'Giffard07'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Gifford of Ballysop, Gifford of New Ross, Gifford of Northall, Gifford of Polemaloe

                               
John Giffard or Gifford of Northall, Middlesex
1. William Gifford
  A.+ 2 daughters
2. John Gifford of Northall
  m. Susan Wadley (b 1530)
  A. William Gifford of Northall
  m. Audry Lyon (dau of Richard Lyon of West Twyford)
  i. William Gifford of London (a 1630)
  m. Dorothy Scowles (dau of Jasper Scowles of Wantage)
  a. John Gifford of Aghern, co. Cork (b 1622, a 1666, Colonel) ancestor of Giffords of Aghern
b. Jasper Gifford of Polemaloe, co. Wexford (d 1670)
  m. Anne Ravenscroft (m2. Thomas Compton)
  (1) William Gifford of Polemaloe (d before 04.08.1753)
  m. (12.1699) Margaret Milward (d 04.05.1718, dau of Clement Milward of Ballyharon)
  (A) Anne Gifford (d 1773) probably of this generation
  m. (04.11.1729) George Glascott of Aldertown (b 1693, d 10.04.1755)
  (B)+ 3 sons and 3 other daughters
  (2) Ravenscroft Gifford of Ballysop, co. Wexford (d before 03.11.1736, Captain)
  m1. (03.1693) Lettice Greenwell (dau of Roger Greenwell of Ballynaclash)
(A) Joan Gifford (d unm 11.1727)
  m2. Anne Crompton (dau of Thomas Crompton of Pilltown)
  (B) Nicholas Gifford of Ballysop (b 1707, d before 10.04.1730)
  m. (01.1737) Katherine Sweeny (dau of William Sweeny of Ballyteige)
  (i) William Gifford of Ballysop (b 1740, d 1779)
  m. (05.03.1764) Margaret Glascott (b 1734-5, d 03.1791, dau of George Glascott of Aldertown)
  (a) Nicholas Gifford of Ballysop (b 30.04.1766, d 13.09.1830)
  m. (04.1791) Margaret Symes (d 03.1827, dau of Mitchelbourne Symes of Coolboy)
  ((1)) William Gifford of Ballysop (b 05.11.1795, d 26.10.1866, rector of Mageesha) had issue
m. (10.05.18240 Arabella Stephens (dau of Rev. Walter Stephens of Hybla, brother/coheir of Walter of Hybla)
  ((2)) Nicholas Gifford of Rathcoyle, co. Wicklow (d 10.1871) had issue
  m. Sophia Morton (d 1894, dau of Francis Henry Morton of Fort Town)
  ((3)) Charles Symes Gifford (d 07.1861) had issue
  m. Anne Symes (dau of Glascott Symes)
  ((4)) John Symes Gifford (b 01.1803, dsp 27.08.1867, Major)
  m. (12.04.1845) Beata Glascot (dau of John Glascot of Killowen)
  ((5)) Mary Anne Gifford
  m. (24.05.1826) Henry Benjamin Archer
  ((6))+ other issue (d unm) - George Glascott (b 02.1804, d 09.1841), Thomas (b 11.1807), James (b 08.1810, d 17.05.1853, Major), Henry (b 03.1812), Eliza (d 28.10.1884)
  (ii) Ravenscroft Gifford (b 1744?, d unm bur 10.12.1762)
  (C) Thomas Gifford of New Ross
  m. Sarah (d 01.1769, m2. Anthony Blunt of Kilkenny)
  (i) Ravenscroft Gifford (b 1726, d unm)
  (ii) Thomas Gifford of New Ross
  m. (30.06.1766) Jane French (dau of Sheppard French of New Ross)
  (a) Jane Gifford
  m. (25.04.1793) John Jacob (rector of Kilscoran)
  (b) Sarah Gifford
  m. (10.03.1799) Adam Glascott of Portobello
  (c)+ other issue - Margaret (b 02.1770, d young), Ann (b 1722, d unm 08.05.1732)
  (iii) Mary Anne Gifford
  m. (07.1761) Rev. Edward Groome
  (D) Ravenscroft Gifford (dsp)
  (3) Henry Gifford of New Ross
  m. (10.1696) Elizabeth Napper (dau of John Napper of Kilscanlon)
  (A)+ 2 sons and 5 daughters
  (4) Dorothy Gifford (bpt 21.02.1660, bur 04.03.1660)
  (5) Elizabeth Gifford
  m1. William Dodd of The Great Island
  m2. (12.05.1718) Richard Cross of Ballybrazil
  c.+ other issue including Charles, Lyon, William
  ii. Eleanor Gifford
  m. Francis Randolph of Wood Babington
  iii. Isabella Gifford
  m. George Gillingham of Dorset
  iv.+ other issue - Richard, Susan (d unm 04.1631)
  B.+ 11 others

Main source(s): BLGI1912 (Gifford late of Westbrook)
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