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Richard Shelley 1542–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1594

Death Location: England, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Sir

Mother: Lady (Shelley)(Guilford))

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Children(s):

In 1542, Richard Shelley entered the world in Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, born to John Guildford Sir And Lady Mary Catherine Fitzwilliam Shelley Guilford. Richard Shelley passed away in 1594 in England, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1542, Richard Shelley entered the world in Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, born to John Guildford Sir And Lady Mary Catherine Fitzwilliam Shelley Guilford.
  • Richard Shelley passed away in 1594 in England, England, United Kingdom.

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Richard Shelley's Ancestors

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Richard Shelley
1542–1594
Birth Place: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John GUILDFORD Sir
1508–1565
Hemsted, Biddenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Mary Catherine Fitzwilliam) (Shelley)(Guilford))
1504–1558
Buckhurst, Sussex, England
Grandparents
William (VAN MILTON FITZWILLIAM) Sir
1460–1534
Greens-Norton, England., Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Mildred (Sackville) Shelley
1490–1529
Buckhurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1542
1542
Birth of Richard Shelley in Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1594
1594
Age 52
Death of Richard Shelley in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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