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Edward Shirley 1537–1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 1540

Death Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England

Father: George Searles

Mother: Dorothy Gifford

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Edward Shirley was born in 1537 in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, the child of George Francis Shirley Searles And Dorothy Gifford. Edward Shirley passed away in 1540 in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Shirley was born in 1537 in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, the child of George Francis Shirley Searles And Dorothy Gifford.
  • Edward Shirley passed away in 1540 in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Shirley's Ancestors

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Edward Shirley
1537–1540
Birth Place: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Parents
George Francis Shirley Searles
1515–1571
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Dorothy Gifford
1520–1571
Staffordshire, Kingdom of England (Modern England)
Grandparents
Ralph Shirley
1458–1517
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Jane ((Joan)) Sheffield
1480–1527
Nottinghamshire, England
Sir (John Gifford - 12th Lord Chillington, Sherif of Staffordshire) #2
1466–1556
Chillington, Staffordshire, Kingdom of England (Modern England)
Lady (Elizabeth Gresley) #2
1505–1585
Drakelowe, Derbyshire, Kingdom of England (Modern England)
Great-Grandparents
Cassandra Humphreston
–1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Shirley's Timeline

4 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Edward Shirley in Staunton Harald, Leicestershire, England
Staunton Harald, Leicestershire, England
1537
1537
Birth of Edward Shirley in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
1540
1540
Age 3
Death of Edward Shirley in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
1577
15 Nov 1577
Age 40
Death of Edward Shirley in Chartridge, Buckinghamshire, England
Chartridge, Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Staunton Harald, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1577
    Event Place: Chartridge, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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