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Male Ralph Shirley Click to view Ralph Shirley in the family tree

Ralph was born in 1413 in Shirley, Ashbourne, derbyshire, England.  Ralph's father was Ralph Shirley , Sir and his mother was Joan Basset.  His paternal grandparents were Hugh Shirley , Mp, Sir Knight and Beatrix de Braose; his maternal grandparents were Thomas Basset , Sir, Lord of Cheadle and Margery Meringe.  He was an only child.  He died at the age of 53 in 1466 in Eatington, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.1 


Ralph's first family with Margaret Staunton

‌Ralph and Margaret were married in a religious ceremony in 1423.  They had a son named John Shirley.


Ralph's second family with Elizabeth le Blount

‌Ralph and Elizabeth le were married in a religious ceremony in 1442 in Wiston, Sussex, England.

1 The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215 @ 122a-9
Further source/citation:
Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999 @ 1051

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