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John Shelley 1508 – 1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1508

Birth Location: Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 16 DEC 1550

Death Location: Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Shelley

Mother: Alice Belknap

Spouse(s): Mary FitzWilliam, Mary FitzWilliam, Mary FitzWilliam

Children(s): Margaret Shelley, Richard Shelley, Anne Shelley, Eleonor Shelley, James Shelley, Katherine Shelley, Alice Shelley

John Shelley was born in 1508 in Kent, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Clapham Shelley and Alice Belknap. John Shelley married Mary FitzWilliam, Mary FitzWilliam, Mary FitzWilliam, and had children including Margaret Shelley, Richard Shelley, Anne Shelley, Eleonor Shelley, James Shelley, Katherine Shelley, Alice Shelley. John Shelley passed away in 1550 in Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Shelley was born in 1508 in Kent, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Clapham Shelley and Alice Belknap.
  • John Shelley married Mary FitzWilliam, Mary FitzWilliam, Mary FitzWilliam, and had children including Margaret Shelley, Richard Shelley, Anne Shelley, Eleonor Shelley, James Shelley, Katherine Shelley, Alice Shelley.
  • John Shelley passed away in 1550 in Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

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John Shelley's Ancestors

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John Shelley
1508 – 1550
Birth Place: Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Clapham Shelley
1480 – 1549
Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Alice Belknap
1475 – 1537
Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
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Elizabeth Michelgrove
1450 – 1513
Clapham, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Henry (Belkap of) Oston
1428 – 1488
Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Knolles
1432 – 1488
North Mimms, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Shelley
1428 – 1515
Béatrice Harkwood
1432 –
John Michelgrove
1424 – 1509
Mary Sidney
1428 – 1478
Thomas Knollys
1390 – 1445
Isabell d'Oyley
1390 – 1445
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Shelley
1402 – 1517
Elizabeth Petit
1413 –
Sir Hawkwood
1406 –
Julius Hawkwood
1410 –
John Michelgrove
1400 – 1459
Joan
1400 –
William Sidney
1389 – 1465
Elizabeth Michell
1390 – 1446
Thomas London
1360 – 1435
Joan
1365 – 1405
William d'Oyly
1342 – 1424
Isabella More
1374 – 1424

John Shelley's Descendants

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John Shelley (ABT 1508 – 16 DEC 1550) m. Mary FitzWilliam (1500 – ABT 1565) m. Mary FitzWilliam (1500 – 1561) m. Mary FitzWilliam (1510 – 1562)
  1. 1. Margaret Shelley (1535 – )
  2. 2. Richard Shelley (ABT 1522 – )
  3. 3. Anne Shelley (ABT 1525 – )
  4. 4. Eleonor Shelley (1528 – 15 APR 1597) m. George Colton (1523 – )
  5. 5. James Shelley (ABT 1531 – )
  6. 6. Katherine Shelley (EST 1550 – ) m. Edward Hammond (ABT 1548 – )
  7. 7. Alice Shelley (ABT 1553 – ) m. Thomas Randall (ABT 1551 – )

John Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1508
ABT 1508
Birth of John Shelley in Kent, England, United Kingdom
Kent, England, United Kingdom
1550
16 DEC 1550
Age 42
Death of John Shelley in Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1508
    Event Place: Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 DEC 1550
    Event Place: Sussex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clapham, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom

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