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Ralph Shirley 1458–1517 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1458

Birth Location: Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 6 January 1517

Death Location: Leicestershire, England

Father: John Shirley

Mother: Eleanor Willoughby

Spouse(s): Jane Sheffield

Children(s): Francis Shirley, Francis Shirley

Ralph Shirley was born in 1458 in Leicestershire, England, the child of John Shirley And Eleanor Willoughby. Ralph Shirley married Jane Sheffield, and had children including Francis Shirley. Ralph Shirley passed away in 1517 in Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Ralph Shirley was born in 1458 in Leicestershire, England, the child of John Shirley And Eleanor Willoughby.
  • Ralph Shirley married Jane Sheffield, and had children including Francis Shirley.
  • Ralph Shirley passed away in 1517 in Leicestershire, England.

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Ralph Shirley's Ancestors

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Ralph Shirley
1458–1517
Birth Place: Leicestershire, England
Parents
John Shirley
1432–1486
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Eleanor Willoughby
1433–1486
Middleton, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Ralph Shirley
1406–1466
Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
Margaret Staunton
1406–1481
Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England
(Sir) (Hugh Willoughby Van Wollaton (Sheriff of) Nottinghamshire-Derbyshire-Lincolnshire)
1393–1448
Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England
Margaretha (De) Freville
1400–1493
Tamworth Castle, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Wollaton
1365–
Isabelle Annesley
1380–
Baldwin Freville
1368–1400
Maud
1378–1419
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ralph Shirley's Descendants

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Ralph Shirley (1458–6 January 1517) m. Jane Sheffield (1474–16 Mar 1528)
  1. 1. Francis Shirley 1515–1571 m. Dorothy Gifford 1520–1571
    1. 1. John (Sale) Searles 1537–1577 m. Agnes Parker 1541–1599
      1. 1. John Searle 1564–1631 m. Sarah Baldwin 1566–1613
        1. 1. Johanna Scant\Searle 1602–1661 m. William Warriner 1610–1676 m. William Warriner 1582–1676
    2. 2. Ann Shirley 1550–1608
  2. 2. Francis Shirley 1515–1571

Ralph Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1458
1458
Birth of Ralph Shirley in Leicestershire, England
Leicestershire, England
1517
6 January 1517
Age 59
Death of Ralph Shirley in Leicestershire, England
Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1458
    Event Place: Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 January 1517
    Event Place: Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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