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Shirleys of Brays Green, Little Missenden Parish
Buckinghamshire

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Info from Brian Shirley

John Shirley Feb 24, 1696 died Dec 15, 1761 Ludgershall, Son of Richard Shirley of Ludgershall and Elizabeth Montague

married Elizabeth Hale b. April 8, 1702 Chartridge, Chesham, She died Oct 25, 1763;

child:

1(i). John Shirley born June 8, 1732 Bellingdon, Chesham d. Mar 18, 1789

married Rebecca King b. June 26, 1736 Chesham d. Nov 14, 1768

child:

2(i). John Shirley born Jan 14, 1760 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. Nov 24, 1796, buried age 35 at Little Missenden, Bucks.

married Susannah Aldey 6 Nov 1786 at Chetwode Parish, Bucks; She was b. July 20, 1787 Chetwode d. Aug 15, 1810, buried at Little Missenden Bucks

children:

3(i). Mary Shirley born Jan 20, 1788 Brays Green, Hyde Heath m. James Jeffkins

3(ii). James Shirley born Sept 25, 1791 d. Jan 6 1870 Brays Green, Hyde Heath, Little Missenden.

married Jemima How on 10 Nov 1814 at Little Missenden Parish, Bucks; She was b. Nov 5, 1786 d. May 10, 1862

children:

4(i). James Shirley born Oct 2, 1815 Brays Green. Hyde Heath, d. 1845

4(ii). John Shirley born Nov 18, 1816 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. April 15, 1887 m. Mary Tapping b. 1822 Little Missenden d. 1878

children:

5(i). George Shirley born Sept 12, 1841 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. July 31, 1907 m. Sarah Ann Payne b. 1841 Brays green, Hyde Heath

children:

6(i). John Shirley born April 4, 1860 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

6(ii). Edmond Shirley born July 12, 1863 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

married Agnes White

6(iii). Isabella Shirley born May 4, 1864 Brays Green, Hyde Heath m. William James Brown

6(iv). Jane Shirley born July 28, 1866 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

6(v). Amelia Shirley born Mar 6, 1873 Brays Green, Hyde Heath m. James Barker

6(vi). Roseanna Shirley born Sept 6, 1874 Brays Green, Hyde Heath m. Fred Clark

6(vii). Thomas Albert Shirley born Oct 6, 1876 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

6(viii). Mary Shirley born May 2, 1878 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

6(ix). Alice Shirley born May 15, 1880 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

6(x). Fred Shirley born Jan 10, 1883 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. July 2, 1883

6(xi). Ellen Shirley born Aug 1, 1888 Brays Green, Hyde Heath m. Edwin Dwight

5(ii). James Shirley born Jan 7, 1844 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

married Elizabeth Nash b. June 3, 1843 Little Missenden

children:

6(i). Kate Shirley born Nov 8, 1863 Little Missenden

6(ii). Ellen Shirley born Dec 25, 1865 Little Missenden

6(iii). Jane Shirley born Feb 28, 1868 Little Missenden

6(iv). James Shirley born 1872 Great Marlow

6(v). John Henry Shirley born 1872 Great Marlow

6(vi). Charles Shirley born 1878 Wycombe

6(vii). Harriet Emily Shirley born 1880 Wooburn

6(viii). Ernest Shirley born 1891 Wooburn

5(iii). Ann Shirley born June 7, 1846 d. __ m. Jesse Parsons

5(iv). Jane Shirley born 1848

5(v). Henry Shirley born Mar 2, 1849 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

married Catherine Parsons

children:

6(i). William Shirley born April 2, 1879 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

6(ii). Lizzie Shirley born May 15, 1884 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

5(vi). Emma Shirley born May 30, 1851

5(vii). Elizabeth Shirley born Jan 13, 1856

5(viii). Sarah Shirley born April 22, 1860

5(ix). William Shirley born Sept 10, 1864

4(iii). Joseph Shirley born Nov 20, 1822 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

4(iv). George Shirley born Nov 20, 1822 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. May 21, 1837

4(v). Sophia Shirley born 1825 Brays Green, Hyde Heath m. William Bridges

4(vi). Moses Shirley born July 15, 1827 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. April 10, 1911 in Amersham Bucks.

married Sarah Saunders on 3 Feb 1856 at Little Missenden parish, Bucks; She was b. Jan 17, 1833 Bellingdon, Chesham d. Mar 19, 1929

children:

5(i). George Shirley born1853 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. Jan 4, 1872

5(ii). Charles Shirley born April 2, 1856 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. June 19th, 1948

