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Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically, Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Forfeit Baronetcies of England, Extant Baronetcies of England.
Summary
22nd May 1611. George Shirley 1st Baronet created. See May 1611 Creation of Baronets.
27th April 1622. Son Henry Shirley 2nd Baronet succeeded.
8th February 1633. Son Charles Shirley 3rd Baronet succeeded posthumously.
7th June 1646. Brother Robert Shirley 4th Baronet succeeded.
6th November 1656. Son Seymour Shirley 5th Baronet succeeded.
16th July 1667. Son Robert Shirley 6th Baronet succeeded posthumously.
8th March 1709. Uncle Robert Shirley 1st Earl Ferrers succeeded.
25th December 1717. Son Washington Shirley 2nd Earl Ferrers succeeded.
14th April 1729. Brother Henry Shirley 3rd Earl Ferrers succeeded.
6th August 1745. Nephew Laurence Shirley 4th Earl Ferrers succeeded.
5th May 1760. Laurence Shirley 4th Earl Ferrers forfeit. See Trial and Execution of Earl Ferrers.
1763. Brother Washington Shirley 5th Earl Ferrers restored.
1st October 1778. Brother Robert Shirley 6th Earl Ferrers succeeded.
18th April 1787. Son Robert Shirley 7th Earl Ferrers succeeded.
2nd May 1827. Brother Washington Shirley 8th Earl Ferrers succeeded.
2nd October 1842. Grandson Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers succeeded.
13th March 1859. Son Sewallis Edward Shirley 10th Earl Ferrers succeeded.
26th July 1912. Fourth Cousin Walter Shirley 11th Earl Ferrers succeeded.
2nd February 1937. Son Robert Shirley 12th Earl Ferrers succeeded.
11th October 1954. Son Robert Shirley 13th Earl Ferrers succeeded.
13th November 2012. Son Robert William Saswalo Shirley 14th Earl Ferrers succeeded.
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On 27th April 1622 George Shirley 1st Baronet (age 63) died. He was buried at the Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map]. His son Henry (age 34) succeeded 2nd Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire. Dorothy Devereux Lady Shirley (age 22) by marriage Lady Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
On 8th February 1633 Henry Shirley 2nd Baronet (age 45) died. His son Charles (age 9) succeeded posthumously 3rd Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
On 7th June 1646 Charles Shirley 3rd Baronet (age 22) died. His brother Robert (age 17) succeeded 4th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
On 6th November 1656 Robert Shirley 4th Baronet (age 27) died from poisoning, probably, in the Tower of London [Map]. His son Seymour (age 9) succeeded 5th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
On 29th January 1666 Seymour Shirley 5th Baronet (age 19) and Diana Bruce were married. She by marriage Lady Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire. She the daughter of Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury (age 39) and Diana Grey Countess Elgin and Ailesbury (age 36). They were sixth cousins.
On 16th July 1667 Seymour Shirley 5th Baronet (age 20) died. In January 1668 His son Robert succeeded posthumously 6th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
Around 8th March 1709 Robert Shirley 6th Baronet (age 41) died. His uncle Robert (age 58) succeeded 7th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
On 25th December 1717 Robert Shirley 1st Earl Ferrers (age 67) died. His son Washington (age 40) succeeded 2nd Earl Ferrers, 8th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire. Mary Levinge Countess Ferrers by marriage Countess Ferrers. His granddaughter Elizabeth (age 23) succeeded 15th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley.
On 14th April 1729 Washington Shirley 2nd Earl Ferrers (age 51) died. His brother Henry (age 37) succeeded 3rd Earl Ferrers, 9th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
On 6th August 1745 Henry Shirley 3rd Earl Ferrers (age 53) died at Kensington Gore. His nephew Laurence (age 24) succeeded 4th Earl Ferrers, 10th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
On 5th May 1760 Laurence Shirley 4th Earl Ferrers (age 39) was hanged at Tyburn [Map] (the last peer to be hanged) for having shot his old family steward. Earl Ferrers, Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire forfeit.
In 1763 Washington Shirley 5th Earl Ferrers (age 40) was restored 5th Earl Ferrers and 11th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 24).
On 1st October 1778 Washington Shirley 5th Earl Ferrers (age 56) died without issue. His brother Robert (age 55) succeeded 6th Earl Ferrers, 12th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire. Catherine Cotton Countess Ferrers (age 59) by marriage Countess Ferrers.
On 18th April 1787 Robert Shirley 6th Earl Ferrers (age 63) died. His son Robert (age 30) succeeded 7th Earl Ferrers, 13th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire. Elizabeth Prentiss Countess Ferrers by marriage Countess Ferrers.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 2nd May 1827 Robert Shirley 7th Earl Ferrers (age 70) died. He was buried at Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map]. His brother Washington (age 66) succeeded 8th Earl Ferrers, 14th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
On 2nd October 1842 Washington Shirley 8th Earl Ferrers (age 81) died. His grandson Washington (age 20) succeeded 9th Earl Ferrers, 15th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
On 13th March 1859 Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers (age 37) died at Staunton Harold, Leicestershire [Map]. He was buried at Holy Trinity Church Staunton Harold, Leicestershire [Map]. His son Sewallis (age 12) succeeded 10th Earl Ferrers, 16th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
On 26th July 1912 Sewallis Edward Shirley 10th Earl Ferrers (age 65) died. On His fourth cousin Walter (age 48) succeeded 11th Earl Ferrers, 17th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire. Mary Jane Moon Countess Ferrers by marriage Countess Ferrers.
On 2nd February 1937 Walter Shirley 11th Earl Ferrers (age 72) died. His son Robert (age 42) succeeded 12th Earl Ferrers, 18th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
On 11th October 1954 Robert Shirley 12th Earl Ferrers (age 60) died. His son Robert (age 25) succeeded 13th Earl Ferrers, 19th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
On 13th November 2012 Robert Shirley 13th Earl Ferrers (age 83) died. His son Robert (age 59) succeeded 14th Earl Ferrers, 20th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.