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Margaret Shelton 1509–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1509

Birth Location: Norfolk, England

Death Date: 15 Nov 1558

Death Location: Shelton, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Translator

Mother: Lady Morley

Spouse(s): John III

Children(s): Ralph Shelton

The story of Margaret Shelton began in 1509 in Norfolk, England. Margaret Shelton married John Williams Shelton Iii, and had children including Ralph Shelton. Margaret Shelton passed away in 1558 in Shelton, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Shelton began in 1509 in Norfolk, England.
  • Margaret Shelton married John Williams Shelton Iii, and had children including Ralph Shelton.
  • Margaret Shelton passed away in 1558 in Shelton, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Translator
1495–1556
Birth Location: –
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Lady Morley
1490–1552
Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire
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Spouses(s)

John III
1504–1558
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Ralph Shelton
1530–1580
Birth Location: Shelton, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
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Margaret Shelton's Ancestors

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Margaret Shelton
1509–1558
Birth Place: Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir Henry Parker, 10th Baron Lord Morley, English Peer and Translator
1495–1556
Lady (Alice "Anne" St. John, Baroness Parker of) Morley
1490–1552
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire
Grandparents
Willem Parker
1460–1510
London
Alice (Lovel Lady) Morley
1468–1518
Sir (John St John of Bletsoe Knight of) Bath
1450–1525
Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Lady (Sybille verch Morganvan Gwent Iscoed ap) Jenkin
1462–1520
Langstone, Glamorgan, Wales
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Shelton's Descendants

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Margaret Shelton (1509–15 Nov 1558) m. John (Williams Shelton) III (1504–15 November 1558)
  1. 1. Ralph Shelton 1530–1580
    1. 1. Audrey (Ethelred) Shelton 1568–1631 m. Thomas (de Grey Walsingham) Sir 1568–1630
      1. 1. Thomas (Baron) Walsingham 1600–1669 m. Elizabeth (Manwood) Walsingham 1596–1632
        1. 1. Thomas ((Col)) Wallsingham 1614–1691
        2. 2. Elizabeth Walsingham 1620–1656
        3. 3. Francis (Johnson) Walsingham 1632–1720
        4. 4. Katherine Walsingham 1616–1637

Margaret Shelton's Timeline

4 Records

1509
1509
Birth of Margaret Shelton in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1520
1520
Age 11
Birth of Margaret Shelton in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire
1558
15 November 1558
Age 49
Death of Margaret Shelton in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1558
15 Nov 1558
Age 49
Death of Margaret Shelton in Shelton, Norfolk, England
Shelton, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1509
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 November 1558
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1558
    Event Place: Shelton, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shelton, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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