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Richard Shelley 1534 – 1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1534

Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 OCT 1594

Death Location: Patcham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Shelley

Mother: Mary FitzWilliam

Spouse(s): Dorothy Hill

Children(s):

In 1534, Richard Shelley entered the world in Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, born to John Shelley and Mary FitzWilliam. Richard Shelley married Dorothy Hill. Richard Shelley passed away in 1594 in Patcham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1534, Richard Shelley entered the world in Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, born to John Shelley and Mary FitzWilliam.
  • Richard Shelley married Dorothy Hill.
  • Richard Shelley passed away in 1594 in Patcham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

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Richard Shelley's Ancestors

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Richard Shelley
1534 – 1594
Birth Place: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Shelley
1486 – 1550
Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Mary FitzWilliam
1500 – 1565
Milton, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Clapham) Shelley
1480 – 1549
Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Alice Belknap
1475 – 1537
Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Thomas (Fitz) William
1448 – 1495
Aldwark, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Maud (Mildred) Sackville
1462 – 1510
Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
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Elizabeth Michelgrove
1450 – 1513
Henry Oston
1428 – 1488
Margaret Knolles
1432 – 1488
Richard FitzWilliam
1415 – 1478
Elizabeth Clarell
1415 – 1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shelley
1428 – 1515
Béatrice Harkwood
1432 –
John Michelgrove
1424 – 1509
Mary Sidney
1428 – 1478
Thomas Knollys
1390 – 1445
Isabell d'Oyley
1390 – 1445
Edmond Fitzwilliam
1382 – 1465
Katherine Clifton
1386 – 1435
Thomas Clarell
1367 – 1442
Elizabeth Scrope
1379 – 1430

Richard Shelley's Timeline

3 Records

1534
ABT 1534
Birth of Richard Shelley in Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1594
8 OCT 1594
Age 60
Death of Richard Shelley in Patcham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Patcham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1594
8 OCT 1594
Age 60
Burial of Richard Shelley in Patcham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Patcham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1534
    Event Place: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 OCT 1594
    Event Place: Patcham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 OCT 1594
    Event Place: Patcham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

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