Individual Details

Earl Robert Walter Shirley

(7 Jul 1894 - 11 Oct 1954)

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Robert Walter Shirley, 12th Earl Ferrers1

M, #254060, b. 7 July 1894, d. 11 October 1954
Last Edited=5 Apr 2011
Robert Walter Shirley, 12th Earl Ferrers was born on 7 July 1894.1 He was the son of Walter Knight Shirley, 11th Earl Ferrers and Mary Jane Moon.1,2 He married Hermione Justice Morley, daughter of A. Noel Morley, on 28 February 1922.1 He died on 11 October 1954 at age 60.1
He succeeded as the 18th Baronet Shirley, of Staunton Harold [E., 1611] on 2 February 1937.1 He succeeded as the 12th Earl Ferrers [G.B., 1711] on 2 February 1937.1 He succeeded as the 12th Viscount Tamworth, of co. Stafford [G.B., 1711] on 2 February 1937.1
Children of Robert Walter Shirley, 12th Earl Ferrers and Hermione Justice Morley

Lady Elizabeth Hermione Shirley+2 d. 7 Oct 1997
Lady Jane Penelope Justice Shirley+2
Robert Washington Shirley, 13th Earl Ferrers+1 b. 8 Jun 1929, d. 13 Nov 2012
Citations

[S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1418. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S37] BP2003. [S37]

Events

Birth7 Jul 1894
Title (Nobility)2 Feb 193712th Earl Ferrers
Title (Nobility)2 Feb 193718th Baronet Shirley, of Staunton Harold
Title (Nobility)2 Feb 193712th Viscount Tamworth
Death11 Oct 1954

Families

SpouseHermione Justice Morley ( - 1969)
ChildEarl Robert Washington Shirley (1929 - 2012)
FatherEarl Walter Knight Shirley (1864 - 1937)
MotherMary Jane Moon ( - 1944)