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Sir James Lightfoot 1520–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England

Death Date: 1580

Death Location: Bristol, Somerset, England

Father: Sir Lightfoot

Mother: Lady *

Spouse(s): Lady Stubbs

Children(s): Reverend Lightfoot

In 1520, Sir James Lightfoot entered the world in Bristol, Somerset, England, born to Sir James Lightfoot And Lady Alice Bountayne. Sir James Lightfoot married Lady Rosemary Monica Stubbs, and had children including Reverend Richard Henry Lightfoot. Sir James Lightfoot passed away in 1580 in Bristol, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1520, Sir James Lightfoot entered the world in Bristol, Somerset, England, born to Sir James Lightfoot And Lady Alice Bountayne.
  • Sir James Lightfoot married Lady Rosemary Monica Stubbs, and had children including Reverend Richard Henry Lightfoot.
  • Sir James Lightfoot passed away in 1580 in Bristol, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Lightfoot
1470–1551
Birth Location: Burston Limehouse, Brentford, Middlesex, England
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Lady *
1492–1563
Birth Location: Whaplode, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Stubbs
1520–1580
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
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Children(s)

Reverend Lightfoot
1532–1625
Birth Location: Stoke Bruain Parish, Hampshire, England
RL

Sir Lightfoot's Ancestors

Self
Sir Lightfoot
1520–1580
Birth Place: Bristol, Somerset, England
Parents
Sir James Lightfoot
1470–1551
Burston Limehouse, Brentford, Middlesex, England
Lady (Alice Bountayne) *
1492–1563
Whaplode, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Lightfoot's Descendants

1.
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Sir (James) Lightfoot (1520–1580) m. Lady (Rosemary Monica) Stubbs (1520–1580)
  1. 1. Reverend (Richard Henry) Lightfoot 1532–1625 m. Lady (Alice) Corbin 1542–1600 m. Jane (Aske Jones) Lightfoot 1534–1609
    1. 1. John (Thomas) Lightfoot 1580–1648 m. Alice (Anne) Goodrich 1580–1648
      1. 1. Alice Lightfoot 1582–1679 m. William Spencer 1585–1654
        1. 1. William (Spencer Died) Young 1619–1624
        2. 2. Alice (Spencer Died) Young 1620–1624
        3. 3. Robert Spencer 1630–1679
        4. 4. William (Spencer Died) Young 1622–1637
        5. 5. Sarah Spencer 1636–1691
        6. 6. Samuel Spencer 1638–1716
        7. 7. Anne Spencer 1622–1707
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Lightfoot) Tritton 1560–1599
    3. 3. Richard (Charles) Lightfoot 1562–1625

Sir Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Sir James Lightfoot in Bristol, Somerset, England
Bristol, Somerset, England
1580
1580
Age 60
Death of Sir James Lightfoot in Bristol, Somerset, England
Bristol, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, England
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