Stephenson Family Tree » Beatrice Shirley (± 1480-< 1558)

Personal data Beatrice Shirley 

  • She was born about 1480 in Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussex, England.
  • She died before 1558 in Vachery Park, Cranleigh, Surrey, England.
  • She is buried on April 4, 1558 in Guildford, Surrey, England.
  • A child of Ralph Shirley and Jane Bellingham
  • This information was last updated on October 19, 2023.

Household of Beatrice Shirley

(1) She is married to Edward Elrington.

They got married on August 27, 1516 at Wiston, Sussex, England.


(2) She is married to Edward Braye.

They got married about 1519 at Wilton, Herefordshire, England.


(3) She has/had a relationship with Edmund Bray.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Beatrice Shirley

Ralph Shirley
1410-1466
Elizabeth Blount
1422-1466
Thomas Bellingham
± 1440-1490
Joan Wiltshire
± 1437-1510
Ralph Shirley
1443-1510
Jane Bellingham
1452-> 1510

Beatrice Shirley
± 1480-< 1558

(1) 1516

Edward Elrington
± 1479-1515

(2) ± 1519

Edward Braye
< 1492-1558

(3) 

Edmund Bray
1505-1558


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Historical events

Day of marriage August 27, 1516

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1516: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 23 » The Munich Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) takes effect in all of Bavaria.
    • May 8 » A group of imperial guards, led by Trịnh Duy Sản, murdered Emperor Lê Tương Dực and fled, leaving the capital Thăng Long undefended.
    • August 13 » The Treaty of Noyon between France and Spain is signed. Francis I of France recognizes Charles's claim to Naples, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, recognizes Francis's claim to Milan.
    • August 24 » The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Syria at the Battle of Marj Dabiq.
    • October 28 » Ottoman–Mamluk War: Mamluks fail to stop the Ottoman advance towards Egypt at the Battle of Yaunis Khan.

Day of burial April 4, 1558

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1558: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 7 » French troops, led by Francis, Duke of Guise, take Calais, the last continental possession of England.
    • April 24 » Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre Dame de Paris.
    • July 13 » Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul de Thermes at Gravelines.
    • October 17 » Poczta Polska, the Polish postal service, is founded.
    • November 17 » Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I of England.

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