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Hugh Shirley 1351 – 1403 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1351

Birth Location: Shirley, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 22 Jul 1403

Death Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Father: Thomas Shirley

Mother: Isabella Meynell

Spouse(s): Beatrix Brewes, Beatrice Braose

Children(s): Hugh Shirley, Isabella Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, Nicholaia Shirley, Ralph Shirley, Joan Shirley

In 1351, Hugh Shirley entered the world in Shirley, Derbyshire, England, born to Thomas Shirley and Isabella de Meynell. Hugh Shirley married Beatrix Brewes, Beatrice Braose, and had children including Hugh Shirley, Isabella Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, Nicholaia Shirley, Ralph Shirley, Joan Shirley. Hugh Shirley passed away in 1403 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1351, Hugh Shirley entered the world in Shirley, Derbyshire, England, born to Thomas Shirley and Isabella de Meynell.
  • Hugh Shirley married Beatrix Brewes, Beatrice Braose, and had children including Hugh Shirley, Isabella Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, Nicholaia Shirley, Ralph Shirley, Joan Shirley.
  • Hugh Shirley passed away in 1403 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Shirley
– 1362
Birth Location: Derbyshire, England
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Isabella Meynell
1342 – 1393
Birth Location: Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Beatrix Brewes
1355 – 1440
Birth Location: Wiston, Sussex, England
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Beatrice Braose
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Hugh Shirley
1375 –
Birth Location: Eatington, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
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Isabella Shirley
1376 – 1438
Birth Location: Shirley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Shirley
1378 –
Birth Location: Wiston, Sussex, England
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Nicholaia Shirley
1386 –
Birth Location: Of, Wiston, Sussex, England
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Ralph Shirley
1392 – 1443
Birth Location: Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
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Joan Shirley
1400 – 1467
Birth Location: 1679114, Warwickshire, England
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Hugh Shirley's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Shirley
1351 – 1403
Birth Place: Shirley, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Thomas Shirley
– 1362
Derbyshire, England
Isabella (de) Meynell
1342 – 1393
Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Ralph (Ii) Shirley
1290 – 1347
Shirley, Derbyshire, England
Margaret Waldegrave
1310 –
Whilton, Northampton, England
Hugh (de) Meynell
1303 – 1364
Kirk Langley, Derbyshire, England
Alice Audley
1315 – 1358
Heleigh Castle, Madeley Heath, , Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Shirley
1260 – 1327
Margaret Waldershef
1265 – 1327
Walter Waldegrave
1286 –
Hugh Meynell
1274 – 1332
Joan Warde
1284 – 1344
Nicholas Audley
1289 – 1316
Joan Martin
1291 – 1322
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Ettington
1215 – 1278
Agnes Walton
1228 –
Walter Waldeschef
1239 – 1322
Joan Basinge
1243 –
Joan Hastings
1284 – 1307
William Meynell
1255 – 1313
William Meynell
1255 –
Robert Warde
1251 – 1307
Ida FitzWalter
1292 –
Nicholas Audley
1257 – 1299
Katherine Giffard
1272 – 1324
William Martin
1257 – 1314
Eleanor FitzPiers
1250 – 1324

Hugh Shirley's Descendants

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Hugh Shirley (1351 – 22 Jul 1403) m. Beatrix Brewes (1355 – 20 Apr 1440) m. Beatrice Braose
  1. 1. Hugh Shirley (Abt 1375 – )
  2. 2. Isabella Shirley (1376 – 1438) m. John Cokayne (1388 – 7 Jun 1438)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Shirley (Abt 1378 – )
  4. 4. Nicholaia Shirley (Abt 1386 – )
  5. 5. Ralph Shirley (23 Apr 1392 – 1443) m. Joan Basset (1394 – Bef 14 May 1419) m. Alice Cokayne (1406 – 28 May 1466)
  6. 6. Joan Shirley (Abt 1400 – 1467) m. Robert Newmarch (1394 – 1420)
    1. 1. Ralph Newmarch (1414 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth Newmarch (1415 – 14 May 1487) m. John (De) Neville (1411 – 17 Mar 1481) m. John (de) Neville (1418 – 1458) m. John Neville (Abt 1401 – 30 Dec 1460) m. John Neville (1416 – 17 Mar 1482)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Neville (1416 – 14 May 1487) m. John (de) Neville (1416 – 17 Mar 1482)
      1. 1. Jane Neville (Abt 1432 – 1486) m. William Gascoigne (Abt 1426 – 1464)
        1. 1. William Gascoigne (1448 – 4 Mar 1487)
        2. 2. Margaret Gascoigne (Abt 1451 – Aft 1521) m. Christopher Warde (1450 – 30 Dec 1521)
        3. 3. Humphrey Gascoigne (Abt 1452 – )
        4. 4. John Gascoigne (Abt 1454 – )
        5. 5. Anne Gascoigne (1458 – 1504)

Hugh Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1351
1351
Birth of Hugh Shirley in Shirley, Derbyshire, England
Shirley, Derbyshire, England
1403
22 Jul 1403
Age 52
Death of Hugh Shirley in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1351
    Event Place: Shirley, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1403
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
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