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Sir Robert de Swyft Swift 1549–1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Sep 1549

Birth Location: Bocking, Essex, England

Death Date: 1625-03-15

Death Location: Dorcaster,,,England

Father: John Rotherham

Mother: Margaret Wyrall

Spouse(s): Ursula Barnham

Children(s): Penelope Swift

In 1549, Sir Robert de Swyft Swift entered the world in Bocking, Essex, England, born to John William Swyft Of Rotherham And Margaret Wyrall. Sir Robert de Swyft Swift married Ursula Boughton Barnham, and had children including Penelope Swift. Sir Robert de Swyft Swift passed away in 1625 in Dorcaster,,,England.

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Biography

  • In 1549, Sir Robert de Swyft Swift entered the world in Bocking, Essex, England, born to John William Swyft Of Rotherham And Margaret Wyrall.
  • Sir Robert de Swyft Swift married Ursula Boughton Barnham, and had children including Penelope Swift.
  • Sir Robert de Swyft Swift passed away in 1625 in Dorcaster,,,England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Rotherham
1520–1568
Birth Location: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
JR
Margaret Wyrall
1522–1569
Birth Location: Loversall, Yorkshire, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Ursula Barnham
1582–1632
Birth Location: St Clement Eastcheap, London, England
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Children(s)

Penelope Swift
1605–1676
Birth Location: Rothenham, Yorkshire, England
PS

Sir Swift's Ancestors

Self
Sir Swift
1549–1625
Birth Place: Bocking, Essex, England
Parents
John William Swyft of Rotherham
1520–1568
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Wyrall
1522–1569
Loversall, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Swift) Rotherham
1476–1561
York,Allergill,Durham,England
Lady (Agnes Anne) Rotherham
1476–1539
Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
Ann Knotsforth
1500–1560
Bram, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Swift's Descendants

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Sir (Robert de Swyft) Swift (9 Sep 1549–1625-03-15) m. Ursula (Boughton) Barnham (4 Oct 1582–28 May 1632)
  1. 1. Penelope Swift 1605–1676 m. Willem (II Crichton Earl van) Dumfries 1600–1691
    1. 1. Elizabeth Crichton 1630–1690 m. William (Sinclair of) Dunbeath 1628–1690
      1. 1. David Sinclair 1646–1700 m. Isabel Lumsden 1652–1728
        1. 1. William Sinclair 1674– m. Mary Rennolds 1687–

Sir Swift's Timeline

2 Records

1549
9 Sep 1549
Birth of Sir Robert de Swyft Swift in Bocking, Essex, England
Bocking, Essex, England
1625
1625-03-15
Age 76
Death of Sir Robert de Swyft Swift in Dorcaster,,,England
Dorcaster,,,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1549
    Event Place: Bocking, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1625-03-15
    Event Place: Dorcaster,,,England
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