William
Shelley
Born in Warminghurst, Sussex, Kent, England
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Shelley
[uncertain]
and Barbara (Cromer) Shelley
[uncertain]
Brother of
Thomas Shelley, Henry Shelley, Richard Shelley, Walter Shelley, Barbara (Shelley) Middleton, Anthony Shelley, Frances (Shelley) Lumley, Mary (Shelley) Warneford, Ambrose Shelley, James Shelley and Elizabeth (Shelley) Keete
Husband of
Dorothy (Bowers) Shelley
— married
14 Sep 1601 in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
William Shelley and Katherin Shelley
Died about
at about age 35
[location unknown]
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This profile is part of the Shelley Name Study.
Contents |
Biography
- Ref:MyFiles/Carole Johnson /Research Notes
- Name: Shelley, Dorothy
- Dates: 2 Feb 1620
- Place: Southover, Sussex, England
- Book:Register 3.
- Collection: Sussex: - Wills and Administrations preserved in the District Probate Court of Lewes
- Volume: Sussex Wills and Administrations in the District Probate Registry at Lewes.
- Chapter: Book A 17. 1619-20. B 5.
- Text:Shelley, Dorothy, Southover, widow: 02 Feb 1620 , 06 Feb 1620 140-78
- William's father, ?, Henry Shelley married twice. Firstly to Frideswide Wolsingham and secondly, to Barbara Cromer. Frideswide died childless but Barbara is said to have had 12 children.
- I am uncertain as to the relationship of William Shelley, husband of Dorothy Bowers. A pedigree shows that William, son of Henry Shelley and Barbara Cromer, died in infancy, although I have found no sign of his death.
- Records show that although William married in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, he was of Bromley.
- The records do not say Abbots Bromley which is in Staffordshire. The parish of Chislehurst is bounded by Bromley, which is the home of Henry's first wife, Frideswide Walsingham.
- Henry SHELLEY, Born 4 Dec. 1554, the posthumous son of of Henry Shelley of Warminghurst and Anne, daughter of Richard Sackville of Chipstead, in Surrey.
- First marriage:- 29 May 1575, to Frideswide, daughter of Sir Thomas Walsingham of Scadbury, Kent.
- There are said to be no children of the first marriage.
- Second marriage:- 15 Sept. 1578, Barbara daughter of William Cromer of Tunstall, Kent, Scadbury Park.
- Scadbury Park is in Chistlehurst Kent which is is bounded by Bromley, Orpington, Paul's Cray, Foot's Cray, Eltham, and the hamlet of Mottingham.
Sources
Citing this Record: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWXK-M4B : 30 December 2014), William Shelley, 01 Jan 1585; citing Warminghurst, Sussex, England, reference ; FHL microfilm 416,751, 416,755, 918,263.
- Name William Shelley
- Gender Male
- Christening Date 01 Jan 1585
- Christening Place: Warminghurst, Sussex, England
- Father's Name Henry Shelley
- Indexing Project (Batch) Number C07128-1
- System Origin England-ODM
- GS Film number 0416751, 0416755, 918263
New Sources
- 25 Mar 2017 - Carole Johnson
https://memory.loc.gov/service/gdc/scd0001/2007/20070601070pe/20070601070pe.pdf
- The above printed pedigree shows William to have died young. No other details.
William did die young but at what age is unknown. He was certainly deceased prior to 1620 because Dorothy was a widow at the time of her death.
Acknowledgements
Profile updated by Carole Johnson 17-02-2018
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Also I found 25 Mar 2017 at:- https://memory.loc.gov/service/gdc/scd0001/2007/20070601070pe/20070601070pe.pdf that William is shown to have died young. No other details given other than date of baptism. Carole Johnson .