Ralph Shirley, Esq., Constable of Melbourne Castle1,2,3
Last Edited 4 Apr 2020
M, #80231, b. circa 1410, d. 26 December 1466
Father Sir Ralph Shirley, Sheriff of Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire4,5,6 b. 23 Apr 1391, d. c 1443
Mother Joan Basset4,5,6 b. c 1390, d. b 14 May 1419
Ralph Shirley, Esq., Constable of Melbourne Castle was born circa 1410 at of Lower Ettington, Warwickshire, England; Of age on 8 Jul 1431. A minor in 1424.1,2,3 He and Margaret Staunton obtained a marriage license on 9 June 1423; Date of Papal Dispensation for being related in the 4th degree of kindred.1,2,3 Ralph Shirley, Esq., Constable of Melbourne Castle and Margaret Staunton obtained a marriage license on 23 September 1423 at Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England; They had 1 son (John, Esq.)1,2,3 Ralph Shirley, Esq., Constable of Melbourne Castle married Elizabeth Blount, daughter of Sir John Blount, circa 1435 at of Wiston, Sussex, England; They had 1 son (Ralph, Esq.) and 5 daughters (Elizabeth; Alice; Sanche; Anne; & Margaret).1,2,3 Ralph Shirley, Esq., Constable of Melbourne Castle married Lucy Ashton, daughter of Sir John Ashton and Jane Saville, after 1455; No issue.1,2,3 Ralph Shirley, Esq., Constable of Melbourne Castle died on 26 December 1466; Buried at Brailesford, Derbyshire.1,2,3
Family 1
Margaret Staunton b. c 1410, d. b 1435
Child
John Shirley, Esq.+1,2,3 b. c 1426, d. 18 May 1485
Family 2
Elizabeth Blount b. c 1416, d. b 1455
Child
Sir Ralph Shirley, Constable of Melbourne Castle, Sheriff of Surrey & Sussex+ b. c 1445, d. 1510
Family 3
Lucy Ashton d. 12 Feb 1482
Citations
[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 652.
[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 27.
[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 626.
[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 651-652.
[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 26-27.
[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 625-626