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William Shelley 1375 – 1401 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1375

Birth Location: Rye, Sussex, England

Death Date: Aft 1401

Death Location: Rye, Sussex, England

Father: John Shelley

Mother: Margaret Rolfe

Spouse(s): Shelley None

Children(s): Mary Shelley, Robert Shelley, Richard Shelley

In 1375, William Shelley entered the world in Rye, Sussex, England, born to John Shelley and Margaret Rolfe. William Shelley married Shelley, and had children including Mary Shelley, Robert Shelley, Richard Shelley. William Shelley passed away in 1401 in Rye, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1375, William Shelley entered the world in Rye, Sussex, England, born to John Shelley and Margaret Rolfe.
  • William Shelley married Shelley, and had children including Mary Shelley, Robert Shelley, Richard Shelley.
  • William Shelley passed away in 1401 in Rye, Sussex, England.

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William Shelley's Ancestors

Self
William Shelley
1375 – 1401
Birth Place: Rye, Sussex, England
Parents
John Shelley
1352 – 1400
Rye, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Rolfe
1355 – 1425
Downe, Kent, England
Grandparents
John Shelley
1320 – 1390
Clapham, East Preston, Sussex, England
Joahna (de) SHELLEY
John Rolfe
1329 –
Rye, Sussex, England
Mrs (John) Rolph
1323 –
Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shelley
1290 – 1350
MRS SHELLEY
1308 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shelley
1266 – 1326
Mrs Shelley

William Shelley's Descendants

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William Shelley (1375 – Aft 1401) m. Shelley (Bef 1390 – Aft 1401)
  1. 1. Mary Shelley (1394 – 1430) m. John Peche (22 Feb 1389 – 1439)
    1. 1. William Peche (1421 – 9 Apr 1487) m. Beatrix Chicheley (1425 – 1485) m. Ann Profete (Abt 1450 – ) m. Jane Clifford ( – 1479)
      1. 1. John Peche (1450 – Abt 1522)
      2. 2. John Peche (1450 – 1548) m. Elizabeth Scrope (1451 – 1542)
      3. 3. Celia (Elizabeth) Peche (1452 – 15 Jul 1544) m. John (Garnon) Hart (1454 – 1505) m. George Brooke (1455 – ) m. Ralph Pick (1456 – 11 Jun 1543)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Hart (1469 – Mar 1551) m. Thomas Brooke (1469 – 19 Jul 1529) m. John Cornewall (Abt 1485 – )
        2. 2. Henry (William Varnum) Hart (1479 – 1553) m. Matilda (Storye) Goldbold (1485 – 1561)
        3. 3. John Harte (1480 – 1525)
        4. 4. Robert Harte (1485 – 1525) m. Elizabeth (Harte) M (Abt 1490 – 1527)
        5. 5. Elizabeth Hart (1486 – )
        6. 6. Anne Hart (1491 – 1566) m. James Stanley (1491 – 23 May 1562) m. Edmund Talbot (1469 – 13 Feb 1519)
        7. 7. Percival Hart (1496 – 21 May 1580) m. Frideswide Bray (1516 – 1574)
        8. 8. Johannes HARTE (1500 – )
        9. 9. Ann Hart (1514 – )
        10. 10. Cecily Hart ( – 1521)
        11. 11. Anna (Maria) Hart
      4. 4. Elizabeth Peche (1452 – 1480)
      5. 5. John Peche (1456 – 1538)
      6. 6. William Peche (1458 – 1487)
      7. 7. Thomas Peachey (1466 – 10 Mar 1539) m. Ellyn (Abt 1486 – 1540)
  2. 2. Robert Shelley (1402 – 31 Aug 1517) m. Elizabeth Petit (Abt 1365 – ) m. Elizabeth Petit (1406 – 1452) m. Elizabeth Petit (1413 – 31 Aug 1517)
  3. 3. Richard Shelley (Abt 1404 – )

William Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1375
1375
Birth of William Shelley in Rye, Sussex, England
Rye, Sussex, England
1401
Aft 1401
Age 26
Death of William Shelley in Rye, Sussex, England
Rye, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1375
    Event Place: Rye, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft 1401
    Event Place: Rye, Sussex, England

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