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Beatrice Shirley 1512 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England

Death Date: 1558

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

Father: Richard Shirley

Mother: Anne Shelley

Spouse(s): Lord Braye

Children(s): John Bray, Joan Bray, James BRAY, Dorothy Bray, Hannah Bray, George Bray, Sir Bray, Sir Braye,, Edward Bray, Reginald Bray, Owen Bray, Anne Flanders, James Bray, John Bray, SARAH HILHILL**, Ann Bray, Sarah Bray, Ann Bray, Ann Bray, Ann Bray, Joan Bray, Thomas Bray, Edward Bray, Reginald Bray

The story of Beatrice Shirley began in 1512 in Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England. Beatrice Shirley married Lord John Edward Braye, and had children including John Farrar Bray, Joan Bray, James BRAY, Dorothy Bray, Hannah Bray, George Owen Bray, Sir John Bray, Sir John Braye,, Edward Bray, Reginald Bray, Owen Bray, Anne Flanders, James Bray, John Bray, SARAH HILHILL**, Ann Bray, Sarah Bray, Ann Bray, Ann Bray, Ann Bray, Joan Bray, Thomas Bray, Edward De Bray, Reginald Bray. Beatrice Shirley passed away in 1558 in Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surreyshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Beatrice Shirley began in 1512 in Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England.
  • Beatrice Shirley married Lord John Edward Braye, and had children including John Farrar Bray, Joan Bray, James BRAY, Dorothy Bray, Hannah Bray, George Owen Bray, Sir John Bray, Sir John Braye,, Edward Bray, Reginald Bray, Owen Bray, Anne Flanders, James Bray, John Bray, SARAH HILHILL**, Ann Bray, Sarah Bray, Ann Bray, Ann Bray, Ann Bray, Joan Bray, Thomas Bray, Edward De Bray, Reginald Bray.
  • Beatrice Shirley passed away in 1558 in Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surreyshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Shirley
1478 – 1540
Birth Location: Wiston (Sussex) England
RS
Anne Shelley
1490 – 1540
Birth Location: Sussex, England
AS

Spouses(s)

Lord Braye
1511 – 1558
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
LB

Children(s)

John Bray
1525 – 1565
Birth Location: Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
JB
Joan Bray
1526 – 1571
Birth Location: North Molton, Devon, England
JB
James BRAY
1530 – 1572
Birth Location: North Molton, Devon, England
JB
Dorothy Bray
1530 – 1605
Birth Location: Cranley, Surrey, England
DB
Hannah Bray
1532 – 1550
Birth Location: Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, England
HB
George Bray
1534 – 1615
Birth Location: St Margaret, London, Eng, England
GB
Sir Bray
1534 – 1615
Birth Location: Westminister, London, England
SB
Sir Braye,
1534 – 1615
Birth Location: Westminster, Greater London, England
SB
Edward Bray
1535 – 1581
Birth Location: Shere, Surrey, England
EB
Reginald Bray
1536 –
Birth Location: Shere, Surrey, England
RB
Owen Bray
1536 –
Birth Location: –
OB
Anne Flanders
1538 – 1561
Birth Location: Wherwell, Hampshire, England
AF
James Bray
1539 – 1580
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
JB
John Bray
1540 – 1550
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, , England
JB
SARAH HILHILL**
1543 – 1617
Birth Location: Wherwell, Hampshire, England
SH
Ann Bray
1543 – 1617
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, , England
AB
Sarah Bray
1543 – 1775
Birth Location: Wherwell, Hampshire, England
SB
Ann Bray
1543 – 1586
Birth Location: Wherewell, H, England
AB
Ann Bray
1543 – 1603
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, , England
AB
Ann Bray
1543 – 1638
Birth Location: London, London, England
AB
Joan Bray
1550 –
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
JB
Thomas Bray
1554 –
Birth Location: St Margaret and St John the Evangelist Westminster, London, England
TB
Edward Bray
1558 – 1581
Birth Location: Vachery Park, Cranley, Surrey, England
EB
Reginald Bray
1559 –
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England
RB

