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James Shelley 1497–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1497

Birth Location: Maple Durham, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 25 Dec 1560

Death Location: Sussex, England

Father: Sir VII

Mother: Lady Belknap

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In 1497, James Shelley entered the world in Maple Durham, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir William Sydney Shelley Knight Judge Of The Common Pleas Under Henry Vii And Lady Alice Belknap. James Shelley passed away in 1560 in Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1497, James Shelley entered the world in Maple Durham, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir William Sydney Shelley Knight Judge Of The Common Pleas Under Henry Vii And Lady Alice Belknap.
  • James Shelley passed away in 1560 in Sussex, England.

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James Shelley's Ancestors

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James Shelley
1497–1560
Birth Place: Maple Durham, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Sir William Sydney Shelley, Knight, Judge of the Common Pleas under Henry VII
1480–1549
Clapham, Sussex, England
Lady (Alice) Belknap
1460–1537
Griffe, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Shelley,) MP
1448–1527
Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Surrey, England
Elizabeth (de Michelgrove, Lady of) Clapham
1450–1513
Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Knight
1428–1515
Lady Hawkwood
1432–1454
Sir Michelgrove
1424–1509
Lady Sydney
1424–1499
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Shelley
1402–
Lady Petit
1406–
Johnathon Broadbridge
1400–1459
Joan Hollingbourne
1400–1423

James Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1497
1497
Birth of James Shelley in Maple Durham, Oxfordshire, England
Maple Durham, Oxfordshire, England
1560
25 Dec 1560
Age 63
Death of James Shelley in Sussex, England
Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1497
    Event Place: Maple Durham, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1560
    Event Place: Sussex, England

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