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John Shelley 1506–1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1506

Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, England

Death Date: 16 Dec 1550

Death Location: Michaelgrove, Sussex, England

Father: William Knight

Mother: Alice Belknap

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In 1506, John Shelley entered the world in Clapham, Sussex, England, born to William Shelley Knight And Alice Belknap. John Shelley passed away in 1550 in Michaelgrove, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1506, John Shelley entered the world in Clapham, Sussex, England, born to William Shelley Knight And Alice Belknap.
  • John Shelley passed away in 1550 in Michaelgrove, Sussex, England.

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John Shelley's Ancestors

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John Shelley
1506–1550
Birth Place: Clapham, Sussex, England
Parents
William Shelley Knight
1470–1549
Bechworth Castle, Surrey, England
Alice Belknap
1475–1537
Giddy Hall, Sussex, England
Grandparents
John Shelley
1455–1526
Clapham, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Michelgrove
1450–1518
Penhurst, Kent, England
Henry Belknap
1435–1488
, Warwickshire, , England
Margaret Knolles
1432–1488
, Sussex, , England
Great-Grandparents
John Shelley
1428–1515
Beatrice Hawkwood
1432–
John Michelgrove
1424–1450
Mary Sidney
1428–1450
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1506
1506
Birth of John Shelley in Clapham, Sussex, England
Clapham, Sussex, England
1550
16 Dec 1550
Age 44
Death of John Shelley in Michaelgrove, Sussex, England
Michaelgrove, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1506
    Event Place: Clapham, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1550
    Event Place: Michaelgrove, Sussex, England

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