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Sir Thomas Shirley The Elder 1542–1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1542

Birth Location: Preston, Sussex, England

Death Date: 16 October 1612

Death Location: Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England

Father: Wm. Shirley

Mother: Mary Shirley

Spouse(s): Anne Shirley

Children(s): Jane Shirley, Cecily Shirley, Thomas Shirley, Anthony Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, Robert Shirley, Isabel Shirley, Mary Shirley, Anne Tracy

The story of Sir Thomas Shirley The Elder began in 1542 in Preston, Sussex, England. Sir Thomas Shirley The Elder married Anne Shirley, and had children including Anne Tracy, Anthony Shirley, Cecily Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, Isabel Shirley, Jane Shirley, Mary Shirley, Robert Shirley, Thomas Shirley. Sir Thomas Shirley The Elder passed away in 1612 in Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Thomas Shirley The Elder began in 1542 in Preston, Sussex, England.
  • Sir Thomas Shirley The Elder married Anne Shirley, and had children including Anne Tracy, Anthony Shirley, Cecily Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, Isabel Shirley, Jane Shirley, Mary Shirley, Robert Shirley, Thomas Shirley.
  • Sir Thomas Shirley The Elder passed away in 1612 in Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

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Sir Elder's Ancestors

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Sir Elder
1542–1612
Birth Place: Preston, Sussex, England
Parents
Wm. Shirley
1510–1551
Wiston, Sussex, , England
Mary Shirley
1512–1596
Sundridge, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard Shirley, Lord of Wiston and Sheriff of) Sussexshire,
1478–1540
Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England
Anne Shelley
1490–1540
Michelgrove, Sussex, England
Sir (Thomas) Isley
1485–1518
Sundridge, Kent, England
Elizabeth Guildford
1490–1525
Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Elder's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas Shirley The) Elder (9 May 1542–16 October 1612) m. Anne Shirley (26 December 1544–19 February 1622)
  1. 1. Jane Shirley 1571–1661 m. Sir (John) Shirley 1568–1631
    1. 1. Lady (Anne) Shirley 1603–1660 m. Sir (Giles) Overbury 1590–1653
      1. 1. Nicholas Overbey 1628–1691 m. Jane Overbey 1630–1691
        1. 1. Nicholas ("Ye Younger") Overby 1659–1740 m. Jane Overby 1660–1778
        2. 2. Obediah Overby 1651–
        3. 3. Peter Overby 1653–
      2. 2. Thomas Overbury 1626–1683
      3. 3. Giles Overbury 1627–1637
      4. 4. Nicholas (Overbury) I 1628–1691
      5. 5. John Overbey 1630–1633
      6. 6. Anne Overbury 1631–
      7. 7. Edward Overbury 1632–1725
      8. 8. Richard Overbury 1634–1683
      9. 9. Mary Overbury 1637–
    2. 2. Thomas Shirley 1590–1604
    3. 3. Hannah Shirley 1602–
    4. 4. Jane Shirley 1594–1666
    5. 5. Cicily Shirley 1598–1629
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Ann) Shurley 1599–1664
    7. 7. John Shirley 1600–1631
    8. 8. Mary Shirley 1609–1662
    9. 9. Charity Shirley 1602–1655
  2. 2. Cecily Shirley 1580–1662
  3. 3. Thomas Shirley 1564–1654
  4. 4. Anthony Shirley 1565–1627
  5. 5. Elizabeth Shirley 1568–1630
  6. 6. Robert Shirley 1578–1628
  7. 7. Isabel Shirley 1562–1630
  8. 8. Mary Shirley 1566–1649
  9. 9. Anne Tracy 1573–1640

Sir Elder's Timeline

3 Records

1542
9 May 1542
Birth of Sir Thomas Shirley The Elder in Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
1542
9 May 1542
Birth of Sir Thomas Shirley The Elder in Preston, Sussex, England
Preston, Sussex, England
1612
16 October 1612
Age 70
Death of Sir Thomas Shirley The Elder in Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1542
    Event Place: Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1542
    Event Place: Preston, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 October 1612
    Event Place: Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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