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Eleanor Dennis (Giffard)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Thewborough, Devonshire, England
Death: Devonshire , England
Place of Burial: England
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Stephen Giffard, of Thewborough and Agnes Giffard
Wife of John Dennis, of Orleigh
Mother of Avis Dennis; Elizabeth Basset; Katherine Dennis; Anne Bellew; William Dennis and 9 others
Sister of Mariote Calmady
Half sister of Alis Prideaux

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About Eleanor Dennis

Report and Transactions - Page 682

The Inquisition on Agnes, the widow of Stephen Giffard, who died 13th April, 1483, states that she held certain lands and tenements in ...

...and that Stephen's wife was Agnes, daughter of John Churchill, of Widyarde. Vivian gives Stephen two wives - Agnes Churchill (the mother of Eleanor Dennis and Mariote Calmady)) and Joan Spencer, of Tedburn (the mother of Alis Prideaux) - who according to the same authority, also married (1) John Michelstow and (30 William Woolscombe,But I have doubts as to these three marriages.

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Eleanor Dennis's Timeline

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Thewborough, Devonshire, England
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Orleigh, Devon, England (United Kingdom)
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of Orleigh, Devonshire, Eng
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