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Sir Knight Richard Shirley 1478 – 1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1478

Birth Location: Wiston (Sussex) England

Death Date: 10 Nov 1540

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

Father: Lord Shirley

Mother: Lady Bellingham

Spouse(s): Lady Wiston

Children(s): Alice Shirley, Sir Shirley

Sir Knight Richard Shirley , Lord of Wiston and Sheriff of Sussexshire, was born in 1478 in Wiston (Sussex) England, the child of Lord Sir Knight Ralph Shirley and Lady Jane de Bellingham. Sir Knight Richard Shirley , Lord of Wiston and Sheriff of Sussexshire, married Lady Anne Wiston, and had children including Alice Shirley, Sir William Shirley. Sir Knight Richard Shirley , Lord of Wiston and Sheriff of Sussexshire, passed away in 1540 in Thakeham, Horsham District, West Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Knight Richard Shirley , Lord of Wiston and Sheriff of Sussexshire, was born in 1478 in Wiston (Sussex) England, the child of Lord Sir Knight Ralph Shirley and Lady Jane de Bellingham.
  • Sir Knight Richard Shirley , Lord of Wiston and Sheriff of Sussexshire, married Lady Anne Wiston, and had children including Alice Shirley, Sir William Shirley.
  • Sir Knight Richard Shirley , Lord of Wiston and Sheriff of Sussexshire, passed away in 1540 in Thakeham, Horsham District, West Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Sir Shirley's Ancestors

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Sir Shirley
1478 – 1540
Birth Place: Wiston (Sussex) England
Parents
Lord Sir Knight Ralph Shirley
1443 – 1510
Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England
Lady (Jane de) Bellingham
1457 – 1528
Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Shirley
1410 – 1466
Brailsford, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
Anne Shelly
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Shirley's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Richard) Shirley (1478 – 10 Nov 1540) m. Lady (Anne) Wiston (1484 – 24 JUL 1541)
  1. 1. Alice Shirley (1501 – 26 Jan 1558) m. Luke Pilcher (1501 – abt 1545)
    1. 1. Sir (David) Pilcher (08 Feb 1526 – 10 Mar 1576) m. Lady (Joane) Haye (1528 – 07 Jun 1599)
      1. 1. Lady (Constance) Pilcher (Abt. 1580 – 23 Nov 1624) m. Thomas Ensinge (ABT 1571 – abt 1632)
        1. 1. James Ensigne (1 Jun 1590 – 1671) m. Sarah Elson (1610 – 29 May 1676)
  2. 2. Sir (William) Shirley (1498 – 29 May 1551) m. Lady (Mary C) Isley (1510 – 1566) m. Elizabeth Isley (1510 – 1566)
    1. 1. Thomas Shirley (9 May 1542 – 16 Oct 1612) m. Lady (Anne Alice) Kempe (26 Dec 1544 – 19 Feb 1623)
      1. 1. Lady (Cecilia 'Cecily') Shirley (3 Mar 1577 – 31 Jul 1662) m. Lord (Thomas) West (9 Jul 1577 – 7 Jun 1618)
        1. 1. William West (5 Nov 1616 – 16 April 1674) m. Lady (Elizabeth Ann) Morris (1620 – 18 Jan 1684)

Sir Shirley's Timeline

3 Records

1478
1478
Birth of Sir Knight Richard Shirley , Lord of Wiston and Sheriff of Sussexshire, in Wiston Manor, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
Wiston Manor, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
1478
1478
Birth of Sir Knight Richard Shirley , Lord of Wiston and Sheriff of Sussexshire, in Wiston (Sussex) England
Wiston (Sussex) England
1540
10 Nov 1540
Age 62
Death of Sir Knight Richard Shirley , Lord of Wiston and Sheriff of Sussexshire, 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, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1478
    Event Place: Wiston (Sussex) England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1540
    Event Place: Thakeham, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

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