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Francis Shirley 1521–1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: West Grinstead, Sussex, England

Death Date: 24 MAR 1577

Death Location: West Grinstead, Sussex, England

Father: Thomas Shirley

Mother: Elizabeth Gorges

Spouse(s): Barbara Blount

Children(s):

The story of Francis Shirley began in 1521 in West Grinstead, Sussex, England. Francis Shirley married Barbara Blount. Francis Shirley passed away in 1577 in West Grinstead, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Shirley began in 1521 in West Grinstead, Sussex, England.
  • Francis Shirley married Barbara Blount.
  • Francis Shirley passed away in 1577 in West Grinstead, Sussex, England.

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Francis Shirley's Ancestors

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Francis Shirley
1521–1577
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
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
Thomas Bellingham
1440–1490
Joan Wiltshire
1437–1510
Walter Gorges
1422–1466
Mary Oldhall
1425–1466
John Howard
1425–1485
Catherine Moleyns
1424–1465
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Francis Shirley in West Grinstead, Sussex, England
West Grinstead, Sussex, England
1577
24 MAR 1577
Age 56
Death of Francis Shirley
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: West Grinstead, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 MAR 1577

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: West Grinstead, Sussex, England

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