordshire, England
Joyce Fraunceys
1414–1483
Chillington, Staffordshire, England
Thomas Humphreston
1392–
Chillington, Staffordshire, , England
Pickford
1396–
Chillington, Staffordshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
John, Giffard
1369–1410
Mary Whitmore
1378–1412
Robert Fraunceys
1363–1403
Isabell Bernchard
1363–1410
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Giffard
1335–1378
Agnes Whiston
1339–1372
Sir Whitmore
1338–1361
Lady Aston
1342–1378
Sir Fraunceys
1342–1380
Cecily, Burdett
1344–1389

Sir Gifford's Descendants

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Sir (John Staffordshire) Gifford (13 Apr 1466–13 Nov 1556) m. Jane (Joan of Bridgenorth Hoorde) Hoord (1465–8 Dec 1491)
  1. 1. Dorothea Shirley 1520–1571
    1. 1. John SHIRLEY 1533–1570
      1. 1. Dorothy Shirley 1581–1644 m. William Dyer 1580–1650
        1. 1. William Dyer 1609–1672 m. Mary (Barrett) STEWART 1612–1660
        2. 2. Elizabeth Dyer 1599–1604
        3. 3. Richard Dyer 1602–
        4. 4. James Dyer 1600–
        5. 5. Dorothy Dyer 1604–
        6. 6. Margaret Dyer 1613–1700
        7. 7. Nicholas Dyer 1607–1690
        8. 8. George Dyer 1596–1661
        9. 9. Henry Dyer 1598–
        10. 10. John Dyer 1599–

Sir Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

1466
13 Apr 1466
Birth of Sir John Staffordshire Gifford in Chillington, Staffordshire, England
Chillington, Staffordshire, England
1556
13 Nov 1556
Age 90
Death of Sir John Staffordshire Gifford in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1466
    Event Place: Chillington, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1556
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
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