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Ralph Shirley 1482 – 1535 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1482

Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 15 Jan 1535

Death Location: Staunton Harold, , Leicestershire, England

Father: Robert Shirley

Mother: Jane None

Spouse(s): Jane Sheffield, Amee Lolle

Children(s): George Shirley, Francis Shirley, Eleanor Shirley, Francis Shirley, Helena Shirley

Ralph Shirley Sir was born in 1482 in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, the child of Robert Shirley and Jane. Ralph Shirley Sir married Jane Sheffield, Amee Lolle, and had children including George Francis Shirley, Francis Shirley, Eleanor Shirley, Francis Shirley, Helena Shirley. Ralph Shirley Sir passed away in 1535 in Staunton Harold, , Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Ralph Shirley Sir was born in 1482 in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, the child of Robert Shirley and Jane.
  • Ralph Shirley Sir married Jane Sheffield, Amee Lolle, and had children including George Francis Shirley, Francis Shirley, Eleanor Shirley, Francis Shirley, Helena Shirley.
  • Ralph Shirley Sir passed away in 1535 in Staunton Harold, , Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Shirley
1458 – 1517
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
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Jane None
1460 – 1527
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Sheffield
1474 – 1528
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England
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Amee Lolle
1499 – 1535
Birth Location: Ashby-de-la-zouch, Leicester, England
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Children(s)

George Shirley
1515 – 1571
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
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Francis Shirley
1526 – 1547
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
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Eleanor Shirley
1528 – 1595
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, , England
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Francis Shirley
1526 –
Birth Location: –
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Helena Shirley
1530 – 1595
Birth Location: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, , England
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Ralph Shirley's Ancestors

Self
Ralph Shirley
1482 – 1535
Birth Place: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Robert Shirley
1458 – 1517
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Jane
1460 – 1527
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ralph Shirley's Descendants

