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SHIRLEY, Knight of Lower Ettington, Warwickshire Ralph

SHIRLEY, Knight of Lower Ettington, Warwickshire Ralph

Male 1391 - Abt 1443  (51 years)

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  • Name SHIRLEY, Ralph  [1, 2] 
    Title Knight of Lower Ettington, Warwickshire 
    Birth 23 Apr 1391  Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Differentiator 10th male in line of an English family known to descend back to 1086 
    Differentiator Inhertited all his father's property in Shirley in Derbyshire, Ettington in Warwickshire ad other lands in Norringhamshire and Suffolk 
    Relation to Me 18 GGF 
    Royalty & Nobility Knight of Lower Ettingham, Warwickshire 
    _MILT 1415 
    Brough 6 men at arms and 18 archers to support Henry V at the siege of Harfleur in Normandy 
    _MILT 1415 
    In exchange for his service to King Henry V, was given a paxbrede of gold, enameled white, and a crucifix, with an image of the blessed Mary, and John the Evangelist, weight 5 oz, all valued at 6 pounds, 6 shillings and 8 pence. 
    _MILT 1416 
    Served King Henry in the French wars, bringing 8 men at arms and 16 archers. The campaign of 1417 involved an English landing at what is now Deauville and the quick capture of nearby towns. 
    Death Abt 1443  France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Burial Leicester, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I4974  My Genealogy | Laviolette Ancestry, Laviolette Ancestry
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

    Father SHIRLEY, Sir Hugh,   b. 1355, Ettington, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1403, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother DE BROASE, Beatrice,   b. Abt 1365, Wiston, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 1440, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Between 1375 and 1383  Wiston, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1321  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family BASSETT, Joan,   b. 1390, Brailsford, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1419, Ratcliffe on Soa, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 28 years) 
    Marriage 1411  Shirley, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. SHIRLEY, Beatrice,   b. 1408, Shirley, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1483, Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. SHIRLEY, Ralph,   b. 1406, Shirley, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1466, Brailsford, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. SHIRLEY, Anne,   b. 1412, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F1320  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Apr 1391 - Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1411 - Shirley, Derbyshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Abt 1443 - France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Leicester, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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    knight
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    Documents
    SHIRLEY, Sir Ralph (1391-c.1443), of Lo... Notts    		SHIRLEY, Sir Ralph (1391-c.1443), of Lo... Notts

    Histories
    History Parliament- Ralph Shirley (1391-1443)    		History Parliament- Ralph Shirley (1391-1443)
    Sir Ralph Shirley Story    		Sir Ralph Shirley Story

  • Notes 
    • From Find-a-Grave:
      Knight of Lower Ettington, Warwickshire, of Shirley, Derbyshire, of Ratcliffe-upon-Soar, Nottinghamshire, of Wiston, Sussex. Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Knight of the Shire for Leicestershire. Master Forester of the duchy of Lancaster of Leicester.

      Son and heir to Sir Hugh Shirley and Beatrice Brewes, grandson of Sir Thomas de Shirley and Isabel de Meynell, Sir Peter de Brewes and Joan de Percy.

      Husband of Joan Basset, daughter of Thomas Basset and Margery Meringe, daughter of William. They had one son and one daughter; Ralph and Beatrice. Joan died before 1419 and was buried at Ratcliffe-Upon-Soar, then moved to be beside her husband.

      Secondly, husband of Alice Coykayne, daughter of Sir John of Ashbourne. They had one son, Ralph.

      When a young man, Ralph served King Henry V in the campaigns in France with six lancers and 18 archers. He was present at the siege of Harfleur in 1415, but was ill during the Battle of Agincourt later that year. In 1420, Ralph lost control of several Basset manors to Sir Humphrey Stafford, heir of the Basset family.

      Sir Ralph died in France on the King's service, and was buried in the Lady's Chapel.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1413] Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    2. [S1408] Richardson, Douglas, Magna Carta Ancestry, Pgs 290 - 291.
      At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
      At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.


    3. [S1409] unknown.
      http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/shirley-sir-ralph-1391-1443
      SHIRLEY, Sir Ralph (1391-c.1443), of Lo... Notts      		 SHIRLEY, Sir Ralph (1391-c.1443), of Lo... Notts


    4. [S1410] Shirley Association Genalogical Research Website.


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