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George Francis Shirley Sir 1515–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jan 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 Sir

Mother: Jane Lady

Spouse(s): Dorothea Shirley

Children(s): Anna\e Shirley\Searles, Elizabeth Priest, Arthur SHIRLEY, Cassandra SHIRLEY, John Sir, Ralph Sir, Thomas Searle, Francis Shirley, Alice Shirley, Mary SHIRLEY, Arthur Sale, Edward Shirley, Ralph Shirley, Elizabeth Congreve, John Shirley, Agnes Parker, Arthur Shirley\Sale\Searles, Edward Shirley, Sir Shirley\Sale\Searles, Andrew Freeman, Samuel Shirley\Sale\Searles, Ralph Shirley, Samuel Shirley\Sale\Searles, Edward Shirley, Francis Shirley, Elizabeth Priest, Thomas Shirley\Sale\Searles, Alice Shirley, Sir Shirley\Sale\Searles\Sherrill, Sir Shirley, Lady Shirley, Sir Sussex, Richard Shirley, Jane Shirley, Cecilia Shirley, Isabel Shirley, Aleanor Shirley, John Shelley, Alice Convers, Jane Westneston, ELIZABETH \, John Shirley, Anne Broke, Mary Shirley, Arthur Shirley, Cassandra Shirley

George Francis Shirley Sir was born in 1515 in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, the child of Ralph Shirley Sir And Jane Sheffield Lady. George Francis Shirley Sir married Dorothea Shirley, and had children including Agnes Parker, Aleanor Shirley, Alice Convers, Alice Of Shirley, Andrew Freeman, Anna E Shirley Searles, Anne Sherley Baroness Broke, Arthur Shirley, Arthur Shirley Sale, Arthur Shirley Sale Searles, Cassandra Shirley, Cecilia Shirley, Edward Shirley, Edward Of Shirley, Elizabeth Congreve, Elizabeth Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley Of Priest, Francis Shirley, Isabel Shirley, Jane Shirley, Jane Westneston, John Shirley Sir, John Shelley, John Shirley, John Shirley Baron Shirley, Lady Beatrice Shirley, Mary Shirley, Ralph Shirley, Ralph Shirley Sir, Richard Shirley, Samuel Shirley, Samuel Shirley Sale Searles, Sir John Shirley Sale Searles Sherrill, Sir Ralph Shirley Sale Searles, Sir William Shirley Of Winston And Sussex, Sir William Shirley, Thomas Searle, Thomas Shirley Sale Searles. George Francis Shirley Sir passed away in 1571 in Breedon on the Hill, North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England.

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  • George Francis Shirley Sir was born in 1515 in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, the child of Ralph Shirley Sir And Jane Sheffield Lady.
  • George Francis Shirley Sir married Dorothea Shirley, and had children including Agnes Parker, Aleanor Shirley, Alice Convers, Alice Of Shirley, Andrew Freeman, Anna E Shirley Searles, Anne Sherley Baroness Broke, Arthur Shirley, Arthur Shirley Sale, Arthur Shirley Sale Searles, Cassandra Shirley, Cecilia Shirley, Edward Shirley, Edward Of Shirley, Elizabeth Congreve, Elizabeth Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley Of Priest, Francis Shirley, Isabel Shirley, Jane Shirley, Jane Westneston, John Shirley Sir, John Shelley, John Shirley, John Shirley Baron Shirley, Lady Beatrice Shirley, Mary Shirley, Ralph Shirley, Ralph Shirley Sir, Richard Shirley, Samuel Shirley, Samuel Shirley Sale Searles, Sir John Shirley Sale Searles Sherrill, Sir Ralph Shirley Sale Searles, Sir William Shirley Of Winston And Sussex, Sir William Shirley, Thomas Searle, Thomas Shirley Sale Searles.
  • George Francis Shirley Sir passed away in 1571 in Breedon on the Hill, North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Sir's Ancestors

Self
George Sir
1515–1571
Birth Place: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Ralph Shirley Sir
1482–1535
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Jane (Sheffield) Lady
1474–1528
Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Shirley
1458–1517
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Jane
1460–1527
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Robert (Sheffield) Sir
–1502
Butterwick,,Lincolnshire,England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Sir's Descendants

