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Sir William Shirley 1498–1551 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1498

Birth Location: West Sussex, England

Death Date: 1551

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

Father: Sir Sussex

Mother: Lady (Wiston)

Spouse(s): Mary Shirley

Children(s): Sir Elder

The story of Sir William Shirley began in 1498 in West Sussex, England. Sir William Shirley married Mary Shirley, and had children including Sir Thomas Shirley The Elder. Sir William Shirley passed away in 1551 in Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Shirley began in 1498 in West Sussex, England.
  • Sir William Shirley married Mary Shirley, and had children including Sir Thomas Shirley The Elder.
  • Sir William Shirley passed away in 1551 in Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Sussex
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 Shirley
1512–1596
Birth Location: Sundridge, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Sir Elder
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: West Sussex, England
Parents
Sir Richard Bellingham Shirley Lord of Wiston and Sheriff of Sussex
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
Ralph (II) Shirley
1443–1509
Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England
Jane (de Bellingham Lady) Wiston
1460–1486
Burneshead Manor, Kendal, Westmoreland, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Burneshead
1438–1490
Lady Bellingham
1447–1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bellingham
1406–1476
Elizabeth Tunstall
1410–1462

Sir Shirley's Descendants

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Sir (William) Shirley (1498–1551) m. Mary Shirley (1512–2 July 1596)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Shirley The) Elder 1542–1612 m. Anne Kempe 1544–1622
    1. 1. Thos Overbury 1559–1631 m. Jane Shirley 1571–1661
      1. 1. Anne (Shurley) (Shirley) 1603–1660 m. Sir (Giles) Overbury 1590–1653
        1. 1. Nicholas Overby 1628–1691 m. Joane (Adene) *** 1630–1778

Sir Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1498
1498
Birth of Sir William Shirley in West Sussex, England
West Sussex, England
1551
1551
Age 53
Death of Sir William Shirley in Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1498
    Event Place: West Sussex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: Wiston, Horsham District, West 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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