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Lady Cecilia 'Cecily' Shirley 1577 – 1662 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1577

Birth Location: Wiston House, Southbourne, Sussex, England

Death Date: 31 Jul 1662

Death Location: Southampton, Hampshire, England

Father: Thomas Shirley

Mother: Lady Kempe

Spouse(s): Lord West

Children(s): William West

In 1577, Lady Cecilia 'Cecily' Shirley , Lady de la Ware (Plantagenet) entered the world in Wiston House, Southbourne, Sussex, England, born to Thomas Shirley and Lady Anne Alice Kempe. Lady Cecilia 'Cecily' Shirley , Lady de la Ware (Plantagenet) married Lord Thomas West, and had children including William West. Lady Cecilia 'Cecily' Shirley , Lady de la Ware (Plantagenet) passed away in 1662 in Southampton, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1577, Lady Cecilia 'Cecily' Shirley , Lady de la Ware (Plantagenet) entered the world in Wiston House, Southbourne, Sussex, England, born to Thomas Shirley and Lady Anne Alice Kempe.
  • Lady Cecilia 'Cecily' Shirley , Lady de la Ware (Plantagenet) married Lord Thomas West, and had children including William West.
  • Lady Cecilia 'Cecily' Shirley , Lady de la Ware (Plantagenet) passed away in 1662 in Southampton, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Shirley's Ancestors

Self
Lady Shirley
1577 – 1662
Birth Place: Wiston House, Southbourne, Sussex, England
Parents
Thomas Shirley
1542 – 1612
Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
Lady (Anne Alice) Kempe
1544 – 1623
Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Shirley
1498 – 1551
Wiston, Sussex, England
Lady (Mary C) Isley
1510 – 1566
Sundridge, Kent, England
Lord (Thomas) Kempe
1513 – 1586
Astwell, Northamptonshire, England
Mary (Emeline) Chiche
1515 – 1553
Shurland House, Eastchurch, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Shirley
1478 – 1540
Lady Wiston
1484 – 1541
Thomas Isley
1475 – 1518
Elizabeth
1488 – 1512
Sir Chiche
1492 –
Philippa
1500 – 1530
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Shirley
1443 – 1510
Lady Bellingham
1457 – 1528
Agnes Apuldrefield
1470 – 1570

Lady Shirley's Descendants

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Lady (Cecilia 'Cecily') Shirley (3 Mar 1577 – 31 Jul 1662) m. Lord (Thomas) West (9 Jul 1577 – 7 Jun 1618)
  1. 1. William West (5 Nov 1616 – 16 April 1674) m. Lady (Elizabeth Ann) Morris (1620 – 18 Jan 1684)
    1. 1. Sir (William 'The Rebel') West (1645 – 8 Feb 1707) m. Rebecca Bracewell (1647 – 9 Feb 1708) m. Margarett West m. SUSANNAH Pitt (1678 – 9 Oct 1745)
      1. 1. Rebecca (Skillington) West (1662 – 1755) m. Capt. (John) Dickinson (1695 – 04 Feb 1749)
        1. 1. Charity (Elizabeth) Dickenson (1712 – 11 Nov 1774) m. Pvt. (Robert) Peele (1700 – 13 July 1782)

Lady Shirley's Timeline

5 Records

1577
3 Mar 1577
Birth of Lady Cecilia 'Cecily' Shirley , Lady de la Ware (Plantagenet) in Wiston House, Southbourne, Sussex, England
Wiston House, Southbourne, Sussex, England
1580
1580
Age 3
Birth of Lady Cecilia 'Cecily' Shirley , Lady de la Ware (Plantagenet) in Winston, Sussex, England
Winston, Sussex, England
1662
Jul 1662
Age 85
Death of Lady Cecilia 'Cecily' Shirley , Lady de la Ware (Plantagenet) in Wherwell, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Hampshire, England
1662
31 Jul 1662
Age 85
Death of Lady Cecilia 'Cecily' Shirley , Lady de la Ware (Plantagenet) in Wherwell, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Hampshire, England
1662
31 Jul 1662
Age 85
Death of Lady Cecilia 'Cecily' Shirley , Lady de la Ware (Plantagenet) in Southampton, Hampshire, England
Southampton, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Winston, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1577
    Event Place: Wiston House, Southbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1662
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1662
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1662
    Event Place: Southampton, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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