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John Shirley 1533 – 1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jun 1533

Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 12 September 1570

Death Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England

Father: George Shirley

Mother: Dorothea Shirley

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The story of John Shirley began in 1533 in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England. John Shirley passed away in 1570 in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Shirley began in 1533 in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England.
  • John Shirley passed away in 1570 in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England.

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John Shirley's Ancestors

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John Shirley
1533 – 1570
Birth Place: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Parents
George Francis Shirley
1515 – 1571
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Dorothea Shirley
1520 – 1571
Chillington,Staffordshire,England
Grandparents
Ralph Shirley
1482 – 1535
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Jane Sheffield
1474 – 1528
Nottinghamshire, England
John (Gifford 12th Lord Chillington, Sheriff of) Staffordshire,
1466 – 1556
Chillington, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth Gresley
1484 – 1585
Drakelowe, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Shirley
1458 – 1517
Jane
1460 – 1527
Robert Sheffield
– 1502
Genette Lownde
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1533
21 Jun 1533
Birth of John Shirley in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
1570
12 September 1570
Age 37
Death of John Shirley in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1533
    Event Place: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; School Admission and Discharge Registers; Reference: LCC/EO/DIV08/STMRY1/AD/002

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 September 1570
    Event Place: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England

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