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Lady Beatrice Alice Shirley 1512–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1512

Birth Location: Winston Manor or Thankeham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 04 Oct 1558

Death Location: Gressenhall, Norfolk, England

Father: Richard Shirley

Mother: Lady Wiston

Spouse(s): Edward Park

Children(s): John Bray

Lady Beatrice Alice Shirley was born in 1512 in Winston Manor or Thankeham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Shirley And Lady Anne Shelley Of Wiston. Lady Beatrice Alice Shirley married Edward Braye Knight Of Valchery Park, and had children including John Bray. Lady Beatrice Alice Shirley passed away in 1558 in Gressenhall, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Beatrice Alice Shirley was born in 1512 in Winston Manor or Thankeham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Shirley And Lady Anne Shelley Of Wiston.
  • Lady Beatrice Alice Shirley married Edward Braye Knight Of Valchery Park, and had children including John Bray.
  • Lady Beatrice Alice Shirley passed away in 1558 in Gressenhall, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Shirley's Ancestors

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Lady Shirley
1512–1558
Birth Place: Winston Manor or Thankeham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Shirley
1478–1540
Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
Lady (Anne Shelley of) Wiston
1480–1542
Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussexshire and West Sussex, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Shelley Knight,) Judge
1467–1549
Bechworth Castle, Clapham, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Shirley's Descendants

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Lady (Beatrice Alice) Shirley (15 Jun 1512–04 Oct 1558) m. Edward (Braye Knight of Valchery) Park (1504–1 Dec 1558)
  1. 1. John Bray 1534–1615 m. Lady (Johanna) Jenyns 1536–1588
    1. 1. Lady (Mary Beth) Bray 1563–1629 m. Sir (Thomas) Whitney 1560–1637
      1. 1. William (John James) Whitney 1592–1673 m. Elinor (Ellen) Arnold 1592–1659
        1. 1. Richard (Whitney) I 1623–1719 m. Martha (Rhodes) Coldam 1626–1672
        2. 2. Joshua Whitney 1635–1719
        3. 3. John (Whitney) Jr 1620–1692
        4. 4. Benjamin Whitney 1643–1723
      2. 2. Ellen (Whitney Green) Fox 1600–1682
      3. 3. Alice Whitney 1602–1665
      4. 4. Arnwaye Whitney 1587–1591
      5. 5. Francis Whitney 1599–1613
      6. 6. Francis Whitney 1580–1580
      7. 7. Henry Whitney 1588–1589
      8. 8. Margaret Whitney 1584–1600
      9. 9. Robert Whitney 1583–1608
      10. 10. Thomas Whitney 1587–1637

Lady Shirley's Timeline

3 Records

1512
15 Jun 1512
Birth of Lady Beatrice Alice Shirley in Winston Manor or Thankeham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Winston Manor or Thankeham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1558
1 Jan 1558
Age 46
Death of Lady Beatrice Alice Shirley in Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surrey, England
Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surrey, England
1558
04 Oct 1558
Age 46
Burial of Lady Beatrice Alice Shirley in Gressenhall, Norfolk, England
Gressenhall, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1512
    Event Place: Winston Manor or Thankeham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1558
    Event Place: Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 04 Oct 1558
    Event Place: Gressenhall, Norfolk, England

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