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Robert Shelley 1402–1517 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1402

Birth Location: Rye, Sussex, England

Death Date: 31 Aug 1517

Death Location: St. Dunstan's, London, Middlesex, England.

Father: Sir Shelley

Mother: Eleanor Peverell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Petit

Children(s): Sir (Knight)

Robert Shelley was born in 1402 in Rye, Sussex, England, the child of Sir William Shelley And Eleanor Peverell. Robert Shelley married Elizabeth Petit, and had children including Sir John Shelley Knight. Robert Shelley passed away in 1517 in St. Dunstan's, London, Middlesex, England..

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Biography

  • Robert Shelley was born in 1402 in Rye, Sussex, England, the child of Sir William Shelley And Eleanor Peverell.
  • Robert Shelley married Elizabeth Petit, and had children including Sir John Shelley Knight.
  • Robert Shelley passed away in 1517 in St. Dunstan's, London, Middlesex, England..

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Robert Shelley's Ancestors

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Robert Shelley
1402–1517
Birth Place: Rye, Sussex, England
Parents
Sir William Shelley
1376–
Rye Castle,Rye,Sussexshire,England
Eleanor Peverell
1380–1423
Rye Castle,Rye,Sussexshire,England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Shelley's Descendants

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Robert Shelley (1402–31 Aug 1517) m. Elizabeth Petit (1408–31 Aug 1517)
  1. 1. Sir (John Shelley) (Knight) 1428–1515 m. Lady (Beatrice) Hawkwood 1432–1454
    1. 1. Sir (John II, Lord of Michelgrove) Shelley 1448–1527 m. Elizabeth DeMichelgrove 1450–1518
      1. 1. Sir (William of Clapham (De Concher)) Shelley 1467–1548 m. Lady (Alice) Belknap 1460–1537
        1. 1. Anne Shelley 1481–1542 m. Sir (Richard) Shirley 1478–1540

Robert Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1402
1402
Birth of Robert Shelley in Rye, Sussex, England
Rye, Sussex, England
1517
31 Aug 1517
Age 115
Death of Robert Shelley in St. Dunstan's, London, Middlesex, England.
St. Dunstan's, London, Middlesex, England.

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1402
    Event Place: Rye, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1517
    Event Place: St. Dunstan's, London, Middlesex, England.

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