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Sir John Shelton 1504 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: SHELTON, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 15 Nov 1558

Death Location: SHELTON, Norfolk, England

Father: John Shelton

Mother: Anne Boleyn

Spouse(s): Lady Parker, Mary Parker

Children(s): Alice Shelton, Emma SHELTON, Ralph Shelton, Anne Shelton, Margaret Shelton, Daughter Shelton, John Shelton, Alice SHELTON, Mary Shelton, Rachel Shelton, Rebecca Shelton

The story of Sir John Shelton began in 1504 in SHELTON, Norfolk, England. Sir John Shelton married Lady Margaret, Baroness of Shelton Manor Parker, Mary Parker, and had children including Alice Shelton, Emma SHELTON, Ralph Shelton, Anne Shelton, Margaret Shelton, Daughter Shelton, John Shelton, Alice SHELTON, Mary Shelton, Rachel Shelton, Rebecca Shelton. Sir John Shelton passed away in 1558 in SHELTON, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Shelton began in 1504 in SHELTON, Norfolk, England.
  • Sir John Shelton married Lady Margaret, Baroness of Shelton Manor Parker, Mary Parker, and had children including Alice Shelton, Emma SHELTON, Ralph Shelton, Anne Shelton, Margaret Shelton, Daughter Shelton, John Shelton, Alice SHELTON, Mary Shelton, Rachel Shelton, Rebecca Shelton.
  • Sir John Shelton passed away in 1558 in SHELTON, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shelton
1472 – 1539
Birth Location: Shelton, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
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Anne Boleyn
1479 – 1555
Birth Location: Blickling Hall, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Parker
1509 – 1558
Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
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Mary Parker
1500 – 1558
Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Alice Shelton
1527 – 1590
Birth Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertsfordshire, England
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Emma SHELTON
1528 –
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England
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Ralph Shelton
1530 – 1580
Birth Location: Shelton Green, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Anne Shelton
1534 – 1588
Birth Location: of, Shelton, Norfolk, England
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Margaret Shelton
1535 – 1606
Birth Location: SHELTON, Norfolk, England
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Daughter Shelton
1536 – 1554
Birth Location: SHELTON, Norfolk, England
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John Shelton
1536 – 1558
Birth Location: England
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Alice SHELTON
1547 – 1605
Birth Location: SHELTON, Norfolk, England
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Mary Shelton
1550 – 1603
Birth Location: Shelton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Rachel Shelton
1554 – 1554
Birth Location: England
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Rebecca Shelton
1554 – 1554
Birth Location: England
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Sir Shelton's Ancestors

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Sir Shelton
1504 – 1558
Birth Place: SHELTON, Norfolk, England
Parents
John Shelton
1472 – 1539
Shelton, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Anne Boleyn
1479 – 1555
Blickling Hall, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Ralph Shelton
1430 – 1497
SHELTON, Norfolk, England
Margaret Clere
1438 – 1500
Ormesby St Michael, Norfolk, England
William Boleyn
1451 – 1505
Blickling, Norfolk, England
Margaret Butler
1454 – 1539
County Kilkenny, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Shelton
1403 – 1431
Margaret Brewes
1410 – 1479
Robert Clere
1405 – 1446
Geoffrey Boleyn
1406 – 1463
Anne Hoo
1424 – 1484
Thomas Butler
1426 – 1515
Anne Hankford
1431 – 1485
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Shelton
1373 – 1421
Catherine Barrett
1385 – 1456
Robert Brewes
1370 – 1424
Ela Stapleton
1384 – 1456
John Clere
1380 –
Geoffrey Boleyn
1380 – 1440
Cecily Welles
1385 – 1440
Thomas Hoo
1396 – 1455
Elizabeth, Wychingham
1404 – 1445

