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William Shelley 1580–1665 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Bromlye, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1665

Death Location: Podmore, Staffordshire, England

Father: Henry (Shelle)

Mother: Lady Cromer

Spouse(s): Dorrothye Bowers

Children(s): WILLIAM SHELLEY

William Shelley was born in 1580 in Bromlye, Staffordshire, England, the child of Henry Hanrye Shelley Shelle And Lady Barbara Cromer. William Shelley married Dorrothye Bowers, and had children including William Shelley. William Shelley passed away in 1665 in Podmore, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Shelley was born in 1580 in Bromlye, Staffordshire, England, the child of Henry Hanrye Shelley Shelle And Lady Barbara Cromer.
  • William Shelley married Dorrothye Bowers, and had children including William Shelley.
  • William Shelley passed away in 1665 in Podmore, Staffordshire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Shelley's Ancestors

Self
William Shelley
1580–1665
Birth Place: Bromlye, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Henry (Hanrye) Shelley (Shelle)
1540–1623
Warminghurst, Sussex, England
Lady (Barbara) Cromer
1560–1612
Tunstall, Kent, England
Grandparents
HENRY SHELLEY
1517–1554
, Sussex, , England
Anne (Sackville, Lady) Dacre
1517–1571
Buckhurst Manor, Withyham, Sussex, England
William Cromer
1531–1598
Tunstall, Kent, England
ELIZABETH GUILDFORD
1546–1630
Hempstead, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Guildford
1512–1565
Barbara West
1507–1551
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Guildford
1470–1534
Elizabeth Lady
1476–1528

William Shelley's Descendants

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William Shelley (1580–1665) m. Dorrothye Bowers (Nov 1575–2 Feb 1620)
  1. 1. WILLIAM SHELLEY 1602–1682 m. MARY Pogo 1616–1713
    1. 1. Robertus Shelley 1650–1713 m. Maria North 1658–1690
      1. 1. Robert Shelley 1690–1736 m. Jane Falkner 1690–1748
        1. 1. James Shelley 1729–1776 m. Jane Tildesley 1730–1815
      2. 2. Wilielmus Shelley 1686–
    2. 2. Joane Shelley 1652–

William Shelley's Timeline

4 Records

1580
1580
Birth of William Shelley in Bromlye, Staffordshire, England
Bromlye, Staffordshire, England
1581
15 May 1581
Age 1
William Shelley was baptized in Worcestershire, England
Worcestershire, England
1665
1665
Age 85
Death of William Shelley in Podmore, Staffordshire, England
Podmore, Staffordshire, England
1666
1666
Age 86
William Shelley - Probate in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Bromlye, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 May 1581
    Event Place: Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Reference Number: DRO 39; Archive Roll: 537

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bromleye
    Record Source: Staffordshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Eccleshall
    Record Source: Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, England, Indexes of Wills and Probate, Indexes created from registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England; Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate 1521-1860

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: Podmore, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1666
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, England, Indexes of Wills and Probate, Indexes created from registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England; Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate 1521-1860

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