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William Shelley 1518–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Sep 1518

Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, , England

Death Date: 15 Apr 1597

Death Location: Marshalsea, Dorset, , England

Father: John Shelley

Mother: Mary FitzWilliam

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In 1518, William Shelley entered the world in Clapham, Sussex, , England, born to John Shelley And Mary Fitzwilliam. William Shelley passed away in 1597 in Marshalsea, Dorset, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1518, William Shelley entered the world in Clapham, Sussex, , England, born to John Shelley And Mary Fitzwilliam.
  • William Shelley passed away in 1597 in Marshalsea, Dorset, , England.

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William Shelley's Ancestors

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William Shelley
1518–1597
Birth Place: Clapham, Sussex, , England
Parents
John Shelley
1506–1550
Clapham, Sussex, England
Mary FitzWilliam
1510–1558
England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Shelley
1480–1549
Clapham, Sussex, England
Lady (Alice) Belknap
1475–1537
Giddy Hall, Sussex, England
Sir (Knight William, Earl of South Hampton FitzWilliam, (Merchant Tailor, Alderman and Sheriff of) London,
1440–1534
Gainfpark Hall, Essex, England
Mildred Sackville
1490–1529
England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Yorkshire
1415–1441
Ellen Villiers
1420–1442
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Fitzwilliam
1377–1417

William Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1518
14 Sep 1518
Birth of William Shelley in Clapham, Sussex, , England
Clapham, Sussex, , England
1597
15 Apr 1597
Age 79
Death of William Shelley in Marshalsea, Dorset, , England
Marshalsea, Dorset, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1518
    Event Place: Clapham, Sussex, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1597
    Event Place: Marshalsea, Dorset, , England

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