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Edward Shirley 1537–1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 November 1577

Death Location: Buckinghamshire, England

Father: George Sale

Mother: Dorothy Gifford

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Edward Shirley was born in 1537 in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of George Francis Shirley Searles Sale And Dorothy Gifford. Edward Shirley passed away in 1577 in Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Shirley was born in 1537 in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of George Francis Shirley Searles Sale And Dorothy Gifford.
  • Edward Shirley passed away in 1577 in Buckinghamshire, England.

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Edward Shirley's Ancestors

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Edward Shirley
1537–1577
Birth Place: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
George Francis Shirley \ Searles \ Sale
1515–1571
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Dorothy Gifford
1510–1571
Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Ralph Shirley
1458–1517
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Jane ((Joan)) Sheffield
1480–1527
Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Edward Shirley in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1577
15 November 1577
Age 40
Death of Edward Shirley in Buckinghamshire, England
Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 November 1577
    Event Place: Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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