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Sir William Shirley 1498 – 1551 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1498

Birth Location: Wiston (Sussex) England

Death Date: 29 May 1551

Death Location: Preston, Sussex, England

Father: Sir Shirley

Mother: Lady (Wiston)

Spouse(s): Mary Isley

Children(s): Thomas Shirley

The story of Sir William Shirley began in 1498 in Wiston (Sussex) England. Sir William Shirley married Mary Isley, and had children including Thomas Shirley. Sir William Shirley passed away in 1551 in Preston, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Shirley began in 1498 in Wiston (Sussex) England.
  • Sir William Shirley married Mary Isley, and had children including Thomas Shirley.
  • Sir William Shirley passed away in 1551 in Preston, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Shirley
1478 – 1540
Birth Location: Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire and West Susses, England
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Lady (Wiston)
1480 – 1542
Birth Location: Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussexshire and West Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Isley
1512 – 1596
Birth Location: Sundridge (Kent) England
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Children(s)

Thomas Shirley
1542 – 1612
Birth Location: Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
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Sir Shirley's Ancestors

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Sir Shirley
1498 – 1551
Birth Place: Wiston (Sussex) England
Parents
Sir Richard Bellingham Shirley
1478 – 1540
Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire and West Susses, England
Lady (Anne Shelley) (Wiston)
1480 – 1542
Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussexshire and West Sussex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Shirley's Descendants

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Sir (William) Shirley (1498 – 29 May 1551) m. Mary Isley (1512 – 2 July 1596)
  1. 1. Thomas Shirley (9 May 1542 – 16 October 1612) m. Anne (26 December 1544 – 19 February 1622)
    1. 1. Lady (Cecily Shirley) West (1581 – 31 Jul 1662) m. Thomas (Leighton) West (1556 – 1630)

Sir Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1498
1498
Birth of Sir William Shirley in Wiston (Sussex) England
Wiston (Sussex) England
1551
29 May 1551
Age 53
Death of Sir William Shirley in Preston, Sussex, England
Preston, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1498
    Event Place: Wiston (Sussex) England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
    Record Source: Findagrave, Sir William Shirley 1551

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1551
    Event Place: Preston, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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