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Percy Bysshe Shelley 1792–1822 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 August 1792

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

Death Date: 8 July 1822

Death Location: Bournemouth, Bournemouth Unitary Authority, Dorset, England

Father: Sir Shelley

Mother: Elizabeth Pilfold

Spouse(s): Mary (Shelley)

Children(s): Clara Shelley, Elena Shelley, Sir Shelley, William 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 Shelley, and had children including Clara Everina Shelley, Elena Adelaide Shelley, Sir Percy Florence Shelley, William Shelley. Percy Bysshe Shelley passed away in 1822 in Bournemouth, Bournemouth Unitary Authority, Dorset, England.

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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 Shelley, and had children including Clara Everina Shelley, Elena Adelaide Shelley, Sir Percy Florence Shelley, William Shelley.
  • Percy Bysshe Shelley passed away in 1822 in Bournemouth, Bournemouth Unitary Authority, Dorset, England.

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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 Bart Shelley
1753–1844
Field Place, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Pilfold
1753–1844
Effingham, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Sir (Bysshe) Shelley
1731–1815
Castle Goring, Goring, Sussex, England
Catherine (Mary) Michell
1734–1760
Horsham, Sussex, England
Charles Pilfold
1726–1790
Effingham, Surrey, England
Bathia White
1739–1779
Effingham, England
Great-Grandparents
Timothy Esq
1700–1770
Johanna Plume
1704–1780
Theobald Rev.
1700–1737
Mary Tredcroft
1713–1735
John Pilfold
1680–1745
Mary (Mitchell)
1690–1775
William White
1703–1764
Bathia Waller
1703–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shelley
1666–1739
Helen Bysshe
1667–1742
Walsingham Michell
1658–1713
Margaret Chatfeild
1662–
Nathaniel Tredcroft
1674–1720
Elizabeth Scrase
1686–1718
John Pilfold
1630–1686
Anne Cruchlowe
1642–1682
Thomas White
1667–1719
Jane Pellett
1673–1731

Percy Shelley's Descendants

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Percy (Bysshe) Shelley (4 August 1792–8 July 1822) m. Mary (Wollstonecraft Godwin) (Shelley) (30 August 1797–1 February 1851)
  1. 1. Clara (Everina) Shelley 1817–1818
  2. 2. Elena (Adelaide) Shelley 1818–1820
  3. 3. Sir (Percy Florence) Shelley 1819–1889
  4. 4. William Shelley 1816–1819

Percy Shelley's Timeline

4 Records

1792
4 August 1792
Birth of Percy Bysshe Shelley in Field Place, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, West Sussex, England
Field Place, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, West Sussex, England
1792
7 Sep 1792
Percy Bysshe Shelley was baptized in Warnham, Sussex, England
Warnham, 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

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1792
    Event Place: Warnham, Sussex, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1816
    Event Place: St Mildred Bread Street, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 July 1822
    Event Place: at sea; Viareggio, Provincia di Lucca, Toscana, Italy

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bournemouth, Bournemouth Unitary Authority, Dorset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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