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Sir Thomas Esquire Shirley 1534–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 January 1534

Birth Location: Isfield, Sussex, England

Death Date: 18 Jan 1579

Death Location: Lewis, Sussex, England

Father: Sir Esq

Mother: Joane Shurley

Spouse(s): Johanna Pelham

Children(s): Judith knight), Robert Shirley, Sir Ii, Elizabeth Shirley

Sir Thomas Esquire Shirley was born in 1534 in Isfield, Sussex, England, the child of Sir Edward Shurley Esq And Joane Shurley. Sir Thomas Esquire Shirley married Johanna Pelham, and had children including Elizabeth Shirley, John Shirley, Judith Shurley Dame Equivalent To Knight, Mathew Shurley, Robert John Shirley, Sir Knight George Ii Shirley Chief Justice Of Ireland Ii, Thomas Shurley. Sir Thomas Esquire Shirley passed away in 1579 in Lewis, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas Esquire Shirley was born in 1534 in Isfield, Sussex, England, the child of Sir Edward Shurley Esq And Joane Shurley.
  • Sir Thomas Esquire Shirley married Johanna Pelham, and had children including Elizabeth Shirley, John Shirley, Judith Shurley Dame Equivalent To Knight, Mathew Shurley, Robert John Shirley, Sir Knight George Ii Shirley Chief Justice Of Ireland Ii, Thomas Shurley.
  • Sir Thomas Esquire Shirley passed away in 1579 in Lewis, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

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Sir Shirley's Ancestors

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Sir Shirley
1534–1579
Birth Place: Isfield, Sussex, England
Parents
Sir Edward Shurley Esq
1504–1558
Isfield, Sussex, , England
Joane Shurley
1510–1560
Crawley, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Lord of Kendal) Shurley
1456–1527
Isfield, Sussex, England
Parnell (Grauntford) (Shurley)
1460–1515
Sussex, England
Sir (Thomas) Fenner
1484–1513
England
Elizabeth (Anne Wodye) (Fenner)
1486–1510
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Lord
1455–1527
Parnell Fenner
1460–1515
John Woodye
1460–1538
ELIZABETH Beaumont
1460–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Shirley's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas Esquire) Shirley (17 January 1534–18 Jan 1579) m. Johanna Pelham (1538–06 Apr 1571)
  1. 1. Judith (Shurley Dame (Equivalent to) knight) 1570–1624 m. Robert (Guyton (Lord of the Manors of Woolvington and) Graffham) 1570–1643 m. Sir (Peter) Garton 1560–1621
    1. 1. Robert Guyton 1580–1633
    2. 2. Judith Guyton 1570–1615
    3. 3. Henry (Joseph) Guyton 1600–1641
    4. 4. Judith Guyton 1590–1650
    5. 5. Peter Guyton 1602–1632
    6. 6. Mary Guyton 1630–1630
    7. 7. Jane Garton 1594–
    8. 8. Sir (Thomas) Guyton 1595–1618 m. Lady (Ann De) Tye 1595–1686 m. Lady (Ann) Tye 1595–1686
      1. 1. John (*`) Garton 1615–1698 m. Margaret Warner** 1615–1701
        1. 1. Capt. (William) Garton 1635–1708 m. Hannah (Margarett) Angell 1639–1702
        2. 2. Katharine Garton 1679–1748
        3. 3. Mathew Garton 1679–1721
        4. 4. William Garton 1649–1709
        5. 5. William Garton 1649–1709
        6. 6. Mary Garton 1633–1666
        7. 7. Gyles ((Giles) Garton Sir) Knight –1698
  2. 2. Robert (John) Shirley 1568–1631
  3. 3. Sir (Knight George II Shirley - Chief Justice of Ireland) Ii 1569–1647
  4. 4. Elizabeth Shirley –1700

Sir Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1534
17 January 1534
Birth of Sir Thomas Esquire Shirley in Isfield, Sussex, England
Isfield, Sussex, England
1579
18 Jan 1579
Age 45
Death of Sir Thomas Esquire Shirley in Lewis, Sussex, England
Lewis, Sussex, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 January 1534
    Event Place: Isfield, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1579
    Event Place: Lewis, Sussex, England

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