George
Gifford
MP
Born in England
Ancestors 
Son of John Gifford
and Elizabeth (Throckmorton) Gifford
Husband of
Eleanor (Brydges) Gifford
— married
after 11 Sep 1572 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 61
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Dec 2014
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Biography
George Gifford was the eldest son of John Gifford of Weston-under-Edge, Gloucestershire and Ithell, Hampshire. George Gifford inherited the manors of Ithell (Hampshire) and Weston-under-Edge and Norton (Gloucestershire), and the farm of Sheverton, in Pickering, Wiltshire.
"Weston-under-edge, a parish in England, in Gloucestershire, 2 miles W. by N. of Chipping Campden." [Edinburgh Gazetteer (1822)]
"George Gifford. . . is usually said to have married Eleanor Brydges. . . stepdaughter of Sir William Knollys, younger brother to Henry Knollys and Lettice Devereaux. However, it was his namesake, the recusant George Gifford [Giffard] of Chillington, who married [Eleanor] Brydges. . ."
Edmund Bruges, or Bridges, died 11 Sept. 1572 and by will left his daughter Eleanor 2000 pounds. "Eleanor [Brydges], married after his Decease to George Gifford, of Chillington, in Com. Staff. Esq;"
Sources
- History of Parliament online: GIFFORD, George (1552-1613), of Weston-under-Edge, Glos.
- British History online: Crondall [1]
- "Dreams of Escape - George Gifford: Courtier, con-man, conspirator" [mathewlyons.wordpress.com]
- Collins' PEERAGE (1741), p. 494
- Visitation of Hampshire Page 16: Gifford
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C. Mackinnon
James Canning
George Gifford, or Giffard, of Chillington, Staffordshire, was the husband of Eleanor Brydges (or Bruges), to whom he was related (via the Throckmortons).
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by James Canning
C. Mackinnon
What is the source for the refutation of the marriage of George Gifford to Eleanor Brydges? It is still widely quoted.
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by C. Mackinnon
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