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William Shelley 1518 – 1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 SEP 1518

Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 APR 1597

Death Location: Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Shelley

Mother: Mary FitzWilliam

Spouse(s): Jane Lingen, Mary Wriothesley

Children(s):

The story of William Shelley began in 1518 in Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. William Shelley married Jane Lingen, Mary Margaret Wriothesley. William Shelley passed away in 1597 in Dorset, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Shelley began in 1518 in Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Shelley married Jane Lingen, Mary Margaret Wriothesley.
  • William Shelley passed away in 1597 in Dorset, England, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Shelley's Ancestors

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William Shelley
1518 – 1597
Birth Place: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Shelley
1486 – 1550
Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Mary FitzWilliam
1500 – 1565
Milton, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Clapham) Shelley
1480 – 1549
Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Alice Belknap
1475 – 1537
Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Thomas (Fitz) William
1448 – 1495
Aldwark, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Maud (Mildred) Sackville
1462 – 1510
Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
<Living>
Elizabeth Michelgrove
1450 – 1513
Henry Oston
1428 – 1488
Margaret Knolles
1432 – 1488
Richard FitzWilliam
1415 – 1478
Elizabeth Clarell
1415 – 1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shelley
1428 – 1515
Béatrice Harkwood
1432 –
John Michelgrove
1424 – 1509
Mary Sidney
1428 – 1478
Thomas Knollys
1390 – 1445
Isabell d'Oyley
1390 – 1445
Edmond Fitzwilliam
1382 – 1465
Katherine Clifton
1386 – 1435
Thomas Clarell
1367 – 1442
Elizabeth Scrope
1379 – 1430

William Shelley's Timeline

3 Records

1518
14 SEP 1518
Birth of William Shelley in Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1597
15 APR 1597
Age 79
Death of William Shelley in Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1597
1597
Age 79
Burial of William Shelley
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 SEP 1518
    Event Place: Clapham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 APR 1597
    Event Place: Dorset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1597

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