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  John Shirley
chr. 1696 Ludgershall, Buckinghamshire
   
 

Shirleys of Brays Green and  Hyde Heath, Bucks

Info from Brian Shirley

John Shirley Feb 24, 1696 died Dec 15, 1761 Ludgershall,  m. Elizabeth Hale b. April 8, 1702 Chartridge, Chesham, d. Oct 25, 1763; Son of Richard Shirley of Ludgershall and Elizabeth Montague (see Bucks lineage #3 for further ancestry)

Son:

John Shirley June 8, 1732 Bellingdon, Chesham d. Mar 18, 1789 m. Rebecca King b. June 26, 1736 Chesham d. Nov 14, 1768

Son:

John Shirley Jan 14, 1760 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. Nov 24, 1796 m. Susannah Aldey b. July 20, 1787 Chetwode d. Aug 15, 1810

Children:

1. Mary Jan 20, 1788 Brays Green, Hyde Heath m. James Jeffkins

2. James Sept 25, 1791 d. Jan 6 1870 Brays Green, Hyde Heath  m. Jemima How b. Nov 5, 1786 d. May 10, 1862

Children:

(1). James Oct 2, 1815 Brays Green. Hyde Heath, d. 1845

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

Children:

A. George Sept 12, 1841 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. July 31, 1907 m. Sarah Ann Payne b. 1841 Brays green, Hyde Heath

Children:

(a). John April 4, 1860 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

(b). Edmond  July 12, 1863 Brays Green, Hyde Heath m. Agnes        White

(c). Isabella May 4, 1864 Brays Green, Hyde Heath m. William James Brown

(d). Jane July 28, 1866 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

(e). Amelia Mar 6, 1873 Brays Green, Hyde Heath m. James Barker

(f). Roseanna Sept 6, 1874 Brays Green, Hyde Heath m. Fred Clark

(g). Thomas Albert Oct 6, 1876 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

(i). Mary May 2, 1878 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

(j). Alice May 15, 1880 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

(k). Fred Jan 10, 1883 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. July 2, 1883

(l). Ellen Aug 1, 1888 Brays Green, Hyde Heath  m. Edwin Dwight

B. James Jan 7, 1844 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. __ m. Elizabeth Nash b. June 3, 1843 Little Missenden

Children:

(a). Kate Nov 8, 1863 Little Missenden

(b). Ellen Dec 25, 1865 Little Missenden 

(c). Jane Feb 28, 1868 Little Missenden

(d). James 1872 Great Marlow

(e). John Henry 1872 Great Marlow

(f). Charles 1878 Wycombe

(g). Harriet Emily 1880 Wooburn

(h). Ernest 1891 Wooburn

C. Ann June 7, 1846 d. __ m. Jesse Parsons

D. Jane 1848

E. Henry Mar 2, 1849 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. __, m. Catherine Parsons

Children:

(a). William April 2, 1879 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

(b). Lizzie May 15, 1884 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

F. Emma May 30, 1851

G. Elizabeth Jan 13, 1856

H. Sarah April 22, 1860

I. William Sept 10, 1864

(3). Joseph Nov 20, 1822 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

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

(5). Sophia 1825 Brays Green, Hyde Heath m. William Bridges

(6). Moses July 15, 1827 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. April 10, 1911 m. Sarah Saunders b. Jan 17, 1833 Bellingdon, Chesham d. Mar 19, 1929

Children:

A. George1853 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. Jan 4, 1872

B. Charles April 2, 1856 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. June 19th, 1948 (PHOTO BELOW) m. Ellen Hannell

Children:

(a). Major Edward Charles July 25, 1893 Little Kingshill d. May 26, 1942, m. Mary Precilla Godfrey

Children:

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

(b). Edith Aug 18, 1895

 

(c). William George Sept 10, 1896 Brays Green, Hyde Heath  d. June 25, 1961 (PHOTO BELOW) m. Violet Mary Slatter

Children:

1. Reginald George  Feb 14, 1928 Watford, Hertfordshire d. June 3, 2002

2. Peter Alan Jan  16, 1936 Great Missenden d. Aug 29, 1983

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

 

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

Children

1. Michael John 

2. Sylvia Ann 

(f). Frank May 18, 1905 Brays Green m. Jane Ann Baxter

Children:

1. Charles Donald Baxter 

2. Patricia

(g). Harold Sept 29, 1908 m. Jessie Esther Matthews

Children:

1. Daphne Joy

2. Angela Margaret

(h). Kathleen Ellen Feb 5, 1914 m. Stanley Dennis (Jimmy) Ringsbell

C. Ada Edith Sept 15, 1857 Brays Green Hyde Heath

D. Thomas Feb 2, 1862 Brays Green Hyde Heath d. Jan 11, 1864

E. James July 17, 1864 Brays Green Hyde Heath d.___  m. Minnie Keen

Children:

(a). James May 18, 1890 Brays Green

(b). Amy Feb 21, 1892 Brays Green

(c). Frederick 1895 Brays Green d. May 15, 1918

(d). John Nov13, 1896 Brays Green

F. Eleanor Sept 20, 1868 Brays Green Hyde Heath d. __, m. George Sibley

G. Alice Dec 20, 1870 Brays Green Hyde Heath d. May 15, 1940 m.William Birch

H. Jemimah Sept 19, 1873 Brays Green Hyde Heath d. __ m. Samuel Carter

I. Lillian April 1, 1876 Brays Green Hyde Heath d. __ m. Thomas Edmunds

(7). Daniel  Nov 15, 1828 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. Mar 1, 1893 m. Mary Butler b. 1833 Little Missenden d. Aug 2, 1866

Children:

A. Martha Mar 26, 1854 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

B. Charles Jan 18, 1856 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. Nov 5, 1858

C. Ellen May 12, 1857 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. May 31. 1873

D. Joseph April 10, 1859 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

E. Fredrick Feb 2, 1863 Brays Green, Hyde Heath  d. Feb 13, 1863

F. Jonathon Sept 13, 1865 Brays Green  Hyde Heath d. Sept 21, 1865

(8). Henry April 9, 1832 Brays Green, Hyde Heath d. ___, m. Mary Ann SHIRLEY b. 1833 Bovingdon, Herts.

Children:

A. Mary Ann 1868 Chesham

B. Lucy 1871 Chesham

C. Alfred 1874 Chesham

3. Elizabeth Feb 15, 1795 Brays Green, Hyde Heath

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Photos from Brian Shirley

 

Charles Shirley

1856-1948 Brays Green, Hyde Heath, Buckingham

 

William George Shirley

1896-1961 Brays Green, Hyde Heath, Buckingham

 

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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