Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 09-30-2024.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.

Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom available to be downloaded.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.

Individual Page

Person Info

Name: Sir Ralph SHIRLEY
Sex: M
Birth: Abt 1460 ^b
Death: 6 Jan 1517 ^d

Parents:

Father:
John SHIRLEY Birth: Abt 1426 Death: 18 May 1485 in Staunton-Harrold, Leicestershire

Mother:

Eleanor WILLOUGHBY Death: After 1487

Family:
Marriage:

Elizabeth WALSH on Abt 1474 .^m1
Elizabeth WALSH

Children:

Anne SHIRLEY

Marriage:

Anne VERNON on 1496 .^m2
Anne VERNON

Marriage:

Anne WARNER on Before 1507 .^m3
Anne WARNER

Marriage:

Jane SHEFFIELD on 4 .^m4
Jane SHEFFIELD

Children:

Francis SHIRLEY Death: 27 Jul 1571

Bibliography

Acheson, Eric, Gentry Community: Leicestershire in fifteenth century. Cambridge: Univ Press, 1993. NYPL JFD 92-12870. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Acheson Leicester p[0-9]*].
Burke, Sir John Bernard, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage Baronetage and Knightage. 99th edition. London: Burke's Peerage, 1949. Available at http://archive.org/details/burkesgenealogic1949unse. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Burke Peerage [cx0-9]*].
Farnham, George F, Leicestershire Medieval Pedigrees. Leicester: Thornley, 1925. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/007941560 images 458-633. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Farnham Pedigrees p[0-9]*].
Richardson, Douglas, Royal Ancestry. Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2013. NYPL JFF 16-1184 v1-5 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v4p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:: age 14 in 1474 [Ref: Acheson Leicester p249]; first son [Ref: Burke Peerage p753],
parents:: [Ref: Acheson Leicester p249, Burke Peerage p753, Richardson RoyalAnc v4p630],
father:: [Ref: Acheson Leicester p214]

Sources for death Information

date:: [Ref: Farnham Pedigrees p141]; 1513 [Ref: Acheson Leicester p249]; 1517 [Ref: Burke Peerage p753]

Sources with Information about marriage to Elizabeth WALSH

date:: abt 1474 [Ref: Acheson Leicester p249]; second marriage of Ralph [Ref: Burke Peerage p753],
names:: [Ref: Acheson Leicester p256],
child:: [Ref: Acheson Leicester p214, Acheson Leicester p249, Burke Peerage p753, Farnham Pedigrees p141]

Sources with Information about marriage to Anne VERNON

date:: [Ref: Acheson Leicester p249]

Sources with Information about marriage to Anne WARNER

date:: before 1507 [Ref: Acheson Leicester p249]

Sources with Information about marriage to Jane SHEFFIELD

date:: fourth marriage of Ralph [Ref: Acheson Leicester p249, Burke Peerage p753],
child:: [Ref: Acheson Leicester p249, Burke Peerage p753]

Research Notes:
Knt [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v4p630]

make a Knight Banneret for the valour he had displayed at the battle of Stoke, 16 Jun 1487 [Ref: Burke Peerage p753]

1493: appointer master-forester at Duffield [Ref: Acheson Leicester p249]

