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Beatrice Shirley, Lady Bray 1512–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 January 1512

Birth Location: Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussex, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 January 1558

Death Location: Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surreyshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Lady Wiston*

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Joan Belamy

The story of Beatrice Shirley, Lady Bray began in 1512 in Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussex, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom. Beatrice Shirley, Lady Bray had children including Joan Belamy. Beatrice Shirley, Lady Bray passed away in 1558 in Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surreyshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Beatrice Shirley, Lady Bray began in 1512 in Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussex, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom.
  • Beatrice Shirley, Lady Bray had children including Joan Belamy.
  • Beatrice Shirley, Lady Bray passed away in 1558 in Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surreyshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Knight
1478–1540
Birth Location: Wiston (Sussex) England
SK
Lady Wiston*
1480–1540
Birth Location: Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussexshire and West Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joan Belamy
1524–1571
Birth Location: North Molton, Devon, England
JB

Beatrice Bray's Ancestors

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Beatrice Bray
1512–1558
Birth Place: Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussex, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Richard Shirley, Lord of Wiston, Knight
1478–1540
Wiston (Sussex) England
Lady (Anne Shelley, of) Wiston*
1480–1540
Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussexshire and West Sussex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Beatrice Bray's Descendants

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Beatrice (Shirley, Lady) Bray (1 January 1512–1 January 1558)
  1. 1. Joan Belamy 1524–1571
    1. 1. Francis (W.) Thorne 1550–1601 m. Lady (Jane) Cavendish+ 1558–1608
      1. 1. John (Thorn 9th) GGf 1580–1660 m. Constance (Joan Joane Brown Browne) (Thorne) 1584–1617
        1. 1. William (1616 Quaker Thorne Brown, I (Massaachusetts Bay Colony) (Immigrant)) Quaker 1616–1664 m. Sarah (Susannah Booth Thorne) Hallett 1617–1675

Beatrice Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1512
1 January 1512
Birth of Beatrice Shirley, Lady Bray in Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussex, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussex, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1558
1 January 1558
Age 46
Death of Beatrice Shirley, Lady Bray in Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surreyshire, England, United Kingdom
Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surreyshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 January 1512
    Event Place: Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussex, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 January 1558
    Event Place: Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surreyshire, England, United Kingdom
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