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Sir William Shelley 1480–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, England

Death Date: 26 Dec 1549

Death Location: Clapham, London, England

Father: John Shelley

Mother: Lady Hawkwood

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Sir William Shelley began in 1480 in Clapham, Sussex, England. Sir William Shelley passed away in 1549 in Clapham, 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 Clapham, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shelley
1428–1515
Birth Location: Rye, Sussex, , England
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Lady Hawkwood
1432–1454
Birth Location: Rye, Sussex, England
LH

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Shelley's Ancestors

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Sir Shelley
1480–1549
Birth Place: Clapham, Sussex, England
Parents
John I Sir Knight Shelley
1428–1515
Rye, Sussex, , England
Lady (Beatrice) Hawkwood
1432–1454
Rye, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Robert Shelley
1402–1517
Michelgrove Manor, Sussex, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Petit
1406–1517
Rye, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Shelley
1376–
Eleanor Peverell
1380–1423
John Sir
1362–1429
Margaret Carminow
1365–1412
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of Sir William Shelley in Clapham, Sussex, England
Clapham, Sussex, England
1549
26 Dec 1549
Age 69
Death of Sir William Shelley in Clapham, London, England
Clapham, 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: 26 Dec 1549
    Event Place: Clapham, London, England
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