Charles Shirley
Photo from Brian Shirley

married Ellen Hannell

children:

6(i). Major Edward Charles Shirley born July 25, 1893 Little Kingshill d. May 26, 1942,

married Mary Precilla Godfrey

children:

7(i). George Frederick Charles Shirley born April 20, 1920 Fordham, Cambridge d. Aug 27, 1944 (Lancaster Bomber over Hamburg Germany)

6(ii). Edith Shirley born Aug 18, 1895

6(iii). William George Shirley born Sept 10, 1896 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. June 25, 1961

William George Shirley
Photo from Brian Shirley

married Violet Mary Slatter

children:

7(i). Reginald George Shirley born Feb 14, 1928 Watford, Hertfordshire d. June 3, 2002

7(ii). Peter Alan Shirley born Jan 16, 1936 Great Missenden d. Aug 29, 1983

6(iv). Henry Cyril Shirley born April 10, 1901 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. Dec 28, 1918

6(v). Roland John Shirley born Sept 2,1902 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. Feb 16th 1974 m. Ivy Emma Chapman

children

7(i). Michael John Shirley

7(ii). Sylvia Ann Shirley

6(vi). Frank Shirley born May 18, 1905 Brays Green m. Jane Ann Baxter

children:

7(i). Charles Donald Baxter Shirley

7(ii). Patricia Shirley

6(vii). Harold Shirley born Sept 29, 1908 m. Jessie Esther Matthews

children:

7(i). Daphne Joy Shirley

7(ii). Angela Margaret Shirley

6(viii). Kathleen Ellen Shirley born Feb 5, 1914 m. Stanley Dennis (Jimmy) Ringsbell

5(iii). Ada Edith Shirley born Sept 15, 1857 Brays Green Hyde Heath

5(iv). Thomas Shirley born Feb 2, 1862 Brays Green Hyde Heath d. Jan 11, 1864

5(v). James Shirley born July 17, 1864 Brays Green Hyde Heath d.___

married Minnie Keen

children:

6(i). James Shirley born May 18, 1890 Brays Green

6(ii). Amy Shirley born Feb 21, 1892 Brays Green

6(iii). Frederick Shirley born 1895 Brays Green d. May 15, 1918

6(iv). John Shirley born Nov13, 1896 Brays Green

5(vi). Eleanor Shirley born Sept 20, 1868 Brays Green Hyde Heath d. __, m. George Sibley

5(vii). Alice Shirley born Dec 20, 1870 Brays Green Hyde Heath d. May 15, 1940 m.William Birch

5(viii). Jemimah Shirley born Sept 19, 1873 Brays Green Hyde Heath d. __ m. Samuel Carter

5(ix). Lillian Shirley born April 1, 1876 Brays Green Hyde Heath d. __ m. Thomas Edmunds

4(vii). Daniel Shirley chr Nov 15, 1828 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. Mar 1, 1893

married Mary Butler b. 1833 Little Missenden d. Aug 2, 1866

children:

5(i). Martha Shirley born Mar 26, 1854 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

5(ii). Charles Shirley born Jan 18, 1856 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. Nov 5, 1858

5(iii). Ellen Shirley born May 12, 1857 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. May 31. 1873

5(iv). Joseph Shirley born April 10, 1859 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

5(v). Fredrick Shirley born Feb 2, 1863 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. Feb 13, 1863

5(vi). Jonathon Shirley born Sept 13, 1865 Brays Green Hyde Heath d. Sept 21, 1865

4(viii). Henry Shirley chr April 9, 1832 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. ___,

married Mary Ann Shirley b. 1833 Bovingdon, Herts.

children:

5(i). Mary Ann Shirley born 1868 Chesham

5(ii). Lucy Shirley born 1871 Chesham

5(iii). Alfred Shirley born 1874 Chesham

3(iii). Elizabeth Shirley chr Feb 15, 1795 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

2(ii). Lydia Shirley born 9 Aug 1772, chr as an adult 10 may 1818 at the High Street Independent Church of Chesham Bucks (named as dau of John Shirley and Rebecca King)

Little Missenden Church, Buckingham

Final resting place for ALL Shirleys from 1761 to date for this branch

Brian Shirley

Brian is the grandson of William George Shirley

From Betty Shirley

I had the pleasure of staying with Brian and his wife, Janet. They have a lovely home in the Dorset area of England. My thanks to them for taking the time to show me around that area and visit former properties of the Shirleys, the Parish Churches and the final resting places of several Shirleys.

