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Eleanor Shirley 1504–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: West Grinstead, Sussex, England

Death Date: 1595

Death Location: England

Father: Thomas Shirley

Mother: Elizabeth Gorges

Spouse(s): Henry Esq.

Children(s): Henry Browne

The story of Eleanor Shirley began in 1504 in West Grinstead, Sussex, England. Eleanor Shirley married Henry Browne Esq, and had children including Henry Browne. Eleanor Shirley passed away in 1595 in England.

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Biography

  • The story of Eleanor Shirley began in 1504 in West Grinstead, Sussex, England.
  • Eleanor Shirley married Henry Browne Esq, and had children including Henry Browne.
  • Eleanor Shirley passed away in 1595 in England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eleanor Shirley's Ancestors

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Eleanor Shirley
1504–1595
Birth Place: West Grinstead, Sussex, England
Parents
Thomas Shirley
1478–1545
West Grinstead, Sussex, England
Elizabeth (Charlotte) Gorges
1490–1557
Devon, England
Grandparents
Ralph (Shirley of) Wiston
1443–1510
Wiston, Sussex, England
Jane Bellingham
1457–1510
Sussex, England
Edmund Gorges
1442–1512
Tendring, Essex, England
Anne Howard
1446–1500
Tendring, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Shirley
1410–1466
Elizabeth Eatington
1422–1747
Mary Oldhall
1425–1466
John Norfolk
1420–1485
Lady Moleyns
1424–1465
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Shirley
1391–1443
Joan Basset
1394–1419
Sir Kt
1390–1456
Margaret Gresley
1393–1456
William Oldhall
1390–1466
Robert Howard
1385–1437
Margaret Mowbray
1399–1459
William Poges
1378–1425
Anne Whalesborough
1381–1439

Eleanor Shirley's Descendants

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Eleanor Shirley (1504–1595) m. Henry (Browne) Esq. (ABT 1502–BEF 15 FEB 1546)
  1. 1. Henry Browne 1527–1596 m. Agnes (Anne) Holton 1531–1592
    1. 1. Richard Browne 1547–1599 m. Agnes (Mary Eliza) Winge 1556–1614
      1. 1. Anne (Browne Or) Carter 1579–1620 m. William (Nichols) III 1573–1578
        1. 1. Elizabeth Nichols 1599–1675 m. William (Clements) Sr 1579–1623

Eleanor Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Eleanor Shirley in West Grinstead, Sussex, England
West Grinstead, Sussex, England
1595
1595
Age 91
Death of Eleanor Shirley in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: West Grinstead, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: England

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