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Lord Sir Knight Ralph Shirley 1443 – 1510 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1443

Birth Location: Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England

Death Date: 1510

Death Location: Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England

Father: Thomas Shirley

Mother: Anne Shelly

Spouse(s): Lady Bellingham

Children(s): Sir Shirley

The story of Lord Sir Knight Ralph Shirley III, of Wiston, Constable of Melbourne Castle, Baron of Staunton Harold, Sheriff of Surrey & Sussex began in 1443 in Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England. Lord Sir Knight Ralph Shirley III, of Wiston, Constable of Melbourne Castle, Baron of Staunton Harold, Sheriff of Surrey & Sussex married Lady Jane de Bellingham, and had children including Sir Knight Richard Shirley. Lord Sir Knight Ralph Shirley III, of Wiston, Constable of Melbourne Castle, Baron of Staunton Harold, Sheriff of Surrey & Sussex passed away in 1510 in Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England.

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  • The story of Lord Sir Knight Ralph Shirley III, of Wiston, Constable of Melbourne Castle, Baron of Staunton Harold, Sheriff of Surrey & Sussex began in 1443 in Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England.
  • Lord Sir Knight Ralph Shirley III, of Wiston, Constable of Melbourne Castle, Baron of Staunton Harold, Sheriff of Surrey & Sussex married Lady Jane de Bellingham, and had children including Sir Knight Richard Shirley.
  • Lord Sir Knight Ralph Shirley III, of Wiston, Constable of Melbourne Castle, Baron of Staunton Harold, Sheriff of Surrey & Sussex passed away in 1510 in Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England.

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Lord Shirley's Ancestors

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Lord Shirley
1443 – 1510
Birth Place: Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England
Parents
Thomas Shirley
1410 – 1466
Brailsford, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
Anne Shelly
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Lord Shirley's Descendants

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Lord (Sir Knight Ralph) Shirley (1443 – 1510) m. Lady (Jane de) Bellingham (1457 – 16 Mar 1528)
  1. 1. Sir (Knight Richard) Shirley (1478 – 10 Nov 1540) m. Lady (Anne) Wiston (1484 – 24 JUL 1541)
    1. 1. Alice Shirley (1501 – 26 Jan 1558) m. Luke Pilcher (1501 – abt 1545)
      1. 1. Sir (David) Pilcher (08 Feb 1526 – 10 Mar 1576) m. Lady (Joane) Haye (1528 – 07 Jun 1599)
        1. 1. Lady (Constance) Pilcher (Abt. 1580 – 23 Nov 1624) m. Thomas Ensinge (ABT 1571 – abt 1632)
    2. 2. Sir (William) Shirley (1498 – 29 May 1551) m. Lady (Mary C) Isley (1510 – 1566) m. Elizabeth Isley (1510 – 1566)
      1. 1. Thomas Shirley (9 May 1542 – 16 Oct 1612) m. Lady (Anne Alice) Kempe (26 Dec 1544 – 19 Feb 1623)
        1. 1. Lady (Cecilia 'Cecily') Shirley (3 Mar 1577 – 31 Jul 1662) m. Lord (Thomas) West (9 Jul 1577 – 7 Jun 1618)

Lord Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1443
1443
Birth of Lord Sir Knight Ralph Shirley III, of Wiston, Constable of Melbourne Castle, Baron of Staunton Harold, Sheriff of Surrey & Sussex in Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England
Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England
1510
1510
Age 67
Death of Lord Sir Knight Ralph Shirley III, of Wiston, Constable of Melbourne Castle, Baron of Staunton Harold, Sheriff of Surrey & Sussex in Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England
Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1443
    Event Place: Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

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