Beatrice Shirley's Ancestors

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Beatrice Shirley
1512 – 1558
Birth Place: Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England
Parents
Richard Shirley
1478 – 1540
Wiston (Sussex) England
Anne Shelley
1490 – 1540
Sussex, England
Grandparents
Ralph Shirley
1443 – 1510
Winston, Sussex, England
Jane Bellingham
1482 – 1610
Burneshead,Kendal,,England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Beatrice Shirley's Descendants

1.
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Beatrice Shirley (1512 – 1558) m. Lord (John Edward) Braye (1511 – 1 Dec 1558)
  1. 1. John (Farrar) Bray (Jan 1525 – 22 Mar 1565)
  2. 2. Joan Bray (1526 – 1571)
  3. 3. James BRAY (1530 – 1572)
  4. 4. Dorothy Bray (1530 – 31 Oct 1605)
  5. 5. Hannah Bray (1532 – 1550)
  6. 6. George (Owen) Bray (1534 – 6 Dec 1615)
  7. 7. Sir (John) Bray (4 Aug 1534 – 6 Dec 1615)
  8. 8. Sir (John) Braye, (4 Aug 1534 – 6 Dec 1615)
  9. 9. Edward Bray (1535 – 10 May 1581)
  10. 10. Reginald Bray (1536 – )
  11. 11. Owen Bray (BET 1536 AND 1546 – )
  12. 12. Anne Flanders (1538 – 1561)
  13. 13. James Bray (1539 – 1580)
  14. 14. John Bray (1540 – 1550)
  15. 15. SARAH HILHILL** (1543 – 7 Mar 1617) m. William Bates* (1540 – 1563)
    1. 1. Anne Flanders (1538 – 1561)
    2. 2. Mary Bates (1547 – )
    3. 3. Thomas BATES (1550 – 1647)
    4. 4. James Bates (1558 – 21 Sep 1606)
    5. 5. Elizabeth Bates (1562 – 1602) m. Sir (John Mynold Mendenhall or) Mildenhall (1560 – 14 Jun 1614) m. John Clark (1558 – 1591) m. Philip Ballard (1550 – UNKNOWN)
      1. 1. Robert Mendenhall (1582 – )
      2. 2. Son Mildenhall (1586 – )
      3. 3. Dauthor Mildenhall (1588 – )
      4. 4. Francis (Mendenhall) Mildenhall (1588 – 7 Nov 1673)
      5. 5. Robert Mendenhall (May 1592 – 7 Nov 1673)
      6. 6. Phillip Ballard (1580 – 17 March 1638) m. Anne (Stroud Williams) Golsney (1580 – 22 November 1640)
        1. 1. Anne Ballard (1580 – 22 Nov 1640) m. Thomas Mildenhall (1580 – 17 Mar 1638) m. William Mendenhall (1589 – 20 Dec 1666)
    6. 6. John Bates (1562 – )
    7. 7. Mary (Magdalene) Beedle (1565 – 1660)
    8. 8. Deborah Bates (1565 – 1616)
  16. 16. Ann Bray (1543 – 7 Mar 1617)
  17. 17. Sarah Bray (1543 – 1 Nov 1775)
  18. 18. Ann Bray (1543 – 1586)
  19. 19. Ann Bray (1543 – 1603)
  20. 20. Ann Bray (1543 – 1 Nov 1638)
  21. 21. Joan Bray (1550 – )
  22. 22. Thomas Bray (1554 – )
  23. 23. Edward (De) Bray (1558 – 10 May 1581)
  24. 24. Reginald Bray (1559 – )

Beatrice Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1512
1512
Birth of Beatrice Shirley in Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England
Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England
1558
1558
Age 46
Death of Beatrice Shirley in Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surreyshire, England
Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surreyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England

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