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Ralph Shirley (1482 – 15 Jan 1535) m. Jane Sheffield (1474 – 16 March 1528) m. Amee Lolle (1499 – 5 Jan 1535)
  1. 1. George (Francis) Shirley (26 Jan 1515 – 27 Jul 1571) m. Dorothea Shirley (1520 – 29 Oct 1571)
    1. 1. Sir (William Shirley of Winston and) Sussex (1498 – 29 May 1551)
    2. 2. John Shelley (1508 – 29 May 1551)
    3. 3. Lady (Beatrice) Shirley (1512 – 1558)
    4. 4. Sir (William) Shirley (1516 – 29 May 1551)
    5. 5. Jane Westneston (1516 – )
    6. 6. Cecilia Shirley (1520 – )
    7. 7. Alice Convers (1520 – 1555)
    8. 8. Richard Shirley (1522 – 29 May 1551)
    9. 9. Jane Shirley (Abt. 1524 – 1556)
    10. 10. Isabel Shirley (1528 – 1556)
    11. 11. John Shirley (1529-33 – 12 Sep 1570-77)
    12. 12. Aleanor Shirley (1530 – 1556)
    13. 13. Francis Shirley (1533 – abt 1577)
    14. 14. Francis Shirley (1533 – abt 1577)
    15. 15. John Shirley (21 Jun 1533 – 12 September 1570)
    16. 16. Edward (of) Shirley (1536 – 1537)
    17. 17. Edward (of) Shirley (abt 1536 – abt 1537)
    18. 18. John Shirley (1537 – 12 September 1570) m. Baroness (Jane Shirley) Lovett (1537 – Aug 1582) m. Agnes (Byrch) Parker (20 Jul 1540 – 20 Jan 1600) m. Agnes (Byrch) Parker (1525 – 20 January 1599) m. Jane Lovett (1537 – 20 January 1599)
      1. 1. Thomas Searle (1550 – 19 Apr 1619)
      2. 2. Joane Ellys (1550 – 1652)
      3. 3. Thomas (A) Searle (2 March 1560 – 19 April 1619)
      4. 4. Edward Searles (4 Apr 1563 – 13 Dec 1620)
      5. 5. John (Searle) Sale (26 Nov 1564 – 13 Dec 1620)
      6. 6. Thomas Sale (1565 – 19 Apr 1619)
      7. 7. Josias (Sales) Searles (13 Jan 1565 – 2 Aug 1607)
      8. 8. Richard Searles (1 Nov 1567 – 1 Nov 1567)
      9. 9. Ellen Sale (7 Nov 1568 – 24 Jul 1611)
      10. 10. Josias (Searles) Sales (28 Oct 1570 – 13 Dec 1620)
    19. 19. Samuel Shirley\Sale\Searles (1537 – Nov 15 1577)
    20. 20. Sir (John) Shirley\Sale\Searles\Sherrill (1537 – 15 Nov 1577)
    21. 21. Arthur (Shirley) Sale (abt 1538 – abt 1539)
    22. 22. Arthur Shirley (abt 1538 – 1539)
    23. 23. Edward Shirley (1539 – 1539)
    24. 24. Elizabeth (Shirley of) Priest (1540 – 16 May 1620)
    25. 25. Elizabeth (Shirley of) Priest (1540 – 16 May 1620)
    26. 26. ELIZABETH Shirley (1540 – 1620)
    27. 27. Andrew Freeman (Abt 1540 – 15 Nov 1577)
    28. 28. Agnes Parker (1541 – 20 Jan 1599)
    29. 29. Arthur SHIRLEY (ABT 1544 – )
    30. 30. Arthur Shirley\Sale\Searles (ABT 1544 – 1539)
    31. 31. Cassandra SHIRLEY (ABT 1546 – abt 1600)
    32. 32. Cassandra Shirley (Abt 1546 – abt 1600)
    33. 33. Ralph Shirley (1548 – 1620)
    34. 34. Ralph Shirley (1548 – 1620)
    35. 35. Thomas Searle (1550 – 19 Apr 1619)
    36. 36. Samuel Shirley\Sale\Searles (1550 – 19 Sep 1608)
    37. 37. Thomas Shirley\Sale\Searles (1550 – 19 Apr 1619)
    38. 38. Anne Sherley (1550 – 19 Sep 1608)
    39. 39. Mary SHIRLEY (ABT 1550 – abt 1610)
    40. 40. Mary Shirley (Abt 1550 – abt 1610)
    41. 41. Alice (of) Shirley (ABT 1552 – 19 Sep 1608)
    42. 42. Alice (of) Shirley (ABT 1552 – 19 Sep 1608)
    43. 43. Anna\e Shirley\Searles (SEP 1554 – 19 September 1608) m. John (Brooke of Madeley) Court (1538 – 20 OCT 1598)
      1. 1. Katherine Brooks (1563 – 1616)
      2. 2. Franncys Brock (1565 – abt 1634)
      3. 3. Richard Brooke (1569 – 10 Apr 1632)
      4. 4. RICHARD (JOHN) BROOKE (April 1569 – 20 Jan 1599)
      5. 5. Grace Brooke (Abt 1572 – abt 1573)
      6. 6. Henry Brock (24 August 1573 – 1 June 1652)
      7. 7. Basil Brooke (12 JUN 1576 – 31 DEC 1646)
      8. 8. Dorothy Brooke (1585 – )
      9. 9. Henry Brock (1590 – 1 June 1692)
      10. 10. Priscilla Brooke (1591 – aft 1624)
      11. 11. Priscilla Brooks (1591 – )
      12. 12. Francis (Brock) (Brooke) (1593 – July 25 1633)
      13. 13. Milbridga Brooke (1595 – )
      14. 14. Robert Brook
      15. 15. Richard (John) Brooke (April 1569 – 20 Jan 1599) m. Elizabeth Brooke (1565 – abt 1624)
        1. 1. Humphery Brooke (1587 – )
        2. 2. Charles Brooke (1589 – 1678)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Brooke (1593 – )
        4. 4. Frances Brooke (1597 – )
        5. 5. William Brook (About 1597 – 16 Apr 1680)
        6. 6. Richard (Parker) Brooke (BEF DEC 1599 – BEF DEC 1714) m. Elizabeth Brooke (ABT 1567 – abt 1766)
        7. 7. Lily Brocke
      16. 16. Eziebiell Brooke ( – abt 1628)
    44. 44. Ralph Shirley (1562 – abt 1620)
    45. 45. Sir (Ralph) Shirley\Sale\Searles (1562 – abt 1620)
    46. 46. Samuel Shirley
    47. 47. Elizabeth Congreve ( – 1603)
  2. 2. Francis Shirley (1526 – bef 1547)
  3. 3. Eleanor Shirley (1528 – 28 Apr 1595)
  4. 4. Francis Shirley (1526 – )
  5. 5. Helena Shirley (1530 – 28 Apr 1595)

Ralph Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1482
1482
Birth of Ralph Shirley Sir in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
1535
15 Jan 1535
Age 53
Death of Ralph Shirley Sir in Staunton Harold, , Leicestershire, England
Staunton Harold, , Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1482
    Event Place: Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1535
    Event Place: Staunton Harold, , Leicestershire, England
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