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Francis Shirley 1515–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515-01-26

Birth Location: Staunton Harold,,Leicestershire,England

Death Date: 1571-07-27

Death Location: Breedon On Hill,,Leicestershire,England

Father: Ralph Shirley

Mother: Jane Sheffield

Spouse(s): Dorothy Gifford

Children(s): Elizabeth Shirley

Francis Shirley was born in 1515 in Staunton Harold,,Leicestershire,England, the child of Ralph Shirley And Jane Sheffield. Francis Shirley married Dorothy Gifford, and had children including Elizabeth Shirley. Francis Shirley passed away in 1571 in Breedon On Hill,,Leicestershire,England.

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Biography

  • Francis Shirley was born in 1515 in Staunton Harold,,Leicestershire,England, the child of Ralph Shirley And Jane Sheffield.
  • Francis Shirley married Dorothy Gifford, and had children including Elizabeth Shirley.
  • Francis Shirley passed away in 1571 in Breedon On Hill,,Leicestershire,England.

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Francis Shirley's Ancestors

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Francis Shirley
1515–1571
Birth Place: Staunton Harold,,Leicestershire,England
Parents
Ralph Shirley
1458–1517
Staunton Harold,,Leicestershire,England
Jane Sheffield
1474–1528
Chelwell,,Nottinghamshire,England
Grandparents
John Shirley
1432–1486
Staunton Harold,,Leicestershire,England
Eleanor Willoughby
1433–1457
Middleton,,Warwickshire,England
Robert Sheffield
1434–
Butterwick,,Lincolnshire,England
Genette Lownde
1438–
Butterwick,Boston,Lincolnshire,England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Shirley's Descendants

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Francis Shirley (1515-01-26–1571-07-27) m. Dorothy Gifford (1520–1571-10-29)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Shirley 1540– m. Thomas Cotton 1550–1615
    1. 1. Robert (Bruce) Cotton 1571–1631 m. Elizabeth Brocas 1573–1658
      1. 1. Thomas Cotton 1594–1662 m. Margaret Howard 1593–1621

Francis Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515-01-26
Birth of Francis Shirley in Staunton Harold,,Leicestershire,England
Staunton Harold,,Leicestershire,England
1571
1571-07-27
Age 56
Death of Francis Shirley in Breedon On Hill,,Leicestershire,England
Breedon On Hill,,Leicestershire,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515-01-26
    Event Place: Staunton Harold,,Leicestershire,England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571-07-27
    Event Place: Breedon On Hill,,Leicestershire,England

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