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Benjamin Shirley 1845–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1845

Birth Location: Kingsdown, Clifton Bristol, England

Death Date: 13 August 1917

Death Location: Napier, Napier City, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Father: James Shirley

Mother: Mary Cook

Spouse(s): Harriet Morrison-Shirley

Children(s): Stephen Shirley

Benjamin Shirley was born in 1845 in Kingsdown, Clifton Bristol, England, the child of James Shirley And Mary Ellen Cook. Benjamin Shirley married Harriet Drysdale Morrison Shirley, and had children including Stephen Shirley. Benjamin Shirley passed away in 1917 in Napier, Napier City, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Shirley was born in 1845 in Kingsdown, Clifton Bristol, England, the child of James Shirley And Mary Ellen Cook.
  • Benjamin Shirley married Harriet Drysdale Morrison Shirley, and had children including Stephen Shirley.
  • Benjamin Shirley passed away in 1917 in Napier, Napier City, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

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Benjamin Shirley's Ancestors

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Benjamin Shirley
1845–1917
Birth Place: Kingsdown, Clifton Bristol, England
Parents
James Shirley
1814–1893
Horsington, Somerset, England
Mary (Ellen) Cook
1815–1879
Bratton, Wiltshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Shirley's Descendants

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Benjamin Shirley (7 Dec 1845–13 August 1917) m. Harriet (Drysdale) Morrison-Shirley (20 Mar 1857–28 Nov 1941)
  1. 1. Stephen Shirley 1894–1976 m. Jessie Milne 1900–1973
    1. 1. John ((Jack) Leslie) Shirley 1922–1988
    2. 2. Jean (Edna) Shirley 1924–1949
    3. 3. Beverline (Iris) George 1925–2006

Benjamin Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1845
7 Dec 1845
Birth of Benjamin Shirley in Kingsdown, Clifton Bristol, England
Kingsdown, Clifton Bristol, England
1917
13 August 1917
Age 72
Death of Benjamin Shirley in Napier, Napier City, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Napier, Napier City, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1845
    Event Place: Kingsdown, Clifton Bristol, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 August 1917
    Event Place: Napier, Napier City, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

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