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George Francis Shirley \ Searles \ Sale 1515–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 January 1515

Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 27 Jul 1571

Death Location: Breedon on the Hill, North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England

Father: Ralph Shirley

Mother: Jane Sheffield

Spouse(s): Dorothy Gifford

Children(s): Thomas Elder, Elizabeth Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, Arthur Shirley, Ralph Shirley, Anne Sherley, Alice Shirley, Edward Shirley, John Shirley, Edward Shirley, Ralph Shirley, Arthur Shirley, Cassandra Shirley, Mary Shirley

In 1515, George Francis Shirley \ Searles \ Sale entered the world in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, born to Ralph Shirley And Jane Joan Sheffield. George Francis Shirley \ Searles \ Sale married Dorothy Gifford, and had children including Alice Shirley, Anne Shirley Or Sherley, Arthur Shirley, Cassandra Shirley, Edward Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, John Shirley, Mary Shirley, Ralph Shirley, Thomas John Eristock Searle Shirley Or Serle The Elder. George Francis Shirley \ Searles \ Sale passed away in 1571 in Breedon on the Hill, North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1515, George Francis Shirley \ Searles \ Sale entered the world in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, born to Ralph Shirley And Jane Joan Sheffield.
  • George Francis Shirley \ Searles \ Sale married Dorothy Gifford, and had children including Alice Shirley, Anne Shirley Or Sherley, Arthur Shirley, Cassandra Shirley, Edward Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, John Shirley, Mary Shirley, Ralph Shirley, Thomas John Eristock Searle Shirley Or Serle The Elder.
  • George Francis Shirley \ Searles \ Sale passed away in 1571 in Breedon on the Hill, North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ralph Shirley
1458–1517
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Jane Sheffield
1480–1527
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Gifford
1510–1571
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Thomas Elder
1550–1619
Birth Location: Wiston, Sussex, England
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Elizabeth Shirley
1540–1620
Birth Location: Staunton Harrold, Breedon, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Shirley
1543–1603
Birth Location: Staunton, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
ES
Arthur Shirley
1544–1546
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
AS
Ralph Shirley
1548–
Birth Location: Staunton Harrold, Breedon, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
RS
Anne Sherley
1540–1608
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
AS
Alice Shirley
1552–
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
AS
Edward Shirley
1537–1577
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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John Shirley
1533–1570
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
JS
Edward Shirley
1537–1540
Birth Location: prob. of Staunton Harald, Leics, Eng., Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Ralph Shirley
1539–
Birth Location: Staunton, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
RS
Arthur Shirley
1539–1539
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
AS
Cassandra Shirley
1546–
Birth Location: of, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
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Mary Shirley
1550–
Birth Location: of, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
MS

George Sale's Ancestors

Self
George Sale
1515–1571
Birth Place: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Ralph Shirley
1458–1517
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Jane ((Joan)) Sheffield
1480–1527
Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Sale's Descendants

1.
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George (Francis Shirley \ Searles \) Sale (26 January 1515–27 Jul 1571) m. Dorothy Gifford (1510–29 October 1571)
  1. 1. Thomas (John Eristock Searle (Shirley or Serle) - The) Elder 1550–1619 m. Elizabeth (Bridget) Kynge 1557–1620
    1. 1. Thomas (Searle \ Sarule \ Searl \ Serle \ Shirley) Jr 1572–1631 m. Agnes FREEMAN 1572–1630
      1. 1. Edmund (Andrew) Searle 1601–1690 m. Mary (Maria Green) * 1605–1637
        1. 1. Joannah (Searle) (Neal) 1636–1691 m. John Neale 1630–1704
  2. 2. Elizabeth Shirley 1540–1620
  3. 3. Elizabeth Shirley 1543–1603
  4. 4. Arthur Shirley 1544–1546
  5. 5. Ralph Shirley 1548–
  6. 6. Anne (Shirley OR) Sherley 1540–1608
  7. 7. Alice Shirley 1552–
  8. 8. Edward Shirley 1537–1577
  9. 9. John Shirley 1533–1570
  10. 10. Edward Shirley 1537–1540
  11. 11. Ralph Shirley 1539–
  12. 12. Arthur Shirley 1539–1539
  13. 13. Cassandra Shirley 1546–
  14. 14. Mary Shirley 1550–

George Sale's Timeline

11 Records

1498
1498
George Francis Shirley \ Searles \ Sale was married in Thakeham, Sussex Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
Thakeham, Sussex Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
1507
Abt. 1507
George Francis Shirley \ Searles \ Sale was married in Of, Bridgworth, Shropshire, England
Of, Bridgworth, Shropshire, England
1511
1511
George Francis Shirley \ Searles \ Sale was married in Sussex, England
Sussex, England
1515
26 January 1515
Birth of George Francis Shirley \ Searles \ Sale in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
1525
28 Jun 1525 (or 1498, 1508, 24 July 1541)
Age 10
George Francis Shirley \ Searles \ Sale was married in Wiston, Sussex, England
Wiston, Sussex, England
1530
1530
Age 15
George Francis Shirley \ Searles \ Sale was married in Buckinghamshire, England
Buckinghamshire, England
1535
1535
Age 20
George Francis Shirley \ Searles \ Sale was married in Staunton Harrold, Breedon, Leicestershire, England
Staunton Harrold, Breedon, Leicestershire, England
1541
28 Jun 1541
Age 26
George Francis Shirley \ Searles \ Sale was married in Wiston,Thakeham,Sussex,England
Wiston,Thakeham,Sussex,England
1545
1545
Age 30
George Francis Shirley \ Searles \ Sale was married in Breedon on the Hill Church, Leicestershire, England
Breedon on the Hill Church, Leicestershire, England
1571
27 July 1571
Age 56
Death of George Francis Shirley \ Searles \ Sale in Breedon On Hill, Leicestershire, England
Breedon On Hill, Leicestershire, England
1571
27 Jul 1571
Age 56
Death of George Francis Shirley \ Searles \ Sale in Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, England
Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 January 1515
    Event Place: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1525 (or 1498, 1508, 24 July 1541)
    Event Place: Wiston, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1498
    Event Place: Thakeham, Sussex Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1507
    Event Place: Of, Bridgworth, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1511
    Event Place: Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Staunton Harrold, Breedon, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1541
    Event Place: Wiston,Thakeham,Sussex,England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Breedon on the Hill Church, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Langford, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Langford, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 July 1571
    Event Place: Breedon On Hill, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1571
    Event Place: Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Breedon on the Hill, North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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