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John Shirley 1432–1486 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1432

Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 18 May 1486

Death Location: Shepshed, Charnwood Borough, Leicestershire, England

Father: Ralph Shirley

Mother: Margaret Staunton

Spouse(s): Eleanor Willoughby

Children(s): Ralph Shirley

The story of John Shirley began in 1432 in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England. John Shirley married Eleanor Willoughby, and had children including Ralph Shirley. John Shirley passed away in 1486 in Shepshed, Charnwood Borough, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Shirley began in 1432 in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England.
  • John Shirley married Eleanor Willoughby, and had children including Ralph Shirley.
  • John Shirley passed away in 1486 in Shepshed, Charnwood Borough, Leicestershire, England.

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John Shirley's Ancestors

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John Shirley
1432–1486
Birth Place: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Ralph Shirley
1406–1466
Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
Margaret Staunton
1406–1481
Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England
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John Shirley's Descendants

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John Shirley (1432–18 May 1486) m. Eleanor Willoughby (1433–02 Aug 1486/87)
  1. 1. Ralph Shirley 1458–1517 m. Jane Sheffield 1474–1528
    1. 1. Francis Shirley 1515–1571 m. Dorothy Gifford 1520–1571
      1. 1. John (Sale) Searles 1537–1577 m. Agnes Parker 1541–1599
        1. 1. John Searle 1564–1631 m. Sarah Baldwin 1566–1613
      2. 2. Ann Shirley 1550–1608
    2. 2. Francis Shirley 1515–1571

John Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1432
1432
Birth of John Shirley in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
1486
18 May 1486
Age 54
Death of John Shirley in Eatington, Warwickshire, England
Eatington, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1432
    Event Place: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1486
    Event Place: Eatington, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shepshed, Charnwood Borough, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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