Stephenson Family Tree » Sir Richard Shirley Lord of Wiston, Sheriff of Sussexshire (1478-1540)

Personal data Sir Richard Shirley Lord of Wiston, Sheriff of Sussexshire 


Household of Sir Richard Shirley Lord of Wiston, Sheriff of Sussexshire

(1) He is married to Elizabeth Guildford.

They got married about 1506 at Kent, England, United Kingdom.


Child(ren):

  1. William Shirley  1500-1551 


(2) He is married to Elizabeth Guildford.

They got married about 1506 at Kent, England, United Kingdom.


Child(ren):

  1. William Shirley  1500-1551 


(3) He is married to Elizabeth Guildford.

They got married in the year 1510 at England, United Kingdom, he was 32 years old.


(4) He is married to Ann Shelley.

They got married about 1499 at Wiston, Sussex, England.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Richard Shirley

Margaret Staunton
> 1403-1466

Richard Shirley
1478-1540

(1) ± 1506

Elizabeth Guildford
1490-1512

William Shirley
1500-1551
(2) ± 1506

Elizabeth Guildford
1490-1512

William Shirley
1500-1551
(3) 1510

Elizabeth Guildford
1490-1512

(4) ± 1499

Ann Shelley
1484-1540


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Day of death November 10, 1540

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  • In the year 1540: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 23 » Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of England; the last religious community to be closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
    • July 9 » King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
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    • August 15 » Arequipa, Peru is founded.
    • September 27 » The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III.
    • October 18 » Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto's forces destroy the fortified town of Mabila in present-day Alabama, killing Tuskaloosa.


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