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Ralph Shirley 1413 – 1466 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1413

Birth Location: Shirley, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 26 Dec 1466

Death Location: Eatington, Warwickshire, England

Father: Sir Shirley

Mother: Joan Bassett

Spouse(s): Margaret Staunton

Children(s): John Shirley

In 1413, Ralph Shirley , Esq., Constable of Melbourne Castle entered the world in Shirley, Derbyshire, England, born to Sir Ralph Shirley and Joan Bassett. Ralph Shirley , Esq., Constable of Melbourne Castle married Margaret Staunton, and had children including John Shirley. Ralph Shirley , Esq., Constable of Melbourne Castle passed away in 1466 in Eatington, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1413, Ralph Shirley , Esq., Constable of Melbourne Castle entered the world in Shirley, Derbyshire, England, born to Sir Ralph Shirley and Joan Bassett.
  • Ralph Shirley , Esq., Constable of Melbourne Castle married Margaret Staunton, and had children including John Shirley.
  • Ralph Shirley , Esq., Constable of Melbourne Castle passed away in 1466 in Eatington, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Shirley
1392 – 1443
Birth Location: Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
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Joan Bassett
1390 – 1419
Birth Location: Brailsford, Derbyshire, England
JB

Spouses(s)

Margaret Staunton
1405 – 1435
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
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Children(s)

John Shirley
1429 – 1485
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
JS

Ralph Shirley's Ancestors

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Ralph Shirley
1413 – 1466
Birth Place: Shirley, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Sir Ralph Shirley
1392 – 1443
Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
Joan Bassett
1390 – 1419
Brailsford, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight Hugh) Shirley
1351 – 1403
Shirley, Derbyshire, England
Beatrix Braose
1365 – 1440
Probably Wiston, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Shirley
1300 – 1362
Isabella Basset
1334 – 1393
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ralph Shirley's Descendants

1.
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Ralph Shirley (1413 – 26 Dec 1466) m. Margaret Staunton (Bef. 1405 – 1435)
  1. 1. John Shirley (Abt. 1429 – 18 May 1485) m. Eleanor Willoughby (1433 – 1487)
    1. 1. Robert Shirley (1462 – 1513) m. Unknown (Abt. 1460 – )
      1. 1. Ralph Shirley (1458 – 6 January 1517) m. Lady (Jane) Sheffield (1480 – 16 Mar 1527)
        1. 1. Sir (George Francis) Shirley (Nov 1510 – 1573) m. Lady (Dorothea) DeGifford (1520 – 29 October 1571) m. Margery (Margaret) Carpenter (1511 – 20 Jun 1576)

Ralph Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1413
1413
Birth of Ralph Shirley , Esq., Constable of Melbourne Castle in Shirley, Derbyshire, England
Shirley, Derbyshire, England
1466
26 Dec 1466
Age 53
Death of Ralph Shirley , Esq., Constable of Melbourne Castle in Eatington, Warwickshire, England
Eatington, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1413
    Event Place: Shirley, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1466
    Event Place: Eatington, Warwickshire, England
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