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Sir Ralph Shirley 1391–1443 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 APR 1391

Birth Location: Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 1443

Death Location: Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England

Father:

Mother: Beatrix Shirley

Spouse(s): Lady Basset

Children(s): Anne Shirley, John Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, Ralph Shirley, Beatrix Bassett, Sir Wiston)

In 1391, Sir Ralph Shirley entered the world in Leicestershire, England, born to Sir Fnu Shirley And Beatrix Shirley. Sir Ralph Shirley married Lady Joan Basset, and had children including Anne Shirley, Beatrix Bassett, Elizabeth Shirley, John Shirley, Ralph Shirley, Sir Roger Shirley Lord Of Wiston. Sir Ralph Shirley passed away in 1443 in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1391, Sir Ralph Shirley entered the world in Leicestershire, England, born to Sir Fnu Shirley And Beatrix Shirley.
  • Sir Ralph Shirley married Lady Joan Basset, and had children including Anne Shirley, Beatrix Bassett, Elizabeth Shirley, John Shirley, Ralph Shirley, Sir Roger Shirley Lord Of Wiston.
  • Sir Ralph Shirley passed away in 1443 in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Beatrix Shirley
1355–1440
Birth Location: Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Basset
1392–1442
Birth Location: Brailsford, Derbyshire, England
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Children(s)

Anne Shirley
1412–
Birth Location: Shirley Manor, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
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John Shirley
1432–1486
Birth Location: Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
JS
Elizabeth Shirley
–1470
Birth Location: England
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Ralph Shirley
1410–1466
Birth Location: Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
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Beatrix Bassett
1408–1483
Birth Location: Shirley, Derbyshire, England
BB
Sir Wiston)
1430–1472
Birth Location: Isfield, Sussex, England
SW

Sir Shirley's Ancestors

Self
Sir Shirley
1391–1443
Birth Place: Leicestershire, England
Parents
Beatrix Shirley
1355–1440
Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Shirley's Descendants

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Sir (Ralph) Shirley (23 APR 1391–1443) m. Lady (Joan) Basset (1392–14 MAY 1442)
  1. 1. Anne Shirley 1412–
  2. 2. John Shirley 1432–1486
  3. 3. Elizabeth Shirley –1470
  4. 4. Ralph Shirley 1410–1466
  5. 5. Beatrix Bassett 1408–1483 m. Sir (John) Brome 1410–1468
    1. 1. Joyce Brome –1528
    2. 2. Jocosa Brome 1459–
    3. 3. John Brome 1451–1516
    4. 4. Isabel Brome 1445–1470
    5. 5. Agnes Brome 1448–1496
    6. 6. Jane Webb 1468–1560
    7. 7. Sir (Richard (Reginald) Bray I (Physician of Henry) VI) 1430–1489 m. Joan Saunders –1507 m. Joan Troughton 1440–1496
      1. 1. Sir (Reginald Bray) (Braye) 1450–1503 m. Dame (Catherine) Hussey 1450–1508
      2. 2. Lucy (De) Bray 1455–
      3. 3. Lady (Johanna) Bray 1480–1557 m. Sir (John) Frye 1476–1544
        1. 1. Elizabeth Frye 1500–1525 m. Lord (Thomas Parker ( Of Great Burstead Manor)) II 1490–1525
        2. 2. Richard Frye 1500–1549
        3. 3. Sir (William Gregory) Frye 1500–1539
        4. 4. John Frye 1500–1556
    8. 8. Isabella Brome 1461–
    9. 9. Nicholas Brome 1440–1516
    10. 10. Thomas Brome 1444–1473
    11. 11. Jane Brome 1432–1473
  6. 6. Sir (Roger Shirley (Lord of) Wiston) 1430–1472 m. Alice (Walker) Taillebois 1437–1466
    1. 1. Richard Shirley 1458–
    2. 2. Sir (John Shirley (Lord, of Kendal, Parish of Driffield,) Yorkshire) 1439–1527 m. John Grauntford 1434–1515 m. Agnes (Jane) Porter 1450–1526 m. Margery Goring 1470–1520
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Parnell) Grauntford 1460–1515 m. John (Gent) Fenner 1455–1527
        1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Fenner 1486–1513 m. Anne Wodye 1486–1510
        2. 2. Joanne Fenner 1510–1560 m. Edward Shurley 1504–1558
        3. 3. Edward Fenner 1509–1558
        4. 4. Bridget Fenner 1508–
        5. 5. Richard Fenner 1485–1525
        6. 6. John Fenner 1498–1527
        7. 7. Sarah Fenner –1765
      2. 2. Robert (Shirley (Lord of Kendal, Parish of Driffield,) Yorkshire) 1473–1550
      3. 3. Richard (Patrick) Shirley 1497–1549

Sir Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1391
23 APR 1391
Birth of Sir Ralph Shirley in Leicestershire, England
Leicestershire, England
1443
1443
Age 52
Death of Sir Ralph Shirley in Brailes, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Brailes, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 APR 1391
    Event Place: Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1443
    Event Place: Brailes, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Age:
    51-52

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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