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William Shelley 1480–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Bechworth Castle, Surrey, England

Death Date: 10 May 1549

Death Location: Clapham, Sussex, England

Father: John Shelley

Mother: Elizabeth Michelgrove

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Katherine Shelley

William Shelley was born in 1480 in Bechworth Castle, Surrey, England, the child of John Shelley And Elizabeth Michelgrove. William Shelley had children including Katherine Shelley. William Shelley passed away in 1549 in Clapham, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • William Shelley was born in 1480 in Bechworth Castle, Surrey, England, the child of John Shelley And Elizabeth Michelgrove.
  • William Shelley had children including Katherine Shelley.
  • William Shelley passed away in 1549 in Clapham, Sussex, England.

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William Shelley's Ancestors

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William Shelley
1480–1549
Birth Place: Bechworth Castle, Surrey, England
Parents
John Shelley
1448–1526
Clapham, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Michelgrove
1450–1518
Clapham, Sussex, England
Grandparents
John Shelley
1428–1515
Rye, Sussex, England
Beatrice Hawkwood
1442–1454
Rye, Sussex, England
John Michelgrove
1424–1509
Penhurst, Kent, England
Mary Sidney
1428–1478
Penhurst, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Shelley
1402–1517
Elizabeth Petit
1406–1517
John Hawkwood
1406–
Margaret
1390–
John Michelgrove
1400–1459
Joan
1400–
William Sidney
1389–1428
Cecily Mitchell
1385–1446
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Shelley
1376–1399
John Petit
1380–1455
John Hawkwood
1320–1394
Domnina Visconti
1327–1377
John Michelgrove
1375–1400
Joan Welton
1375–1434
William Sidney
1355–1428
Alicia Clumford
1355–1395
John Mitchell
1360–1444
Margaret Matham
1365–1455

William Shelley's Descendants

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William Shelley (1480–10 May 1549)
  1. 1. Katherine Shelley 1511–1560 m. Henry Browne 1502–1557
    1. 1. Thomas Browne 1540–1597 m. Mabel Fitzwilliam 1550–1575
      1. 1. Matthew Browne 1574–1603 m. Jane Vincent 1575–1629
        1. 1. Henry Browne 1598–1662 m. Anne Fowler 1623–1668
        2. 2. Ambrose Brown 1595–1661
        3. 3. Ann Kemp 1595–
        4. 4. Jane Brown 1595–
        5. 5. Edward Browne 1597–1662
      2. 2. Jane Browne 1570–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Browne 1572–
      4. 4. Richard Browne –1623
    2. 2. Mary Browne 1530–
    3. 3. Richard Browne 1540–

William Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of William Shelley in Bechworth Castle, Surrey, England
Bechworth Castle, Surrey, England
1549
10 May 1549
Age 69
Death of William Shelley in Clapham, Sussex, England
Clapham, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Bechworth Castle, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1549
    Event Place: Clapham, Sussex, England

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