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Lady Beatrice Shirley 1512–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: Steyning, Sussex, England

Death Date: 1558

Death Location: Vachrey Park Manor, Cranleigh, Surrey, England

Father: Sir Shirley

Mother: Lady Shelley

Spouse(s): Sir Braye, Sir Bray, Sir Surrey

Children(s): Lord Bray, Ann Bray

In 1512, Lady Beatrice Shirley entered the world in Steyning, Sussex, England, born to Sir Richard Bellingham Shirley And Lady Alma Anne Shelley. Lady Beatrice Shirley married Sir Edmund Edward Bray, Sir Edward Bray Sheriff Of Sussex And Surrey, Sir John Ii Braye, and had children including Ann Flanders Bray, Lord John Bray. Lady Beatrice Shirley passed away in 1558 in Vachrey Park Manor, Cranleigh, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • In 1512, Lady Beatrice Shirley entered the world in Steyning, Sussex, England, born to Sir Richard Bellingham Shirley And Lady Alma Anne Shelley.
  • Lady Beatrice Shirley married Sir Edmund Edward Bray, Sir Edward Bray Sheriff Of Sussex And Surrey, Sir John Ii Braye, and had children including Ann Flanders Bray, Lord John Bray.
  • Lady Beatrice Shirley passed away in 1558 in Vachrey Park Manor, Cranleigh, Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Shirley's Ancestors

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Lady Shirley
1512–1558
Birth Place: Steyning, Sussex, England
Parents
Sir Richard Bellingham Shirley
1478–1540
Winston, Sussex, England
Lady (Alma Anne) Shelley
1490–1540
Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Shirley Lord) Ettington
1432–1485
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Eleanor Willoughby
1433–1497
Willoughby on the Wolds, Nottinghamshire, England
Sir (John Shelley Lord of) Michelgrove
1448–1526
Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Michelgrove
1450–1518
Clapham, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Shirley's Descendants

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Lady (Beatrice) Shirley (1512–1558) m. Sir (John II) Braye (1500–1581) m. Sir (Edmund Edward) Bray (1504–1 Dec 1558) m. Sir (Edward Bray Sheriff of Sussex and) Surrey (1504–1 Dec 1558)
  1. 1. Lord (John) Bray 1534–1615 m. Katherine Ishun 1530–1588
    1. 1. William Braye 1554–1615 m. Elysabeth Elland 1562–1635 m. Elyzabeth Elland 1562–
      1. 1. Thomas Bray 1587–1691 m. Mary Wilson 1591–1707 m. Hannah 1590–
        1. 1. Mary Bray 1612–1725 m. John Rindge 1610–1664
  2. 2. Ann (Flanders) Bray 1526–1577 m. Williams Bate 1540–1580 m. Rev. (Johanis) Bate 1540–1606 m. Stephen (Batchelder Arrival 1632) Massachusetts 1561–1656 m. Rev. (John) Bate 1540–1563
    1. 1. Ann Bate 1565–1627 m. Stephen (Bachiler **** University of) Oxford 1561–1660
      1. 1. Elizabeth Bachiler 1581–1665 m. Henry Way 1583–1667
        1. 1. George Way 1614–1689 m. Elizabeth Smith 1630–1713

Lady Shirley's Timeline

4 Records

1512
1512
Birth of Lady Beatrice Shirley in Wiston, Sussex, , England
Wiston, Sussex, , England
1512
1512
Birth of Lady Beatrice Shirley in Steyning, Sussex, England
Steyning, Sussex, England
1558
1558
Age 46
Death of Lady Beatrice Shirley in Cranley, Surrey, , England
Cranley, Surrey, , England
1558
1558
Age 46
Death of Lady Beatrice Shirley in Vachrey Park Manor, Cranleigh, Surrey, England
Vachrey Park Manor, Cranleigh, Surrey, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Steyning, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Cranley, Surrey, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Vachrey Park Manor, Cranleigh, Surrey, England

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