Born about 1655 [location unknown]
Ancestors
Descendants
Mother of
Robert Shirley FRS ,
Elizabeth Shirley ,
Katherine Shirley ,
Washington Shirley ,
Elizabeth (Shirley) Clarges ,
Anne Eleanora Shirley ,
Katherine Shirley ,
Charles Shirley ,
Dorothy (Shirley) Cotes ,
Charles Shirley ,
Lewis Shirley ,
George Shirley ,
Barbara Shirley ,
Ferrers Shirley ,
Walter Shirley ,
Henry Shirley and
Laurence Shirley
Died 2 Oct 1693
at about age 38
[location unknown]
Profile last modified 26 May 2022
| Created 23 Nov 2013
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Biography
Elizabeth Washington was born circa 1655. She died on 2 October 1693.
She was the daughter of Lawrence Washington and Eleanor Guise.
She married Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers, son of Sir Robert Shirley, 4th Bt. and Catherine Okeover, on 28 December 1671.
On 28 December 1671, Elizabeth Washington m. Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers and they had ten sons and seven daughters:
Hon. Robert Shirley (1673–1698/9)
Hon. Elizabeth Shirley (25 November 1674 – 10 October 1677)
Hon. Katherine Shirley (31 May 1676 – 18 August 1679)
Washington Shirley, 2nd Earl Ferrers (1677–1729)
Lady Elizabeth Shirley (20 June 1678 – 7 March 1740), married Walter Clarges (d. 1723), younger son of Sir Walter Clarges, 1st Baronet
Lady Anne Eleanora Shirley (12 November 1679 – 1754)
Lady Katherine Shirley (17 February 1680 – October 1736), unmarried
Hon. Charles Shirley (9 April 1682 – 28 May 1682)
Lady Dorothy Shirley (25 May 1683 – 3 April 1721), married John Cotes in 1700
Hon. Charles Shirley (21 June 1684 – 12 September 1685)
Hon. Lewis Shirley (13 July 1685 – 1710), unmarried
Hon. George Shirley (21 October 1686 – 1694)
Lady Barbara Shirley (5 February 1687 – 7 November 1768), unmarried
Hon. Ferrers Shirley (23 April 1689 – 25 June 1707)
Hon. Walter Shirley (27 May 1690 – aft. 1694; died young)
Henry Shirley, 3rd Earl Ferrers (1691–1745)
Hon. Laurence Shirley (26 September 1693 – 1743), married Anne Clarges, daughter of Sir Walter Clarges, 1st Baronet, and had issue, including:
Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers (1720–1760)
V-Adm. Washington Shirley, 5th Earl Ferrers (1722–1778)
Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers (1723–1787)
Rev. Walter Shirley (1726–1786)
R-Adm. Thomas Shirley (1733–1814)[1]
Sources
The Peerage for Elizabeth Washington
Footnotes
↑ Michelle Brooks
Acknowledgments
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