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Ralph Shirley 1458 – 1517 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1458

Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 6 January 1517

Death Location: Staunton Harold, , Leicestershire, England

Father: Robert Shirley

Mother: Unknown None

Spouse(s): Lady Sheffield

Children(s): Sir Shirley

Ralph Shirley was born in 1458 in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, the child of Robert Shirley and Unknown. Ralph Shirley married Lady Jane Sheffield, and had children including Sir George Francis Shirley. Ralph Shirley passed away in 1517 in Staunton Harold, , Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Ralph Shirley was born in 1458 in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, the child of Robert Shirley and Unknown.
  • Ralph Shirley married Lady Jane Sheffield, and had children including Sir George Francis Shirley.
  • Ralph Shirley passed away in 1517 in Staunton Harold, , Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Shirley
1462 – 1513
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
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Unknown None
1460 –
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Sheffield
1480 – 1527
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Shirley
1510 – 1573
Birth Location: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
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Ralph Shirley's Ancestors

Self
Ralph Shirley
1458 – 1517
Birth Place: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Robert Shirley
1462 – 1513
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Unknown
1460 –
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
John Shirley
1429 – 1485
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Eleanor Willoughby
1433 – 1487
Middleton, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Shirley
1413 – 1466
Margaret Staunton
1405 – 1435
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Shirley
1392 – 1443
Joan Bassett
1390 – 1419

Ralph Shirley's Descendants

1.
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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)
    1. 1. Sir (John W) Shirley (1533 – 12 Sep 1570) m. Lady (Jane) Lovett (1537 – August 1582)
      1. 1. Lady (Jane Elizabeth) Shirley (13 Jan 1566 – 2 Aug 1607) m. George Littlepage (1562 – August 1607)
        1. 1. William Littlepage (Abt. 1578 – 1653) m. Joan Searle (1565 – 1607) m. Elizabeth PARKER (5 Jan 1585 – 1653)
    2. 2. Lord (Sir John) Shirley (1533 – 15 Nov 1577) m. Agnes (Shirley) Parker (20 Jul 1540 – abt 1564) m. Agnes (Byrch) Parker (1540 – 20 Jan 1599)
      1. 1. Edward (John) Sale (4 April 1563 – 13 December 1620) m. Elizabeth Gifford (5 May 1567 – 14 Aug 1634)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Sale (8 June 1590 – ca 22 Feb 1633) m. William Preston (About 1589 – 4 Jan 1649)
      2. 2. Ellen Shirley (7 November 1568 – 24 Jul 1611) m. Laurence (William Braine) Tyler (9 Nov 1567 – 9 Apr 1637)
        1. 1. Henry Tyler (1604 – 27 Jan 1672) m. Annis Langton (1600 – 2 Apr 1679)
    3. 3. Agnes (Shirley) Parker (20 Jul 1540 – abt 1564) m. Lord (Sir John) Shirley (1533 – 15 Nov 1577)

Ralph Shirley's Timeline

4 Records

1458
1458
Birth of Ralph Shirley in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
1482
Abt. 1482
Age 24
Birth of Ralph Shirley in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
1517
6 January 1517
Age 59
Death of Ralph Shirley in Staunton Harold, , Leicestershire, England
Staunton Harold, , Leicestershire, England
1535
15 Jan 1535
Age 77
Death of Ralph Shirley in Staunton Harold, , Leicestershire, England
Staunton Harold, , Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1482
    Event Place: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1458
    Event Place: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1535
    Event Place: Staunton Harold, , Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 January 1517
    Event Place: Staunton Harold, , Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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