Robert Shirley 1795  Staffordshire

Info from John E. Shirley

Robert 1795 m. Mary Hawkes Feb 20, 1827 St Phillips, Birmingham, Warwickshire 

Children:

1. Jane  May 19, or Dec 24, 1827 St Martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire (Two Jane's chr St. Martins both to Robert and one to Mary and the other to Mary Ann.  Both years 1827. Needs to be double checked?)

2. William Dec 14, 1829 St. Lawrence, Birmingham, Warwickshire  m. Maria ___? He was a metal roller

Children:

(1). William Aug 29, 1852  Handsworth, Staffordshire

(2). William Henry  June 4, 1854 Handsworth, Staffordshire 

(3). Maria Aug 3, 1856 Handsworth, Staffordshire

(4). Walter 1859

(5). Alfred Sept 8, 1862 Birmingham, Warwickshire

(6). John 1865

(7). Herbert 1867 

(8). Roland 1870

3. Henry  June 24, 1833 St Phillips, Birmingham, Warwickshire  m. Maria Allen. He was a furnaceman and a copper roller. He could not read or write.

Children:

(1). Harriet Dec 3, 1850 W. Bromwich, Staffordshire

(2). Robert Henry 1852 W. Bromwich, Staffordshire d. age 24 of TB

(3). Thomas 1854 W. Bromwich, Staffordshire

(4). Mary Ann 1857 W. Bromwich, Staffordshire

(5). Joseph  June 9, 1861 W. Bromwich, Staffordshire m. Emma Hammond. He worked as head roller at copper works.

Children:

A. Elizabeth 1880 W. Bromwich, Staffordshire

B. Robert Henry 1885 W. Bromwich, Staffordshire

C. Elijah Edwards 1893 W. Bromwich, Staffordshire

D. Florence 1898 W. Bromwich, Staffordshire

E. George Thomas 1887 W. Bromwich, Staffordshire

 

4.  Eliza Ann  Nov 6, 1834 St Phillips, Birmingham, Warwickshire 

5. Joseph July 23, 1837 Smethwick Staffordshire m. Catherine ___? He worked as a metal roller.

Children:

(1). Ann 1859

(2). Albert 1862

(3). Fred 1870

(4). Melinda Elizabeth 1879

(5). Henry 1872

(6). Arthur 1880

6. Richard Feb 2, 1840 Smethwick, Staffordshire m. Elizabeth Horton. He worked as a furnaceman and copper roller

Children:

(1). Jesse

(2). Jane

(3). Lucy

(4). Harry

(5). William

(6). Joseph

(7). Caroline

 

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John Shirley wrote the following:

About two years ago, following the death of his grandmother, a small parcel of documents and medals were given to him concerning the death of his grandfather. All that was known up to then was that he was killed on active service in Greece in the 1914-18 War. John decided to investigate and contacted the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in Maidenhead. They were very helpful.

Corporal E. E. Shirley #16954 of the 9th Gloucestershire Regiment was killed in action on August 21st, 1916 during an engagement with the enemy near the Jugoslav border with Greece. The exact location is not known nor the original burial place although they assumed it would have been near to the scene of the action.

In 1919 the original grave was transferred to Karasouli Military Cemetery which lies about 56 K from Thessaloniki. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission were good enough to send a photograph of the cemetery and also the exact location of the grave.

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The 1881 census for Staffordshire and Warwick Co. England

http://www.shirleyassociation.com/NewShirleySite/Members/England/1881Census/staffordshire.html

http://www.shirleyassociation.com/NewShirleySite/Members/England/1881Census/warwickshire.html