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Sir Richard Shirley 1478–1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1478

Birth Location: Winston, Sussex, England

Death Date: 10 Nov 1540

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

Father: Sir III

Mother: Jane Bellingham

Spouse(s): Anne Shelley

Children(s): Lady Shirley, Cicely Shirley, Jane Shirley, Alice Shirley, John Shirley, Frances Shirley, Thomas Shirley, Edward Shirley, Richard Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, William Shirley, Isabel Shirley, William Shirley

In 1478, Sir Richard Shirley entered the world in Winston, Sussex, England, born to Sir Ralph Shirley Iii And Jane Bellingham. Sir Richard Shirley married Anne Shelley, and had children including Alice Shirley, Cicely Shirley, Edward Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, Frances Shirley, Isabel Shirley, Jane Shirley, John Shirley, Lady Beatrice Shirley, Richard Shirley, Thomas Shirley, William Shirley. Sir Richard Shirley passed away in 1540 in Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1478, Sir Richard Shirley entered the world in Winston, Sussex, England, born to Sir Ralph Shirley Iii And Jane Bellingham.
  • Sir Richard Shirley married Anne Shelley, and had children including Alice Shirley, Cicely Shirley, Edward Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, Frances Shirley, Isabel Shirley, Jane Shirley, John Shirley, Lady Beatrice Shirley, Richard Shirley, Thomas Shirley, William Shirley.
  • Sir Richard Shirley passed away in 1540 in Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Shirley's Ancestors

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Sir Shirley
1478–1540
Birth Place: Winston, Sussex, England
Parents
Sir Ralph Shirley III
1443–1510
Winston, Sussex, England
Jane Bellingham
1456–1486
Burneshead, Kendal, Westmoreland, England
Grandparents
Sir (Ralph Shirley) II
1406–1466
Shirley, Derbyshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Blount
1422–1457
Rock, Worcestershire, England
Thomas Bellingham
1438–1490
Burneshead, Kendal, Westmoreland, England
Jane Wiltshire
1447–1510
Heydon, Essex, , England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Baddesley
1392–1443
Lady Eatington
1390–1419
Sir Bellingham
1408–1476
Elizabeth Tunstall
1410–1524
John Castle
1434–1503
Lady Clothall
1423–1455
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Shirley
1351–1403
Beatrix Braose
1379–1440
Nicholas Wiltshire
1378–1463
Jane Acklloit
1416–1476
John II
1390–1430
Joan Power
1398–1423

Sir Shirley's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Shirley (1478–10 Nov 1540) m. Anne Shelley (1481–1542)
  1. 1. Lady (Beatrice) Shirley 1512–1558 m. Sir (Edmund Edward) Bray 1504–1558
    1. 1. Joan Bray 1524–1571 m. Walter Thorne 1522–1570
      1. 1. Francis Thorne 1551–1601 m. Jane Cavendish 1555–1608
        1. 1. John Thorne 1580–1621 m. Constance (Joan) Brown 1580–1621
  2. 2. Cicely Shirley 1520–
  3. 3. Jane Shirley 1524–
  4. 4. Alice Shirley 1508–1558
  5. 5. John Shirley 1503–
  6. 6. Frances Shirley 1526–
  7. 7. Thomas Shirley 1502–1551
  8. 8. Edward Shirley 1505–1558
  9. 9. Richard Shirley 1500–
  10. 10. Elizabeth Shirley 1532–
  11. 11. William Shirley 1510–1551
  12. 12. Isabel Shirley 1528–1556
  13. 13. William Shirley 1510–1551

Sir Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1478
1478
Birth of Sir Richard Shirley in Winston, Sussex, England
Winston, Sussex, England
1540
10 Nov 1540
Age 62
Death of Sir Richard Shirley in Thakeham, Sussex, England
Thakeham, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1478
    Event Place: Winston, Sussex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1540
    Event Place: Thakeham, Sussex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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