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Sir William Shelley 1480–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussex, England

Death Date: 10 May 1549

Death Location: Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussex, England

Father: Sir Michelgrove

Mother: Lady Michelgrove

Spouse(s): Lady Belknapp

Children(s): Katherine Shelley

The story of Sir William Shelley began in 1480 in Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussex, England. Sir William Shelley married Lady Alice Belknapp, and had children including Katherine Shelley. Sir William Shelley passed away in 1549 in Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Shelley began in 1480 in Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussex, England.
  • Sir William Shelley married Lady Alice Belknapp, and had children including Katherine Shelley.
  • Sir William Shelley passed away in 1549 in Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussex, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Shelley's Ancestors

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Sir Shelley
1480–1549
Birth Place: Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussex, England
Parents
Sir John Shelley II, Lord of Michelgrove
1448–1526
Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussex, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Michelgrove
1450–1518
Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, West Sussex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert) Shelley
1402–1517
Rye Castle, Rye, East Sussex, England
Lady (Elizabeth Jane) Petit
1413–1517
Rye, Sussex, England
Sir (John Michelgrove) II
1424–1509
Penhurst, Sussex, England
Lady (Margaret) Sydney
1424–1503
Swanborne, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Shelley
1376–
Eleanor Peverell
1380–1423
Sir Petit
1399–1455
Margaret Trenowith
1400–1460
Sir Michelgrove
1400–1459
Joan Shoyerwell
1400–1423
Sir Sidney
1385–1449
Elizabeth Mitchell
1398–1446
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Rye
1350–
Lady Rye
1355–1425
Sir Peverell
1340–1422
Lady Courtenay
1342–1422
Sir Trenowith
1377–1427
Lord Sidney
1389–1449
Lady Michell
1385–1446

Sir Shelley's Descendants

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Sir (William) Shelley (1480–10 May 1549) m. Lady (Alice) Belknapp (13 May 1460–7 Mar 1537)
  1. 1. Katherine Shelley 1511–1560 m. Henry Browne 1502–1546

Sir Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of Sir William Shelley in Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussex, England
Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussex, England
1549
10 May 1549
Age 69
Death of Sir William Shelley in Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussex, England
Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussex, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1549
    Event Place: Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussex, England

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