A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
Swifte (Swyfte), Sir Robert (fl. 1621, d. 1625), of Rotherham (Yorks), kt., h. of Ursula, f. of Penelope. Parish of Saint Mary Colechurch 22; 132 24-5. Source: Index of Persons - S. Historical gazetteer of London before the Great Fire, Keene, D.J.; Harding, Vanessa. (1987). This indicates that Sir Robert resided in London prior to 1666; his wife Ursula and daughter Penelope lived with him at that time. He is associated with both Rotherham and Doncaster, towns in County Yorkshire.
Sir Robert was a ninth great grandfather of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, an eleventh great grandfather of Lady Diana Spencer, and eleventh great grandfather of His Royal Highness Albert II.
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