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Sir 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: Sir (Swyfte)

Mother: Agnes Hansarde

Spouse(s): Lady Rotherham, Anne Swift

Children(s): Anne Swift, Anne Swift, Sir Broomhall, Sir Rotherham, Alice Swift, Lady Swift, Agnes Swyft, Maria Swifte, James Swift, Henry Swift, Margaret Swifte, Alice Swift, Sir Swift, William Swift, Sir Great-Grandfather

In 1476, Sir Robert Swift entered the world in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Robert Swift Swyfte And Agnes Anne Hansarde. Sir Robert Swift married Anne Swift, Harry Felton, Lady Agnes Anne Rotherham, and had children including Agnes Swyft, Alice Chamberlin Swift, Alice Swift, Anne Swift, George Edward Swift, Henry Swift, James Swift, Lady Frances Swift, Margaret Swifte, Maria Amery Swifte, Sir John William Swift Of Rotherham, Sir Richard Swift, Sir Robert Swyft Swifte Iii Of Broomhall, Sir Robert Swyft Iii Of Broomhall 13Th Great Grandfather, William Swift. Sir Robert Swift passed away in 1561 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1476, Sir Robert Swift entered the world in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Robert Swift Swyfte And Agnes Anne Hansarde.
  • Sir Robert Swift married Anne Swift, Harry Felton, Lady Agnes Anne Rotherham, and had children including Agnes Swyft, Alice Chamberlin Swift, Alice Swift, Anne Swift, George Edward Swift, Henry Swift, James Swift, Lady Frances Swift, Margaret Swifte, Maria Amery Swifte, Sir John William Swift Of Rotherham, Sir Richard Swift, Sir Robert Swyft Swifte Iii Of Broomhall, Sir Robert Swyft Iii Of Broomhall 13Th Great Grandfather, William Swift.
  • Sir Robert Swift passed away in 1561 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Swift's Ancestors

Self
Sir Swift
1476–1561
Birth Place: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Robert Swift (Swyfte)
1445–1476
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Agnes (Anne) Hansarde
1440–1478
Trickley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Swift's Descendants

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Sir (Robert) Swift (1476–8 Aug 1561) m. Lady (Agnes Anne) Rotherham (1476–3 Jun 1539) m. Anne Swift (1473–June 1539)
  1. 1. Anne Swift 1509–1569 m. Sir (Lionel Reresby, Knight of) Thrybergh 1515–1587
    1. 1. Barbara (of Thriberg) Reresby 1540– m. Thomas (of Nether Bradley) Pilkington 1542–1575
      1. 1. Sir (Frederick "Thomas" Pilkington 1st) Baronet 1558–1611 m. Grace Beaumont 1557–1645
        1. 1. William Pilkinton 1589–1639 m. Margaret Pilkinton 1600–1630
  2. 2. Anne Swift 1509–1576
  3. 3. Sir (Robert Swyft (Swifte) III of) Broomhall 1505–1561
  4. 4. Sir (John William Swift of) Rotherham 1520–1568
  5. 5. Alice Swift 1512–1580
  6. 6. Lady (Frances) Swift 1516–1610
  7. 7. Agnes Swyft 1520–1580
  8. 8. Maria (Amery) Swifte 1515–1569
  9. 9. James Swift 1517–
  10. 10. Henry Swift 1509–1561
  11. 11. Margaret Swifte 1515–1569
  12. 12. Alice (Chamberlin) Swift 1488–1543
  13. 13. Sir (Richard) Swift 1500–1559
  14. 14. William Swift 1507–1603
  15. 15. Sir (Robert Swyft III of Broomhall 13th) Great-Grandfather 1505–1558

Sir Swift's Timeline

4 Records

1476
1476
Birth of Sir Robert Swift in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
1496
1496
Age 20
Sir Robert Swift was married in Rotherham, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Rotherham, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1561
8 Aug 1561
Age 85
Death of Sir Robert Swift in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
1597
12 Nov 1597-1598
Age 121
Sir Robert Swift was baptized in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1597-1598
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records, Yorkshire Parish Register Section; Leeds, England, United Kingdom; Yorkshire: Sheffield Parish Register, 1560-1635 Part One

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Rotherham, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1561
    Event Place: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

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