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Sir Ralph Shirley 1392 – 1443 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 23 Apr 1392

Birth Location: Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: Abt. 1443

Death Location: France (died in France on the King's service)

Father: Sir Shirley

Mother: Beatrix Braose

Spouse(s): Joan Bassett

Children(s): Ralph Shirley

The story of Sir Ralph Shirley , Kt., Sheriff of Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire began in 1392 in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England. Sir Ralph Shirley , Kt., Sheriff of Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire married Joan Bassett, and had children including Ralph Shirley. Sir Ralph Shirley , Kt., Sheriff of Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire passed away in 1443 in France (died in France on the King's service).

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Ralph Shirley , Kt., Sheriff of Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire began in 1392 in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England.
  • Sir Ralph Shirley , Kt., Sheriff of Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire married Joan Bassett, and had children including Ralph Shirley.
  • Sir Ralph Shirley , Kt., Sheriff of Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire passed away in 1443 in France (died in France on the King's service).

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Shirley
1351 – 1403
Birth Location: Shirley, Derbyshire, England
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Beatrix Braose
1365 – 1440
Birth Location: Probably Wiston, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Joan Bassett
1390 – 1419
Birth Location: Brailsford, Derbyshire, England
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Children(s)

Ralph Shirley
1413 – 1466
Birth Location: Shirley, Derbyshire, England
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Sir Shirley's Ancestors

Self
Sir Shirley
1392 – 1443
Birth Place: Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight Hugh Shirley
1351 – 1403
Shirley, Derbyshire, England
Beatrix Braose
1365 – 1440
Probably Wiston, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Shirley
1300 – 1362
Shirley Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
Isabella Basset
1334 – 1393
Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Shirley's Descendants

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Sir (Ralph) Shirley (Abt. 23 Apr 1392 – Abt. 1443) m. Joan Bassett (Abt. 1390 – Bef. 14 May 1419)
  1. 1. Ralph Shirley (1413 – 26 Dec 1466) m. Margaret Staunton (Bef. 1405 – 1435)
    1. 1. John Shirley (Abt. 1429 – 18 May 1485) m. Eleanor Willoughby (1433 – 1487)
      1. 1. Robert Shirley (1462 – 1513) m. Unknown (Abt. 1460 – )
        1. 1. Ralph Shirley (1458 – 6 January 1517) m. Lady (Jane) Sheffield (1480 – 16 Mar 1527)

Sir Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1392
Abt. 23 Apr 1392
Birth of Sir Ralph Shirley , Kt., Sheriff of Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
1443
Abt. 1443
Age 51
Death of Sir Ralph Shirley , Kt., Sheriff of Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire in France (died in France on the King's service)
France (died in France on the King's service)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 23 Apr 1392
    Event Place: Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1443
    Event Place: France (died in France on the King's service)
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