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Sir William Shelley 1480–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, England

Death Date: 10 May 1549

Death Location: St Mary Magdalen Old Fish Street, London, England

Father: Sir Shelley

Mother: Elizabeth Michelgrove

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Children(s):

The story of Sir William Shelley began in 1480 in Clapham, Sussex, England. Sir William Shelley passed away in 1549 in St Mary Magdalen Old Fish Street, London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Shelley began in 1480 in Clapham, Sussex, England.
  • Sir William Shelley passed away in 1549 in St Mary Magdalen Old Fish Street, London, England.

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Sir Shelley's Ancestors

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Sir Shelley
1480–1549
Birth Place: Clapham, Sussex, England
Parents
Sir John II Lord of Michelgrove Shelley
1448–1527
Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussexshire, England
Elizabeth Michelgrove
1450–1518
Clapham,,Sussex,England
Grandparents
John (I Sir Knight) Shelley
1428–1515
Rye, Sussex, , England
Lady (Beatrice) Hawkwood
1432–1454
Rye, Sussex, England
John Michelgrove
1424–1509
Penhurst, Ashburnham, Rother, Sussex, England
Lady (Margaret) Sydney
1424–1503
Swanborne, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Shelley
1402–1517
Lady Petit
1406–1517
LORD Broadbridge
1400–1459
Joan (MICHELGROVE)
1400–1423
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Shelley
1376–
Eleanor Peverell
1380–1423
John Sir
1362–1429
Margaret Carminow
1365–1412
John Michelgrove
1375–1400
Joan Welton
1375–1434

Sir Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of Sir William Shelley in Clapham, Sussex, England
Clapham, Sussex, England
1549
10 May 1549
Age 69
Death of Sir William Shelley in St Mary Magdalen Old Fish Street, London, England
St Mary Magdalen Old Fish Street, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Clapham, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1549
    Event Place: St Mary Magdalen Old Fish Street, London, England

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