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Thomas Shelton 1498 – 1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1498

Birth Location: Shelton, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1579

Death Location: Shelton, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Shelton)

Mother: Anne Boleyn

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In 1498, Thomas Shelton entered the world in Shelton, Norfolk, England, born to Sir John William Shelton (21st Baron of Shelton) and Anne Boleyn. Thomas Shelton passed away in 1579 in Shelton, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1498, Thomas Shelton entered the world in Shelton, Norfolk, England, born to Sir John William Shelton (21st Baron of Shelton) and Anne Boleyn.
  • Thomas Shelton passed away in 1579 in Shelton, Norfolk, England.

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Thomas Shelton's Ancestors

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Thomas Shelton
1498 – 1579
Birth Place: Shelton, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir John William Shelton (21st Baron of Shelton)
1472 – 1539
Shelton, Norfolk, England
Anne Boleyn
1475 – 1556
Blickling, Norfolk
Grandparents
Sir (William Boleyn, High Sheriff of Kent, Norfolk and) Suffolk
1451 – 1505
Blickling Hall, Norfolk, England
Margaret (Butler, Lady of) Ormonde
1454 – 1539
Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Godfried Boleyn
1405 – 1462
Anna Hoo
1425 – 1484
Sir Ormond
1425 – 1515
Lady Butler
1428 – 1485
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1498
1498
Birth of Thomas Shelton in Shelton, Norfolk, England
Shelton, Norfolk, England
1579
1579
Age 81
Death of Thomas Shelton in Shelton, Norfolk, England
Shelton, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1498
    Event Place: Shelton, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: Shelton, Norfolk, England

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