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William Shell 1528–1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1528

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 27 AUG 1592

Death Location: England

Father: John Shelley

Mother: Mary FitzWilliam

Spouse(s): Jane Lingen

Children(s):

The story of William Shell began in 1528 in England. William Shell married Jane Lingen. William Shell passed away in 1592 in England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Shell began in 1528 in England.
  • William Shell married Jane Lingen.
  • William Shell passed away in 1592 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Shell's Ancestors

Self
William Shell
1528–1592
Birth Place: England
Parents
John Shelley
1506–1550
Michelgrove, Sussex, England
Mary FitzWilliam
1504–1558
Milton, Berkshire, Kent, England
Grandparents
William Shelley
1480–1549
Clapham, Sussex, England
Alice Belknap
1481–1538
England
William FitzWilliam
1460–1534
Milton, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Mildred Sackville
1480–1532
Withyham, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Shelley
1451–1527
Elizabeth Michelgrove
1458–1513
Henry Belknap
1425–1488
Margaret Knollys
1430–1488
John Fitzwilliam
1415–1505
Eleanor Villiers
1410–1461
Richard Sackville
1460–1524
Isabel Dygges
1462–1524
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shelley
1428–1486
Margaret Eastgate
–1496
John Michelgrove
1436–1459
Anne Sidney
1440–1480
Hamon Belknap
1394–1429
Joan Boteler
1395–1472
Richard Knollys
1402–1485
Margaret Doyle
–1449
John FitzWilliam
1377–1417
Elenor Grene
1376–1421
William Villiers
1389–1480
Joan Bellers
1396–1475
Humphrey Sackville
1430–1489
Catherine Browne
1442–
John Digges
1440–1502
Joanna Clifton
1458–1495

William Shell's Timeline

2 Records

1528
1528
Birth of William Shell in England
England
1592
27 AUG 1592
Age 64
Death of William Shell in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 AUG 1592
    Event Place: England

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