John Shires (abt. 1525 - abt. 1618)

Sir John Shires

Born about 10 Apr 1525 in Sawley, Yorkshire, England

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Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

[spouse(s) unknown]

[children unknown]

Died about 1618 at about age 92 in Addingham, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

John was born about 1525. He passed away about 1618.

A review of trees at Ancestry.com and Family search indicate that this person may be a conflated and "disproven" entity.

John Shires was buried 30 Mar 1618 in Addingham, St Peter, Yorkshire, England^[1]

John, son of Elizabeth Gledhill and John Haworth that was buried 1 Aug 1619 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England after only a few days of life.^[2]

Further records on profiles at Ancestry.com indicate a marriage to Alice Oddy in 1706, and a baptism in 1663.

↑ John Shires in the West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 Accessed on ancestry.com, August 2022.
- View Ancestry Record 2256 #8468789 (requires subscription).
↑ Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1873 for John Accessed on ancestry.com, August 2022.
- View Ancestry Record 61630 #140233 (requires subscription).

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GWCD-743 Only source shown is Ancestry.com family trees that are full of errors as indicated above.

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