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George (Francis Shirley) Sir (26 Jan 1515–27 Jul 1571) m. Dorothea Shirley (1520–17 Jan 1782)
  1. 1. Anna\e Shirley\Searles 1554–1608 m. John (Brooke of Madeley Court) Lord 1538–1598
    1. 1. Richard (John) Brooke 1569–1599 m. Elizabeth Brooke 1565–1624
      1. 1. Richard (Parker) Brooke 1599–1714 m. Elizabeth Brooke 1567–1766
        1. 1. Robert Brooke 1635–1686 m. Joane Twap 1630–1670
      2. 2. William Brook 1597–1680
      3. 3. Frances Brooke 1597–
      4. 4. Humphery Brooke 1587–
      5. 5. Charles Brooke 1589–1678
      6. 6. Elizabeth Brooke 1593–
    2. 2. Henry Brock 1590–1692
    3. 3. Basil (Brooke) Sir 1576–1646
    4. 4. Priscilla Brooke 1591–1624
    5. 5. Henry Brock 1573–1652
    6. 6. Grace Brooke 1572–1573
    7. 7. Katherine Brooks 1563–1616
    8. 8. Francis (Brock) (Brooke) 1593–1633
    9. 9. Dorothy Brooke 1585–
    10. 10. Milbridga Brooke 1595–
    11. 11. Franncys Brock 1565–1634
    12. 12. Eziebiell Brooke –1628
    13. 13. Priscilla Brooks 1591–
    14. 14. Richard Brooke 1569–1632
    15. 15. RICHARD (JOHN) BROOKE 1569–1599
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Shirley of) Priest 1540–1620
  3. 3. Arthur SHIRLEY 1544–
  4. 4. Cassandra SHIRLEY 1546–1600
  5. 5. John (Shirley) Sir 1537–1570 m. Agnes (Byrch) Parker 1525–1599 m. Agnes (Byrch) Parker 1540–1600 m. Baroness (Jane Shirley) Lovett 1537–1582 m. Jane Lovett 1537–1599
    1. 1. Thomas (A) Searle 1560–1619
    2. 2. Thomas Searle 1550–1619
    3. 3. Josias (Searles) Sales 1570–1620
    4. 4. Thomas Sale 1565–1619
    5. 5. John (Searle) Sale 1564–1620
    6. 6. Josias (Sales) Searles 1565–1607
    7. 7. Edward Searles 1563–1620
    8. 8. Ellen Sale 1568–1611
    9. 9. Joane Ellys 1550–1652
    10. 10. Richard Searles 1567–1567
  6. 6. Ralph (Shirley) Sir 1562–1620
  7. 7. Thomas Searle 1550–1619
  8. 8. Francis Shirley 1533–1577
  9. 9. Alice (of) Shirley 1552–1608
  10. 10. Mary SHIRLEY 1550–1610
  11. 11. Arthur (Shirley) Sale 1538–1539
  12. 12. Edward (of) Shirley 1536–1537
  13. 13. Ralph Shirley 1548–1620
  14. 14. Elizabeth Congreve –1603
  15. 15. John Shirley 1533–1570
  16. 16. Agnes Parker 1541–1599
  17. 17. Arthur Shirley\Sale\Searles 1544–1539
  18. 18. Edward (of) Shirley 1536–1537
  19. 19. Sir (Ralph) Shirley\Sale\Searles 1562–1620
  20. 20. Andrew Freeman 1540–1577
  21. 21. Samuel Shirley\Sale\Searles 1537–1577
  22. 22. Ralph Shirley 1548–1620
  23. 23. Samuel Shirley\Sale\Searles 1550–1608
  24. 24. Edward Shirley 1539–1539
  25. 25. Francis Shirley 1533–1577
  26. 26. Elizabeth (Shirley of) Priest 1540–1620
  27. 27. Thomas Shirley\Sale\Searles 1550–1619
  28. 28. Alice (of) Shirley 1552–1608
  29. 29. Sir (John) Shirley\Sale\Searles\Sherrill 1537–1577
  30. 30. Sir (William) Shirley 1516–1551
  31. 31. Lady (Beatrice) Shirley 1512–1558
  32. 32. Sir (William Shirley of Winston and) Sussex 1498–1551
  33. 33. Richard Shirley 1522–1551
  34. 34. Jane Shirley 1524–1556
  35. 35. Cecilia Shirley 1520–
  36. 36. Isabel Shirley 1528–1556
  37. 37. Aleanor Shirley 1530–1556
  38. 38. John Shelley 1508–1551
  39. 39. Alice Convers 1520–1555
  40. 40. Jane Westneston 1516–
  41. 41. ELIZABETH (Shirley) \ 1540–1620
  42. 42. John (Shirley Baron) Shirley 1529–1570
  43. 43. Anne (Sherley Baroness) Broke 1550–1608
  44. 44. Mary Shirley 1550–1610
  45. 45. Arthur Shirley 1538–1539
  46. 46. Cassandra Shirley 1546–1600

George Sir's Timeline

2 Records

1515
26 Jan 1515
Birth of George Francis Shirley Sir in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
1571
27 Jul 1571
Age 56
Death of George Francis Shirley Sir in Breedon On Hill, Leicestershire, England
Breedon On Hill, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1515
    Event Place: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Langford, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Langford, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Staunton Harolde, Leicest
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 53

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stauntonhanlde, Leicest
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 53

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1571
    Event Place: Breedon On Hill, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 53
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Breedon on the Hill, North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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