Pedigree of Sir Ralph SHIRLEY
                                                                /-----Sewallis De SHIRLEY
                                                       /-----Sir James De SHIRLEY
                                                      |         \-----Isabel De MEINILL
                                              /-----Sir Ralph De SHIRLEY
                                             |        |         /-----Simon De WALTON, Bishop of Norwick
                                             |         \-----Agnes De WALTON
                                     /-----Sir Thomas SHIRLEY
                                    |        |         /-----Walter De WALDESHIEF
                                    |         \-----Margaret De WALDESHIEF
                            /-----Sir Hugh SHIRLEY
                           |        |                           /-----(Unk) De MEINILL
                           |        |                  /-----Hugh MEYNELL
                           |        |         /-----Hugh De MEINILL
                           |        |        |        |         /-----Robert De La WARDE, Lord Warde
                           |        |        |         \-----Joan De La WARDE
                           |        |        |                  \-----(Unk)
                           |         \-----Isabel De MEINELL
                           |                 |                  /-----Sir Nicholas De AUDLEY
                           |                 |         /-----Sir Nicholas De AUDLEY, Lord Audley Of Heleigh
                           |                 |        |         \-----Catherine GIFFARD
                           |                  \-----Alice AUDLEY
                           |                          |         /-----William MARTIN, Lord Martin
                           |                           \-----Joan De MARTIN
                           |                                    \-----Eleanor FITZ PIERS
                   /-----Sir Ralph SHIRLEY
                  |        |                                    /-----John De BRAOSE, Baron Of Bramber
                  |        |                           /-----William De BREUSE, Lord Breuse
                  |        |                          |         \-----Margaret Of Wales
                  |        |                  /-----Sir Piers De BREUSE
                  |        |                 |        |         /-----Sir Robert De ROS, Baron Of Helmsley
                  |        |                 |         \-----Mary De ROS
                  |        |                 |                  \-----Isabel D'ALBINI
                  |        |         /-----Sir Piers De BREUSE
                  |        |        |         \-----Agnes De CLIFFORD
                  |         \-----Beatrix De BREUSE
                  |                 |                           /-----Sir William HOWARD
                  |                 |                  /-----Sir John HOWARD
                  |                 |                 |         \-----Alice FITTON
                  |                 |         /-----Sir John HOWARD
                  |                 |        |        |         /-----Richard De CORNWALL
                  |                 |        |         \-----Joan De CORNWALL
                  |                 |        |                  \-----Joan FITZ ALAN
                  |                  \-----Joan HOWARD
                  |                          |         /-----Sir Robert De BOYS
                  |                           \-----Alice De BOYS
                  |                                   |         /-----Sir William Le LATIMER
                  |                                    \-----Christian Le LATIMER
          /-----Ralph SHIRLEY
         |        |                  /-----Sir John BASSET
         |        |         /-----Thomas BASSET
         |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Henry BRAILSFRD
         |        |        |         \-----Joan BRAILSFRD
         |         \-----Joan BASSET
         |                 |         /-----William MERING
         |                  \-----Margery MERING
/-----John SHIRLEY
|        |                                                      /-----Philip STAUNTON
|        |                                             /-----Elias STAUNTON
|        |                                            |         \-----Isabel
|        |                                    /-----William STAUNTON
|        |                           /-----John STAUNTON
|        |                  /-----Sir Robert STAUNTON
|        |                 |        |         /-----Robert De ECCLESHALL
|        |                 |         \-----Isabel De ECCLESHALL
|        |         /-----John STAUNTON
|         \-----Margaret STAUNTON
|                 |         /-----Sir Ralph MEYNELL
|                  \-----Joan MEYNELL
|                           \-----Joan
Sir Ralph SHIRLEY
|                                                               /-----Ralph BUGGE
|                                                      /-----Sir Richard WILLOUGHBY
|                                             /-----Sir Richard WILLOUGHBY
|                                    /-----Sir Richard WILLOUGHBY
|                                   |        |         /-----Sir Roger MORTEIN
|                                   |         \-----Issabell MORTEIN
|                           /-----Sir Edmund WILLOUGHBY
