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Mary Elizabeth Shelley 1537–1746 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 17 May 1746

Death Location: Clapham, Arun District, West Sussex, England

Father: John Shelley

Mother: Lady Fitzwilliam

Spouse(s): Sir Giles

Children(s): Margaret Dormer

Mary Elizabeth Shelley was born in 1537 in Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Shelley And Lady Mary Catherine Fitzwilliam. Mary Elizabeth Shelley married Sir Knight George Cotton Of St Giles, and had children including Margaret Dormer Constable Margaretha Dormer. Mary Elizabeth Shelley passed away in 1746 in Clapham, Arun District, West Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • Mary Elizabeth Shelley was born in 1537 in Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Shelley And Lady Mary Catherine Fitzwilliam.
  • Mary Elizabeth Shelley married Sir Knight George Cotton Of St Giles, and had children including Margaret Dormer Constable Margaretha Dormer.
  • Mary Elizabeth Shelley passed away in 1746 in Clapham, Arun District, West Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Shelley's Ancestors

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Mary Shelley
1537–1746
Birth Place: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Shelley
1506–1550
Clapham, Sussex, England
Lady (Mary Catherine) Fitzwilliam
1504–1588
Buckhurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Shelley
1480–1549
Clapham, Arun District, West Sussex, England
Alice (Elizabeth de) Belknap
1460–1549
Giddy Hall, Sussex, England
William Fitzwilliam
1455–1534
Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Mildred ((Maud)) Sackville
1490–1509
Buckhurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Shelley's Descendants

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Mary (Elizabeth) Shelley (1537–17 May 1746) m. Sir (Knight George Cotton of St) Giles (1532–1609)
  1. 1. Margaret (Dormer Constable \ Margaretha) Dormer 1553–1637
    1. 1. Dorothy CONSTABLE 1580–1632
      1. 1. Sir (Henry "The Royalist" Lawson) 9GG 1595–1636
        1. 1. Sir (John Lawson 1st Bt Of Brough) Hall 1627–1698

Mary Shelley's Timeline

5 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Shelley in Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1597
15 April 1597
Age 60
Death of Mary Elizabeth Shelley in Hempstead, Medway, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Hempstead, Medway, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1697
2 Feb 1697-1698
Age 160
Mary Elizabeth Shelley was baptized in London, England
London, England
1697
1697-1698
Age 160
Mary Elizabeth Shelley was christened
None
1746
17 May 1746
Age 209
Burial of Mary Elizabeth Shelley in Clapham, Arun District, West Sussex, England
Clapham, Arun District, West Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1697-1698
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1697-1698
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 April 1597
    Event Place: Hempstead, Medway, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Staffordshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 May 1746
    Event Place: Clapham, Arun District, West Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Staffordshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

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