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Sir Richard Bellingham Shirley 1478 – 1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1478

Birth Location: Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire and West Susses, England

Death Date: 10 November 1540

Death Location: Thakeham, Horsham District, West Sussex, England

Father: Ralph Shirley

Mother: Jane Bellingham

Spouse(s): Lady (Wiston)

Children(s): Sir Shirley, Alice Shirley, Thomas Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, John Shirley, Anne Shirley, Beatrice Shirley, Jane Shirley, Edward Shirley, Ralph Shirley, Jane Westneston, Frances Shirley, Cecilia Shirley, Alice Convers, Richard Shirley, Isabel Shirley, Aleanor Shirley

The story of Sir Richard Bellingham Shirley Lord of Wiston and Sheriff of Sussex began in 1478 in Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire and West Susses, England. Sir Richard Bellingham Shirley Lord of Wiston and Sheriff of Sussex married Lady Anne Shelley (Wiston), and had children including Sir William Shirley, Alice Shirley, Thomas Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, John Shirley, Anne Shirley, Beatrice Shirley, Jane Shirley, Edward Shirley, Ralph Shirley, Jane Westneston, Frances Shirley, Cecilia Shirley, Alice Convers, Richard Shirley, Isabel Shirley, Aleanor Shirley. Sir Richard Bellingham Shirley Lord of Wiston and Sheriff of Sussex passed away in 1540 in Thakeham, Horsham District, West Sussex, England.

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  • The story of Sir Richard Bellingham Shirley Lord of Wiston and Sheriff of Sussex began in 1478 in Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire and West Susses, England.
  • Sir Richard Bellingham Shirley Lord of Wiston and Sheriff of Sussex married Lady Anne Shelley (Wiston), and had children including Sir William Shirley, Alice Shirley, Thomas Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, John Shirley, Anne Shirley, Beatrice Shirley, Jane Shirley, Edward Shirley, Ralph Shirley, Jane Westneston, Frances Shirley, Cecilia Shirley, Alice Convers, Richard Shirley, Isabel Shirley, Aleanor Shirley.
  • Sir Richard Bellingham Shirley Lord of Wiston and Sheriff of Sussex passed away in 1540 in Thakeham, Horsham District, West Sussex, England.

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Children(s)

Sir Shirley's Ancestors

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Sir Shirley
1478 – 1540
Birth Place: Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire and West Susses, England
Parents
Ralph II Shirley
1443 – 1509
Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England
Jane (de) Bellingham
1460 – 1486
Burneshead Manor, Kendal, Westmoreland, England
Grandparents
Thomas (de Bellingham, Esq, Lord of) Burneshead
1438 – 1490
Burneshead, Kendal, Westmoreland, England
Lady (Jane Wiltshire) Bellingham
1447 – 1510
Heydon, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Bellingham
1406 – 1476
Elizabeth Tunstall
1410 – 1462
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Bellingham
1356 – 1409
Anne Barbourne
1367 – 1408

Sir Shirley's Descendants

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Sir (Richard Bellingham) Shirley (1478 – 10 November 1540) m. Lady (Anne Shelley) (Wiston) (1480 – 1542)
  1. 1. Sir (William) Shirley (1498 – 1551) m. Mary Shirley (1512 – 2 July 1596)
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas Shirley The) Elder (9 May 1542 – 16 October 1612) m. Anne Kempe (26 December 1544 – 19 February 1622)
      1. 1. Thos Overbury (1559 – 25 Apr 1631) m. Jane Shirley (22 Sep 1571 – 7 Feb 1661)
        1. 1. Anne (Shurley) (Shirley) (31 Dec 1603 – 17 Oct 1660) m. Sir (Giles) Overbury (4 May 1590 – 6 Feb 1653)
  2. 2. Alice Shirley (1501 – 26 Jan 1558)
  3. 3. Thomas Shirley (1502 – 29 May 1551)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Shirley (1504 – )
  5. 5. John Shirley (1508 – )
  6. 6. Anne Shirley (1510 – 1558)
  7. 7. Beatrice Shirley (1512 – 1558)
  8. 8. Jane Shirley (1512 – 1556)
  9. 9. Edward Shirley (1514 – 29 May 1551)
  10. 10. Ralph Shirley (1516 – 29 May 1551)
  11. 11. Jane Westneston (1516 – )
  12. 12. Frances Shirley (1518 – 1558)
  13. 13. Cecilia Shirley (1520 – )
  14. 14. Alice Convers (1520 – 1555)
  15. 15. Richard Shirley (1522 – abt 1760)
  16. 16. Isabel Shirley (1528 – 1556)
  17. 17. Aleanor Shirley (1530 – 1556)

Sir Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1478
1478
Birth of Sir Richard Bellingham Shirley Lord of Wiston and Sheriff of Sussex in Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire and West Susses, England
Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire and West Susses, England
1540
10 November 1540
Age 62
Death of Sir Richard Bellingham Shirley Lord of Wiston and Sheriff of Sussex in Thakeham, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
Thakeham, Horsham District, West Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1478
    Event Place: Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire and West Susses, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 November 1540
    Event Place: Thakeham, Horsham District, West Sussex, England

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