|                          |        |                           /-----Sir Robert De GREY
|                          |        |                  /-----Sir John De GREY
|                          |        |                 |         \-----Joan De VALOINES
|                          |        |         /-----Sir John De GREY, K.G., Lord Grey Of Rotherfield
|                          |        |        |        |         /-----William ODDINGSELLS, Lord Of Maxtock
|                          |        |        |         \-----Margaret De ODINGSELLS
|                          |        |        |                  \-----Ela FITZ WALTER
|                          |         \-----Joan GREY
|                          |                 |                  /-----Sir Alan FITZ BRIAN
|                          |                 |         /-----Sir Brian FITZ ALAN, Lord Fitz Alan
|                          |                 |        |         \-----Agnes FITZHENRY
|                          |                  \-----Catharine FITZ ALAN
|                          |                           \-----Maud
|                  /-----Edward WILLOUGHBY
|                 |         \-----Isabel
|         /-----Sir Hugh WILLOUGHBY
|        |        |                                             /-----Sir John ANNESLEY
|        |        |                                    /-----Sir John ANNESLEY
|        |        |                                   |         \-----Annora PIERRPOINT
|        |        |                           /-----Sir John ANNESLEY
|        |        |                  /-----Sir Thomas ANNESLEY
|        |        |                 |         \-----Margaret
|        |        |         /-----Sir Hugh ANNESLEY
|        |        |        |        |         /-----Robert De CLIFTON
|        |        |        |         \-----Agnes De CLIFTON
|        |         \-----Isabel ANNESLEY
|        |                 |         /-----Sir John BABBINGTON
|        |                  \-----Benedicta BABBINGTON
|        |                          |         /-----Sir Simon WARD
|        |                           \-----Benedicta WARD
\-----Eleanor WILLOUGHBY
         |                                                      /-----William De EBROICIS
         |                                             /-----Alexander De FREVILL
         |                                            |         \-----Maud GIFFARD
         |                                    /-----Sir Baldwin De FREVILL
         |                                   |        |         /-----Sir Ralph De CROMWELL
         |                                   |         \-----Joan De CROMWELL
         |                                   |                  \-----Mazere MARMION
         |                           /-----Sir Baldwin De FREVILL
         |                          |        |                  /-----Sir Piers De MONTFORT
         |                          |        |         /-----John De MONTFORT, Lord Montfort
         |                          |        |        |         \-----Maud De La MARE
         |                          |         \-----Elizabeth De MONTFORT
         |                          |                 |         /-----William De La PLAUNCHE
         |                          |                  \-----Alice De La PLAUNCHE
         |                          |                           \-----Aelide
         |                  /-----Sir Baldwin FREVILLE
         |                 |        |                           /-----Thomas De CLINTON
         |                 |        |                  /-----John De CLINTON, Lord Clinton
         |                 |        |                 |         \-----Maud BRACEBRIDGE
         |                 |        |         /-----John CLINTON, Lord Clinton
         |                 |        |        |        |         /-----William ODDINGSELLS, Lord Of Maxtock
         |                 |        |        |         \-----Ida ODDINGSELLS
         |                 |        |        |                  \-----Ela FITZ WALTER
         |                 |         \-----Ida CLINTON
         |                 |                 |         /-----Sir William CORBET
         |                 |                  \-----Margarey CORBET
         |         /-----Sir Baldwin III FREVILLE
         |        |        |                                    /-----Sir Guy II BOTETOURT
         |        |        |                           /-----John De BOTETOURTE, Lord Botetourte
         |        |        |                          |         \-----Ada
         |        |        |                  /-----Sir Thomas De BOTETOURTE
         |        |        |                 |        |         /-----Sir Thomas FITZ OTES
         |        |        |                 |         \-----Maud FITZ THOMAS
         |        |        |                 |                  \-----Beatrice De BEAUCHAMP
         |        |        |         /-----John De BOTETOURTE, Lord Botetourte Of Weoble
         |        |        |        |        |                  /-----Sir Roger De SOMERY, Baron Of Dudley
         |        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Roger De SOMERY, Baron Of Dudley
         |        |        |        |        |        |         \-----Amabil De CHAUCOMBE
         |        |        |        |         \-----Joan De SOMERY
         |        |        |        |                 |         /-----Robert De LUCY
         |        |        |        |                  \-----Agnes De LUCY