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	....	Info from Brian Shirley John Shirley Feb 24, 1696 died Dec 15, 1761 Ludgershall, Son of Richard Shirley of Ludgershall and Elizabeth Montague married Elizabeth Hale b. April 8, 1702 Chartridge, Chesham, She died Oct 25, 1763; child: 1(i). John Shirley born June 8, 1732 Bellingdon, Chesham d. Mar 18, 1789 married Rebecca King b. June 26, 1736 Chesham d. Nov 14, 1768 child: 2(i). John Shirley born Jan 14, 1760 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. Nov 24, 1796, buried age 35 at Little Missenden, Bucks. married Susannah Aldey 6 Nov 1786 at Chetwode Parish, Bucks; She was b. July 20, 1787 Chetwode d. Aug 15, 1810, buried at Little Missenden Bucks children: 3(i). Mary Shirley born Jan 20, 1788 Brays Green, Hyde Heath m. James Jeffkins 3(ii). James Shirley born Sept 25, 1791 d. Jan 6 1870 Brays Green, Hyde Heath, Little Missenden. married Jemima How on 10 Nov 1814 at Little Missenden Parish, Bucks; She was b. Nov 5, 1786 d. May 10, 1862 children: 4(i). James Shirley born Oct 2, 1815 Brays Green. Hyde Heath, d. 1845 4(ii). John Shirley born Nov 18, 1816 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. April 15, 1887 m. Mary Tapping b. 1822 Little Missenden d. 1878 children: 5(i). George Shirley born Sept 12, 1841 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. July 31, 1907 m. Sarah Ann Payne b. 1841 Brays green, Hyde Heath children: 6(i). John Shirley born April 4, 1860 Brays Green, Hyde Heath 6(ii). Edmond Shirley born July 12, 1863 Brays Green, Hyde Heath married Agnes White 6(iii). Isabella Shirley born May 4, 1864 Brays Green, Hyde Heath m. William James Brown 6(iv). Jane Shirley born July 28, 1866 Brays Green, Hyde Heath 6(v). Amelia Shirley born Mar 6, 1873 Brays Green, Hyde Heath m. James Barker 6(vi). Roseanna Shirley born Sept 6, 1874 Brays Green, Hyde Heath m. Fred Clark 6(vii). Thomas Albert Shirley born Oct 6, 1876 Brays Green, Hyde Heath 6(viii). Mary Shirley born May 2, 1878 Brays Green, Hyde Heath 6(ix). Alice Shirley born May 15, 1880 Brays Green, Hyde Heath 6(x). Fred Shirley born Jan 10, 1883 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. July 2, 1883 6(xi). Ellen Shirley born Aug 1, 1888 Brays Green, Hyde Heath m. Edwin Dwight 5(ii). James Shirley born Jan 7, 1844 Brays Green, Hyde Heath married Elizabeth Nash b. June 3, 1843 Little Missenden children: 6(i). Kate Shirley born Nov 8, 1863 Little Missenden 6(ii). Ellen Shirley born Dec 25, 1865 Little Missenden 6(iii). Jane Shirley born Feb 28, 1868 Little Missenden 6(iv). James Shirley born 1872 Great Marlow 6(v). John Henry Shirley born 1872 Great Marlow 6(vi). Charles Shirley born 1878 Wycombe 6(vii). Harriet Emily Shirley born 1880 Wooburn 6(viii). Ernest Shirley born 1891 Wooburn 5(iii). Ann Shirley born June 7, 1846 d. __ m. Jesse Parsons 5(iv). Jane Shirley born 1848 5(v). Henry Shirley born Mar 2, 1849 Brays Green, Hyde Heath married Catherine Parsons children: 6(i). William Shirley born April 2, 1879 Brays Green, Hyde Heath 6(ii). Lizzie Shirley born May 15, 1884 Brays Green, Hyde Heath 5(vi). Emma Shirley born May 30, 1851 5(vii). Elizabeth Shirley born Jan 13, 1856 5(viii). Sarah Shirley born April 22, 1860 5(ix). William Shirley born Sept 10, 1864 4(iii). Joseph Shirley born Nov 20, 1822 Brays Green, Hyde Heath 4(iv). George Shirley born Nov 20, 1822 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. May 21, 1837 4(v). Sophia Shirley born 1825 Brays Green, Hyde Heath m. William Bridges 4(vi). Moses Shirley born July 15, 1827 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. April 10, 1911 in Amersham Bucks. married Sarah Saunders on 3 Feb 1856 at Little Missenden parish, Bucks; She was b. Jan 17, 1833 Bellingdon, Chesham d. Mar 19, 1929 children: 5(i). George Shirley born1853 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. Jan 4, 1872 5(ii). Charles Shirley born April 2, 1856 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. June 19th, 1948 