Individual Details
Sir Robert Shirley
(Aft 1623 - 6 Nov 1656)
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Sir Robert Shirley, 4th Bt.1
M, #139903, b. after 1623, d. 6 November 1656
Last Edited=5 Apr 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.16%
Sir Robert Shirley, 4th Bt. was born after 1623. He was the son of Sir Henry Shirley, 2nd Bt. and Lady Dorothy Devereux.1 He married Catherine Okeover, daughter of Humphrey Okeover.2 He died on 6 November 1656 at Tower of London, The City, London, EnglandG, possibly from poisoning.2
He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Shirley, of Staunton Harold [E., 1611] on 7 June 1646.2 As a Royalist, he was committed to the Tower of London by Oliver Cromwell.2
Children of Sir Robert Shirley, 4th Bt. and Catherine Okeover
Dorothy Shirley3 d. 1680
Sir Seymour Shirley, 5th Bt.+3 b. 23 Jan 1646/47, d. 16 Jul 1667
Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers+3 b. 20 Oct 1650, d. 25 Dec 1717
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 250. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1416. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S37] BP2003. [S37]
Sir Robert Shirley, 4th Bt.1
M, #139903, b. after 1623, d. 6 November 1656
Last Edited=5 Apr 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.16%
Sir Robert Shirley, 4th Bt. was born after 1623. He was the son of Sir Henry Shirley, 2nd Bt. and Lady Dorothy Devereux.1 He married Catherine Okeover, daughter of Humphrey Okeover.2 He died on 6 November 1656 at Tower of London, The City, London, EnglandG, possibly from poisoning.2
He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Shirley, of Staunton Harold [E., 1611] on 7 June 1646.2 As a Royalist, he was committed to the Tower of London by Oliver Cromwell.2
Children of Sir Robert Shirley, 4th Bt. and Catherine Okeover
Dorothy Shirley3 d. 1680
Sir Seymour Shirley, 5th Bt.+3 b. 23 Jan 1646/47, d. 16 Jul 1667
Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers+3 b. 20 Oct 1650, d. 25 Dec 1717
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 250. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1416. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S37] BP2003. [S37]
Events
| Birth | Aft 1623 | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | 7 Jun 1646 | 4th Baronet Shirley, of Staunton Harold | |||
| Death | 6 Nov 1656 | Tower of London, possibly from poisoning | |||
| Miscellaneous | Cromwell committed him to the Tower of London as a Royalist, |
Families
| Spouse | Catherine Okeover ( - 1672) |
| Child | Earl Robert Shirley (1650 - 1717) |
| Father | Sir Henry Shirley ( - 1632) |
| Mother | Lady Dorothy Devereux ( - 1636) |
| Sibling | Sir Charles Shirley (1623 - 1646) |