Robert SHIRLEY, 1st Earl Ferrers, 1st Viscount Tamworth, P.C. b. 20 Oct 1650 East Sheen, Surrey, England d. 25 Dec 1717 Bath, Somerset, England: Our Family History

1650 - 1717 (67 years)

Name	Robert SHIRLEY
Suffix	1st Earl Ferrers, 1st Viscount Tamworth, P.C.
Relationship	with Henry Walter ROLFE
Birth	20 Oct 1650	East Sheen, Surrey, England
Gender	Male
Death	25 Dec 1717	Bath, Somerset, England
Burial	Staunton Harold Churchyard, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England
Origins
Patriarch & Matriarch	Sir Henry SHIRLEY, 2nd Baronet, b. Jan 1589 d. Feb 1633 (Age 44 years) (Grandfather) Catherine OKEOVER d. 18 Oct 1672, Staunton Harold, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England (Mother)
Person ID	I25303	Rolfe Family Tree
Last Modified	18 May 2023

Father	Sir Robert SHIRLEY, 4th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold, Bt., b. 1623, Staunton Harold, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England d. 6 Nov 1656, Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England (Age 33 years)
Mother	Catherine OKEOVER d. 18 Oct 1672, Staunton Harold, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England
Family ID	F8596	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 2 Elizabeth WASHINGTON, b. 1655 d. 2 Oct 1693 (Age 38 years)

Marriage 28 Dec 1671

Children

+	1. Hon. Robert SHIRLEY, b. 1673 d. 1698/9 (Age 26 years)
	2. Hon. Elizabeth SHIRLEY, b. 25 Nov 1674 d. 10 Oct 1677 (Age 2 years)
	3. Hon. Katherine SHIRLEY, b. 31 May 1676 d. 18 Aug 1679 (Age 3 years)
	4. Washington SHIRLEY, 2nd Earl Ferrers, b. 22 Jun 1677, Breedon on the Hill, Derby, Derbyshire, England d. 14 Apr 1729, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England (Age 51 years) ▻ Mary LEVINGE
	5. Lady Elizabeth SHIRLEY, b. 20 Jun 1678 d. 7 Mar 1740 (Age 61 years) ▻ Walter CLARGES
	6. Lady Anne Eleanora SHIRLEY, b. 12 Nov 1679 d. 1754 (Age 74 years)
	7. Lady Katherine SHIRLEY, b. 17 Feb 1680 d. Oct 1736 (Age 56 years)
	8. Hon. Charles SHIRLEY, b. 9 Apr 1682 d. 28 May 1682 (Age 0 years)
	9. Lady Dorothy SHIRLEY, b. 25 May 1683, Breedon on the Hill, Derby, Derbyshire, England d. 3 Apr 1721 (Age 37 years) ▻ John COTES, MP. m. 1700
	10. Hon. Charles SHIRLEY, b. 21 Jun 1684 d. 12 Sep 1685 (Age 1 year)
	11. Hon. Lewis SHIRLEY, b. 13 Jul 1685 d. 1710 (Age 24 years)
	12. Hon. George SHIRLEY, b. 21 Oct 1686 d. 1694 (Age 7 years)
	13. Lady Barbara SHIRLEY, b. 5 Feb 1687 d. 7 Nov 1768 (Age 81 years)
	14. Hon. Ferrers SHIRLEY, b. 23 Apr 1689 d. 25 Jun 1707 (Age 18 years)
	15. Hon. Walter SHIRLEY, b. 27 May 1690 d. 1694 (Age 3 years)
	16. Hon. Henry SHIRLEY, 3rd Earl Ferrers, b. 14 Nov 1691 d. 6 Aug 1745 (Age 53 years)
+	17. Hon. Laurence SHIRLEY, b. 26 Sep 1693 d. 1743 (Age 49 years) ▻ Anne CLARGES

Family ID F8814 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 18 May 2023

Family 3 Selina FINCH, b. Bishopsgate, London, Middlesex, England

Marriage Aug 1699

Children

	1. Hon. Robert SHIRLEY, b. 1700 d. 1738 (Age 38 years)
	2. Lady Selina SHIRLEY, b. 2 Jul 1701 d. 14 Dec 1777 (Age 76 years) ▻ Peter BATHURST
	3. Lady Mary SHIRLEY, b. 20 Nov 1702 d. 17 May 1771 (Age 68 years) ▻ Charles TRYON, esq.
	4. Hon. George SHIRLEY, b. 1704 d. 1704 (Age 0 years)
	5. Cpt. Hon. George SHIRLEY, of Eatington, b. 23 Oct 1705 d. 22 Oct 1787 (Age 81 years) ▻ Mary STUART
	6. Lady Frances SHIRLEY, b. 1707 d. 1778 (Age 71 years)
+	7. Lady Anne SHIRLEY, b. 24 May 1708 d. 6 Feb 1779 (Age 70 years) ▻ Sir Robert FURNESE, 2nd Baronet
	8. Hon. Sewallis SHIRLEY, b. 1709 d. 1765 (Age 56 years) ▻ Margaret ROLLE, 15th Baroness Clinton
	9. Lady Stuarta SHIRLEY, b. 19 Aug 1711 d. 31 Dec 1767 (Age 56 years)
	10. Hon. John SHIRLEY, b. 12 Mar 1712 d. 15 Feb 1768 (Age 55 years)

Family ID F8815 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 18 May 2023

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Death - 25 Dec 1717 - Bath, Somerset, England

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