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John Shelton 1472 – 1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1472

Birth Location: Shelton,,Norfolk,England

Death Date: 21 Dec 1539

Death Location: Shelton Chancel,Shelton,Norfolk,England

Father: John Shelton

Mother: Margaret Clere

Spouse(s): Anne Boleyn

Children(s): John Shelton

The story of John Shelton began in 1472 in Shelton,,Norfolk,England. John Shelton married Anne Boleyn, and had children including John Shelton. John Shelton passed away in 1539 in Shelton Chancel,Shelton,Norfolk,England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Shelton began in 1472 in Shelton,,Norfolk,England.
  • John Shelton married Anne Boleyn, and had children including John Shelton.
  • John Shelton passed away in 1539 in Shelton Chancel,Shelton,Norfolk,England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shelton
1451 – 1499
Birth Location: Shelton,,Norfolk,England
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Margaret Clere
1438 – 1500
Birth Location: Ormesby,,Norfolk,England
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Spouses(s)

Anne Boleyn
1475 – 1556
Birth Location: Blickling,,Norfolk,England
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Children(s)

John Shelton
1504 – 1558
Birth Location: Shelton,,Norfolk,England
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John Shelton's Ancestors

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John Shelton
1472 – 1539
Birth Place: Shelton,,Norfolk,England
Parents
John Shelton
1451 – 1499
Shelton,,Norfolk,England
Margaret Clere
1438 – 1500
Ormesby,,Norfolk,England
Grandparents
Ralph Shelton
1430 – 1497
Shelton,,Norfolk,England
Margaret Clere
1438 – 1500
Ormesby,,Norfolk,England
Robert Clere
1406 – 1446
Ormesby,,Norfolk,England
Elizabeth Uvedale
1410 – 1492
Ormesby,,Norfolk,England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Clere
1406 – 1446
Elizabeth Uvedale
1410 – 1492
John Clere
1382 –
Elizabeth Branch
1384 – 1441
Thomas Uvedale
1380 – 1474
Agnes Paulet
1404 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Clere
1382 –
Elizabeth Branch
1384 – 1441
Thomas Uvedale
1380 – 1474
Agnes Paulet
1404 –
William Clere
1356 – 1384
Dionisia Witchingham
1360 – 1418
Philip Branch
1358 –
Philip Branch
1362 –
John Uvedale
1374 –
Sybilla Scures
1360 –
William Paulett
1360 – 1435
Eleanor Delamare
1373 – 1413

John Shelton's Descendants

1.
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John Shelton (1472 – 21 Dec 1539) m. Anne Boleyn (18 Nov 1475 – 6 Jan 1556)
  1. 1. John Shelton (1504 – 1558-11-15) m. Margaret Parker (1500 – 1558-11-15)
    1. 1. Ralph Shelton (1535 – 1580-10-03) m. Mary Wodehouse (1534 – 1568)
      1. 1. Ralph Shelton (1560-11-01 – 1628-07-22) m. Jane West (1558 – 1606)
        1. 1. James Shelton (1580 – 1668) m. Ann Hebert (1588 – 1639)

John Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1472
1472
Birth of John Shelton in Shelton,,Norfolk,England
Shelton,,Norfolk,England
1539
21 Dec 1539
Age 67
Death of John Shelton in Shelton Chancel,Shelton,Norfolk,England
Shelton Chancel,Shelton,Norfolk,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1472
    Event Place: Shelton,,Norfolk,England
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1539
    Event Place: Shelton Chancel,Shelton,Norfolk,England
    Record Source: OneWorldTree
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