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William Shelley 1480–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, England

Death Date: 5 January 1549

Death Location: Clapham, Arun District, West Sussex, England

Father: Sir Shelley,

Mother: Elizabeth Michelgrove

Spouse(s): Alice Belknap

Children(s): John Shelley

William Shelley was born in 1480 in Clapham, Sussex, England, the child of Sir John Ii Shelley And Elizabeth De Michelgrove. William Shelley married Alice Belknap, and had children including John Shelley. William Shelley passed away in 1549 in Clapham, Arun District, West Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • William Shelley was born in 1480 in Clapham, Sussex, England, the child of Sir John Ii Shelley And Elizabeth De Michelgrove.
  • William Shelley married Alice Belknap, and had children including John Shelley.
  • William Shelley passed away in 1549 in Clapham, Arun District, West Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Shelley's Ancestors

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William Shelley
1480–1549
Birth Place: Clapham, Sussex, England
Parents
Sir John II Shelley,
1448–1526
Clapham, Sussex, England
Elizabeth (De) Michelgrove
1458–1513
Clapham, Sussex, England
Grandparents
John Shelley
1428–1515
Rye, Sussex, Englan
Beatrice Hawkwood
1430–1454
Buckinghamshire, England
John (De) 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
1381–1464
Lady Heddingham
1412–1464
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Shelley
1376–
Sir Hawkwood
1323–1394
Domnina Visconti
1327–1377

William Shelley's Descendants

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William Shelley (1480–5 January 1549) m. Alice Belknap (1475–1537)
  1. 1. John Shelley 1506–1551 m. Mary FitzWilliam 1510–1562
    1. 1. Sir (William) Shelley 1527–1592 m. Jane Lingen 1544–1610
      1. 1. Leonard Shell 1557–1625 m. Margaret Turner 1561–1625
        1. 1. Mary Shell 1593–1619 m. George Raymond 1552–1632

William Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of William Shelley in Clapham, Sussex, England
Clapham, Sussex, England
1549
5 January 1549
Age 69
Death of William Shelley in Sussex, England
Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Clapham, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 41
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1191
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 January 1549
    Event Place: Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 41
    [3] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1191
    [4] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clapham, Arun District, West Sussex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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