Charles Shirley Photo from Brian Shirley married Ellen Hannell children: 6(i). Major Edward Charles Shirley born July 25, 1893 Little Kingshill d. May 26, 1942, married Mary Precilla Godfrey children: 7(i). George Frederick Charles Shirley born April 20, 1920 Fordham, Cambridge d. Aug 27, 1944 (Lancaster Bomber over Hamburg Germany) 6(ii). Edith Shirley born Aug 18, 1895 6(iii). William George Shirley born Sept 10, 1896 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. June 25, 1961 William George Shirley Photo from Brian Shirley married Violet Mary Slatter children: 7(i). Reginald George Shirley born Feb 14, 1928 Watford, Hertfordshire d. June 3, 2002 7(ii). Peter Alan Shirley born Jan 16, 1936 Great Missenden d. Aug 29, 1983 6(iv). Henry Cyril Shirley born April 10, 1901 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. Dec 28, 1918 6(v). Roland John Shirley born Sept 2,1902 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. Feb 16th 1974 m. Ivy Emma Chapman children 7(i). Michael John Shirley 7(ii). Sylvia Ann Shirley 6(vi). Frank Shirley born May 18, 1905 Brays Green m. Jane Ann Baxter children: 7(i). Charles Donald Baxter Shirley 7(ii). Patricia Shirley 6(vii). Harold Shirley born Sept 29, 1908 m. Jessie Esther Matthews children: 7(i). Daphne Joy Shirley 7(ii). Angela Margaret Shirley 6(viii). Kathleen Ellen Shirley born Feb 5, 1914 m. Stanley Dennis (Jimmy) Ringsbell 5(iii). Ada Edith Shirley born Sept 15, 1857 Brays Green Hyde Heath 5(iv). Thomas Shirley born Feb 2, 1862 Brays Green Hyde Heath d. Jan 11, 1864 5(v). James Shirley born July 17, 1864 Brays Green Hyde Heath d.___ married Minnie Keen children: 6(i). James Shirley born May 18, 1890 Brays Green 6(ii). Amy Shirley born Feb 21, 1892 Brays Green 6(iii). Frederick Shirley born 1895 Brays Green d. May 15, 1918 6(iv). John Shirley born Nov13, 1896 Brays Green 5(vi). Eleanor Shirley born Sept 20, 1868 Brays Green Hyde Heath d. __, m. George Sibley 5(vii). Alice Shirley born Dec 20, 1870 Brays Green Hyde Heath d. May 15, 1940 m.William Birch 5(viii). Jemimah Shirley born Sept 19, 1873 Brays Green Hyde Heath d. __ m. Samuel Carter 5(ix). Lillian Shirley born April 1, 1876 Brays Green Hyde Heath d. __ m. Thomas Edmunds 4(vii). Daniel Shirley chr Nov 15, 1828 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. Mar 1, 1893 married Mary Butler b. 1833 Little Missenden d. Aug 2, 1866 children: 5(i). Martha Shirley born Mar 26, 1854 Brays Green, Hyde Heath 5(ii). Charles Shirley born Jan 18, 1856 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. Nov 5, 1858 5(iii). Ellen Shirley born May 12, 1857 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. May 31. 1873 5(iv). Joseph Shirley born April 10, 1859 Brays Green, Hyde Heath 5(v). Fredrick Shirley born Feb 2, 1863 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. Feb 13, 1863 5(vi). Jonathon Shirley born Sept 13, 1865 Brays Green Hyde Heath d. Sept 21, 1865 4(viii). Henry Shirley chr April 9, 1832 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. ___, married Mary Ann Shirley b. 1833 Bovingdon, Herts. children: 5(i). Mary Ann Shirley born 1868 Chesham 5(ii). Lucy Shirley born 1871 Chesham 5(iii). Alfred Shirley born 1874 Chesham 3(iii). Elizabeth Shirley chr Feb 15, 1795 Brays Green, Hyde Heath 2(ii). Lydia Shirley born 9 Aug 1772, chr as an adult 10 may 1818 at the High Street Independent Church of Chesham Bucks (named as dau of John Shirley and Rebecca King) Little Missenden Church, Buckingham Final resting place for ALL Shirleys from 1761 to date for this branch Brian Shirley Brian is the grandson of William George Shirley From Betty Shirley I had the pleasure of staying with Brian and his wife, Janet. They have a lovely home in the Dorset area of England. My thanks to them for taking the time to show me around that area and visit former properties of the Shirleys, the Parish Churches and the final resting places of several Shirleys.
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