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Dorothy Devereux 1600–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1600

Birth Location: Essex House, London, England

Death Date: 30 Mar 1636

Death Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England

Father: Robert Essex

Mother: Frances Walsingham

Spouse(s): Henry Shirley, William Stafford

Children(s): Lettice Shirley

In 1600, Dorothy Devereux entered the world in Essex House, London, England, born to Robert Devereux Earl Of Essex And Frances Walsingham. Dorothy Devereux married Henry Shirley, William Stafford, and had children including Lettice Shirley. Dorothy Devereux passed away in 1636 in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1600, Dorothy Devereux entered the world in Essex House, London, England, born to Robert Devereux Earl Of Essex And Frances Walsingham.
  • Dorothy Devereux married Henry Shirley, William Stafford, and had children including Lettice Shirley.
  • Dorothy Devereux passed away in 1636 in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Essex
1566–1601
Birth Location: Netherwood, Herefordshire, England
RE
Frances Walsingham
1569–1632
Birth Location: Scadbury Park, Kent, , England
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Spouses(s)

Henry Shirley
1596–1633
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, , England
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William Stafford
1600–1637
Birth Location: Blatherwick, Northamptonshire, , England
WS

Children(s)

Lettice Shirley
1619–1655
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, , England
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Dorothy Devereux's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Devereux
1600–1636
Birth Place: Essex House, London, England
Parents
Robert Devereux Earl of Essex
1566–1601
Netherwood, Herefordshire, England
Frances Walsingham
1569–1632
Scadbury Park, Kent, , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Devereux's Descendants

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Dorothy Devereux (1600–30 Mar 1636) m. Henry Shirley (1596–8 Feb 1633) m. William Stafford (1600–6 Jul 1637)
  1. 1. Lettice Shirley 1619–1655 m. William (de Burgh 7th Earl of) Clanricarde 1611–1687
    1. 1. Richard (VIII Clanricarde) Burke 1639–1702 m. Elizabeth Bagnal 1644–1683
      1. 1. Dorothy (Burke Lady) Clanricarde 1673– m. Francis Roche 1673–1755
        1. 1. Edmund Roche 1675–1750 m. Barbara Hennessy 1719–
        2. 2. Mary Roche 1707–
        3. 3. Margaret Roche 1712–
        4. 4. Edward Roche 1714–1750
        5. 5. James Roche 1695–
        6. 6. Catherine Roche 1698–
        7. 7. Anne Roche 1703–
        8. 8. Maurice Roche 1697–

Dorothy Devereux's Timeline

2 Records

1600
1600
Birth of Dorothy Devereux in Essex House, London, England
Essex House, London, England
1636
30 Mar 1636
Age 36
Death of Dorothy Devereux in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Essex House, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1636
    Event Place: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
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