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Bridget Shelley 1536–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Michaelgrove, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1586

Death Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

Father: John Sir

Mother: Lady (Shelley)(Guilford))

Spouse(s): Anthony Knight

Children(s): Sir 2nd, Anne Hungerford, John Hungerford

In 1536, Bridget Shelley entered the world in Michaelgrove, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, born to John Guildford Sir And Lady Mary Catherine Fitzwilliam Shelley Guilford. Bridget Shelley married Anthony Hungerford Knight, and had children including Anne Hungerford, John Hungerford, Sir Knight Anthony Hungerford 2Nd. Bridget Shelley passed away in 1586 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1536, Bridget Shelley entered the world in Michaelgrove, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, born to John Guildford Sir And Lady Mary Catherine Fitzwilliam Shelley Guilford.
  • Bridget Shelley married Anthony Hungerford Knight, and had children including Anne Hungerford, John Hungerford, Sir Knight Anthony Hungerford 2Nd.
  • Bridget Shelley passed away in 1586 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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Bridget Shelley's Ancestors

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Bridget Shelley
1536–1586
Birth Place: Michaelgrove, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John GUILDFORD Sir
1508–1565
Hemsted, Biddenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Mary Catherine Fitzwilliam) (Shelley)(Guilford))
1504–1558
Buckhurst, Sussex, England
Grandparents
William (VAN MILTON FITZWILLIAM) Sir
1460–1534
Greens-Norton, England., Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Mildred (Sackville) Shelley
1490–1529
Buckhurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bridget Shelley's Descendants

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Bridget Shelley (1536–1586) m. Anthony (Hungerford) Knight (1540–25 May 1594)
  1. 1. Sir (Knight Anthony Hungerford) 2nd 1567–1627
    1. 1. Anne (Joanne) Hungerford 1615–1684 m. Thomas (H) Leigh 1600–1671
      1. 1. John Leigh 1640–1704 m. Susannah Downes 1643–1723
        1. 1. Elizabeth Leigh 1675–1744 m. 2-Capt (Richard Ball, Capt) (1675-1726) 1675–1726
        2. 2. Cornelius Leigh 1673–1676
        3. 3. William Leigh 1686–
        4. 4. Mary Leigh 1678–
        5. 5. James Leigh 1683–
        6. 6. Sarah Leigh 1673–
        7. 7. John Leigh 1674–
        8. 8. Martha Leigh 1693–
  2. 2. Anne Hungerford –1583
  3. 3. John Hungerford 1566–1635

Bridget Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1536
1536
Birth of Bridget Shelley in Michaelgrove, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Michaelgrove, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1586
1586
Age 50
Death of Bridget Shelley in Ampney Down, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Ampney Down, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Michaelgrove, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1586
    Event Place: Ampney Down, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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