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Jane Shirley 1516–1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Thakeham, Sussex, England

Death Date: 1556

Death Location: Vachery Park, Cranleigh, Surrey, England

Father: Richard Knight

Mother: Lady Wiston

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In 1516, Jane Shirley entered the world in Thakeham, Sussex, England, born to Richard Bellingham Shirley Lord Of Winston Sir Knight And Lady Anne Shelley Of Wiston. Jane Shirley passed away in 1556 in Vachery Park, Cranleigh, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • In 1516, Jane Shirley entered the world in Thakeham, Sussex, England, born to Richard Bellingham Shirley Lord Of Winston Sir Knight And Lady Anne Shelley Of Wiston.
  • Jane Shirley passed away in 1556 in Vachery Park, Cranleigh, Surrey, England.

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Jane Shirley's Ancestors

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Jane Shirley
1516–1556
Birth Place: Thakeham, Sussex, England
Parents
Richard Bellingham Shirley ( Lord of Winston ) Sir Knight
1478–1540
Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire and West Susses, England
Lady (Anne Shelley of) Wiston
1480–1542
Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussexshire and West Sussex, England
Grandparents
Ralph Shirley
1443–1510
Winston, Sussex, England
Jane Bellingham
1482–1610
Burneshead,Kendal,,England
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Shirley
1410–1466
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jane Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1516
1516
Birth of Jane Shirley in Thakeham, Sussex, England
Thakeham, Sussex, England
1556
1556
Age 40
Death of Jane Shirley in Vachery Park, Cranleigh, Surrey, England
Vachery Park, Cranleigh, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Thakeham, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Vachery Park, Cranleigh, Surrey, England

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