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John Shelley 1506–1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1506

Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, England

Death Date: 16 December 1550

Death Location: Clapham, Arun District, West Sussex, England

Father: William Shelley

Mother: Alice Belknap

Spouse(s): Lady Fitzwilliam

Children(s): Mary Shelley, John (2), William Shelley, Bridget Hungerford

In 1506, John Shelley entered the world in Clapham, Sussex, England, born to William Shelley And Alice Elizabeth De Belknap. John Shelley married Lady Mary Catherine Fitzwilliam, and had children including Bridget Hungerford, John Shelley 2, Mary Elizabeth Shelley, Richard Shelley, William Shelley. John Shelley passed away in 1550 in Clapham, Arun District, West Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1506, John Shelley entered the world in Clapham, Sussex, England, born to William Shelley And Alice Elizabeth De Belknap.
  • John Shelley married Lady Mary Catherine Fitzwilliam, and had children including Bridget Hungerford, John Shelley 2, Mary Elizabeth Shelley, Richard Shelley, William Shelley.
  • John Shelley passed away in 1550 in Clapham, Arun District, West Sussex, England.

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John Shelley's Ancestors

Self
John Shelley
1506–1550
Birth Place: Clapham, Sussex, England
Parents
William Shelley
1480–1549
Clapham, Arun District, West Sussex, England
Alice (Elizabeth de) Belknap
1460–1549
Giddy Hall, Sussex, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Shelley's Descendants

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John Shelley (1506–16 December 1550) m. Lady (Mary Catherine) Fitzwilliam (Apr 1504–5 Jun 1588)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Shelley 1537–1746 m. Sir (Knight George Cotton of St) Giles 1532–1609
    1. 1. Margaret (Dormer Constable \ Margaretha) Dormer 1553–1637
      1. 1. Dorothy CONSTABLE 1580–1632
        1. 1. Sir (Henry "The Royalist" Lawson) 9GG 1595–1636
  2. 2. John (Shelley\) (2) 1527–1592
  3. 3. William Shelley –1741
  4. 4. Bridget Hungerford –1621

John Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1506
1506
Birth of John Shelley in Clapham, Sussex, England
Clapham, Sussex, England
1550
16 December 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
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Michelnxove, Sussex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 December 1550
    Event Place: Michaelgrove, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clapham, Arun District, West Sussex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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