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Lady Jocosa Joyce Shirley 1515–1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Enville, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 9 July 1574

Death Location: Enville, Staffordshire, England

Father: John Shirley

Mother: Margaret Wroth

Spouse(s): Thomas Blount, Richard Abington, John Lee

Children(s): Mary Abington, Jane Abbington, Eleonora Abington, George Blount, Lady Yaxley), John Lee

The story of Lady Jocosa Joyce Shirley began in 1515 in Enville, Staffordshire, England. Lady Jocosa Joyce Shirley married John I Lee, Richard Abington, Thomas Blount, and had children including Eleonora Abington, George Blount, Jane Abbington, John Lee, Lady Margaret Lee Countess Of Yaxley, Mary Abington. Lady Jocosa Joyce Shirley passed away in 1574 in Enville, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Jocosa Joyce Shirley began in 1515 in Enville, Staffordshire, England.
  • Lady Jocosa Joyce Shirley married John I Lee, Richard Abington, Thomas Blount, and had children including Eleonora Abington, George Blount, Jane Abbington, John Lee, Lady Margaret Lee Countess Of Yaxley, Mary Abington.
  • Lady Jocosa Joyce Shirley passed away in 1574 in Enville, Staffordshire, England.

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Lady Shirley's Ancestors

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Lady Shirley
1515–1574
Birth Place: Enville, Staffordshire, England
Parents
John Shirley
1489–1514
Enville, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Wroth
1497–1527
Enville, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Shirley's Descendants

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Lady (Jocosa Joyce) Shirley (1515–9 July 1574) m. Thomas Blount (1496–20 DEC 1564) m. Richard Abington (1518–1545) m. John (I) Lee (1515–Apr 1573)
  1. 1. Mary Abington 1535–1574 m. Richard Barnaby 1531–1597
    1. 1. Winifred BARNABY 1565–1597
    2. 2. Ellen Barnaby 1540–1554
    3. 3. Joan Barnaby 1540–1554
    4. 4. Robert Barnaby 1540–1634
    5. 5. Wiliam Barnaby 1540–1563
    6. 6. Elizabeth Barnaby 1545–1603 m. Charles Philips 1546–1603
    7. 7. Thomas Barneby 1561–1596
    8. 8. Joyse Barnaby 1559–
    9. 9. Joane Barneby 1569–
    10. 10. Ellen Barneby 1569–
  2. 2. Jane Abbington 1538–
  3. 3. Eleonora Abington 1540–1574
  4. 4. George Blount 1560–1610
  5. 5. Lady (Margaret Lee (Countess of) Yaxley) 1541–1598
  6. 6. John Lee 1535–1689

Lady Shirley's Timeline

3 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Lady Jocosa Joyce Shirley in Enville, Staffordshire, England
Enville, Staffordshire, England
1530
1530
Age 15
Lady Jocosa Joyce Shirley was married in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom
1574
9 July 1574
Age 59
Death of Lady Jocosa Joyce Shirley in Enville, Staffordshire, England
Enville, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Enville, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 July 1574
    Event Place: Enville, Staffordshire, England

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