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Rebecca Shirley 1785–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1785

Birth Location: Piddington, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 18 Dec 1857

Death Location: Easington, Bucks., England

Father: William SHERLEY

Mother: MARTHA HOLLANDS

Spouse(s): Joseph Edwards

Children(s): Alfred Edwards

Rebecca Shirley was born in 1785 in Piddington, Oxfordshire, England, the child of William Sherley And Martha Hollands. Rebecca Shirley married Joseph Edwards, and had children including Alfred Edwards. Rebecca Shirley passed away in 1857 in Easington, Bucks., England.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Shirley was born in 1785 in Piddington, Oxfordshire, England, the child of William Sherley And Martha Hollands.
  • Rebecca Shirley married Joseph Edwards, and had children including Alfred Edwards.
  • Rebecca Shirley passed away in 1857 in Easington, Bucks., England.

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Rebecca Shirley's Ancestors

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Rebecca Shirley
1785–1857
Birth Place: Piddington, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
William SHERLEY
1748–
Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England
MARTHA HOLLANDS
1748–1857
Swerford, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sarah Peel
1725–1790
Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Shirley's Descendants

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Rebecca Shirley (25 Dec 1785–18 Dec 1857) m. Joseph Edwards (14 July 1787–Apr 1873)
  1. 1. Alfred Edwards 1813–1881 m. Anna Watts 1806–1877
    1. 1. Sarah (Anne) EDWARDS 1834–1915 m. Joseph Young 1829–1898
      1. 1. William Young 1854–1919 m. Fanny Young 1854–1891
        1. 1. Eva Farr 1890–1993 m. George Farr 1876–1932

Rebecca Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1785
25 Dec 1785
Birth of Rebecca Shirley in Piddington, Oxfordshire, England
Piddington, Oxfordshire, England
1857
18 Dec 1857
Age 72
Death of Rebecca Shirley in Easington, Bucks., England
Easington, Bucks., England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1785
    Event Place: Piddington, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1857
    Event Place: Easington, Bucks., England

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