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Anthony Shirley 1546 – 1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1546

Birth Location: Wiston, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 December 1624

Death Location: Preston, Sussex, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Shirley

Mother: Mary Isley

Spouse(s): Barbara Walsingham

Children(s): Sarah Shirley

The story of Anthony Shirley began in 1546 in Wiston, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. Anthony Shirley married Barbara Walsingham, and had children including Sarah Shirley. Anthony Shirley passed away in 1624 in Preston, Sussex, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Anthony Shirley began in 1546 in Wiston, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.
  • Anthony Shirley married Barbara Walsingham, and had children including Sarah Shirley.
  • Anthony Shirley passed away in 1624 in Preston, Sussex, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Anthony Shirley's Ancestors

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Anthony Shirley
1546 – 1624
Birth Place: Wiston, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir William Shirley
1500 – 1551
Wiston, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Mary Isley
1512 – 1596
Sundridge, Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard Shirley
1478 – 1540
Horsham, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Anne Shelley
1484 – 1540
Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussexshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Anthony Shirley's Descendants

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Anthony Shirley (1546 – 7 December 1624) m. Barbara Walsingham (1554 – 2 January 1623)
  1. 1. Sarah Shirley (14 Jul 1595 – November 1635) m. Humphrey Gratwick (1591 – ) m. Edward Godman (1598 – September 1667)
    1. 1. John (\ Johannis Godman \) Goodman (1635 – Abt 1718)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Goodman (1658 – 23 September 1729) m. Francis Darnell (1660 – 1 Mar 1730)
        1. 1. Frances Darnell (May 1691 – 9 October 1770) m. John Keyes (1687 – 25 Feb 1749)

Anthony Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1546
1546
Birth of Anthony Shirley in Wiston, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Wiston, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1624
7 December 1624
Age 78
Death of Anthony Shirley in Preston, Sussex, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Preston, Sussex, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Wiston, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chislehurst, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 December 1624
    Event Place: Preston, Sussex, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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