         |        |        |        |                           \-----Emma De SACKVILLE
         |        |         \-----Joyce De BOTETOURTE
         |        |                 |                           /-----Hugh De MORTIMER, Baron of Richard's Castle
         |        |                 |                  /-----Robert De MORTIMER, Baron of Richard's Castle
         |        |                 |         /-----Sir William La ZOUCHE De MORTIMER, Lord Zouche
         |        |                 |        |        |         /-----William La ZOUCHE
         |        |                 |        |         \-----Joyce La ZOUCHE
         |        |                 |        |                  \-----Maud De HOWBRIDGE
         |        |                  \-----Joyce La ZOUCHE De MORTIMER
         |        |                          |                  /-----Roger V De TOENI, Baron Of Flamstead
         |        |                          |         /-----Ralph VII De TOENI, Baron Of Flamstead
         |        |                          |        |         \-----Alice De BOHUN
         |        |                           \-----Alice De TOENI
         |        |                                    \-----Mary
          \-----Margaret FREVILLE
                  |                                             /-----Henry Le SCROPE
                  |                                    /-----Sir William Le SCROPE
                  |                                   |         \-----Juliane BRUN
                  |                           /-----Sir Geoffrey Le SCROPE
                  |                          |        |         /-----Thomas De NEWSOM
                  |                          |         \-----Constance De NEWSOM
                  |                  /-----Sir Henry Le SCROPE, Lord Scrope Of Masham
                  |                 |        |                  /-----Sir William De ROS, Baron Of Helmsley
                  |                 |        |         /-----Sir William De ROS
                  |                 |        |        |         \-----Lucia FITZ PIERS
                  |                 |         \-----Ivette De ROS
                  |                 |                 |         /-----Ralph FITZ HUGH
                  |                 |                  \-----Eustache FITZ HUGH
                  |                 |                           \-----Joan De La HAYE
                  |         /-----Sir Stephen Le SCROPE, Lord Scrope Of Masham
                  |        |         \-----Joan
                   \-----Maud Le SCROPE
                           |                                    /-----Sir Robert De WELLES
                           |                           /-----Adam De WELLES, Lord Welles
                           |                          |         \-----Isabel De PERITON
                           |                  /-----Adam De WELLES, Lord Welles
                           |                 |        |         /-----Sir John ENGAINE
                           |                 |         \-----Joan ENGAINE
                           |                 |                  \-----Joan GREINVILLE
                           |         /-----John De WELLES, Lord Welles
                           |        |        |                  /-----Hugh BARDOLF, Lord Bardolf
                           |        |        |         /-----Sir Thomas BARDOLF, Lord Bardolf
                           |        |        |        |         \-----Isabel De AGUILLON
                           |        |         \-----Margaret BARDOLPH
                           |        |                 |         /-----William De GRANDSON, Seigneur De Grandson
                           |        |                  \-----Agnes De GRANDSON
                           |        |                           \-----Blanche De SAVOIE
                            \-----Margery WELLES
                                    |                           /-----Sir Robert De ROS, Baron Of Helmsley
                                    |                  /-----William De ROS, Lord Ros Of Helmsley
                                    |                 |         \-----Isabel D'ALBINI
                                    |         /-----William De ROS, Lord Ros Of Helmsley
                                    |        |        |         /-----Sir John De VAUX
                                    |        |         \-----Maud De VAUX
                                    |        |                  \-----Joan De PELEVILE
                                     \-----Maud De ROS
                                             |                  /-----Guncelin BADLESMERE
                                             |         /-----Bartholomew De BADLESMERE, Lord Badlesmere
                                              \-----Margery De BADLESMERE
                                                      |         /-----Thomas DeCLARE, Lord Of Thomond
                                                       \-----Margaret De CLARE
                                                                \-----Julian FITZ MAURICE

Descendants of Sir Ralph SHIRLEY

1. Sir Ralph SHIRLEY m1. Elizabeth WALSH m2. Anne VERNON m3. Anne WARNER m4. Jane SHEFFIELD

m. Elizabeth WALSH father: Thomas WALSH mother: Margery BYRON

2 Anne SHIRLEY m. Sir Thomas PULTNEY

m. Jane SHEFFIELD father: Sir Robert SHEFFIELD

3 Francis SHIRLEY m. Dorothy GIFFORD