Washington
"2nd Earl Ferrers"
Shirley
Born in Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, England
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Shirley PC
and Elizabeth (Washington) Shirley
Brother of
Robert Shirley FRS, Elizabeth Shirley, Katherine 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, Laurence Shirley, Lucy Shirley [half], Robert Shirley MP [half], Selena (Shirley) Bathurst [half], Mary (Shirley) Tryon [half], George Shirley [half], George Shirley [half], Frances Shirley [half], Anne (Shirley) Furnese [half], Sewallis Shirley MP [half], Stuarta Shirley [half] and John Shirley [half]
Husband of
Mary (Levinge) Shirley
— married
[date unknown] (to 14 Apr 1729) [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 51
in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jun 2016
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Biography
Washington Shirley, 2nd Earl Ferrers (16877-1729) was the son of Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers and Elizabeth Washington. He married Mary Levinge, daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir Richard Levinge, 1st Bt. and Mary Corbyn. He succeeded his father as 2nd Earl Ferrers on 25 December 1717. He died 14 April 1729, and he was succeeded by his brother Henry.
Children of Washington Shirley, 2nd Earl Ferrers and Mary Levinge
- Lady Elizabeth Shirley
- Lady Mary Shirley d. 12 Aug 1784
- Lady Selina Shirley+ b. 24 Aug 1707, d. 17 Jun 1791
Sources
- "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NYRJ-BXH : 11 February 2018, Washington Shirley, 22 Jan 1677); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 585,278.
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