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Elizabeth Shelley 1536–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, England

Death Date: 15 Apr 1597

Death Location: Hempstead, Medway, Kent, England

Father: Sir Michelgrove

Mother: Lady (Shelley)(Guilford))

Spouse(s): Sir Knight

Children(s): Lady Guilford

The story of Elizabeth Shelley began in 1536 in Clapham, Sussex, England. Elizabeth Shelley married Sir Thomas Guildford Knight, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Guilford. Elizabeth Shelley passed away in 1597 in Hempstead, Medway, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Shelley began in 1536 in Clapham, Sussex, England.
  • Elizabeth Shelley married Sir Thomas Guildford Knight, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Guilford.
  • Elizabeth Shelley passed away in 1597 in Hempstead, Medway, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Michelgrove
1487–1550
Birth Location: Clapham, Arun District, West Sussex, England
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Lady (Shelley)(Guilford))
1510–1562
Birth Location: Milton, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Knight
1533–1574
Birth Location: Hempstead, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Lady Guilford
1550–1637
Birth Location: Benenden, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
LG

Elizabeth Shelley's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Shelley
1536–1597
Birth Place: Clapham, Sussex, England
Parents
Sir John Shelley of Michelgrove
1487–1550
Clapham, Arun District, West Sussex, England
Lady (Mary Catherine Fitzwilliam) (Shelley)(Guilford))
1510–1562
Milton, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (William of Clapham (De Concher) Shelley (Knight)(Justice of Court of Common Pleas, Under Sheriff of) London)
1480–1549
Bechworth Castle, Clapham, Sussex, England
Lady (Alice Elizabeth de Belknap - REGENT of Bardinden) (Shelley)
1460–1537
Griffe Hall, Warwickshire, Sussex, England
Sir (Knight William Fitzwilliam, 1st Earl Of) Southampton
1460–1534
Gainspark Hall, Theydon Garmon, Essex, Endland
Maud (Mildred Sackville) (Boleyn)
1490–1509
Buckhurst, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
JOHN SHELLEY`
1448–1527
Elizabeth Shelley
1450–1518
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Knt. =\
1479–1549
Alice =\
1482–1549

Elizabeth Shelley's Descendants

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Elizabeth Shelley (1536–15 Apr 1597) m. Sir (Thomas Guildford,) Knight (1533–15 Jun 1574)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Guilford 1550–1637 m. Sir (Thomas Gage Van) Firle 1541–1593
    1. 1. John (Gage) Firle 1570–1633 m. Penelope (Lady Darcy van) Hengrave 1593–1661
      1. 1. Susanna Gage 1617–1678 m. Henry Kingsbury 1615–1687
        1. 1. Joseph ((Lt )) Kingsbury 1640–1741 m. Love (Ayer) Kingsbury 1663–1735

Elizabeth Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1536
1536
Birth of Elizabeth Shelley in Clapham, Sussex, England
Clapham, Sussex, England
1597
15 Apr 1597
Age 61
Death of Elizabeth Shelley in Hempstead, Medway, Kent, England
Hempstead, Medway, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Clapham, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1597
    Event Place: Hempstead, Medway, Kent, England
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