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Sir Richard Shirley, Lord of Wiston, Knight 1478 – 1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1478

Birth Location: Wiston (Sussex) England

Death Date: 10 November 1540

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

Father: Sir Wiston

Mother: Beatrix Shirley

Spouse(s): Lady Shelley

Children(s): Beatrice Shirley

The story of Sir Richard Shirley, Lord of Wiston, Knight began in 1478 in Wiston (Sussex) England. Sir Richard Shirley, Lord of Wiston, Knight married Lady Anne Shelley, and had children including Beatrice Shirley. Sir Richard Shirley, Lord of Wiston, Knight passed away in 1540 in Thakeham, Horsham District, West Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Richard Shirley, Lord of Wiston, Knight began in 1478 in Wiston (Sussex) England.
  • Sir Richard Shirley, Lord of Wiston, Knight married Lady Anne Shelley, and had children including Beatrice Shirley.
  • Sir Richard Shirley, Lord of Wiston, Knight passed away in 1540 in Thakeham, Horsham District, West Sussex, England.

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Sir Knight's Ancestors

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Sir Knight
1478 – 1540
Birth Place: Wiston (Sussex) England
Parents
Sir Ralph Shirley, Lord of Wiston
1443 – 1510
Wiston (Sussex) England
Beatrix Shirley
1480 – 1532
Wiston, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Knight's Descendants

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Sir (Richard Shirley, Lord of Wiston,) Knight (1478 – 10 November 1540) m. Lady (Anne) Shelley (1480 – 1542)
  1. 1. Beatrice Shirley (15 Jun 1512 – 1558) m. Lord (Edmund Eaton Bray - 1st Baron of Valchery) Park (1504 – 1 December 1558)
    1. 1. Sir (John Braye, Lord of Varchery) Park, (4 Aug 1534 – 6 Dec 1615) m. Lady (Margaret Haslonde Baroness) Braye (1536 – October 1618)
      1. 1. Mary (Beth Bray) Braye (12 May 1563 – 25 Sep 1629) m. Thomas Whitney (14 Jul 1560 – April 14 1637)
        1. 1. Lady (Margaret (Stitts)) Whitney, (1589 – 12 Jan 1626) m. Sir (Captain William I Powell, Gentleman, Knight of Surrey, Captain of the Governor's Guard, Commander of) Jamestown, (16 Mar 1577 – 20 Jan 1623)

Sir Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1478
1478
Birth of Sir Richard Shirley, Lord of Wiston, Knight in Wiston (Sussex) England
Wiston (Sussex) England
1540
10 November 1540
Age 62
Death of Sir Richard Shirley, Lord of Wiston, Knight in Thakeham, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
Thakeham, Horsham District, West Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1478
    Event Place: Wiston (Sussex) England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 November 1540
    Event Place: Thakeham, Horsham District, West Sussex, England

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