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Richard Shirley 1478 – 1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1478

Birth Location: Wiston (Sussex) England

Death Date: 10 Nov 1540

Death Location: Thakeham, Sussex, England

Father: Ralph Shirley

Mother: Jane Bellingham

Spouse(s): Anne Shelley

Children(s): William Shirley, Alice Shirley, Beatrice Shirley, Jane Shirley, Edward SHIRLEY, Ralph SHIRLEY, Frances SHIRLEY, Richard SHIRLEY, Isabel SHIRLEY, Elizabeth Shirley, Cecilia Shirley, Anne Shirley

In 1478, Richard Shirley entered the world in Wiston (Sussex) England, born to Ralph Shirley and Jane Bellingham. Richard Shirley married Anne Shelley, and had children including William Shirley, Alice Shirley, Beatrice Shirley, Jane Shirley, Edward SHIRLEY, Ralph SHIRLEY, Frances SHIRLEY, Richard SHIRLEY, Isabel SHIRLEY, Elizabeth Shirley, Cecilia Shirley, Anne Shirley. Richard Shirley passed away in 1540 in Thakeham, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1478, Richard Shirley entered the world in Wiston (Sussex) England, born to Ralph Shirley and Jane Bellingham.
  • Richard Shirley married Anne Shelley, and had children including William Shirley, Alice Shirley, Beatrice Shirley, Jane Shirley, Edward SHIRLEY, Ralph SHIRLEY, Frances SHIRLEY, Richard SHIRLEY, Isabel SHIRLEY, Elizabeth Shirley, Cecilia Shirley, Anne Shirley.
  • Richard Shirley passed away in 1540 in Thakeham, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ralph Shirley
1443 – 1510
Birth Location: Winston, Sussex, England
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Jane Bellingham
1482 – 1610
Birth Location: Burneshead,Kendal,,England
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Spouses(s)

Anne Shelley
1490 – 1540
Birth Location: Sussex, England
AS

Children(s)

William Shirley
1500 – 1551
Birth Location: Wiston, Sussex, , England
WS
Alice Shirley
1506 – 1559
Birth Location: Thakeham, Sussex, , England
AS
Beatrice Shirley
1512 – 1558
Birth Location: Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England
BS
Jane Shirley
1512 –
Birth Location: Wiston, Sussex, England
JS
Edward SHIRLEY
1514 –
Birth Location: 1678602, Sussex, England
ES
Ralph SHIRLEY
1516 –
Birth Location: 1678602, Sussex, England
RS
Frances SHIRLEY
1520 –
Birth Location: Thakeham, Sussex, England
FS
Richard SHIRLEY
1522 –
Birth Location: 1678602, Sussex, England
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Isabel SHIRLEY
1528 –
Birth Location: Thakeham, Sussex, England
IS
Elizabeth Shirley
Birth Location: Wiston (Sussex) England
ES
Cecilia Shirley
Birth Location: Wiston (Sussex) England
CS
Anne Shirley
Birth Location: Wiston (Sussex) England
AS

Richard Shirley's Ancestors

Self
Richard Shirley
1478 – 1540
Birth Place: Wiston (Sussex) England
Parents
Ralph Shirley
1443 – 1510
Winston, Sussex, England
Jane Bellingham
1482 – 1610
Burneshead,Kendal,,England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Shirley's Descendants

1.
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Richard Shirley (1478 – 10 Nov 1540) m. Anne Shelley (1490 – 1540)
  1. 1. William Shirley (1500 – 29 May 1551)
  2. 2. Alice Shirley (1506 – 26 Jan 1559)
  3. 3. Beatrice Shirley (1512 – 1558) m. Lord (John Edward) Braye (1511 – 1 Dec 1558)
    1. 1. John (Farrar) Bray (Jan 1525 – 22 Mar 1565)
    2. 2. Joan Bray (1526 – 1571)
    3. 3. James BRAY (1530 – 1572)
    4. 4. Dorothy Bray (1530 – 31 Oct 1605)
    5. 5. Hannah Bray (1532 – 1550)
    6. 6. George (Owen) Bray (1534 – 6 Dec 1615)
    7. 7. Sir (John) Bray (4 Aug 1534 – 6 Dec 1615)
    8. 8. Sir (John) Braye, (4 Aug 1534 – 6 Dec 1615)
    9. 9. Edward Bray (1535 – 10 May 1581)
    10. 10. Reginald Bray (1536 – )
    11. 11. Owen Bray (BET 1536 AND 1546 – )
    12. 12. Anne Flanders (1538 – 1561)
    13. 13. James Bray (1539 – 1580)
    14. 14. John Bray (1540 – 1550)
    15. 15. SARAH HILHILL** (1543 – 7 Mar 1617) m. William Bates* (1540 – 1563)
      1. 1. Anne Flanders (1538 – 1561)
      2. 2. Mary Bates (1547 – )
      3. 3. Thomas BATES (1550 – 1647)
      4. 4. James Bates (1558 – 21 Sep 1606)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Bates (1562 – 1602) m. Sir (John Mynold Mendenhall or) Mildenhall (1560 – 14 Jun 1614) m. John Clark (1558 – 1591) m. Philip Ballard (1550 – UNKNOWN)
        1. 1. Robert Mendenhall (1582 – )
        2. 2. Son Mildenhall (1586 – )
        3. 3. Dauthor Mildenhall (1588 – )
        4. 4. Francis (Mendenhall) Mildenhall (1588 – 7 Nov 1673)
        5. 5. Robert Mendenhall (May 1592 – 7 Nov 1673)
        6. 6. Phillip Ballard (1580 – 17 March 1638) m. Anne (Stroud Williams) Golsney (1580 – 22 November 1640)
      6. 6. John Bates (1562 – )
      7. 7. Mary (Magdalene) Beedle (1565 – 1660)
      8. 8. Deborah Bates (1565 – 1616)
    16. 16. Ann Bray (1543 – 7 Mar 1617)
    17. 17. Sarah Bray (1543 – 1 Nov 1775)
    18. 18. Ann Bray (1543 – 1586)
    19. 19. Ann Bray (1543 – 1603)
    20. 20. Ann Bray (1543 – 1 Nov 1638)
    21. 21. Joan Bray (1550 – )
    22. 22. Thomas Bray (1554 – )
    23. 23. Edward (De) Bray (1558 – 10 May 1581)
    24. 24. Reginald Bray (1559 – )
  4. 4. Jane Shirley (1512 – )
  5. 5. Edward SHIRLEY (1514 – )
  6. 6. Ralph SHIRLEY (1516 – )
  7. 7. Frances SHIRLEY (1520 – )
  8. 8. Richard SHIRLEY (1522 – )
  9. 9. Isabel SHIRLEY (1528 – )
  10. 10. Elizabeth Shirley
  11. 11. Cecilia Shirley
  12. 12. Anne Shirley

Richard Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1478
1478
Birth of Richard Shirley in Wiston (Sussex) England
Wiston (Sussex) England
1540
10 Nov 1540
Age 62
Death of Richard Shirley in Thakeham, Sussex, England
Thakeham, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1478
    Event Place: Wiston (Sussex) England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1540
    Event Place: Thakeham, Sussex, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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