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Robert SHIRLEY, 1st Earl Ferrers, 1st Viscount Tamworth, P.C.

Robert SHIRLEY, 1st Earl Ferrers, 1st Viscount Tamworth, P.C.

Male 1650 - 1717  (67 years)

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  1. 1.  Robert SHIRLEY, 1st Earl Ferrers, 1st Viscount Tamworth, P.C. was born on 20 Oct 1650 in East Sheen, Surrey, England (son of Sir Robert SHIRLEY, 4th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold, Bt. and Catherine OKEOVER); died on 25 Dec 1717 in Bath, Somerset, England; was buried in Staunton Harold Churchyard, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England.

    Family/Spouse: Catherine VENABLES. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Robert married Elizabeth WASHINGTON on 28 Dec 1671. Elizabeth (daughter of Lawrence WASHINGTON, esq. of Caresden) was born in 1655; died on 2 Oct 1693. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Hon. Robert SHIRLEY was born in 1673; died in 1698/9.
    2. Hon. Elizabeth SHIRLEY was born on 25 Nov 1674; died on 10 Oct 1677.
    3. Hon. Katherine SHIRLEY was born on 31 May 1676; died on 18 Aug 1679.
    4. Washington SHIRLEY, 2nd Earl Ferrers was born on 22 Jun 1677 in Breedon on the Hill, Derby, Derbyshire, England; died on 14 Apr 1729 in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England.
    5. Lady Elizabeth SHIRLEY was born on 20 Jun 1678; died on 7 Mar 1740.
    6. Lady Anne Eleanora SHIRLEY was born on 12 Nov 1679; died in 1754.
    7. Lady Katherine SHIRLEY was born on 17 Feb 1680; died in Oct 1736.
    8. Hon. Charles SHIRLEY was born on 9 Apr 1682; died on 28 May 1682.
    9. Lady Dorothy SHIRLEY was born on 25 May 1683 in Breedon on the Hill, Derby, Derbyshire, England; died on 3 Apr 1721.
    10. Hon. Charles SHIRLEY was born on 21 Jun 1684; died on 12 Sep 1685.
    11. Hon. Lewis SHIRLEY was born on 13 Jul 1685; died in 1710.
    12. Hon. George SHIRLEY was born on 21 Oct 1686; died in 1694.
    13. Lady Barbara SHIRLEY was born on 5 Feb 1687; died on 7 Nov 1768.
    14. Hon. Ferrers SHIRLEY was born on 23 Apr 1689; died on 25 Jun 1707.
    15. Hon. Walter SHIRLEY was born on 27 May 1690; died in 1694.
    16. Hon. Henry SHIRLEY, 3rd Earl Ferrers was born on 14 Nov 1691; died on 6 Aug 1745.
    17. Hon. Laurence SHIRLEY was born on 26 Sep 1693; died in 1743.

    Robert married Selina FINCH in Aug 1699. Selina was born in Bishopsgate, London, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Hon. Robert SHIRLEY was born in 1700; died in 1738.
    2. Lady Selina SHIRLEY was born on 2 Jul 1701; died on 14 Dec 1777.
    3. Lady Mary SHIRLEY was born on 20 Nov 1702; died on 17 May 1771.
    4. Hon. George SHIRLEY was born in 1704; died in 1704.
    5. Cpt. Hon. George SHIRLEY, of Eatington was born on 23 Oct 1705; died on 22 Oct 1787.
    6. Lady Frances SHIRLEY was born in 1707; died in 1778.
    7. Lady Anne SHIRLEY was born on 24 May 1708; died on 6 Feb 1779.
    8. Hon. Sewallis SHIRLEY was born in 1709; died in 1765.
    9. Lady Stuarta SHIRLEY was born on 19 Aug 1711; died on 31 Dec 1767.
    10. Hon. John SHIRLEY was born on 12 Mar 1712; died on 15 Feb 1768.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sir Robert SHIRLEY, 4th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold, Bt. was born in 1623 in Staunton Harold, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England (son of Sir Henry SHIRLEY, 2nd Baronet and Lady Dorothy DEVEREUX); died on 6 Nov 1656 in Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England.

