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Percy Bysshe Shelley 1792–1822 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1792

Birth Location: Field Place, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, West Sussex, England

Death Date: 8 July 1822

Death Location: at sea; Viareggio, Provincia di Lucca, Toscana, Italy

Father: Sir Castle

Mother: Elizabeth Pilfold

Spouse(s): Mary Godwin, Harriet Westbrook

Children(s): Elena Shelley, Percy Goring, William Shelley, Clara infant), William Shelley, Ianthe Shelley, Clara Shelley, Charles Shelley

The story of Percy Bysshe Shelley began in 1792 in Field Place, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, West Sussex, England. Percy Bysshe Shelley married Harriet Westbrook, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, and had children including Charles Bysshe Shelley, Clara Everina Shelley, Clara Shelley Premature Infant, Elena Adelaide Shelley, Ianthe Elizabeth Shelley, Percy Florence Shelley 3Rd Baronet Of Castle Goring, William Shelley. Percy Bysshe Shelley passed away in 1822 in at sea; Viareggio, Provincia di Lucca, Toscana, Italy.

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Biography

  • The story of Percy Bysshe Shelley began in 1792 in Field Place, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, West Sussex, England.
  • Percy Bysshe Shelley married Harriet Westbrook, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, and had children including Charles Bysshe Shelley, Clara Everina Shelley, Clara Shelley Premature Infant, Elena Adelaide Shelley, Ianthe Elizabeth Shelley, Percy Florence Shelley 3Rd Baronet Of Castle Goring, William Shelley.
  • Percy Bysshe Shelley passed away in 1822 in at sea; Viareggio, Provincia di Lucca, Toscana, Italy.

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Percy Shelley's Ancestors

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Percy Shelley
1792–1822
Birth Place: Field Place, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, West Sussex, England
Parents
Sir Timothy Shelley Baronet Shelley Castle
1753–1844
Field Place, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Pilfold
1753–1844
Effingham, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Sir (Percy Bysshe Shelley (1st) baronet)
1731–1815
Castle Goring, Goring, Sussex, England
Mary (Catherine) Michell
1734–1760
Horsham, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Johanna Plume
1704–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Percy Shelley's Descendants

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Percy (Bysshe) Shelley (4 Aug 1792–8 July 1822) m. Mary (Wollstonecraft) Godwin (30 Aug 1797–1 Feb 1851) m. Harriet Westbrook (1 Aug 1795–15 Dec 1816)
  1. 1. Elena (Adelaide) Shelley 1818–1820
  2. 2. Percy (Florence Shelley 3rd Baronet of Castle) Goring 1819–1889
  3. 3. William Shelley 1816–1819
  4. 4. Clara (Shelley (premature) infant) 1815–1815
  5. 5. William Shelley 1816–1819
  6. 6. Ianthe (Elizabeth) Shelley 1813–1876
  7. 7. Clara (Everina) Shelley 1817–1818
  8. 8. Charles (Bysshe) Shelley 1814–1819

Percy Shelley's Timeline

3 Records

1792
4 Aug 1792
Birth of Percy Bysshe Shelley in Field Place, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, West Sussex, England
Field Place, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, West Sussex, England
1816
30 Dec 1816
Age 24
Percy Bysshe Shelley was married in St Mildred Bread Street, England
St Mildred Bread Street, England
1822
8 July 1822
Age 30
Death of Percy Bysshe Shelley in at sea; Viareggio, Provincia di Lucca, Toscana, Italy
at sea; Viareggio, Provincia di Lucca, Toscana, Italy

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1792
    Event Place: Field Place, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, West Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1816
    Event Place: St Mildred Bread Street, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 July 1822
    Event Place: at sea; Viareggio, Provincia di Lucca, Toscana, Italy

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