married Prudence Plant July 19, 1819 Norton on Moors, Staffordshire;
She is widowed and lived in Shelton, Hanley in 1861 census.
children:
1(i). John Shirley chr. Mar 13, 1825 Stoke on Trent
1(ii). Thomas Shirley chr. Jan 15, 1826 Stoke on Trent
1(iii). William Shirley chr. Jan 15, 1826 Stoke on
Trent
1(iv). George Evans Shirley chr. Feb 18, 1827 Stoke
on Trent; Lived at Shelton, Hanley in 1861 and 1871 census; He
was a potters gilder at Stoke on Trent in 1881.
married Mary Wood; She was born about 1828 at Hanley; Her
mother Ann Wood lived with the family in 1871 and 1881 census
children:
2(i). Sarah Shirley born about 1852 at Hanley; age
19 in 1871 census
2(ii). William Henry Shirley born about 1855 at Hanley;
age 16 in 1871
2(iii). Elizabeth Ann Shirley born about 1859 at Hanley
2(iv). Roseann Shirley born about 1872, age 9 in 1881
census
1(v). Eliza Shirley chr. Dec 28, 1828 Stoke on Trent
1(vi). Mary Shirley chr. July 3, 1831 Stoke on Trent
1(vii). Sarah Shirley chr. July 3, 1831 Stoke on Trent
1(viii). William Henry Shirley chr. July 14,
1833 Stoke on Trent; likely died young
1(ix). William Henry Shirley chr. May 3, 1835 Hanley,
Staffordshire; Living in Hanley in 1861
married Eliza Roberts ca 1855; She was enumerated without
a husband in 1871 Shelton Parish
children:
2(i). George Shirley born about 1855 Burslem/Hanley
Staffordshire; age 6 in 1861, age 16 in in 1871 ; He died April
1914
married Anna Ward
2(ii). Henry M Shirley born about 1857; Age 14 in 1871;
He died 1885 (He is Thomas W Shirley born 1857 in 1861 census)
2(iii). William Edward Shirley born about 1859 at Burslem;
age 2 in 1861, age 12 in 1871; He died 1955
2(iv). Ada Shirley born about 1864, age 7 in 1871 census
2(v). John Shirley chr. June 24, 1873 Himley, Staffordshire
2(vi). John Shirley chr Jan 24 1875 Hanley; He died
Oct 2, 1938
married Anna Price
Shirleys of Stoke on Trent