Ralph Shelton Esq (abt. 1520 - bef. 1592)

Born about 1520 in Broome, Norfolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Prudence (Calthorpe) Shelton — married 26 Jan 1545 in Kirby Cane, Norfolk, England

Husband of Cicelie (Steward) Shelton — married after 1562 in Norfolk, England

Descendants

Died before 25 Nov 1592 before about age 72 in Norwich, Norfolk, England

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Ralph Shelton, Esq., of Broome, Norfolk^[1][2] He may have been born at Broome, Norfolk where his father had property. He was old enough to be executor of his mother's will in 1542^[3] so he was probably of age then: his birth date has been estimated as about 1520.

Father: Ralph Shelton, Esq., of Broome and Norwich, Norfolk (died October 1538), son of Ralph Shelton, Knt., and Margaret Clere.^[1][2][3]

Mother: Mary Brome, daughter and co-heiress of Gilbert Brome of Broome; widow of John Jenny, Esq., of Hardwicke. Mary, née Brome, died 29 August 1540.^[1][2][3]

Wives and children

Ralph married twice. His first wife was Prudence Calthorpe, daughter of Edward Calthorpe, Esq., by his wife Thomasine, daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Gavell.^[3] They married at Kirby Cane, Norfolk on 26 January 1544/5: ^{[4] [1] [2]}

[[Anno Dni 1544] Raphe Shelton gent was maried to Prudence Calthorpe gentlewoma[n] the xxvj of January

They had seven children:

• Richard Shelton,^[1][2] baptised on 2 November 1545^[3]
• Edward Shelton, Gent.,^[1][2] who died in 1589^[3]
• Richard Shelton (again),^[1][2] baptised on 7 March 1555^[3]
• John Shelton, Gent,^[1][2] baptised on 12 April 1557^[3]
• Thomasine Shelton, married (1) Thomas Uvedale, Gent., (2) Charles Croft, Esq.^[1]
• Grace Shelton, baptised on 20 August 1554 ^[3] and married John Thurton, Gent.^[1]
• Frances Shelton,^[1] baptised on 18 October 1562^[3]

Prudence was buried at Broome on 23 October 1562.^[1][2]

Ralph's second wife was Cecily Steward, daughter of Augustine Steward by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of William Rede Esq. (Cecily was the widow of John Pickerel when she married Ralph). They probably married in Norfolk where both lived. They had two children:

• Ralph, baptised on 14 September 1567 and buried on 25 October 1573^[3]
• Mary, baptised on 1 January 1568/9 and married William Cooke of Lynsted, Suffolk^[3]

Death

Ralph died in 1592, leaving a will dated 31 October 1592 that was proved 25 November 1592.^[1][2][3]

Ralph's widow, Cecily, was buried 13 March 1612. She had requested burial at Brome in her will, dated 10 April 1610,^[1] proved 28 March 1612.^[3][5] (Richardson mistakenly gives the probate date as 25 March.^[1][2])

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), volume I, page 391 CALTHORPE 12.
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Vol. II, p. 62, CALTHORPE 19
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13} Brigadier-General Bulwer (ed,). The Visitation of Norfolk in the year 1563, Vol. II, Agas H Goose, 1895, pp. 345 and 349, Internet Archive: contains information not in the original Visitation
4. ↑ Marriage: "Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812"
   Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 680/1 Kirby Cane, Norfolk
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61045 #3681623 (accessed 26 September 2022)
5. ↑ Image of will on Familysearch

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

Ralph Shelton Esq is listed in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestor Christopher Calthorpe to Magna Carta Surety Baron Richard de Clare (vol. I, pages 387-392 CALTHORPE). This profile and its trail to Richard de Clare was developed for the Magna Carta Project by Misty Rish Musco in June 2018. This profile was reviewed/approved for the project on 24 Jan 2020 and the trail was badged 17 March 2020 by Noland-165. The full trail can be seen in the Magna Carta Trails section of the Gateway's profile.

See Base Camp for more information about Magna Carta trails. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".