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Thomas Shirley 1700 – 1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Dec 1700

Birth Location: Horsted Keynes, Sussex, England

Death Date: 12 May 1798

Death Location: Cowfold, Sussex, England

Father: Thomas Shirley

Mother: Hester Russell

Spouse(s): Sarah Lovett

Children(s): Sarah Shirley

Thomas Shirley was born in 1700 in Horsted Keynes, Sussex, England, the child of Thomas Shirley and Hester Russell. Thomas Shirley married Sarah Lovett, and had children including Sarah Shirley. Thomas Shirley passed away in 1798 in Cowfold, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • Thomas Shirley was born in 1700 in Horsted Keynes, Sussex, England, the child of Thomas Shirley and Hester Russell.
  • Thomas Shirley married Sarah Lovett, and had children including Sarah Shirley.
  • Thomas Shirley passed away in 1798 in Cowfold, Sussex, England.

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Thomas Shirley's Ancestors

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Thomas Shirley
1700 – 1798
Birth Place: Horsted Keynes, Sussex, England
Parents
Thomas Shirley
1661 – 1717
Dinton, Buckingham, England
Hester Russell
1671 –
Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire, England
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Thomas Shirley's Descendants

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Thomas Shirley (09 Dec 1700 – 12 May 1798) m. Sarah Lovett (1700 – 19 Jul 1774)
  1. 1. Sarah Shirley (1720 – 1805) m. Thomas Bennett (1716 – )
    1. 1. John Bennet (29 May 1768 – 1840) m. Ann Welfare (2 Jun 1765 – July 1840)
      1. 1. Frances ((Fanny)) Bennett (3 May 1789 – 9 Jan 1878) m. William Gurr (30 Mar 1788 – 3 June 1872)
        1. 1. Harriet Gurr (5 Nov 1812 – 25 Apr 1895) m. Robert Wood (16 Sep 1810 – Mar 1863)

Thomas Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1700
09 Dec 1700
Birth of Thomas Shirley in Horsted Keynes, Sussex, England
Horsted Keynes, Sussex, England
1798
12 May 1798
Age 98
Death of Thomas Shirley in Cowfold, Sussex, England
Cowfold, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Dec 1700
    Event Place: Horsted Keynes, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1798
    Event Place: Cowfold, Sussex, England

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