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Personal data Sir William Shirley 

  • He was born in the year 1500 in West Sussex, England.
  • He died on May 29, 1551 in Preston, Sussex, England, he was 51 years old.
  • He is buried on May 29, 1551 in Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England.
  • A child of Richard Shirley and Elizabeth Guildford
  • A child of Richard Shirley and Elizabeth Guildford
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Sir William Shirley

Waarschuwing Attention: He shares a parent with his wife (Mary Elizabeth Isley).

(1) He is married to Mary Elizabeth Isley.

They got married about 1541.


Child(ren):

  1. Thomas Shirley  1542-1612 
  2. Elizabeth Shirley  1544-1630


(2) He is married to Mary Elizabeth Isley.

They got married in the year 1530 at Stanborne,Essex,England, he was 30 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Thomas Shirley  1542-1612 
  2. Elizabeth Shirley  1544-1630

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Shirley

John Shirley, Lord of Ettington
± 1432-1486
Richard Guildford
1455-1506
Anne Pympe
1454-± 1499

William Shirley
1500-1551

(1) ± 1541

Mary Elizabeth Isley
1512-1596

Thomas Shirley
1542-1612
Elizabeth Shirley
1544-1630
(2) 1530

Mary Elizabeth Isley
1512-1596

Thomas Shirley
1542-1612
Elizabeth Shirley
1544-1630

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Day of death May 29, 1551

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  • In the year 1551: Source: Wikipedia
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