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William Swift 1530 – 1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1530

Birth Location: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 8 Sep 1560

Death Location: Clayton, Sussex, England

Father: Richard Swift

Mother: Margaret (Swift)

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Children(s):

In 1530, William Swift entered the world in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, born to Richard Swift and Margaret Redenbaugh-Wheelock (Swift). William Swift passed away in 1560 in Clayton, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1530, William Swift entered the world in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, born to Richard Swift and Margaret Redenbaugh-Wheelock (Swift).
  • William Swift passed away in 1560 in Clayton, Sussex, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Swift's Ancestors

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William Swift
1530 – 1560
Birth Place: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Richard Swift
1502 – 1582
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Margaret (Redenbaugh-Wheelock) (Swift)
1511 – 1531
Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Richard (Deol) Redenbaugh-Wheelock
1480 – 1572
Yorkshire, England
Jane (?) (Redenbough-Wheelock)
1485 – 1557
England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Wheelock
1456 – 1481
Frances (Wheelock)
1459 – 1481
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Wheelock
1430 – 1474
Mary (Wheelock)
1430 – 1456
William Whittell
1430 – 1475
Mary (Whittell)
1440 – 1497

William Swift's Timeline

2 Records

1530
3 May 1530
Birth of William Swift in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
1560
8 Sep 1560
Age 30
Death of William Swift in Clayton, Sussex, England
Clayton, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1530
    Event Place: Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1560
    Event Place: Clayton, Sussex, England

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