Individual Details
Earl Laurence Shirley
(18 Aug 1720 - 5 May 1760)
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Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers1
M, #283197, b. 18 August 1720, d. 5 May 1760
Last Edited=5 Apr 2011
Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers was born on 18 August 1720.1 He was the son of Hon. Laurence Shirley and Anne Clarges.2 He married Mary Meredith, daughter of Amos Meredith and Joanna Cholmondeley, on 16 September 1752.1 He and Mary Meredith were divorced on 20 June 1758 due to his cruelty.1 He died on 5 May 1760 at age 39 at Tyburn, EnglandG, hanged with a silken cord, without legitimate issue.1
He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG.1 He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Shirley, of Staunton Harold [E., 1611] on 6 August 1745.1 He succeeded as the 4th Earl Ferrers [G.B., 1711] on 6 August 1745.1 He succeeded as the 4th Viscount Tamworth, of co. Stafford [G.B., 1711] on 6 August 1745.1 Although he was never committed, Lord Ferrers was prone to such rages that in the eyes of observers he approached insanity.1 In January 1760 in one of these rages he shot dead in his steward, an aged man called Johnson.1 Between 16 April 1760 and 18 April 1760 he was tried by his peers and unanimously found guilty.1
Children of Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers and Margaret Clifford
Margaret Shirley2 b. 13 Aug 1744
Anna Maria Shirley+2 b. 16 Mar 1745, d. 26 Jan 1816
Elizabeth Shirley2 b. 4 Apr 1748
Mary Shirley2 b. 8 Sep 1749, d. Aug 1823
Citations
[S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1417. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S37] BP2003. [S37]
Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers1
M, #283197, b. 18 August 1720, d. 5 May 1760
Last Edited=5 Apr 2011
Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers was born on 18 August 1720.1 He was the son of Hon. Laurence Shirley and Anne Clarges.2 He married Mary Meredith, daughter of Amos Meredith and Joanna Cholmondeley, on 16 September 1752.1 He and Mary Meredith were divorced on 20 June 1758 due to his cruelty.1 He died on 5 May 1760 at age 39 at Tyburn, EnglandG, hanged with a silken cord, without legitimate issue.1
He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG.1 He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Shirley, of Staunton Harold [E., 1611] on 6 August 1745.1 He succeeded as the 4th Earl Ferrers [G.B., 1711] on 6 August 1745.1 He succeeded as the 4th Viscount Tamworth, of co. Stafford [G.B., 1711] on 6 August 1745.1 Although he was never committed, Lord Ferrers was prone to such rages that in the eyes of observers he approached insanity.1 In January 1760 in one of these rages he shot dead in his steward, an aged man called Johnson.1 Between 16 April 1760 and 18 April 1760 he was tried by his peers and unanimously found guilty.1
Children of Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers and Margaret Clifford
Margaret Shirley2 b. 13 Aug 1744
Anna Maria Shirley+2 b. 16 Mar 1745, d. 26 Jan 1816
Elizabeth Shirley2 b. 4 Apr 1748
Mary Shirley2 b. 8 Sep 1749, d. Aug 1823
Citations
[S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1417. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S37] BP2003. [S37]
Events
| Birth | 18 Aug 1720 | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | 6 Aug 1745 | 4th Earl Ferrers | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 6 Aug 1745 | 10th Baronet Shirley, of Staunton Harold | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 6 Aug 1745 | 4th Viscount Tamworth | |||
| Marriage | 16 Sep 1752 | Mary Meredith | |||
| Death | 5 May 1760 | ||||
| Education | Christ Church, Oxford University |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Meredith ( - ) |
| Father | Laurence Shirley (1693 - 1743) |
| Mother | Anne Clarges (1695 - 1782) |
| Sibling | Walter Shirley (1726 - 1786) |
| Sibling | Earl Washington Shirley (1722 - 1778) |
| Sibling | Earl Robert Shirley (1723 - 1787) |