Sir Shelton's Descendants

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Sir (John) Shelton (1504 – 15 Nov 1558) m. Lady (Margaret, Baroness of Shelton Manor) Parker (1509 – 15 Nov 1558) m. Mary Parker (Abt 1500 – 1558)
  1. 1. Alice Shelton (1527 – 1590) m. Sir (Thomas) Josseline (Abt 1529 – )
  2. 2. Emma SHELTON (Abt 1528 – )
  3. 3. Ralph Shelton (1 Nov 1530 – 3 Oct 1580) m. Amy Wodehouse (1510 – ) m. Mary Wodehouse (1534 – 5 Jul 1568) m. Anne Barrow (1530 – 1617)
    1. 1. Alice Shelton (1551 – ) m. Thomas Wallne (Abt 1550 – Abt 1606) m. Tobias Wilkinson (Abt 1568 – ) m. William Wrool (Abt 1570 – ) m. Thomas Waller (Abt 1570 – ) m. Robert Cureton (Abt 1548 – )
    2. 2. Margaret Shelton (24 Dec 1556 – 1623) m. Anthony Southwell (3 May 1579 – 1623)
    3. 3. THOMAS SHELTON (19 May 1558 – 25 Dec 1595) m. Elizabeth Flowerdew (Abt 1558 – 1608) m. Anna Appleyard m. Thomas Shelton (Abt 1562 – )
    4. 4. JOHN SHELTON (21 Dec 1559 – 1605) m. Elizabeth Cromwell (Abt 1563 – ) m. Joan (Jane) Maleverer (1563 – 1580) m. Jane Maleverer (Abt 1543 – )
    5. 5. Andrew Shelton (Abt 1560 – ) m. Joan Ferne (Abt 1571 – )
    6. 6. Ralph Shelton (11 Nov 1560 – 22 Jul 1628) m. Jane West (1558 – Abt 1606) m. Dorothy (de) Jermyn (13 Sep 1584 – ) m. Frances Jermyn (Abt 1560 – )
    7. 7. Edward Shelton (Abt 1563 – )
    8. 8. Edward Shelton (1 Dec 1564 – 10 Mar 1565)
    9. 9. Audrey ("Ethelred") Shelton (10 Jun 1568 – 24 Apr 1631) m. Thomas Walsingham (1561 – 11 Aug 1630) m. Tobias Wilkinson (Abt 1568 – ) m. William Wrool (1564 – ) m. Robert Wright (Abt 1554 – ) m. m. Robt Wright
      1. 1. Thomas Walsingham (Abt 1590 – 1669) m. Elizabeth (Browne) Bourne (Abt 1608 – 4 Nov 1672) m. Elizabeth Manwood (Abt 1596 – 1632)
      2. 2. Catherine Walsingham (1592 – )
      3. 3. Miss Walsingham (Abt 1594 – )
      4. 4. Thomas Walsingham (1600 – 1669) m. Elizabeth Manwood (Abt 1596 – 1632)
        1. 1. Thomas Walsingham (1617 – 22 Nov 1691) m. Anne Howard (22 Jul 1610 – )
    10. 10. William Shelton (Abt 1573 – ) m. Martha Emory (1575 – 1635)
  4. 4. Anne Shelton (Abt 1534 – 12 Aug 1588) m. William Godslue (Abt 1527 – )
  5. 5. Margaret Shelton (1535 – 1606)
  6. 6. Daughter Shelton (Abt 1536 – 1554)
  7. 7. John Shelton (Abt 1536 – Nov 1558)
  8. 8. Alice SHELTON (1547 – 4 Oct 1605)
  9. 9. Mary Shelton (Abt 1550 – 16 Aug 1603) m. Scudamore m. Richard Hopwood (31 Dec 1655 – )
  10. 10. Rachel Shelton (1554 – 1554)
  11. 11. Rebecca Shelton (1554 – 1554)

Sir Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Sir John Shelton in SHELTON, Norfolk, England
SHELTON, Norfolk, England
1558
15 Nov 1558
Age 54
Death of Sir John Shelton in SHELTON, Norfolk, England
SHELTON, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: SHELTON, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1558
    Event Place: SHELTON, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: SHELTON, Norfolk, England
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