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Personal data Sir Thomas Elder Shirley 

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Household of Sir Thomas Elder Shirley

He is married to Lady Anne Kempe.

They got married on February 20, 1560 at Wiston, Sussex, England, he was 17 years old.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Sir Thomas Elder Shirley

Mary Isley
1512-1596

Sir Thomas Elder Shirley
1542-1612

1560

Lady Anne Kempe
1544-1622

Cicely Elizabeth Shirley
1581-1662

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Sources

  1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=107001826&pid=2668
    / Ancestry.com
  2. Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  3. Web: International, Find A Grave Index, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Birthday May 9, 1542

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1542: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 13 » Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery.
    • May 6 » Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time.
    • August 26 » Francisco de Orellana navigated the Amazon River, reaching the Atlantic Ocean.
    • August 28 » Turkish–Portuguese War: Battle of Wofla: The Portuguese are scattered, their leader Christovão da Gama is captured and later executed.
    • November 24 » Battle of Solway Moss: An English army defeats a much larger Scottish force near the River Esk in Dumfries and Galloway.
    • December 14 » Princess Mary Stuart becomes Queen of Scots at the age of one week on the death of her father, James V of Scotland.

Day of marriage February 20, 1560

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1560: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 27 » The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Lords of the Congregation of Scotland.
    • March 17 » Fort Coligny on Villegagnon Island in Rio de Janeiro is attacked and destroyed during the Portuguese campaign against France Antarctique.
    • July 6 » The Treaty of Edinburgh is signed by Scotland and England.
    • August 17 » The Catholic Church is overthrown and Protestantism is established as the national religion in Scotland.
    • December 5 » Charles IX becomes king of France.

Day of death October 16, 1612

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1612: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 13 » Miyamoto Musashi defeats Sasaki Kojirō at Funajima island.
    • August 18 » The trial of the Pendle witches, one of England's most famous witch trials, begins at Lancaster Assizes.
    • August 19 » The "Samlesbury witches", three women from the Lancashire village of Samlesbury, England, are put on trial, accused of practicing witchcraft, one of the most famous witch trials in British history.
    • September 8 » The foundation day in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil.
    • November 1 » During the Time of Troubles, Polish troops are expelled from Moscow's Kitay-gorod by Russian troops under the command of Dmitry Pozharsky (22 October O.S.).
    • November 29 » The Battle of Swally takes place, which loosens the Portuguese Empire's hold on India.


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