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Richard Shelley 1663–1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1663

Birth Location: of Inner Temple, London, London, England

Death Date: 12/May/1716

Death Location: Lewes, Sussex, England

Father: Henry Shelley

Mother: Cordelia Caldecot

Spouse(s): Hannah Pellett

Children(s): Henry Esquire, Elizabeth Shelley, Cordelia Shelley, Charles Shelley

The story of Richard Shelley began in 1663 in of Inner Temple, London, London, England. Richard Shelley married Hannah Pellett, and had children including Charles Shelley, Cordelia Shelley, Elizabeth Shelley, Hannah Shelley, Henry Shelley Junior Esquire. Richard Shelley passed away in 1716 in Lewes, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Shelley began in 1663 in of Inner Temple, London, London, England.
  • Richard Shelley married Hannah Pellett, and had children including Charles Shelley, Cordelia Shelley, Elizabeth Shelley, Hannah Shelley, Henry Shelley Junior Esquire.
  • Richard Shelley passed away in 1716 in Lewes, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Shelley
1635–1691
Birth Location: Lewes, Sussex, England
HS
Cordelia Caldecot
1641–1717
Birth Location: of Selmeston Sherington Manor, Sussex, England
CC

Spouses(s)

Hannah Pellett
–1736
Birth Location: of Lewes, Sussex, England
HP

Children(s)

Henry Esquire
1693–1735
Birth Location: of Lewes, Sussex, England
HE
Elizabeth Shelley
1699–
Birth Location: of Lewes, Sussex, England
ES
Cordelia Shelley
–1726
Birth Location: of Lewes, Sussex, England
CS
Charles Shelley
–1751
Birth Location: of Lewes, Sussex, England
CS

Richard Shelley's Ancestors

Self
Richard Shelley
1663–1716
Birth Place: of Inner Temple, London, London, England
Parents
Henry Shelley
1635–1691
Lewes, Sussex, England
Cordelia Caldecot
1641–1717
of Selmeston Sherington Manor, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Henry Shelley
1599–1654
Patcham, East Sussex, England
Martha Heath
1610–
Cuckfield, Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Henry Shelley
1563–1634
Jane Bellingham
1573–1634
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Shelley
1542–1594
Dorothy Hill
1533–1600

Richard Shelley's Descendants

1.
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Richard Shelley (1663–12/May/1716) m. Hannah Pellett (–16 Oct 1736)
  1. 1. Henry (Shelley Junior) Esquire 1693–1735
  2. 2. Elizabeth Shelley 1699–
  3. 3. Cordelia Shelley –1726
  4. 4. Charles Shelley –1751

Richard Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1663
1663
Birth of Richard Shelley in of Inner Temple, London, London, England
of Inner Temple, London, London, England
1716
12/May/1716
Age 53
Death of Richard Shelley in Lewes, Sussex, England
Lewes, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1663
    Event Place: of Inner Temple, London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12May1716
    Event Place: Lewes, Sussex, England
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