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Lady Beatrice Shirley 1512–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: Wiston, Sussex, England

Death Date: 1558

Death Location: Crawley Hill, Surrey, England

Father: Sir Shirley

Mother: Anne Shelley

Spouse(s): Sir Bray

Children(s): Joan Bray

In 1512, Lady Beatrice Shirley entered the world in Wiston, Sussex, England, born to Sir Richard Shirley And Anne Shelley. Lady Beatrice Shirley married Sir Edmund Edward Bray, and had children including Joan Bray. Lady Beatrice Shirley passed away in 1558 in Crawley Hill, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • In 1512, Lady Beatrice Shirley entered the world in Wiston, Sussex, England, born to Sir Richard Shirley And Anne Shelley.
  • Lady Beatrice Shirley married Sir Edmund Edward Bray, and had children including Joan Bray.
  • Lady Beatrice Shirley passed away in 1558 in Crawley Hill, Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Shirley
1478–1540
Birth Location: Winston, Sussex, England
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Anne Shelley
1481–1542
Birth Location: Michelgrove, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Bray
1504–1558
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
SB

Children(s)

Joan Bray
1524–1571
Birth Location: North Molton, Devon, England
JB

Lady Shirley's Ancestors

Self
Lady Shirley
1512–1558
Birth Place: Wiston, Sussex, England
Parents
Sir Richard Shirley
1478–1540
Winston, Sussex, England
Anne Shelley
1481–1542
Michelgrove, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Ralph Shirley) III
1443–1510
Winston, Sussex, England
Jane Bellingham
1456–1486
Burneshead, Kendal, Westmoreland, England
Sir (William of Clapham (De Concher)) Shelley
1467–1548
Bechworth Castle, Clapham, Sussex, England
Lady (Alice) Belknap
1460–1537
Griffe Hall, Warwickshire, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir II
1406–1466
Lady Blount
1422–1457
Thomas Bellingham
1438–1490
Jane Wiltshire
1447–1510
Sir Shelley
1448–1527
Elizabeth DeMichelgrove
1450–1518
Lord Knight
1428–1488
Lady Knolles
1432–1488
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Baddesley
1392–1443
Lady Eatington
1390–1419
Sir Bellingham
1408–1476
Elizabeth Tunstall
1410–1524
John Castle
1434–1503
Lady Clothall
1423–1455
Sir (Knight)
1428–1515
Lady Hawkwood
1432–1454
Hamon Normandy
1394–1429
Joan Botiler
1391–1489
Richard London
1405–1485
Margaret Doyley
1415–1449

Lady Shirley's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Beatrice) Shirley (1512–1558) m. Sir (Edmund Edward) Bray (1504–01 Dec 1558)
  1. 1. Joan Bray 1524–1571 m. Walter Thorne 1522–1570
    1. 1. Francis Thorne 1551–1601 m. Jane Cavendish 1555–1608
      1. 1. John Thorne 1580–1621 m. Constance (Joan) Brown 1580–1621
        1. 1. William (Thorne) Sr. 1616–1657 m. Sarah (Susannah) Booth 1617–1675
        2. 2. Jane Thorne 1610–1661
        3. 3. James Thorne 1608–1659
        4. 4. Cavendish Thorne 1610–1611
        5. 5. Susannah Thorne 1608–

Lady Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1512
1512
Birth of Lady Beatrice Shirley in Wiston, Sussex, England
Wiston, Sussex, England
1558
1558
Age 46
Death of Lady Beatrice Shirley in Crawley Hill, Surrey, England
Crawley Hill, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Wiston, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Crawley Hill, Surrey, England
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