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Sir Robert Swift 1477–1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1477

Birth Location: York, Durham, , England

Death Date: 08 Aug 1561

Death Location: Rotherham, Yorkshire, , England

Father: Robert Swift

Mother: Agnes Hansarde

Spouse(s): Lady Fitzwilliam

Children(s): Sir Broomhall, William Swift, Margaret Rotherham, Alice Swift, James Swift, RICHARD SWIFT, Margaret Swift, Henry Swift, Anne Swift

Sir Robert Swift was born in 1477 in York, Durham, , England, the child of Robert Swift And Agnes Anne Hansarde. Sir Robert Swift married Lady Ann Taylor Fitzwilliam, and had children including Alice Swift, Anne Swift, Henry Swift, James Swift, Margaret Swift Rotherham, Margaret Swyft Swift, Richard Swift, Sir Robert Swyft Iii Of Broomhall, William Swift. Sir Robert Swift passed away in 1561 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, , England.

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Biography

  • Sir Robert Swift was born in 1477 in York, Durham, , England, the child of Robert Swift And Agnes Anne Hansarde.
  • Sir Robert Swift married Lady Ann Taylor Fitzwilliam, and had children including Alice Swift, Anne Swift, Henry Swift, James Swift, Margaret Swift Rotherham, Margaret Swyft Swift, Richard Swift, Sir Robert Swyft Iii Of Broomhall, William Swift.
  • Sir 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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Agnes Hansarde
1440–1478
Birth Location: Trickley, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Fitzwilliam
1480–1539
Birth Location: Rotherham,,South Yorkshire,England
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Children(s)

Sir Broomhall
1505–1558
Birth Location: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
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William Swift
1507–1603
Birth Location: Caverswall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Margaret Rotherham
1515–
Birth Location: England
MR
Alice Swift
1512–1580
Birth Location: Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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James Swift
1517–
Birth Location: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
JS
RICHARD SWIFT
1502–1582
Birth Location: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
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Margaret Swift
1515–
Birth Location: –
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Henry Swift
1509–
Birth Location: Sheffield, England
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Anne Swift
1509–1569
Birth Location: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
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Sir Swift's Ancestors

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Sir Swift
1477–1561
Birth Place: York, Durham, , England
Parents
Robert Swift
1445–1477
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Agnes (Anne) Hansarde
1440–1478
Trickley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Anthony (of Allergill) SwyfteSwift/
1420–1460
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Alice Surtees
1410–1445
Preston Patrick, Westmorland, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Swift
1395–1490
Margaret Trollope
1400–1440
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bochur
1370–1434
Helen
1375–1434

Sir Swift's Descendants

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Sir (Robert) Swift (1477–08 Aug 1561) m. Lady (Ann Taylor) Fitzwilliam (1480–03 Jun 1539)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert Swyft III of) Broomhall 1505–1558 m. Lady (Eleanor Ellen) DeWickersly 1507–1532
    1. 1. ANN SWIFT 1531–1576 m. RICHARD (JESSUP) Esq 1530–1580
      1. 1. FRANCIS JESSUP 1569–1624 m. FRANCES WHITE 1573–1636
        1. 1. JOHN JESSUP 1602–1638 m. JOANNA KERRICH 1602–1648
      2. 2. William (Sonair) Jessup 1550–1630 m. Margaret Atherton 1562–1585
        1. 1. George (of Brancliffe Anston) Jessop 1584–1649 m. Martha Goodrich 1593–
        2. 2. Wortley Jessop 1583–1617 m. Catherine D'Oyley 1584–
        3. 3. William (Sonair) Jessop 1579–1649 m. Dorothy Ireland 1580–1649
      3. 3. Marie Jessop 1569–1659 m. Thomas Wilson 1558–1636
        1. 1. Mary Wilson 1587–1611
        2. 2. Thomas wilson 1598–1669
        3. 3. Mary Wilson 1580–1641
      4. 4. Susan Jessop 1556–1575
      5. 5. Margaret Jessop 1563–1585
      6. 6. Richard Jessop 1563–1594 m. Ruth Knight 1565–1594
        1. 1. Mary Jessup 1589–1656 m. Richard Jessup 1582–1657
        2. 2. George Jessup 1587–
    2. 2. Thomas Swift 1525–
    3. 3. Frances Swift 1519–1610 m. Francis (SIR KNIGHT) Leeke 1512–1580
      1. 1. Sir (Francis Leake (1st Earl of) Scarsdale) 1550–1611
      2. 2. Lady (Mary) Leake 1538–1572
      3. 3. Nicholas Leake 1559–
    4. 4. William Swift 1530–1603
    5. 5. Mary (de Swift) (Swyft) 1531–1581 m. Francis (Wortley) Esq 1534–1583
      1. 1. Sir (Richard) Wortley 1565–1603 m. Elizabeth Boughton 1568–1642
        1. 1. Anne Wortley 1597–1634
        2. 2. Edward Wortley 1594–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Wortley 1595–1642 m. Henry Crofts 1593–1667
        4. 4. Eleanor Wortley 1593–1667 m. Edward Radcliffe –1641 m. Edward Montague 1603–1671 m. Robert (Irwin) Rich 1587–1658 m. Henry Lee 1571–1631
      2. 2. Jane Wortley 1559–1606 m. Robert (William) Brandling 1574–1636
        1. 1. Elizabeth Brandling 1604–1671 m. George Wray 1602–
        2. 2. John Brandling –1635
        3. 3. Thomas Brandling 1596–
        4. 4. Sir (Francis Brandling of Alnwick) Abbey 1595–1640 m. Elizabeth Pitt 1590–1675 m. Elizabeth Grey 1599–
      3. 3. Frances Wortley 1558–
  2. 2. William Swift 1507–1603
  3. 3. Margaret (Swift) Rotherham 1515–
  4. 4. Alice Swift 1512–1580
  5. 5. James Swift 1517–
  6. 6. RICHARD SWIFT 1502–1582
  7. 7. Margaret (Swyft) Swift 1515–
  8. 8. Henry Swift 1509–
  9. 9. Anne Swift 1509–1569

Sir Swift's Timeline

2 Records

1477
1477
Birth of Sir Robert Swift in York, Durham, , England
York, Durham, , England
1561
08 Aug 1561
Age 84
Death of Sir Robert Swift in Rotherham, Yorkshire, , England
Rotherham, Yorkshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1477
    Event Place: York, Durham, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Aug 1561
    Event Place: Rotherham, Yorkshire, , England
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