    Robert married Catherine OKEOVER. Catherine died on 18 Oct 1672 in Staunton Harold, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Catherine OKEOVER died on 18 Oct 1672 in Staunton Harold, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England.
    Children:
    1. Sir Seymour SHIRLEY, 5th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold was born on 23 Jan 1647; died on 16 Jul 1667 in Staunton Harold, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England.
    2. Katherine SHIRLEY was born on 22 Aug 1652; died on 6 Jul 1717 in Middlewich, Cheshire, England; was buried in St. Michael & All Angels Churchyard, Middlewich, Cheshire, England.
    3. Dorothy SHIRLEY was born on 5 Jun 1654 in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England; died in 1680 in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England; was buried on 3 Apr 1680 in All Saints Churchyard, Sudbury, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England.
    4. 1. Robert SHIRLEY, 1st Earl Ferrers, 1st Viscount Tamworth, P.C. was born on 20 Oct 1650 in East Sheen, Surrey, England; died on 25 Dec 1717 in Bath, Somerset, England; was buried in Staunton Harold Churchyard, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Sir Henry SHIRLEY, 2nd Baronet was born in Jan 1589; died in Feb 1633; was buried in Breedon on the Hill, Derby, Derbyshire, England.

    Henry married Lady Dorothy DEVEREUX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Lady Dorothy DEVEREUX (daughter of Sir Robert DEVEREUX, 2nd Earl of Essex, K.G. P.C.).
    Children:
    1. 2. Sir Robert SHIRLEY, 4th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold, Bt. was born in 1623 in Staunton Harold, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England; died on 6 Nov 1656 in Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Sir Robert DEVEREUX, 2nd Earl of Essex, K.G. P.C. was born on 10 Nov 1565 in Netherwood, Bromyard, Herefordshire, England (son of Sir Walter DEVEREUX, 1st Earl of Essex, K.G. and Lettice KNOLLYS); died on 25 Feb 1601.
    Children:
    1. 5. Lady Dorothy DEVEREUX


Generation: 5

  1. 20.  Sir Walter DEVEREUX, 1st Earl of Essex, K.G. was born on 16 Sep 1541 (son of Sir Richard DEVEREUX and Lady Dorothy HASTINGS); died on 22 Sep 1576.

    Walter married Lettice KNOLLYS. Lettice (daughter of Francis KNOLLYS, Sir and Catherine CAREY) was born on 8 Nov 1543; died on 25 Dec 1634. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 21.  Lettice KNOLLYS was born on 8 Nov 1543 (daughter of Francis KNOLLYS, Sir and Catherine CAREY); died on 25 Dec 1634.
    Children:
    1. 10. Sir Robert DEVEREUX, 2nd Earl of Essex, K.G. P.C. was born on 10 Nov 1565 in Netherwood, Bromyard, Herefordshire, England; died on 25 Feb 1601.


Generation: 6

  1. 40.  Sir Richard DEVEREUX

    Richard married Lady Dorothy HASTINGS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 41.  Lady Dorothy HASTINGS (daughter of George HASTINGS, 1st Earl of Huntingdon and Anne STAFFORD, Countess of Huntingdon).
    Children:
    1. 20. Sir Walter DEVEREUX, 1st Earl of Essex, K.G. was born on 16 Sep 1541; died on 22 Sep 1576.

  3. 42.  Francis KNOLLYS, Sir was born in 1511 in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England; died on 19 Jul 1596 in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England.

    Francis married Catherine CAREY. Catherine (daughter of William CAREY and Mary BOLEYN) was born on 19 May 1524 in Chilton Folist, Wiltshire, England; died on 15 Jan 1568 in London, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 43.  Catherine CAREY was born on 19 May 1524 in Chilton Folist, Wiltshire, England (daughter of William CAREY and Mary BOLEYN); died on 15 Jan 1568 in London, Middlesex, England.
    Children:
    1. Anne KNOLLYS, Baroness was born on 19 Jul 1555 in Stanford in the Vale, Faringdon, Berkshire, England; died on 17 Aug 1633 in Lansium, Hampshire, England.
    2. 21. Lettice KNOLLYS was born on 8 Nov 1543; died on 25 Dec 1634.



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